Privacy Policy

Nothing. Overtype has no analytics, no telemetry, no accounts, and makes no network requests during editing. We receive no information about you, your files, or your usage.

PDFs you open are read and edited locally, in your browser. They are never uploaded, transmitted, or sent to us or any third party. All processing (text extraction, editing, whiteout, redaction, form fields, export) happens on your device. When you export, the edited PDF is saved directly to your computer through your browser's normal save mechanism.

Everything the extension stores stays inside your browser's storage for the extension. It is never sent anywhere. Specifically:

1. A monthly export counter used to enforce the free tier's monthly limit, containing no document data.
2. Your license key if you purchase Pro, a signed token verified on your device that contains only your order identifier.
3. Your working copy, the current state of the open PDF, kept so a closed tab or crash does not lose your edits, removed when you save or discard.
4. Recent files (optional), copies of PDFs you opened recently with a small thumbnail so you can reopen them; you can switch this off, which deletes what is stored, and remove entries at any time.

storage — the items above.

declarativeNetRequest — only used by the optional auto-open feature and does nothing unless you enable it.

Optional access to websites — if you click "Enable auto-open", the extension asks Chrome for permission to act on all sites, and with that granted, navigating to a .pdf link opens the file in Overtype instead of the browser's viewer by redirecting the navigation to its own page, which then downloads that one PDF exactly as the browser would have. The extension does not read, record, or transmit anything else about your browsing, and you can revoke the permission at any time from chrome://extensions. Without this feature enabled, the extension makes no network requests at all.

If you upgrade, payment is handled entirely by Stripe (see stripe.com/privacy). We never see your card details. We keep the email address you use at checkout so we can deliver your license key and re-send it if you lose it. Stripe's checkout also offers an optional box to receive product updates from Overtype; if you tick it we may email you occasionally about Overtype, and every such email has an unsubscribe link. If you leave it unticked we only email you about your purchase. Email support@overtype.app to have your purchase email deleted or to opt out at any time.

On the Find the right guide page you can type a description of the PDF job you need help with. That text is sent to an AI model so it can suggest the right guide, and it is not stored by us. It is a text box only: no PDF is ever sent, and the extension itself does not use it. If you would rather not use it, every guide is listed on the guides page.

Overtype is not directed to children and collects no personal information from anyone.

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this URL with a new "Last updated" date.

Questions about this policy? Contact support@overtype.app.