Privacy policy

Bug the cat is a browser extension that puts a small animated cat on the web pages you visit. This page explains what data it handles. The short version: there is no server, no account, no analytics and no tracking. The only thing that ever leaves your browser is a request to the AI provider you chose, and only when you give Bug a command.

What stays in your browser

• Your settings: whether Bug is on, sites you excluded, and sound on/off.
• Bug's memory: how many times you've petted her and where she last sat.
• Your AI API key(s), if you add one, and your chosen provider and model.

All of this is stored with Chrome's extension storage (chrome.storage.local) on your device. Websites can't read it, and it is never sent to me or anyone else. Uninstalling the extension deletes it.

What is sent, and to whom

Only when you give Bug a command (with Alt+Shift+B or the 💬 tag), the extension sends one request to the AI provider you picked: Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude or OpenAI. That request contains:

• the command you typed;
• the current page's path and title, and a list of up to 50 visible headings, links and short text snippets (max 70 characters each), so Bug knows what she can walk to;
• your API key, which the provider uses to authenticate the request.

The request goes straight from your browser to the provider. The provider's own privacy policy covers what happens to it there: Google, Anthropic, OpenAI. Without an API key, nothing is ever sent.

What is never collected

• No browsing history, no list of sites you visit.
• No personal information, no cookies, no form contents, no passwords.
• No analytics, telemetry, crash reports or ads.
• Nothing is sold or shared, and nothing is used for anything except making Bug follow your command.

Permissions

• Runs on all sites: so Bug can appear on whatever page you're on. She only reads the page when you give her a command (to build the list above), or to swat text you select.
• storage: to keep your settings and key on your device.
• activeTab: so the toolbar popup can show the current site for the per-site on/off switch.
• Google, Anthropic and OpenAI API hosts: to send your command to the provider you chose.

Open source

All of the code is public at github.com/paraspatle-jpg/bug-extension, so you can check every line of the above.

Contact

Questions? Open an issue on GitHub or find me on X at @avgparasite.