Mousecoat stores data only in your browser (storage.local): the pointer you are wearing with its size and colour, the drawn pictures of that pointer, your saved and recent pointers, your own pictures, the list of sites where it is off, whether it is switched on, and a note that the welcome tour has been shown. Nothing is sent to Zydeno or anyone else. There is no analytics, no telemetry, no account and no advertising. The extension makes no network requests.
To show your pointer, the extension adds one style to the pages you visit. When the mouse moves over an element, it looks at the kind of pointer the site asked for on that element, so that a link keeps a hand and a resize handle keeps its arrows. It does not read, store or send the text of pages, what you type in forms, passwords, cookies or your browsing history.
Your own pictures: a PNG or SVG you add is read on your computer and kept in your browser. It is not uploaded anywhere.
Permissions and why they are needed:
Your backup file: "Export to a file" saves your choices and pictures to a file on your computer. That file goes nowhere else unless you send it yourself.
To delete your data, remove the extension: your browser deletes what it stored. Exported backup files remain on your computer until you delete them yourself. If you contact support by email, your message and email address are sent to Zydeno and our email provider so we can answer; this is separate from the extension, which sends no data. If you are in the EU or UK, you have applicable data protection rights. Contact [email protected] about support correspondence; we do not hold your extension data.
Questions: [email protected]