SEO Lens Privacy Policy

Applies to the SEO Lens Chrome extension, version 1.0.2 and later. Last updated: October 21, 2026.

Summary

SEO Lens collects no data. It has no account or login. It does not use analytics or tracking, does not log anything remotely, and has no server of its own. Nothing you browse or audit is sent to the developer or sold to or shared with anyone.

What the extension does

SEO Lens reads a tab only after you open the SEO Lens side panel on it. While the panel is open, switching tabs runs the audit on the new tab.
The audit runs locally in your browser on the page you are viewing. It reads headings, links, images, meta tags, structured data and social tags. Results stay in the panel. They leave your computer only when you choose to export a CSV or JSON file to your own device.
Your light/dark theme choice and a local audit counter for the review prompt (seoLensReview) are saved in chrome.storage on your computer. Nothing else is stored, and nothing is sent anywhere.

Network requests

SEO Lens makes network requests only for checks you start yourself (and the status check repeats automatically only if you granted the optional webRequest permission):

Broken-link checks, image file sizes, HTTP status, redirect chain, robots.txt, sitemap.xml, and indexability of linked pages.

Those requests go straight from your browser to the websites being checked. They do not pass through any SEO Lens server, and the extension does not keep the results after you close the panel.

Permissions and why each is needed

Permission	Why it is needed
`activeTab`	Fallback access to the tab you click the toolbar icon on.
`scripting`	Runs the audit code in the tab you opened the panel on so it can read the rendered page (headings, links, images, meta tags, schema).
`storage`	Saves your light/dark theme and the review-prompt counter on your computer.
`sidePanel`	Shows the audit in Chrome's side panel next to the page.
Host access (`http:///`, `https:///`)	Lets SEO Lens read the page you open the side panel on (Chrome does not reliably grant `activeTab` to side panels). It also lets the network checks you start (broken links, file sizes, status, redirects, robots.txt, sitemap, indexability) request those URLs. The audit script runs only in the tab where you open the panel. No browsing data is collected or sent anywhere.
Optional `webRequest`	Records each redirect hop (status code and location) for the extension's own status check request. It does not monitor your browsing. If you decline it, the panel shows only the final URL.

You can revoke optional permissions at any time from chrome://extensions → SEO Lens → Details.

Third parties and children

SEO Lens contains no third-party SDKs, ads or trackers, and it loads no remote code. Because it collects no personal information, it collects none from children.

Changes

If this policy changes, this page will be updated and the date at the top will change. Any future feature that collects data would be disclosed here and in the Chrome Web Store listing before it ships.

Contact

Questions: hassanr8998@gmail.com