Privacy Policy

This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their 'Personally Identifiable Information' (PII) is being used online. PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our Chrome extension and website.

What personal information do we collect?

When using our Chrome extension, we collect the following information:

  • Web scraping requests: When you use Lection to extract data from websites, we process your scraping requests through our AI partners, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, via their APIs. These AI providers have stated that they do not use data submitted through their APIs for training on their AI models, and that they retain any data sent for 30 days strictly for abuse and misuse monitoring purposes, after which it is deleted. We do not store, access, or touch your extracted data - it remains entirely in your control.
  • Account information: If you create an account, we collect your email address and any other information you provide during registration.
  • Usage data: We collect information about how you use our extension, including which websites you scrape and how frequently you use our services. We do not collect or store the actual data you extract from websites.
  • Browser data: Our extension may access web page content only when you explicitly request data extraction. We do not continuously monitor or store your browsing history, and we do not store any of the data you extract.

How do we use your information?

We may use the information we collect from you in the following ways:

  • To process your web scraping requests and provide you with structured data extraction
  • To improve our AI models and scraping capabilities
  • To provide customer support and respond to your inquiries
  • To send you important updates about our service
  • To analyze usage patterns and improve our extension's functionality

Data storage and security

We store your scraping requests in a secure database hosted on Google Cloud in the United States to improve our service performance. We do not store, access, or touch your extracted data - it remains entirely in your control and is not transmitted to our servers.

Our website and services are scanned regularly for security holes and known vulnerabilities. We use regular malware scanning and implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. All sensitive information is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.

Do we use cookies?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.

We use cookies to:

  • Help remember your preferences for future visits
  • Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future
  • Maintain your session when using our web dashboard

Third-party disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with advance notice. This does include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users. We may also release information when it's release is appropriate to comply with the law in the United States.

Third-party links

We do not include or offer third-party products or services on our website or extension.

California Online Privacy Protection Act

CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. According to CalOPPA, we agree to the following:

  • Users can visit our site anonymously
  • Our Privacy Policy link includes the word 'Privacy' and can easily be found on our website
  • You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes on our Privacy Policy Page
  • You can change your personal information by logging in to your account

How does our site handle Do Not Track signals?

We honor Do Not Track signals and Do Not Track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.

Fair Information Practices

The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States. In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:

  • We will notify you via email within 7 business days

CAN SPAM Act

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email. We collect your email address in order to:

  • Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions
  • Send you additional information related to your product and/or service

To be in accordance with CANSPAM, we agree to not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses, identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way, include the physical address of our business, monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly, and allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.