Privacy Policy for Scholar Paper Reader

Last updated: 17 August 2026

Scholar Paper Reader is a Chrome extension that helps you extract paper metadata, generate citations, and keep private reading notes on arXiv, IEEE Xplore, Elsevier ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar.

Data we do not collect

We do not operate an application server. We do not receive your notes, extracted paper text, browsing history, or OpenAI API key. The developer does not run a cloud account for this product’s reading data.

Data stored on your device

• Paper notes and AI usage counts in chrome.storage.local.
• An optional OpenAI API key, if you choose to save one.

Uninstalling the extension, or using Settings → Delete all local data, removes this information from the browser profile.

Third parties

• ExtensionPay / Stripe — used only when you subscribe, log in, or manage billing. They process email and payment details according to their own policies. See extensionpay.com and Stripe.
• OpenAI — contacted only if you save an API key and grant optional host permission for api.openai.com. Extracted paper text is then sent to OpenAI to generate a summary. We never receive that key or the model response.

Permissions

The extension injects a content script only on the supported publisher sites listed in the Chrome Web Store listing. It requests storage and sidePanel, plus host access to extensionpay.com for subscription checks. Access to OpenAI is optional and requested at runtime.

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact:lin1485563831@outlook.com.