SahajLipi browser extension privacy policy
Effective from the extension's first store release. This policy covers the SahajLipi Nepali Typing browser extension, published by Ojas Technologies (Ojas Technologies Pvt. Ltd.). The extension converts Roman Nepali into Devanagari as you type, on your own device.
In short: on sites where you turn it on, the extension reads what you type, only to convert it on your device. It does not send, sell or share your data. It has no network code, no analytics and no remote configuration, and Ojas Technologies receives nothing from it.
What the extension reads
On a site where you turn it on, the extension reads what you type in the text boxes and rich text boxes it supports. It needs this to replace each Roman word with Devanagari.
That text is processed in your browser and goes nowhere else. It stays in the page you are typing in, and whatever happens to it next is up to that website. For example, a site may save or send what you write, as it would without the extension.
While you type, the extension keeps recent edits in memory so that undo and Backspace work. They are discarded when the page closes or reloads, and never saved to disk.
The extension does not run on a site until you turn it on there. Password, email, number and telephone fields are skipped. Text fields that identify themselves as card numbers, one-time codes, usernames and similar values are skipped too, but this relies on how the website labels the field, so a field without those labels may still be converted.
What the extension stores
The extension saves only these settings, in your browser's local extension storage:
- the sites where you turned Nepali typing on or off;
- the sites where you chose Don't show again on the "can't type here" notice.
These settings are not synced by the extension and never leave your device. They do list sites where you write Nepali, so anyone with access to your browser profile could read them.
Permissions
| Permission | Why it is needed |
|---|---|
activeTab | Turns typing on in the current tab when you ask, without access to other tabs. |
scripting | Adds the typing code to a page after you turn it on. |
storage | Saves the settings listed above. |
| Site access, optional | Requested for one site at a time when you choose Remember this site, so typing starts by itself on that site. You can decline. |
Your choices
- Turn typing off for a site from the toolbar popup.
- Choose Forget this site in the popup to remove its access and saved settings.
- Uninstall the extension to remove all of its settings.
Links and third parties
The popup links to the SahajLipi typing reference and demo. They open only when you click them, on a website hosted on GitHub Pages, whose host can see ordinary access details such as your IP address.
The extension is distributed through browser stores. The store's own terms and privacy policy cover your use of the store, such as installing and updating.
Chrome Web Store disclosures
The Chrome Web Store asks developers to disclose data an extension handles, even when it stays on the device. The listing therefore declares User activity, for the typing the extension reads, and Website content, for the text in the boxes it converts. Both are handled only as described above, on your device, and are never sent to Ojas Technologies or anyone else.
The use of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Changes and contact
Any change to this policy will be published on this page, and its history is kept in the public repository. The extension's source code is public too.
For questions, open an issue on the repository. Report security problems through its security advisories page.