Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 30 May 2026

1. Introduction

Clear Cuts ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle your information when you use the Clear Cuts browser extension ("the Extension") or visit our website.

We operate on a simple principle: Your data belongs to you. The Extension is designed to function locally on your device. We do not sell your information or intentionally collect personal identification information through the Extension.

2. Information We Collect

A. Personal Information & Authentication

While you do not need an account with us to use the basic features of the Extension, certain advanced features require connecting the Extension to your Google Account. If you choose to authenticate:

• Google Account Information: We request access to your Google account email address solely to facilitate the login process and provide account selection hints.
• OAuth Tokens: We securely store authentication tokens locally on your device to maintain your connection to Google APIs.
• Payment Information: If you purchase a license, you will provide personal information to our payment processor (Email, Billing Name, Payment details). We do not directly collect, process, or store your credit card information.

B. Your Spreadsheets and What You Type

The extension runs right in your browser while you're working in Google Sheets. It needs to see keyboard shortcuts and, for some features, read parts of your spreadsheets.

• What you type: Everything stays in your browser. We never see, log, or send the actual keys you press or anything you type into cells.
• Your spreadsheet content: Some features need to read parts of your sheets. When that happens, the data is only handled temporarily in your browser and is never sent to us or stored anywhere else.

C. Website Analytics

When you visit clear-cuts.xyz, we use PostHog Cloud (EU-hosted at https://eu.i.posthog.com) to understand which pages and website features are useful. Analytics starts when a page loads rather than after a consent prompt. You can opt out at any time using the control below.

We collect page views, page exits, and clicks on links, buttons, FAQ items, theme controls, and product demos. Events can include the page path, referring page, destination URL, event name, control label, and limited interaction details such as a demo cell reference. PostHog may also create a pseudonymous browser identifier and receive normal browser and network request metadata. We do not send spreadsheet content, keystrokes, form contents, OAuth tokens, email addresses, or payment details. Autocapture and session recording are disabled.

PostHog stores the analytics data on our behalf in its EU Cloud service. Analytics retention follows our PostHog project retention setting. The opt-out choice is stored locally in your browser, and PostHog is configured to respect your browser's Do Not Track signal where available.

D. Extension Usage Insights

To help us improve the Extension, we collect some basic anonymous information about how people use it. This includes things like which shortcut commands get used the most and whether users have activated a paid license. It helps us understand what actually matters to people and fix the things that don't work well.

We keep this very limited. We never collect or store any of your spreadsheet content, the keys you press, or anything else that could identify you personally.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect solely to provide, secure, and improve the website and Extension:

• To sync your custom shortcut preferences between sessions and devices (via Chrome Sync, if enabled).
• To understand which features people use most so we can improve the website and Extension.
• To authenticate your Google account when you choose to use advanced features that need access to your spreadsheets.

4. Third-Party Services and Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your information. We use limited service providers to operate Clear Cuts and only send them the information needed for their stated purpose.

• Google APIs: The Extension communicates directly with Google Sheets APIs to enable specific features. Our use of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
• PostHog Cloud: We use PostHog's EU-hosted service for the website analytics described above. It processes page and interaction events on our behalf. We never send your spreadsheet content, keystrokes, form contents, OAuth tokens, email addresses, or payment details.

5. Data Security

• Local Data & Tokens: Your custom settings and Google OAuth tokens are secured locally by your browser and your operating system's profiles.
• API Communications: All requests made to Google's APIs to fetch your spreadsheet data are transmitted over secure protocols.

6. Data Retention and Deletion

A. Google User Data

• OAuth Tokens: Google authentication tokens are stored locally on your device. They are kept only while you're signed in and are automatically removed when you sign out or revoke access. You can revoke the Extension's access at any time from your Google Account Permissions page.
• Spreadsheet content: Any spreadsheet data the extension needs to read stays only in your browser while you're using that feature. It disappears as soon as you close the tab or move away. We never save it or send it anywhere.
• Request to Delete: To request deletion of any Google user data associated with your account, contact us at support@clear-cuts.xyz. You can also delete all locally stored data at any time by removing the Extension from your browser.

B. Retention Summary

• Google Account Email: Not stored by us. Used only at the time of authentication.
• OAuth Tokens: Stored locally until you sign out, revoke access, or uninstall the Extension.
• Spreadsheet Content: Kept in browser memory only while in use; never saved.
• Website analytics: Page and interaction events are retained according to our PostHog project retention setting. You can opt out with the control in Section 2.C or request deletion by contacting us.
• Extension usage insights: Basic anonymous data about how the Extension is used is sent to help us improve it. We don't send your spreadsheet data.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by updating the date at the top of this policy or through a notice within the Extension updates.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the Extension's practices, please contact us at: support@clear-cuts.xyz