Privacy Policy

Vehicle listing data (page content). When the user activates the extension on a supported dealership webpage, AutoLens reads publicly visible vehicle listing details from that page. This can include the listing title, year, make, model, trim, VIN (if shown), price, mileage, description text, images, dealership name, dealership address, and dealership-provided contact details that appear on the listing page.

User preferences and drafts. AutoLens stores user-configured preferences, listing templates, and in-progress listing drafts locally in the browser via the Chrome storage API.

Information AutoLens does not collect. AutoLens does not collect or transmit personally identifiable information about the extension user, including: name, email address, phone number, age, identifiers, passwords, security credentials, payment or financial information, health information, precise geolocation, web browsing history outside the active dealership page, keystrokes, mouse movements, clicks, scroll position, or any other measure of user activity beyond the user explicitly clicking the extension to extract a listing.

The only personal information that may appear in extracted listings is the dealership’s own publicly published contact information (for example, a dealership phone number or address shown on a public listing page). That information is treated identically to other listing fields.

Extracted vehicle listing data and locally stored preferences are used solely to provide the extension’s single purpose: helping the user generate formatted Facebook Marketplace listing drafts from dealership inventory the user already has authorization to list.

Specifically, the extension uses the data to:

• Populate a listing draft visible to the user inside the extension.
• Save draft content and user templates so workflows persist between sessions.
• Pre-fill Facebook Marketplace’s listing form when the user initiates a post.

AutoLens does not use collected data for advertising, audience building, user profiling, behavioral targeting, training machine-learning models, credit decisions, or any purpose unrelated to its single purpose.

AutoLens does not sell, rent, trade, or transfer user data to advertisers, analytics companies, data brokers, marketing networks, or other third parties for their own purposes.

User-initiated transfers. When the user chooses to publish a listing to Facebook Marketplace through the extension, the listing content the user has reviewed (vehicle details, photos, description) is submitted to facebook.com through the user’s own Facebook session. This transfer is initiated and controlled by the user, occurs only when the user clicks to post, and is subject to Meta’s Data Policy. AutoLens does not send a separate copy of the listing to its own servers as part of this flow.

Third-party service providers. The AutoLens extension does not embed third-party analytics, advertising, error tracking, or telemetry SDKs. No data is shared with such providers.

Legal compliance. Because AutoLens does not maintain a server-side copy of user data created by the extension, we have no user data to produce in response to subpoenas, warrants, or other legal requests directed at the extension. In the event a legal request is received, we will respond only to the extent required by applicable law.

Business transfers. If AutoLens is acquired, merged, or its assets transferred, this Privacy Policy will continue to apply to any locally stored data already on user devices unless and until the user chooses to install a successor version with its own disclosures.

All data accessed or generated by the extension is stored locally on the user’s own device through the Chrome storage.local API, which is isolated to the extension and not accessible to other websites. AutoLens does not maintain a cloud database of extension users, nor does it transmit listing data to AutoLens-controlled servers as part of the extension’s core functionality.

Locally stored drafts and preferences persist on the user’s device until the user clears them, uninstalls the extension, or signs out of their Chrome profile in a way that purges extension storage. There is no scheduled deletion timeline imposed by AutoLens; the user controls retention.

Because data is stored locally, the storage location follows the user’s device. AutoLens does not transfer extension user data across borders on its own.

The extension communicates with the active dealership page through Chrome’s standard extension messaging APIs. Local extension storage is protected by the browser’s built-in isolation between extensions and websites. We do not transmit listing content to AutoLens-operated servers, so there is no AutoLens-hosted database of extension data to be breached. Users should keep Chrome and the AutoLens extension up to date to receive security patches.

Because AutoLens stores extension data only on the user’s device, the user has full control over it at all times. Users can:

• Review or remove stored drafts and preferences inside the extension’s settings.
• Clear all AutoLens-stored data through the Chrome extension management page (chrome://extensions → AutoLens → “Clear data”).
• Uninstall the extension at any time, which removes all locally stored data.
• Disable host-website access from the extension’s permissions screen in Chrome.

Users with rights under applicable privacy laws (including PIPEDA, Quebec’s Law 25, the GDPR, the UK GDPR, and the CCPA/CPRA) may contact us using the details in the “Contact” section to exercise rights of access, correction, deletion, and objection. Because the extension itself does not retain user data on our servers, most such requests can be satisfied directly by the user using the controls above.

AutoLens uses the following Chrome permissions:

AutoLens’s use of information accessed through Chrome APIs adheres to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Specifically:

• We only use data to provide or improve the extension’s single, user-facing purpose.
• We do not transfer data to others except as necessary to provide that purpose, comply with applicable law, or as part of a merger or acquisition (in which case this policy continues to apply).
• We do not use or transfer data for serving ads.
• We do not use or transfer data to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes.
• We do not allow humans to read the data unless we have the user’s affirmative agreement for specific data, it is necessary for security purposes (such as investigating abuse), it is necessary to comply with applicable law, or the data is aggregated and used for internal operations.

AutoLens is intended for use by adults working with dealership inventory. It is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly access data from children. If you believe a child has used the extension and you wish to raise a concern, contact us using the details below.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the extension, applicable law, or industry guidance. When we make a material change, we will update the “Effective date” above and, where appropriate, surface a notice inside the extension. Continued use of the extension after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

If you have questions about this privacy policy, you can contact:

Zain Gaad
zainazmat69@gmail.com