What the extension changes on a page
When you switch it on for a site, the extension:
- turns text selection back on where a style rule disables it (
user-select: none); - lets copy, cut, paste, the right-click menu and Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V work even when page scripts try to cancel them — the page's own scripts still run;
- does not make the page editable and does not remove its styles, buttons or other scripts.
Nothing is changed on the website itself — only in your browser, on the sites in your list. Switch copying off or remove the site from the list and the page reloads as it was.
What it does not do
- read the text of the page or the text you copy;
- send page content, page addresses or browsing history anywhere;
- unlock paid or private content you cannot already see.
What is sent to our server
The extension contacts our server only for the free trial and paid plans: a random device ID, the extension version and plan status, and the e-mail you enter to buy or restore a plan. When you turn copying on, the server also counts the site's domain (for example example.com) anonymously — without your device ID, never the page address. Your IP address is used to find your country (prices and the free trial depend on it) and is not stored. Payments are made on Lemon Squeezy's checkout page; we never see your card details.
Until version 3.0 is published in the Chrome Web Store, the version installed from the store (2) also sends the address of the page (without its parameters) with your device ID when you turn copying on.
Permissions
Chrome lists them on the install dialog and in chrome://extensions → Details. Access to
websites is needed to switch off copy protection in the page (scripting runs it on the sites
in your list); storage keeps your settings on your computer; alarms let the extension check
your plan a few times a day.
The full policy is on the privacy page.