Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 4, 2026

Read It To Me (“the extension”, “we”) is a text to speech reader for the Chrome browser. This policy explains what data the extension handles and what we do — and don’t — collect. In short: the extension is built to work on your device, and we do not sell your data.

What the extension does with your text

When you ask the extension to read something, it reads the text of the page, document, or selection you chose and turns it into speech. With the built-in browser voices, this conversion happens locally on your device — the text is not sent to us and is not stored on our servers.

Settings and reading data stored on your device

Your preferences and reading data — such as chosen voice, speed, language settings, bookmarks and reading progress — are stored locally in your browser using Chrome’s storage. This information stays on your device and is not transmitted to us.

Custom voice API keys (optional)

If you choose to connect your own voice provider (for example, by entering your own API key for a third-party text to speech service), that key is stored locally in your browser and is used only to send the text you want read to the provider you selected, so it can generate the audio. We do not receive your API key or the text you send to that provider. Your use of a third-party provider is also subject to that provider’s own privacy policy.

Browser permissions and why they’re used

The extension requests only the permissions it needs to read text aloud:

• Access to the current page — to read the text on the page you choose to listen to. Broad site access is optional and requested only when you grant it, so the extension can read pages as you browse.
• Text-to-speech — to convert text into spoken audio using the browser’s speech engine.
• Context menus — to add the “read selection” option to the right-click menu.
• Storage — to save your settings locally, as described above.
• Offscreen / side panel — to play audio and show playback controls without interrupting your browsing.

Analytics

We use aggregate, non-identifying usage statistics (such as total installs and active-user counts, provided through the Chrome Web Store and Google Analytics) to understand how the extension is used overall. This data does not build a profile of you and is not used to identify individual users.

Uninstall feedback (optional)

If you uninstall the extension, you may be shown a short “Before you go” form. If you choose to submit it, we receive only the information you voluntarily provide — the reason(s) you select, any comment you write, and an email address if you choose to include one. This is used to improve the product. Leaving the form blank sends us nothing.

Data we do not collect or sell

We do not sell or rent your personal data. We do not collect the content you read for our own use, and we do not track your browsing history for advertising.

Children

Read It To Me is a general-purpose reading tool and is not directed to children under 13.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the product evolves — for example, if we add optional account or paid features that process text on our servers. Material changes will be reflected on this page with an updated date.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Email us at appreadittome@gmail.com.

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