Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 27, 2026
The short version
FreshFeed collects nothing. No accounts. No analytics. No telemetry. Everything happens locally inside your browser. We have no servers because we have no need for them.
What we collect
Nothing. FreshFeed does not collect, store, transmit, sell, or share any personal information, browsing data, or usage data of any kind.
What FreshFeed stores locally
The extension uses your browser's local storage to remember a single value: whether Fresh Mode is currently turned on or off. This setting never leaves your device. It is not synced, transmitted, or accessible to anyone but you.
What FreshFeed does on YouTube
When Fresh Mode is on:
- If you visit youtube.com's home page, the extension redirects you to YouTube's public Trending page so you see a non-personalized feed.
- A small banner is added to the top of YouTube pages indicating Fresh Mode is active.
When Fresh Mode is off, the extension does nothing. YouTube behaves exactly as it normally would.
Permissions, explained
The extension requests the minimum permissions needed to function:
- storage — to remember your Fresh Mode on/off setting between browser sessions.
- webNavigation — to detect when you visit youtube.com's home page so the redirect can happen before the personalized feed loads.
- tabs — to perform the redirect to YouTube Trending and to refresh open YouTube tabs when you toggle Fresh Mode.
- host permissions for *.youtube.com — required to inject the Fresh Mode banner on YouTube pages.
The extension does not request, and cannot access, any other websites or any data beyond what is described above.
Third parties
FreshFeed does not use any third-party services, analytics, advertising networks, or trackers. The extension does not communicate with any external server controlled by us, because no such server exists.
Your YouTube account
FreshFeed does not access, modify, or interact with your YouTube account, watch history, subscriptions, playlists, or any other account data. It works entirely at the browser level by redirecting page navigation. Your account data on YouTube remains untouched and unchanged.
Children's privacy
FreshFeed does not knowingly collect any information from anyone, including children under 13. Because we collect nothing, this section is largely a formality.
Changes to this policy
If our practices ever change, we will update this page and the "Last updated" date above. The extension's source code is publicly available, so any change to what data is collected would be visible immediately.
Contact
Questions or concerns about this policy? Email hi@freshfeed.app.