ArcSolve Extension Privacy Notice
Effective Date: March 28, 2026
This document explains what data ArcSolve Chrome Extension may process, when that data may be read or transmitted, and how users can control that behavior. This notice is an extension-specific supplement to the ArcSolve Privacy Policy.
ArcSolve's use of data collected through the Chrome extension complies with the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
1. Scope
This notice applies to data processed by ArcSolve Extension. Privacy practices for the ArcSolve web app, mobile app, and desktop app are described separately in the Privacy Policy.
2. Data the Extension May Process
ArcSolve Extension may process the following categories of data when a user requests web analysis, clipping, save, or AI features, or when the side panel keeps the current active tab in sync:
| Data Category | Examples | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Page URLs and titles | Current page URL, user-provided URL, task-related page URL, document title, and currently open tab URLs/titles checked for tab reuse | Page identification, task routing, link analysis, document creation |
| Page text and structure | Article text, blog content, documentation text, and other task-related page content | Analysis, copying, summarization, AI responses |
| Selected content | A user-selected section or DOM block | Selection extraction and copying |
| Media and resource URLs | Detected image, video, and audio URLs and related metadata shown in the page overview | Resource discovery, preview, copying, and document creation |
| Visible page images and screenshots | A temporarily captured visible tab area for rect capture | User-requested image clipping and clipboard copy |
| PDF content | PDF URLs and extracted PDF text | PDF viewing, analysis, and save workflows |
| YouTube content | Video URLs, titles, transcript-capable text | Summarization, transcription, and AI-assisted workflows |
| Notes and saved content | User-authored notes and content saved to ArcSolve from the extension | Note editing, organization, and document creation |
| Derived results | Extracted text, summaries, analyses, transcripts | ArcSolve feature output |
| Local extension state | Theme, accent color, font settings, side panel state, short-lived session summary cache | UI preferences, continuity, and temporary page overview reuse |
3. When ArcSolve Reads Data
ArcSolve reads data when a requested feature needs it, and it may automatically inspect the currently active tab while the side panel is open so the panel stays in sync. Common examples include:
- The user opens the side panel on a supported webpage
- The user changes the active tab while the side panel is open
- The active tab finishes loading while the side panel is open
- The user requests page copy
- The user requests selection extraction
- The user requests rect capture
- The user opens or analyzes a PDF
- The user requests that a link be read
- The user asks ArcSolve AI to compare multiple pages, research a topic, or complete a workflow across links
- ArcSolve AI needs to read the current page, a user-provided URL, or an additional page or YouTube resource needed to complete a requested task
- ArcSolve web features on allowed ArcSolve origins (currently
https://arcsolve.ai/*andhttps://www.arcsolve.ai/*) initiate parsing from a top-level browsing context while the user is using ArcSolve
Full automatic page analysis is limited to the currently active tab while the side panel is open. A lightweight content script runs on all pages to detect whether the page contains a PDF; this detection performs only local DOM inspection and does not read page text, collect page content, or transmit any data. ArcSolve does not keep analyzing pages after the side panel is closed, and it does not passively collect page content in the background.
Separate from that active-tab sync behavior, a user-requested AI or parsing workflow may cause ArcSolve to read multiple pages, user-provided links, or additional relevant pages and YouTube resources needed to answer, compare, or complete the requested task. Some requested or task-related URLs may be matched against already-open tabs so ArcSolve can reuse a matching tab. If no matching tab is available, the extension may open the requested URL in a background tab so it can read the actual content without interrupting the current tab.
Some clipping features may temporarily capture the visible area of the current tab so a user-selected rectangular region can be copied as an image.
4. When Data May Be Transmitted
Data read by the extension may be transmitted to ArcSolve services or related processing systems when required to perform a requested feature. Examples include:
| Feature | Data That May Be Transmitted | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Document creation or link import | URL, page content, extracted text, selected media/resource information | Document creation and storage |
| AI chat | User input, current page content, user-provided URLs, additional pages or YouTube resources read for the task, derived outputs | AI response generation |
| PDF analysis | PDF URL or extracted PDF text | PDF parsing and result delivery |
| YouTube reading | YouTube URL and transcript text | Summarization, analysis, AI response generation |
If a feature is not used, the related transmission for that feature does not occur.
Automatic side panel analysis by itself does not automatically save pages to the user's account and does not automatically send every visible page to ArcSolve services for AI processing. Transmission occurs only when a specific feature requires it.
User-requested rect capture may temporarily create a visible-tab screenshot locally so the selected area can be copied as an image. That capture alone does not automatically save the image to the user's account and does not automatically transmit the image to ArcSolve services merely because the capture occurred.
Not all processed data is stored long term. Some data may be processed temporarily to complete a requested action. Data is stored in ArcSolve only when the relevant document creation, save, or related feature requires it.
5. Data Stored Locally
The extension stores only limited local extension state, including:
- Theme and display preferences (theme, accent color, font scale, monospace font)
- Side panel UI state
- A short-lived per-session page overview summary cache keyed by page context
This local data is used to preserve the extension experience. It is not used to store full web page content as a long-term local archive.
Copying the current page or selected content may use the clipboard, but copying alone does not automatically save that content into the user's ArcSolve account.
Rect capture may temporarily create an in-memory screenshot of the visible tab so the selected area can be copied to the clipboard. That temporary image is not treated as a long-term local archive.
6. What ArcSolve Does Not Do Automatically
ArcSolve Extension does not operate in the following ways:
- It does not continuously crawl or collect content from unrelated pages in the background at all times
- It does not continue full page analysis after the side panel is closed (lightweight local PDF detection still runs but does not read page text or transmit data)
- It does not automatically save all page content
- It does not upload arbitrary pages to the user's account without a requested action
- It does not use user content to train AI models
A single user-requested AI or parsing workflow may still involve more than one page, link, or transcript when that is needed to complete the task.
7. Service Providers and External Processing
Data processed by the extension may be sent to ArcSolve services or third-party processing systems used by ArcSolve to fulfill requested features. Additional details about external AI providers, cloud infrastructure, and related service providers are available in the Privacy Policy.
ArcSolve does not use content processed through the extension for advertising or third-party marketing purposes.
8. User Controls
Users can control extension data handling in the following ways:
- Disable or remove the extension in Chrome
- Use Chrome's extension site access controls to change access scope
- Close the side panel to stop automatic active-tab analysis
- Stop using a feature to stop the data processing required for that feature
- Delete documents or saved content inside ArcSolve
9. Related Documents
- ArcSolve Extension Site Access and Permissions
- ArcSolve Extension Safety Guide
- Privacy Policy
- Terms of Service
10. Summary
ArcSolve Extension may process URLs, page content, selected content, detected media resources, visible-page screenshots used for rect capture, PDFs, YouTube-related content, notes, saved content, and derived outputs in order to provide active-tab side panel analysis, user-requested web analysis, clipping, save, and AI features. While the side panel is open, ArcSolve may automatically analyze the currently active tab so the panel stays in sync. Separately, a user-requested AI or parsing workflow may read multiple pages, links, or transcripts to complete the task. ArcSolve does not automatically save every page, does not keep collecting pages after the side panel is closed, and does not automatically send every page or screenshot to ArcSolve services unless a specific feature requires that transmission.
For questions about this document, contact privacy@arcsolve.ai.