Local by design.
Version 1.0.0 · Effective September 9, 2026
Plain-language summary
ClickCritter counts mouse clicks and approximate cursor movement on ordinary webpages so it can provide cursor effects, daily/lifetime statistics, XP, levels, and achievements. Those values and the user's settings are stored only in Chrome's local extension storage (chrome.storage.local). ClickCritter does not send this activity to the developer or to any third party.
ClickCritter has no account system, analytics service, advertising SDK, tracking pixel, backend, or external API.
Data ClickCritter stores locally
- Whether ClickCritter is enabled.
- Selected cursor skin and size.
- Selected trail and click effect.
- Reduced-motion preference.
- Daily and lifetime click counts.
- Daily and lifetime approximate cursor travel distance.
- Daily XP and lifetime XP.
- Partial cursor-distance progress used to calculate movement XP.
- Achievement unlock state and unlock timestamps.
- The local calendar date used to reset daily statistics.
These values remain in the user's local Chrome profile.
Data ClickCritter does not collect or store
- Browsing history.
- Website URLs.
- Page titles.
- Page contents.
- Search queries.
- Text typed into websites.
- Form values.
- Passwords.
- Cookies.
- Advertising identifiers.
- Personal account information.
- Precise physical mouse distance.
Network activity
ClickCritter makes no analytics, telemetry, advertising, tracking, or application-data requests to external servers. It has no backend service and does not transmit cursor activity, settings, statistics, XP, or achievements away from the browser.
All runtime JavaScript and required visual assets are packaged with the extension. ClickCritter does not execute remotely hosted code.
Why ClickCritter runs on webpages
The extension's content script runs on ordinary http:// and https:// webpages so it can:
- Render the selected cursor.
- Render optional cursor trails and click effects.
- Count tracked left clicks.
- Estimate cursor travel distance from pointer coordinates.
- Send only those numeric activity totals to the extension's local service worker for local storage and XP calculation.
ClickCritter does not need to inspect webpage text, page titles, typed text, or URLs to provide these features.
Chrome blocks ordinary content scripts on protected locations such as chrome:// pages, the Chrome Web Store, and other restricted browser pages. ClickCritter handles those locations gracefully.
Data sharing
ClickCritter does not sell, rent, share, or transmit user data to third parties.
Data retention and deletion
Saved ClickCritter settings and statistics remain in the local Chrome profile until the user clears the extension's data or uninstalls the extension. Uninstalling the extension removes its local extension storage according to Chrome's normal behavior.
Third parties
ClickCritter does not include third-party analytics, advertising SDKs, tracking pixels, remote fonts, or third-party executable code.
Chrome Web Store Limited Use
ClickCritter's use of information is limited to providing its disclosed single purpose and user-facing features. Its use of information complies with the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Changes to this policy
If a future ClickCritter release changes its data practices, this policy and the Chrome Web Store disclosures will be updated before that release is published.