Privacy Policy
Summary
Overview
PlayFaster ("the Extension") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains exactly what the Extension does and does not do with your data, and separately what the marketing site at playfaster.app does, so you can judge each on its own terms.
What the Extension stores locally
The Extension stores the following on your device using Chrome's chrome.storage.local API:
- Your playback speed preference (a single number, e.g.
2.5) - Per-site speed overrides (a hostname-keyed map of speeds you've set)
- Your configured step sizes (small step, large step)
- Your configured min/max speed limits
- Your keyboard shortcut for the on-page overlay (if set)
- A per-install device UUID, generated locally the first time it's needed (used to bind a supporter license to this install)
- Your supporter license key, if you have one and have activated it
These values stay on your device unless one of the events described below transmits them.
When the Extension transmits data
The Extension makes a network request in only one circumstance: when you voluntarily activate a supporter license. In that case the Extension sends the following to wbw-licensing.skylar-bolton.workers.dev (a Cloudflare Worker we operate):
- Your license key
- The per-install device UUID described above
- The product name (
playfaster)
The licensing service uses these to bind the license to your device so we can manage activations and deactivations. No other extension behavior triggers a network request — your speed changes, popup interactions, and overlay use are all entirely local.
What the Extension does not collect
- Personal information (name, email, address)
- Browsing history or activity
- Video or audio content you watch
- IP addresses or device fingerprints
- Analytics or usage statistics
- Cookies or tracking data
The Extension contains no analytics SDKs, no telemetry, and no crash reporting.
Permissions explained
storage — Saves the values listed above locally on your device.
scripting — Injects code into web pages to modify video and audio playback speed. It only touches <video> and <audio> elements and the on-page overlay UI. It does not read form data, passwords, or other page content.
webNavigation — Detects when a page loads so the Extension can apply your speed preference automatically. It does not record which pages you visit.
tabs — Used to update the toolbar badge with the current speed for the active tab.
host_permissions (<all_urls>) — Required because videos are often embedded in cross-origin iframes. The Extension needs access across domains to apply speed controls inside those frames.
The marketing site (playfaster.app)
This privacy policy applies to the Extension. The marketing site you are reading right now is a separate piece of software, and to be straight with you: it uses standard analytics tooling.
- Google Analytics 4 and Google Tag Manager — pageview and event tracking (which install button you clicked, scroll depth, etc.).
- LogRocket — session replay and front-end error monitoring on marketing pages.
None of these run inside the Extension. They are loaded only by pages on playfaster.app. If you want to use the Extension without ever loading these analytics, simply install it from the Chrome Web Store or Firefox Add-ons without browsing playfaster.app.
Children's privacy
The Extension collects no personal data from anyone, including children under 13.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes materially, the Extension's version number will be updated and the change will be noted in the Chrome Web Store release notes.
Contact
Questions? Email [email protected].