We believe in radical transparency. Here's exactly what this extension does — and doesn't — do with your data.
YT Shorts Frame by HVS is a Chrome browser extension that adds frame-by-frame playback navigation to YouTube Shorts. Using the comma (,) and period (.) keys, users can step through a paused Short one frame at a time.
This Privacy Policy explains what information the extension accesses, what it does with that information, and your rights as a user. The short answer: we collect nothing.
To function, the extension needs to interact with your browser in limited, specific ways. Here is a complete and honest list of what it accesses:
youtube.com only. It activates its frame-step logic exclusively when the page URL contains /shorts/ — it is entirely dormant on all other YouTube pages and all other websites.
To be explicit, this extension does not collect, access, process, or transmit any of the following:
This extension makes zero network requests. It does not connect to any server, API, or third-party service. It does not phone home to any backend. All processing happens entirely within your browser on your local machine.
You can verify this yourself using Chrome DevTools → Network tab while the extension is active. You will see no outbound requests originating from the extension.
This extension does not integrate with, communicate with, or share data with any third-party services, analytics platforms, advertising networks, or data brokers. There are no SDKs, tracking pixels, or external libraries loaded at runtime.
The extension does not use localStorage, chrome.storage, IndexedDB, cookies, or any other persistence mechanism. No data is written to your disk. When you close the YouTube tab, nothing about your session is retained.
This extension does not collect any data from any users, including children under the age of 13. Because no data is collected at all, COPPA and similar regulations are satisfied by default.
If this Privacy Policy is ever updated, the new version will be published at this URL with a revised effective date. Because this extension collects no data, any future changes are unlikely to affect user privacy in a meaningful way. Users are encouraged to review this page periodically.
This extension is developed and maintained by HVS (Harsh Vardhan Solanki). If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback regarding this Privacy Policy or the extension's behavior, please reach out via either of the contacts below.