NeuroRead stores only three settings — on/off, bold intensity, and your excluded sites list — in Chrome's built-in sync storage. It processes page text locally in your browser to apply formatting. No data leaves your device to any server we operate.
NeuroRead applies bionic reading formatting to text on web pages: it bolds the leading characters of each word to help your eye track across lines. This happens entirely inside your browser tab. A content script reads text nodes already present in the page's DOM, wraps them in styled elements, and renders the result. No text is extracted, stored, or transmitted.
NeuroRead stores exactly three values using chrome.storage.sync:
enabled — whether bionic reading is on or off. Default: off.intensity — the bold weight percentage (20–80%). Default: 50%.excludedSites — hostnames where you've paused NeuroRead (e.g. mail.google.com). Default: empty.Chrome Sync Storage syncs these values across your signed-in Chrome devices via Google's infrastructure, subject to Google's Privacy Policy. NeuroRead itself does not read, process, or transmit these values to any third party.
The extension has no backend server. There is nowhere for data to go.
The content script reads the current page's hostname to check whether that site is in your excluded list. This check happens locally — the hostname is compared against your stored list and the result is used only to decide whether to apply formatting. It is not logged or sent anywhere.
| Permission | Why it's needed |
|---|---|
| storage | To save and sync your three settings across devices. |
| activeTab | To read the current tab's hostname so the popup can show it under "Pause on this site" and check your excluded list. |
| <all_urls> | The content script runs on every page you visit so it can apply formatting wherever you browse. No data from those pages is collected. |
Your three settings are the only data NeuroRead stores. To remove them, uninstall NeuroRead from Chrome — this deletes all synced settings. You can also clear Chrome Sync data at chrome://settings/syncSetup.
NeuroRead does not collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13.
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new effective date. Continued use of the extension after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Questions? Email legal@singhglobal.ch