Last Updated: February 11, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to ftak ("we," "our," or "us"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our Chrome extension.

2. Information We Collect

• Selected Text: When you highlight words on web pages, we process this text to provide definitions and information. We use TanStack to cache the definitions temporarily.
• There is option of Upsc-PYQ’s, if a user clicks on this, the selected text are used to get relevant previous year questions which have come in UPSC examination.
• Authentication Data: Basic account information when you log in (email address and authentication tokens).

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide word definitions from Wikipedia and dictionary sources
• Display map preview when applicable
• Fetch relevant previous year questions
• Authenticate your account

4. Data Storage and Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information. Definitions are temporarily cached using TanStack to improve performance. The original selected text is not stored anywhere, it is only used to get relevant previous year questions. Cached data is held in memory and is cleared when the extension or browser session ends. Your data is stored securely and is only retained for as long as necessary to provide our services.

5. Third-Party Services

Our extension interfaces with:

• Wikipedia API for definitions(Privacy Policy)
• Dictionary API services
• Mapping services for geographical information