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Critter Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 9, 2026

Critter is a browser extension for making and saving text corrections and comments on Wikidot and RPC Wiki articles. This policy describes the production extension.

Information Critter handles

• Article addresses and text. Critter reads text on supported article pages to show corrections. It stores the article URL (including any query string, but not the # fragment) together with the original and revised passages, selected quotations, and comments that you save. These URLs can indicate which supported articles you have visited or worked on.
• Preferences. Critter stores your selected page view and extension settings.
• Profile image address. On a supported page where you are logged in to Wikidot, Critter reads the profile image URL displayed in the page’s login status and stores that URL for use in its comment panes. The URL may contain a Wikidot account identifier. On a later supported page load without a logged-in profile image, Critter clears the stored URL and shows its default logo. Critter does not read your password or authentication cookies.

How the information is used

Critter uses article text, saved corrections, comments, and article URLs to display your changes on the corresponding page, restore them after a reload, and produce the critique text you request. It uses preferences to remember your chosen view and settings. It uses the profile image URL only to display your avatar in comment panes.

Storage and sharing

Critter saves this information in your browser’s extension-local storage. The production extension does not send saved corrections, comments, article URLs, preferences, or the avatar URL to a Critter-operated server. It does not use analytics or advertising trackers and does not sell this information.

When Critter displays your avatar, your browser requests the image from the host named in its URL, typically a Wikidot image host. That host may receive the usual information associated with an image request. When you choose Copy crit, Critter writes the generated critique to your device’s clipboard; you control where it is pasted or shared.

Retention and your choices

Saved corrections and comments remain in extension-local storage until you delete them, clear the extension’s data, or uninstall Critter. Critter does not currently provide a single button to erase all saved page data. You can delete individual saved corrections in the extension. The cached avatar URL is replaced or cleared when another supported page loads. Your browser’s controls can be used to clear extension data or remove the extension.

Changes and contact

If Critter’s data practices change, this policy will be updated with a new date. For questions about this policy, contact kingkrampuserased@gmail.com.