Privacy Policy for Ingredients Chrome Extension
Last Updated: July 31, 2025
Overview
Ingredients is a Chrome extension that helps you extract and copy recipe ingredients from websites. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about our data practices.
Information We Collect
Analytics Data
We use PostHog analytics to understand how our extension is used and to improve its functionality. The data we collect includes:
- Usage Events: When you visit a recipe, open the extension, extract ingredients, copy ingredients, or use other features
- Technical Information: Browser type, extension version, and basic system information
- Website Interaction: Which recipe websites and recipies you use the extension on
- Quality Metrics: Success/failure rates of ingredient extraction to improve our parsing
- User Feedback: Optional feedback you provide through our feedback forms
What We DON'T Collect
- Recipe Content: We never store or transmit the actual recipe steps or article based content
- Personal Information: No names, email addresses, or personal identifiers (unless voluntarily provided in feedback)
- Browsing History: We don't track your general browsing outside of recipe sites where you use our extension
- Sensitive Data: No passwords, payment information, or other sensitive personal data
How We Use Information
The data we collect is used solely to:
- Improve ingredient extraction accuracy across different recipe websites
- Understand which features are most useful to optimize the user experience
- Identify and fix bugs or technical issues
- Measure overall extension performance and adoption
Data Storage and Security
- Analytics Provider: We use PostHog (posthog.com) as our analytics service
- Data Location: Analytics data is stored securely by PostHog in their infrastructure
- User Identification: We assign a random, anonymous ID to track usage patterns without identifying you personally
- Local Processing: All recipe parsing and ingredient extraction happens locally on your device
Data Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or share your data with third parties except:
- PostHog: Our analytics provider, which processes usage data according to their privacy policy
- Legal Requirements: If required by law or to protect our rights
Your Choices
- Extension Usage: You can uninstall the extension at any time to stop all data collection
- Feedback: Providing feedback through our forms is entirely optional
- Analytics: The extension requires analytics to function, but all data is anonymized
Data Retention
- Usage Analytics: Retained by PostHog according to their data retention policies
- Feedback Data: Voluntary feedback may be retained to improve the extension
- Local Data: Any local storage (preferences, etc.) is removed when you uninstall the extension
Updates to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected in the "Last Updated" date above. Continued use of the extension after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us by creating an issue in within the Ingredients feedback form and provide your email.
PostHog Privacy Policy
For more information about how PostHog handles analytics data, please review their privacy policy at: https://posthog.com/privacy
Key Points:
- ✅ We collect anonymous usage analytics to improve the extension
- ✅ You can uninstall anytime to stop data collection
- ✅ No personal information is required or collected (except optional feedback)