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Privacy Policy
ClearRec is local-first by design. Your screen recordings are encoded entirely inside your browser using Chrome's built-in MediaRecorder API and saved to your own Downloads folder — nothing is uploaded, stored on a server, or shared with third parties.
The short version
- ClearRec records your screen, window, tab, or webcam entirely on your own computer.
- Recordings are saved to your local Downloads folder via Chrome's built-in download manager. They are never uploaded anywhere.
- ClearRec has no servers, no analytics, no telemetry, no accounts, and no third-party SDKs.
- The extension only contacts your computer's microphone, camera, and display when you click Start Recording.
What data does ClearRec process?
The complete list — anything not on this table is not processed.
| Data | Where it goes | When |
|---|---|---|
| Screen / window / tab pixels | Encoded locally into a video file, saved to your Downloads folder | Only while a recording is active |
| Webcam frames | Composed into the same local file | Only while recording and only if you enabled the camera |
| Microphone audio | Mixed into the same local file | Only if you enabled the microphone toggle before starting |
| System / tab audio | Mixed into the same local file | Only if you enabled the corresponding toggle |
| Your settings | chrome.storage.sync — synced across your own Chrome profile | While the extension is installed |
| Recent recordings list | chrome.storage.local — on this device only | Until you delete the entry, or 20 newer entries push it out |
What ClearRec does NOT do
- No data is sent to ClearRec's developer or to any third party.
- No analytics, crash reporting, or usage tracking.
- No remote code execution — every script that runs is bundled into the extension at build time and shipped through the Chrome Web Store.
- No reading of webpage content, cookies, browsing history, or bookmarks.
- No background recording. Capture only starts when you click Start Recording and stops as soon as you click Stop & Save (or Discard).
- No user accounts, logins, or identifiers of any kind.
Permissions, in plain English
activeTabTo capture the currently-focused tab when you choose Screen → tab capture.tabCaptureThe Chrome API that produces the tab's media stream.offscreenA background document where MediaRecorder writes the file without needing a visible window.downloadsTo save the finished recording to your Downloads folder.storageTo remember your settings and recent-recordings list.tabsTo open the trimmer tab and find an existing one when re-opening a recording.system.displayTo centre the launcher popup on your primary monitor.notificationsTo surface an error toast if a save fails while you're focused elsewhere.host_permissions: file:///*The trimmer reads the saved recording from disk via afile://URL so it doesn't have to buffer the entire file in memory. Only effective if you enable “Allow access to file URLs” in chrome://extensions; the trimmer falls back to a manual file-picker otherwise.
Where your recordings live
Files are written to the Downloads folder Chrome is configured to use, optionally inside a subfolder (default: ClearRec). The file is yours. ClearRec has no copy of it, and deleting the file removes it permanently.
Children's data
ClearRec does not knowingly collect any data about anyone — including children. The extension processes whatever you point it at, locally, and never transmits it.
Changes to this policy
If this policy ever changes, the new version will be published at this same URL with an updated “Last updated” date. Continued use of ClearRec after a change means you accept the revised policy.
Contact
Questions, concerns, or data requests? Email [email protected] or visit the contact page. ClearRec is built and maintained by Soft Web Grove in Kushtia, Bangladesh.