Privacy Policy

Last updated: 14 June 2026

PagePing is a browser extension that watches webpages you already have open and notifies you when content you choose changes. Privacy is the core design principle of this extension.

The short version

PagePing does not collect, transmit, store remotely, or sell any of your data. There is no server, no cloud, no account, no analytics, and no telemetry. Nothing you do in PagePing leaves your browser.

What data PagePing handles, and where it stays

To do its job, PagePing stores the following locally on your device only, using the browser’s chrome.storage.local API:

• The watchers you create (the page URL, the element you selected, the alert rule, timing, and your notes/tags).
• The values it reads from the elements you chose to watch, and a history of those values so it can detect changes and show trends.
• Optional snapshot thumbnails of the watched area, captured only when an alert fires and only when that tab is in the foreground.
• Your settings.

This information never leaves your device. It is not sent to the developer or to any third party. Uninstalling the extension removes it.

What PagePing reads

When you create a watcher, PagePing reads the content of the specific element (or page) you selected, on the page you chose, each time it runs a check. It does not read, scan, or track any other sites, your browsing history, your bookmarks, your credentials, or your activity elsewhere.

PagePing never attempts to bypass logins, paywalls, CAPTCHAs, or bot-detection. If it detects such a barrier, it pauses the watcher.

Network activity

PagePing makes no network requests as part of its normal operation. It contains no analytics, ad, or tracking code.

The single exception is an optional local webhook feature, which is disabled by default. If you choose to enable it and provide a URL, PagePing will send a small notification payload (the watcher name, page URL, and the changed value) to that URL when an alert fires. This feature is technically restricted to loopback addresses (localhost / 127.0.0.1) so the data can only reach software running on your own computer (for example Home Assistant, ntfy, or your own scripts). This data is never sent to the developer or any third party.

Data sharing and selling

PagePing does not share, sell, rent, or transfer user data to anyone. There is no mechanism in the extension to do so.

Permissions

PagePing requests only the permissions needed to function: reading the elements you choose to watch, scheduling checks, showing notifications, storing data locally, focusing the watched tab, and (for the optional chime and snapshot thumbnails) an offscreen document. Each permission is used solely for the extension’s single purpose described above.

Children’s privacy

PagePing does not collect any personal information from anyone, including children.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be published at this same location with a new “Last updated” date.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be sent to: [email protected]