Privacy Policy

Effective date: April 2, 2026

Overview

BiDi is a browser extension that fixes text direction (RTL/LTR) on websites for users of Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, and other right-to-left languages. This policy describes what data BiDi accesses, how it is used, and your rights.

Short version: BiDi does not collect, transmit, or sell any personal data. It stores only your text-direction preferences, locally in your browser.

Data Collected

BiDi stores one thing: your per-site direction mode preference (None, Auto, or Full RTL).

• What is stored: A mapping of website hostnames to a mode value (e.g., {"chat.openai.com": "auto"}).
• Where it is stored: In Chrome's built-in chrome.storage.sync API. This syncs across your Chrome instances via your Google account, under Google's privacy policy.
• What is NOT stored: Page content, browsing history, text you type, personally identifiable information of any kind.

Data Transmission

BiDi does not contact any external servers. It does not send any data to the extension developer or any third party. No analytics, no telemetry, no crash reporting.

The only network activity is the Chrome sync of your settings, which is handled entirely by Chrome and Google — not by BiDi.

Permissions Used

• storage — Read and write your per-site direction settings.
• activeTab / tabs — Read the hostname of the current tab to display the correct setting in the popup. No tab content is accessed.
• scripting — Inject the CSS direction rules into the page. Only direction-related styles are applied; no page content is read or transmitted.
• All URLs (<all_urls>) — Required to apply direction settings on any website. The extension only reads the hostname, never the full page content.

Third-Party Services

BiDi extension itself uses no third-party services, SDKs, or analytics tools. However, this website uses Google Fonts to deliver consistent typography.

Children's Privacy

BiDi does not collect any data from any user, including children.

Changes to This Policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this URL with a new effective date. Material changes will also be noted in the extension's version release notes on the Chrome Web Store.

Contact

Questions or concerns about this policy can be raised via the project's issue tracker: github.com/ekrako/bidi/issues