Privacy Policy & Browser Extension Data Disclosure
Effective Date & Last Updated: October 20, 2026
🧭 Zero Personal Data Collection Guarantee (Chrome & Edge Extension)
The Beauty Deal Compass — Price & Viral Dupe Finder browser extension operates 100% locally inside your web browser. The extension does not collect, transmit, store, log, or sell your personal information, browsing history, search queries, IP address, or shopping activity to any external server.
1. Overview
Beauty Deal Compass ("we", "our", or "us") operates the website https://beautydealcompass.com and the official Beauty Deal Compass — Price & Viral Dupe Finder browser extension for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. This Privacy Policy explains how information is handled across both our browser extension and our website.
2. Browser Extension Privacy & Permissions Disclosure
Our browser extension has a single, transparent purpose: to help shoppers compare verified beauty product prices and discover affordable formula dupes across major beauty retailers.
- 100% Local Catalog Matching: All product price comparisons and viral dupe lookups are bundled locally within the extension package. When you view a product page on supported retailers (
sephora.com,ulta.com,target.com, orwalmart.com), the extension compares the product title/URL locally inside your browser tab against its built-in catalog. - No Browsing History Transmission: The URLs and pages you visit are never sent to Beauty Deal Compass servers or any third party.
- Session Dismissal Memory Only: If you close (
✕) a price alert card on a product page, that preference is saved temporarily in your browser's localsessionStorageso the card does not reappear for that product during your current tab session. - User-Initiated Navigation Only: The extension never opens background tabs, never modifies retailer checkout carts, and never injects hidden cookies. It only opens beautydealcompass.com when you explicitly click a comparison button inside the extension card or toolbar popup.
- Compliance with Chrome Web Store Limited Use Policy: The use of information received from Google APIs and browser permissions adheres strictly to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
3. Website Data & Local Browser Storage (beautydealcompass.com)
When you visit beautydealcompass.com directly:
- Saved Finds & Comparison Tray: Products you heart ("Saved Finds") or add to the 2-Product Compare Tray are stored locally in your own browser's
localStorageso they remain available when you return. - Selfie Shade Finder (100% On-Device): If you use our Selfie Shade Finder tool, your photo or camera frame is analyzed entirely on your own device using client-side HTML5 Canvas pixel sampling. Your photo is never uploaded or transmitted to any server.
- Aggregate Website Analytics: Our website uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to measure aggregate, non-personally-identifiable page traffic and outbound retailer click counts so we know which beauty guides and deals are most helpful to readers.
4. Affiliate Disclosure & Outbound Retailer Links
Beauty Deal Compass is an independent price-comparison and beauty editorial publication. We do not sell products directly or process payments. When you click an outbound retailer link on beautydealcompass.com to shop at Amazon, Sephora, Ulta Beauty, Target, or Walmart, you complete your purchase directly on that retailer's website under their privacy policy. As an Amazon Associate, Beauty Deal Compass earns from qualifying purchases (`tag=beautydealcompass-20`).
5. Third-Party Data Sharing
We do not sell, rent, trade, or transfer any personal user data to third parties, data brokers, or advertising networks.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our browser extension, please visit https://beautydealcompass.com.