Last updated: May 18, 2026
CaptionPiP does not sell, rent, transfer, or share user data with third parties.
Chrome Web Store User Data Policy
CaptionPiP's use of information received from Chrome extension APIs adheres to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Data CaptionPiP handles
CaptionPiP may process the following information locally in your browser:
- The active video element on the tab where you start CaptionPiP.
- Visible caption or subtitle text from the active video page, only while CaptionPiP is running.
- Basic page information such as the site domain and page title, used to label the Picture-in-Picture window.
- Your extension settings, including player preferences, caption style, per-site caption on/off state, selected caption area, and remembered Picture-in-Picture window size.
How the data is used
CaptionPiP uses this information only to:
- Open and control the Picture-in-Picture player.
- Mirror captions from the source video page into the Picture-in-Picture window.
- Save your local preferences so the player behaves consistently the next time you use it.
- Let you configure caption detection for individual sites.
Data storage
CaptionPiP stores settings using Chrome extension storage. If Chrome sync is enabled in your browser, Chrome may sync these extension settings through your Google account according to Chrome's own sync behavior.
CaptionPiP does not store watched video content, caption history, browsing history, account information, passwords, payment information, or personal identity information.
Data sharing
CaptionPiP does not sell, rent, transfer, or share user data with third parties.
CaptionPiP does not send caption text, video content, page content, settings, analytics, or identifiers to the developer or to any external server.
The developer does not have access to, and does not review, caption text, watched video content, browsing history, or saved extension settings.
Remote services and tracking
CaptionPiP does not use analytics, advertising trackers, remote code, OCR services, speech-to-text services, subtitle download services, or media recording services.
Retention and deletion
Caption text is used only while the Picture-in-Picture player is running and is not saved by CaptionPiP. Saved extension preferences remain in Chrome extension storage until you remove them from the options page, reset the extension, or uninstall CaptionPiP.
Diagnostics
If you copy a local support report from the options page, the report is generated in your browser and excludes caption text, watched video content, and manually selected selector values.
Permissions
CaptionPiP requests only the permissions needed for its single purpose:
activeTab: lets CaptionPiP work on the current tab after you click the extension button.scripting: lets CaptionPiP inject its local player script into the active tab after a user action.storage: saves your local player and caption preferences.contextMenus: adds right-click menu actions for configuration and settings.
User control
You can turn captions on or off per site, change caption styling, remove saved site settings from the options page, or uninstall the extension at any time. Removing the extension deletes its extension storage from Chrome.
Contact
For privacy questions, contact [email protected].
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated when CaptionPiP changes how it handles data. The latest version will always be posted on this page.