Privacy Policy — MapleTap

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Overview

MapleTap is a Chrome browser extension that performs on-page SEO analysis. This policy explains what data the extension accesses, what it stores, and what it does not do.

Data We Do Not Collect

MapleTap does not:

• Collect, transmit, or sell any personal data
• Send any browsing data, page content, or audit results to any external server
• Require account creation or login
• Use analytics or tracking services
• Store any data outside your local browser

Data Stored Locally

MapleTap uses chrome.storage.local to save SEO audit scores and basic page metadata (URL, title, meta description, word count) per domain. This data:

• Never leaves your device
• Is used only to display your audit history within the extension
• Retains the last 10 audits per domain
• Can be cleared at any time via Chrome's extension data settings

Network Requests

MapleTap makes the following outbound network requests — all initiated by user action and only to domains you are actively browsing:

• Raw HTML fetch — fetches the server HTML of the current page to detect rendering mode (SSR vs. CSR). No data is stored or transmitted beyond your browser.
• Response headers fetch — reads HTTP response headers (CSP, HSTS, etc.) from the current page's URL for the security audit.
• Sitemap detection — automatically checks the current domain's robots.txt for a declared sitemap location, then checks a short list of common sitemap paths (/sitemap.xml, /sitemap_index.xml, /wp-sitemap.xml, /sitemap-index.xml) to report whether a sitemap exists. This runs automatically as part of the audit.
• Sitemap analysis — fetches the full /sitemap.xml from the current domain when you click "Analyze Sitemap," to suggest internal linking opportunities.
• Page title fetch — fetches the <title> tag of up to 20 pages from the current domain's sitemap when you use the internal links feature.
• Redirect chain check — follows the redirect chain for the current URL to detect HTTP hops.
• llms.txt check — checks whether the current domain publishes a llms.txt file, which sites use to give instructions to AI models. Used only to report whether one exists.
• AI crawler check — reads the current domain's robots.txt to check whether it blocks named AI crawlers (such as GPTBot, ClaudeBot, or PerplexityBot). Used only to report which, if any, are blocked.
• Broken link check — sends a lightweight request (HEAD request, no page content downloaded) to up to 15 of the current page's own internal links, to report whether any return an error status. This only checks links already found on the page you are viewing.

None of this data is sent to MapleTap or any third party. All processing happens locally in your browser, and every request above goes directly from your browser to the site you are auditing.

Permissions Used

• activeTab / scripting — to read SEO data from the page you are currently viewing, and to apply the optional nofollow-link highlight
• storage — to save audit history locally in your browser
• tabs — to open external tools and the full report in new tabs, and to reload the page when toggling JavaScript
• debugger — to toggle JavaScript on/off on the active tab (simulates Googlebot crawl behavior)
• host_permissions (<all_urls>) — to fetch raw HTML, headers, sitemaps, robots.txt, llms.txt, and redirect chains from the domain you are auditing

Third-Party Links

The extension includes links to third-party SEO tools (Ahrefs, SEMrush, Google Search Console, etc.). When you click these links, you are subject to those services' own privacy policies. MapleTap does not share any data with these services.

Donations

The "Tip the Tap" button opens a PayPal donation page. Any payment is processed directly by PayPal and is subject to PayPal's privacy policy. MapleTap does not receive or store any payment information.

Changes to This Policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this URL with a new "Last updated" date.

Contact

Questions? Email omkar.growth@gmail.com