Effective Date: 10/10/2025
Histora (“we”, “our”, or “the Extension”) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your browsing data is handled securely and transparently. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information when you use the Histora browser extension.
1. Information We Collect
Histora may collect the following information to provide its services:
- Browsing Metadata: URLs, page titles, visit timestamps, and duration
- User Annotations: Tags, notes, bookmarks, and custom labels added to pages
- AI Analysis Data: Keywords, summaries, and categorized topics generated by the extension
- User Preferences: Settings, dashboard configurations, and feature usage data
Important: All data is stored locally on your device by default. Histora does not collect personal information or browsing content without your explicit consent.
2. How We Use Your Data
Histora uses the collected information for the following purposes:
- To provide browsing history management and search functionality
- To generate AI-powered insights, summaries, and recommendations
- To display visualizations of browsing trends, frequently visited sites, and categories
- To enable optional cloud synchronization across devices (user-controlled)
- To support integrations with productivity tools such as Notion, Obsidian, or Roam
3. Permissions and Their Use
Histora requests the following Chrome permissions and uses them as described:
- storage: To store browsing history, user settings, tags, and AI analysis locally
- tabs: To access basic information about open tabs for history tracking and analysis
- activeTab: To temporarily access the currently active tab for AI analysis and insights
- scripting: To inject scripts into permitted pages for metadata extraction and content analysis
- sidePanel: To provide contextual AI tools and display summaries, tags, and recommendations
- host permissions: To access specific websites visited by the user for content analysis and optional integrations
- remote code (if applicable): To enable advanced AI functionality via external models, executed only with user consent
All permissions are limited to necessary functionality, and Histora does not access unrelated websites or transmit personal data without explicit user consent.
4. Cloud Synchronization (Optional)
Histora offers an optional cloud synchronization feature for premium users:
- Purpose: Sync browsing history, tags, notes, and AI-generated summaries across devices
- Security: Data is encrypted during transmission
- Control: Users can enable or disable cloud sync at any time
- Privacy: Data is never shared with third parties without user consent
5. Data Security
Histora employs industry-standard practices to protect user data:
- Local storage using IndexedDB
- Optional cloud data encrypted via HTTPS / end-to-end encryption (for future enterprise features)
- Users can delete all stored data or enable Private Mode to exclude specific sites
6. User Rights
Users have the following rights regarding their data:
- Access and view stored browsing history, tags, and AI-generated summaries
- Export browsing history and AI insights in PDF or CSV format
- Delete all local data at any time
- Opt-out of cloud synchronization or AI features that send data remotely
7. Children’s Privacy
Histora is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from minors.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Users will be notified of significant changes through the extension interface or via our official website.
9. Contact Us
For questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: contact@seogeohub.com