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Privacy Policy

Effective date: April 12, 2026

Overview

Is My Post Removed? for Reddit (PostGhost) is a Chrome extension that checks whether your Reddit posts have been silently removed. It does not collect, transmit, or store any personal data.

What the Extension Does

When you view your own Reddit posts, the extension makes a single fetch() request to Reddit's public .json endpoint (e.g., reddit.com/r/sub/comments/id/.json) using your existing Reddit session cookies. It reads the removed_by_category field from Reddit's response to determine if your post is visible or has been removed.

This is the same data your browser already has access to — the extension simply reads and displays it.

Data Collection

PostGhost collects no user data. Specifically:

• No analytics or telemetry. The extension does not phone home.
• No personal information. No names, emails, or identifiers are collected.
• No browsing history. The extension does not track which sites you visit.
• No data leaves your browser. All processing happens locally. No external servers are contacted (other than Reddit itself, which your browser is already connected to).
• No accounts required. The free tier requires no sign-up. Your Reddit session is used solely to check your own posts.

Permissions Explained

The extension requests minimal permissions:

• Host permission (reddit.com, old.reddit.com) — Read your post's JSON data from Reddit's public endpoint to check removal status.
• notifications — Show a browser notification when a newly submitted post is detected as removed.
• storage — Store your post check history locally in the browser (never synced or transmitted).

Cookies

The extension uses your existing Reddit session cookies (via credentials: 'include') to read your own post data. This is required because Reddit returns 403 Forbidden for anonymous requests to post JSON. Your cookies are never read, extracted, stored, or transmitted by the extension — they are only included in the standard browser fetch to Reddit.

Third-Party Services

PostGhost does not integrate with any third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking services. The only network requests are to Reddit's own endpoints.

Data Storage

Post check results (post ID, status, timestamp) are stored locally in Chrome's storage.local API. This data:

• Never leaves your browser
• Is not synced across devices
• Can be cleared by uninstalling the extension or clearing extension data

Open Source

PostGhost is open source. You can audit the complete source code at github.com/LeonTing1010/postghost.

Children's Privacy

This extension is not directed at children under 13. It requires an existing Reddit account, which itself requires users to be at least 13 years old.

Changes

If this policy changes, the update will be posted here with a new effective date. Material changes will be noted in the Chrome Web Store listing.

Contact

For questions about this privacy policy, open an issue at github.com/LeonTing1010/postghost/issues or email privacy@taprun.dev.