Short version: ScreenCapture Pro handles the data needed for screenshots and recordings entirely on your device. The developer does not receive it, and the Extension does not transmit it to external servers or third parties.
Overview
ScreenCapture Pro ("the Extension") is a browser extension for capturing screenshots, annotating images, and recording your screen. To provide those user-requested features, it locally handles website content, page URLs, screenshots, screen recordings and, when enabled by you, microphone audio and camera video. All processing is performed locally within your browser — no data leaves your device.
We do not operate any servers, analytics pipelines, or data collection systems tied to this extension.
Data Handled on Your Device
The Extension handles the following data only when needed for a feature you choose:
Website content and screenshots when you start a full-page, visible-area, or region capture
Page URLs to identify supported pages and, only when you enable URL stamping, to add the URL to an exported image
Screen and system audio when you start a recording and select a share source in Chrome
Microphone audio only when you enable the microphone option and approve Chrome's permission prompt
Camera video only when you enable the camera bubble and approve Chrome's permission prompt
Local preferences and consent status so the Extension can remember your capture settings and privacy choice
This data is used solely to provide the capture, editing, recording and export features described in the Extension. It is not used for advertising, analytics, profiling or any unrelated purpose.
Data We Do Not Collect
The Extension does not collect, transmit, or share:
Screenshots or screen recordings you create
The content of pages you visit
Your browsing history
Any personally identifiable information
Usage statistics or analytics
Crash reports
How the Extension Works
All operations are local to your browser:
Screenshots are captured using the browser's built-in tabs.captureVisibleTab API and stitched together in memory. They are never uploaded anywhere.
The editor runs entirely in a local extension page. Annotations, blur, crop, and export operations happen in your browser's memory.
Screen recordings are captured via the browser's MediaRecorder API and saved directly to your device when you click Save. No recording data is transmitted.
Microphone and camera streams are accessed only after you enable the corresponding feature and approve Chrome's permission prompt. Optional camera background blur is computed locally with packaged on-device resources.
Exports (PNG, JPEG, PDF, clipboard) are handled locally and delivered to your device or clipboard only.
URL/timestamp stamps (optional feature) use the current tab's URL to render text onto the image locally. The URL is never sent anywhere.
Permissions Explained
The Extension requests the following browser permissions:
tabs / activeTab — to read the active tab's URL and dimensions for capturing and URL-stamping features.
scripting — to inject the content script that scrolls the page during full-page capture, and the recording overlay.
downloads — to save exported images and recordings to your device.
clipboardWrite — to copy a screenshot to your clipboard when you use the Copy button.
storage — to remember your capture preferences and your acknowledgement of the in-product privacy disclosure. Screenshot data is held separately in temporary browser memory and cleared after it is opened in the editor or after 5 minutes.
webNavigation — to enumerate page frames so the content script can be injected into iframes during full-page capture.
host_permissions (<all_urls>) — required so the content script can be injected on any website you choose to capture.
None of these permissions are used to collect or exfiltrate data.
Retention and Your Choices
Temporary screenshot data is removed from the Extension's memory when the editor opens or automatically after five minutes. Recording, microphone and camera streams exist only while the selected feature is active and are stopped when you finish or cancel it. Local preferences and consent status remain in Chrome's extension storage until you clear the Extension's data or uninstall it.
You control every capture and recording. Chrome also asks you to choose what to share and to approve microphone or camera access where applicable.
Third-Party Services
The Extension itself makes no third-party network requests. The optional footer links in the popup (Support and Feedback) open external websites in a new tab only when you explicitly click them — no data is sent automatically.
Chrome Web Store Limited Use
The Extension's use of information complies with the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including its Limited Use requirements. Data handled through browser permissions is used only to provide or improve the Extension's disclosed, user-facing capture and recording features. It is not transferred for advertising, sold, or made available for humans to read.
Children's Privacy
The Extension does not collect any information from anyone, including children under the age of 13.
Changes to This Policy
If this policy changes materially, the updated date at the top of this page will be revised. Continued use of the Extension after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact
Questions about this privacy policy? Reach out via the Feedback button in the extension popup or open an issue on the project's repository.