Privacy Policy for smoothchat.ai Chrome Extension

Effective Date: May 1, 2025
Last Updated: May 1, 2025
Extension Name: smoothchat.ai
Developer: SMOOTHTranslate Team
Contact: smoothchat.ai@gmail.com
GitHub: https://github.com/SMOOTHTranslate

1. Introduction

The smoothchat.ai Chrome Extension is a real-time AI voice translation tool designed to work on specific websites. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and how we protect your privacy. By using our extension, you agree to the practices outlined here.

2. Information We Collect

We only collect and process minimal data necessary to operate the extension:

a. Data Collected Automatically

  • Voice Streams – Temporarily processed in memory on your local machine and our servers for real-time speech-to-text and translation.
    🔒 Voice data is never stored. - Text Data – Text entered or processed for translation is used to generate translations. This data is not stored.
  • Webpage URLs – Used to activate and control the extension’s functionality on supported websites. This data is not stored.

b. Optional Data (if diagnostics are enabled)

  • Anonymous performance logs or error reports for debugging.
  • Voluntary user feedback (if submitted).

3. What We Don’t Collect

  • ❌ No storage of raw audio or transcripts
  • ❌ No access to Browse history
  • ❌ No user tracking or profiling
  • ❌ No sale or transfer of user data

4. Use of Collected Information

We use collected data strictly for the following purposes:

  • Delivering real-time translations
  • Improving model performance (optional, anonymized)
  • Ensuring service stability

We do not share your data with third parties.

5. Data Retention

  • Voice and text data: Processed live and discarded immediately.
  • Logs (if enabled): Deleted within 7 days using automatic rotation.

6. Your Controls

  • You can disable the extension at any time from your browser's extension settings to stop all data processing.
  • Contact us at smoothchat.ai@gmail.com to request deletion of any optional data.

7. Data Security

We use strong encryption for data transmitted between the extension and our servers. All audio and text processing occurs in transient memory only.

8. Compliance

9. Updates to this Policy

We may revise this policy from time to time. Material changes will be announced via our GitHub project page or our official website.

10. Contact

📨 Email: smoothchat.ai@gmail.com
🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/SMOOTHTranslate