Effective Date: June 6, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how Minigem ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares your information when you install and use the Minigem Chrome Extension ("Minigem" or "the extension"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about our data practices.
1. What Information We Collect
We collect certain personal information directly from you:
Username and Email Address: Collected when you sign in to Minigem. This is primarily used to identify your user status and manage your access to optional, enhanced "bonus features."
Google ID: When you sign in to Minigem using your Google account, your unique Google ID is collected and stored securely in our database (powered by Google Firebase) as a persistent identifier for your user account. This allows us to consistently track your user status, your voluntary contributions (e.g., "coffee" purchases), and your entitlement to bonus features over time.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To Provide Core Functionality: To enable the features of the Minigem extension, such as prompt shortcuts, conversational memory, navigation, and code utilities.
To Manage User Status and Bonus Features: To identify your eligibility and manage your access to bonus features, including those granted through voluntary contributions (e.g., "coffee" purchases) or affiliate engagement. Your Google ID serves as the persistent identifier for your status and associated benefits.
To Communicate with You: For essential service-related communications (e.g., updates, important notices), if necessary. We do not use your contact information for unsolicited marketing unless you explicitly opt-in for such communications separately.
For Internal Analytics: To understand how Minigem is used, identify areas for improvement, and optimize performance. This involves aggregated and anonymized data where possible.
3. How We Share Your Information
We share your information only in specific circumstances and with trusted third parties necessary for Minigem's operation and monetization:
Google Firebase (Database Service): Your user status, Google ID, and records of your one-time "Buy me a Coffee" contributions are stored in our secure Google Firebase database. This is used for robust, lifetime storage to manage your access to bonus features and ensure consistent service.
Payment Processors (for Voluntary Contributions): When you make a "Buy me a Coffee" contribution, your payment details (e.g., credit card information) are processed directly by our secure payment partners (Stripe and RevenueCat). We do not store your full payment details (such as credit card numbers) on our servers. Your email and a transaction ID are shared with RevenueCat to identify your contribution and manage your access to the associated bonus feature. This is detailed further in Section 7.
Affiliate Networks (for Affiliate Engagement): When you engage with affiliate offers within Minigem (e.g., by clicking an affiliate link to earn bonus pointsto earn bonus points), certain non-personally identifiable information or pseudonymous identifiers (like cookie IDs or device IDs) may be shared with our affiliate network partner, Awin.com, for tracking and attribution purposes. This is detailed further in Section 8.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
4. Web Scraping and Data Handling
Minigem's core functionality involves "web scraping" content from the Gemini website to provide its utilities. It's critical to understand how this data is handled:
Local Processing: All "web scraped" content (e.g., your chat history on Gemini) is processed locally within your browser extension.
No Server Storage: Minigem does not store, collect, or transmit any of your Gemini chat content or other scraped data to our servers. This data remains on your device.
User Control: You retain full control over your data on the Gemini website.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Minigem may use cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Essential Functionality: To enable Minigem's core features, maintain your sign-in session, and manage your access to bonus features.
Analytics: To understand user behavior within the extension (e.g., feature usage, performance). This data is typically aggregated and anonymized.
Affiliate Tracking: As detailed in Section 8, Awin.com and its advertisers may use cookies or similar technologies for affiliate attribution.
You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect Minigem's functionality.
6. Google Chrome Extension Privacy Compliance
Minigem operates as a Chrome Extension and strictly adheres to Google's policies and guidelines for the Chrome Web Store, particularly concerning user privacy and data handling.
User Data Policy: We comply with Google's requirements for handling user data, including the principle of "privacy by design."
Google ID Usage: Your Google ID, obtained through secure Google sign-in, is used solely as a unique identifier for your Minigem user account within our Firebase database for managing your status and bonus features. We do not use it for purposes outside of providing Minigem's intended functionality and user benefit management.
Permissions: We only request the necessary permissions required for Minigem to function as described. You will be prompted to grant these permissions during installation.
Security Standards: We implement reasonable security measures to protect data handled within the extension and in our Firebase database, in line with Google's security expectations for extensions and cloud services.
Transparency: This Privacy Policy aims to be fully transparent about our data practices, in accordance with Google's requirements for user transparency.
7. RevenueCat Purchase Management & Privacy Compliance
Minigem uses RevenueCat to securely manage your "Buy me a Coffee" contributions and entitlement to bonus features.
Secure Payment Handling: When you make a contribution, your payment is processed directly and securely by Stripe (our payment gateway) via RevenueCat. We do not store your credit card information or other sensitive payment details on our servers.
RevenueCat's Role: RevenueCat acts as a robust and reliable intermediary, handling the complexities of payment processing and entitlement management. We rely on their expertise to ensure secure and compliant transaction processing.
Firebase Integration & Google Approval: RevenueCat offers a secure and officially recognized integration with Google Firebase products, enhancing seamless user management and entitlement tracking. This integration is designed to work efficiently within the Google ecosystem, ensuring data is handled with high security standards.
Data Shared with RevenueCat: We share your unique identifier (your Google ID or email) with RevenueCat, along with transaction data related to your contribution (e.g., product purchased, timestamp, amount).
Purpose of Sharing: This data is shared with RevenueCat to:
- Process and confirm your one-time contribution.
- Securely manage your access to the associated bonus feature.
- Provide analytics and reporting on contributions for our internal use.
- Detect and prevent fraud.
RevenueCat's Privacy Policy: RevenueCat is committed to privacy and security. For a full understanding of how RevenueCat collects, uses, and processes data, please review their comprehensive Privacy Policy directly on their website: [Link to RevenueCat's Privacy Policy - You will need to insert the actual URL here]
8. Awin.com Affiliate Tracking & Privacy Compliance
Minigem participates in affiliate marketing programs, which allows us to offer you bonus features. We use Awin.com as our global affiliate marketing platform to manage these partnerships.
How it Works: When you engage with an affiliate offer within Minigem (e.g., by clicking a partner link for bonus rewards), Awin.com and its advertisers may use cookies, tracking pixels, or other similar technologies to track the referral from Minigem to the advertiser's website.
Data Collected by Awin: This tracking is primarily for attribution purposes, allowing us to earn a commission for successful referrals. The data collected by Awin and its advertisers typically includes:
- Timestamp of the click/view.
- Referral source (that you came from Minigem).
- Information about the action taken on the advertiser's site (e.g., a view, sign-up, or purchase).
- Pseudonymous identifiers (e.g., unique cookie IDs, IP addresses for fraud detection, device identifiers) to link the click to a potential conversion.
Note: This data is used by Awin and its advertisers for reporting, commission calculation, and fraud prevention. Minigem receives aggregated reports on performance, but does not receive personally identifiable information about your activities on the advertiser's site from Awin.
Awin's Privacy Policy: For a full understanding of how Awin collects, uses, and processes data, please review Awin's comprehensive Privacy Policy directly on their website: [Link to Awin's Privacy Policy - You will need to insert the actual URL here]
Your Consent: By engaging with affiliate offers within Minigem, you acknowledge and agree to the use of these tracking technologies by Awin and its partners for attribution purposes.
9. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location (e.g., under UK GDPR/GDPR), you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data where there is no good reason for us to continue processing it.
Right to Restrict Processing: Request the suspension of processing your personal data in certain circumstances.
Right to Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another party.
Right to Object: Object to our processing of your personal data in certain situations.
Right to Lodge a Complaint: Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (e.g., the Information Commissioner's Office in the UK).
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in Section 13.
10. Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.
11. Children's Privacy
Minigem is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information as soon as possible.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page or through other appropriate communication channels within the extension. Your continued use of Minigem after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: