Short version: WikiVideos does not collect, store, or sell any personal data. The Chrome extension runs entirely in your browser. No account is required. No tracking.
WikiVideos collects no personal data from users of the Chrome extension. The following types of data are explicitly not collected:
The WikiVideos Chrome Extension (available on the Chrome Web Store) generates narrated video slideshows from web articles. All processing happens locally inside your browser.
| Feature | How it works | Data sent externally? |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia articles | Article text is fetched directly from Wikipedia's public REST API (en.wikipedia.org/api/) by your browser |
No — fetched by your browser directly from Wikipedia, same as visiting the page |
| Non-Wikipedia pages | Text is extracted from the page DOM by a locally-injected script and stored in browser memory (chrome.storage.session) |
No — never leaves your device |
| Voice narration | Generated by your browser's built-in Web Speech API (e.g. Google Chrome TTS, OS voices) | Depends on your browser's TTS engine — not sent to WikiVideos |
| User preferences | Voice, speed, dark mode, etc. stored via chrome.storage.sync |
Synced across your Chrome devices by Google per Google's privacy policy |
The extension does not include any analytics libraries, crash reporters, A/B testing frameworks, or telemetry of any kind.
WikiVideos.org is a wiki-style platform for public domain educational videos. Standard web server access logs (IP address, request timestamp, browser type) may be retained temporarily by our hosting provider (Hostinger) for security and operational purposes. These logs are not used for tracking, profiling, or advertising.
No account is required to watch videos on wikivideos.org. If user accounts are introduced in the future, this policy will be updated before launch.
WikiVideos does not sell, rent, license, or share user data with any third parties for commercial purposes.
The extension interacts with these external services:
chrome.storage.sync) — user preferences only; governed by Google's Privacy Policy.Because WikiVideos does not collect personal data, there is nothing to access, correct, export, or delete on our end. You can clear any locally stored extension preferences at any time by:
chrome://extensions → WikiVideos → Details → Clear site dataIf you have any questions about this privacy policy or WikiVideos data practices, contact:
WikiVideos
Email: emeryderek221@gmail.com
Website: wikivideos.org
This policy may be updated as the platform grows. The effective date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Continued use of WikiVideos after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.