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Privacy

What we collect: nothing.

Krendo is a free, local-first extension. There is no account to create, no analytics SDK shipped, no telemetry endpoint we control. Here's the long version.

Your saved words live on your device

Every word you save is stored in your browser's IndexedDB (via Dexie). That database is private to your browser profile on your computer. We have no server that holds a copy. If you uninstall the extension and don't export first, those words are gone — there's nothing for us to restore.

What leaves your device, and where it goes

Two things, both to Google:

  • The text you ask to translate goes to Google Translate's public translation endpoint at translate.googleapis.com. We send the selected text and the source/target language pair. We do not attach an account identifier, an extension identifier, or any header that points back to you. Google's privacy policy applies to that request.
  • The text you ask to hear goes to Google's text-to-speech endpoint at translate.google.com when you press the play button. Same shape: just the text, no identifiers from us.

Your saved words, your notes, your tags, your review history — none of that is sent anywhere. The translation request only knows the sentence in front of you right now.

No analytics, no tracking

The extension does not include Google Analytics, PostHog, Mixpanel, Sentry, or any other third-party SDK. The companion website you're reading right now uses Vercel for hosting; Vercel collects standard request logs (IP, user-agent) for the site to function. We don't run a separate analytics layer on top.

Permissions the extension asks for

  • Read and change your data on websites you visit — required to inject the inline translation panel onto the page you selected text on. The extension only reads selected text and writes the panel; it does not scrape, monitor, or transmit page contents.
  • Storage — required to keep your saved words and language preferences in IndexedDB and chrome.storage.
  • Context menus — required for the right-click "Translate page" item.

Children

The extension is suitable for general use and doesn't collect anything about anyone. There's no age-gate because there's nothing to gate.

Changes to this notice

If anything material changes — for example, if a future version ever introduces optional cloud sync — this page will be updated before the change ships, with a dated note at the top.

Contact

Questions or concerns? Email me. Last updated: 2026-05-10.