Privacy policy
Privacy policy
Summary
Syllastack does not collect, sell or share personal data. We run no servers for the extensions, so there is nowhere for your data to be sent. The pronunciation and word databases are inside the extensions and work on your device.
Syllastack Hover
What it reads
To show pronunciation, the extension reads the text of pages you open and finds English words in it. This happens inside your browser. The text is not stored or transmitted.
PDFs and OCR
PDF text extraction and OCR of scanned pages run on your device with bundled software. No PDF, page image or recognized text is sent to us or to any other server.
What it stores
It saves your settings in Chrome's local extension storage: whether it is on, which rules are enabled, your click-to-search language and query wording, any languages you add, and the PDF viewer option. This data stays in your browser profile and is deleted when you remove the extension.
The one case where a word leaves your browser
When you click the pronunciation card, the extension opens a Google search in a new tab. The search contains the word you clicked and your chosen query wording, so Google receives them and handles them under Google's privacy policy. Nothing is sent unless you click.
Why it requests access to all sites
The extension must run on the pages where you read in order to find the words. It uses that access for nothing else.
P2G Phonetic IME
While P2G mode is on, the extension handles your key presses in text fields so it can turn them into phonemes and suggest words. The keys and the text you build are processed on the page and in the extension. They are not stored or sent anywhere. The only data saved is one setting, whether P2G is on, in Chrome's local extension storage. Like Syllastack Hover, it runs on all sites so that it can reach the text field you are typing in, and it reacts to key presses only while P2G mode is on.
P2G is designed for ordinary text. Turn it off with Ctrl + Space before you type a password or other secret.
This website
The site sets no cookies and uses no analytics, advertising or third-party scripts, fonts or embeds. Our hosting provider may keep standard server logs, such as IP address and requested page, for security and operations. If you write to us, we use your message and address only to reply.
Children
The software is a general-purpose language tool. It does not ask for or collect information about anyone, including children.
Changes
If this policy changes, we will update the date above and, for substantive changes, note it on the install page.