# Your Privacy, Simply Explained

We believe privacy policies should be clear, honest, and even a little bit delightful.

## Privacy Score 98%
Based on data minimization, transparency, and user control

### What We Collect
- **Region preference**: Local only – Your selected geographic area for bird content
- **Audio settings**: Local only – Volume level and mute preferences
- **Anonymous crash reports**: Helps us fix bugs without identifying you
- **Feature usage stats**: Which features are popular (aggregated)
- **Extension version**: For debugging compatibility issues

### What We DON'T Collect
- **Personal information**: Name, email, address - never collected
- **Browsing history**: We have no idea what sites you visit
- **Tracking cookies**: Zero cookies, zero tracking
- **IP addresses**: Anonymized before processing
- **Device identifiers**: No fingerprinting, no device IDs
- **Search queries**: Searches go directly to your browser
- **Location data**: Only your manually selected region
- **Social media data**: No social integrations whatsoever

## Where Your Data Flows
An interactive look at how BirdTab handles your information. Click on any node to learn more.

### Your Device
Settings stored locally in browser storage

### BirdTab API
Fetches bird data for your region

### Macaulay Library
Bird images and audio from Cornell

### Sentry
Anonymous error tracking

### PostHog
Anonymous usage analytics

## The Details
For those who want the full story. Click any section to expand.

### Extension Settings (Local Storage)
Your preferences are stored only on your device and never sent to any server. The following data is stored **locally on your device** using your browser's storage API:
- Region preference  
- Audio settings  
- Quiet hours settings  
- Quick access settings  
- Custom shortcuts  
- Onboarding status

This data stays on your device and syncs across your browsers only if you're signed into your browser account.

### Diagnostic Data (Sentry)
Anonymous crash reports help us fix bugs and improve performance. To improve BirdTab and fix bugs, we collect **anonymous diagnostic data** using Sentry.io.

#### What we collect:
- Error reports (crash data, error messages, stack traces)  
- Performance metrics (page load times, API response times)  
- Extension version and browser information  
- Your selected region (for debugging regional issues)

#### What we DO NOT collect:
- Personal information (name, email, address)  
- Browsing history or websites you visit
- Content you view outside of BirdTab  
- Your IP address (it's anonymized)

### Usage Analytics (PostHog)
Anonymous usage stats help us understand which features matter most to you. To understand how users interact with BirdTab, we collect **anonymous usage analytics** using PostHog.

#### What we collect:
- Feature usage (which features are used, e.g., quiz, share, audio playback)  
- User preferences (video mode, auto-play settings - aggregated)  
- Session information (new tab opens - counted, not tracked individually)  
- Quiz completion (scores and duration - aggregated statistics only)

### External Services
BirdTab connects to a few services to provide bird content and improve reliability.

| Service | Purpose | Data Sent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| api.birdtab.app | Fetch bird data for your region | Region code only |
| search.macaulaylibrary.org | Fetch bird images and audio | Bird species code only |
| sentry.io | Error tracking and diagnostics | Anonymous diagnostic data |
| posthog.com | Usage analytics | Anonymous usage events |
| lemonsqueezy.com | Pro subscription payments | License key only (from extension) |

## Your Rights
You're in control. Here's what you can do with your data.

### Opt Out Anytime
Disable or uninstall BirdTab to stop all data collection instantly.

### Clear Local Data
Remove all stored settings by uninstalling the extension from your browser.

### Request Information
Contact us to learn what data we have. Spoiler: it's anonymous and minimal.

### Data Portability
Your settings are stored locally and can be exported via your browser.

### Children's Privacy
BirdTab is suitable for all ages and does not knowingly collect data from children under 13. The extension does not require any personal information to function.

## Questions? We're Here
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or BirdTab's data practices, we'd love to hear from you.