Click Trace
Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy for Click Trace
Last updated: November 12, 2026 · Effective: November 12, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how Click Trace ("We", "Us", "Our") handles your information when you use our Chrome extension. By using Click Trace, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
1. What is Click Trace?
Click Trace is a browser extension for Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers. It helps web developers and designers inspect and measure elements on the web page they are viewing: the box model, dimensions, spacing, CSS, colours, contrast, layout grids and design overlays. Click Trace runs entirely in your browser. There is no Click Trace account and no Click Trace server.
2. Information We Collect
None. Click Trace does not collect, transmit, sell or share any personal or browsing data, and it makes no network requests of its own.
2.1 Account Data
Click Trace has no sign-up and no login. We do not collect your name, email or any account identifier.
2.2 Page Content
Click Trace only runs on a tab after you open it there, from the toolbar button or a keyboard shortcut (Chrome's activeTab permission). It then reads the position, size, computed styles and text of the elements you point at, so it can draw measurements and show them in its panels. This information is processed in memory on that page and is discarded when you close Click Trace or the tab. It is never stored or sent anywhere.
2.3 Settings
Your preferences (theme, accent colour, measurement unit, snapping, grid settings, toolbar position and recently picked colours) are saved with Chrome's extension storage (chrome.storage.local) on your device only.
2.4 Screenshots
When you take a screenshot, Click Trace captures the visible part of the current tab and saves the image to your computer's downloads folder and to your clipboard. Screenshots are never uploaded.
2.5 Design Overlay Images
Images you add to the design overlay (by dropping, pasting or choosing a file) are kept in memory on that page and are discarded when you close the overlay or the tab. They are never uploaded or stored.
3. Permissions
| Permission | Why Click Trace needs it |
|---|---|
activeTab | Temporary access to the current tab, only after you open Click Trace there, to draw the overlay and take screenshots of that tab |
scripting | Adds the overlay to the current tab on demand, instead of running on every website |
storage | Saves your preferences on your device |
Click Trace does not request access to all websites, your browsing history, tabs you have not opened it on, or any other browser data.
4. How We Use Your Data
Click Trace uses the information described in Section 2 only to provide its features to you, on your device. We do not:
- Collect or transmit page content, browsing activity or settings.
- Use analytics, tracking, advertising or crash-reporting services.
- Sell, rent or transfer user data to third parties.
- Use or transfer user data for purposes unrelated to Click Trace's single purpose, or to determine creditworthiness or for lending.
The use of information received by Click Trace adheres to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
5. Sharing Your Data
We do not share any data, because we do not collect any. Installing the extension from the Chrome Web Store is handled by Google LLC under Google's privacy policy.
6. Data Retention
| Data type | Retention |
|---|---|
| Page measurements and inspected element details | Not retained — held in memory while Click Trace is open on the page |
| Design overlay images | Not retained — held in memory until you close the overlay or the tab |
| Settings | Stored locally until you change them or remove the extension |
| Screenshots | Saved to your device; kept until you delete them |
7. Your Rights
Because Click Trace stores data only on your device, you control it directly:
- Delete your settings by removing the extension, or by clearing its storage from Chrome's extension settings.
- Delete screenshots from your downloads folder at any time.
- Revoke access by removing the extension; Click Trace has no access to a page until you open it there.
India — Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP)
We do not process personal data. Questions can be sent to the email below.
European / UK Users (GDPR / UK GDPR)
We do not process personal data. You retain the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
8. Data Security
Click Trace keeps its settings in Chrome's extension storage and makes no network requests, so no data leaves your browser through the extension. Its interface runs in an isolated Shadow DOM and does not change the pages you inspect.
9. Children's Privacy
Click Trace is a developer tool. It is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy. When we do, the "Last updated" date above will change. If a future version of Click Trace changes how data is handled (for example, an optional paid plan), this policy will be updated before that version is released. Continued use of the extension after an update constitutes acceptance of the new policy.
11. Contact Us
For privacy questions or to report a concern:
Email: laxmi.solutions.2025@gmail.com
We aim to respond within 72 hours.
Click Trace · Privacy Policy · Effective November 12, 2026