Last updated: June 9, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how the Political Lens Chrome extension (the "Extension") collects, uses, and protects your information. By installing and using the Extension, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

1. Overview

Political Lens is a Chrome extension that analyzes the text of CNN (cnn.com) news articles and displays a political-leaning score (left/right). We collect and process only the minimum information necessary to provide this service.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Account Information

• Email address and password — when you sign up or log in. Authentication is handled securely through Firebase Authentication, and your password is never stored in plain text on our servers.
• Name (display name) — the display name you enter at sign-up.

2.2 Analysis Data

• The URL, title, and body text of the CNN article you choose to analyze.
• Analysis results (political-leaning score, key keywords).
• Analyses you choose to "save," and your analysis history.

2.3 Automatically Collected Information

• The Extension does not collect advertising identifiers, location data, or your general browsing history. Analysis runs only when you explicitly click the Analyze button, and only for the CNN page you are currently viewing.

3. How We Use Information

• To provide the article political-leaning analysis feature.
• To authenticate users and maintain login state.