Last updated 8 September 2026 · v4.0.0

Privacy policy

Short version: the extension runs on two sites, reads nothing you write or watch, and sends no page content anywhere. The long version is below, permission by permission.

Single purpose

Minimal Network hides distracting interface elements on YouTube and X (Twitter) and restyles what remains. Every permission it holds exists to serve that one purpose.

Where it runs

Content scripts are declared for youtube.com, x.com and twitter.com only. The extension has no access to any other site, no activeTab permission, no tabs permission, and no way to read a page you have open in another tab.

What it stores, and where

Data	Where it lives	Why
Your switches and theme	chrome.storage.sync, mirrored to local	So the same setup follows your Chrome profile
Licence state	chrome.storage.local	A licence unlocks one browser, so it never syncs
Installation id (random UUID)	chrome.storage.local	What a licence key is bound to. Reinstalling mints a new one
Analytics client id (random)	chrome.storage.local	Only used if analytics are on. Not linked to any identity
Public IP (when analytics are on)	chrome.storage.local / session, for a few hours	So country in Google Analytics does not need a lookup on every event. Cleared if you turn analytics off and wait, or remove the extension

None of these contain page content, browsing history, video titles, post text, search terms, or anything you typed.

What leaves your browser

Two destinations, and nothing else. There is no third-party ad network, no session recorder, no error-reporting service and no remotely loaded code anywhere in the extension.

api.minnet.tech

The licence server. It is contacted when you buy Pro, activate a key, or when the background alarm re-checks that an existing key is still valid — and, if analytics are on, once in a while to read your public IP so Google Analytics can show a country. It receives the licence key, the random installation id, that IP (not stored), and — if you choose to type one at checkout — an email address for the receipt. It never receives a URL you visited.

It is also what starts the free day of Pro, once per computer. To recognise a computer that has already had its day, the extension sends a one-way hash of a description of the machine — processor core count, graphics chip, which common fonts are installed, time zone and browser language. The description itself never leaves the browser and cannot be recovered from the hash. The server keeps the hash, a keyed hash of the IP the trial was started from, and sets one cookie on api.minnet.tech holding the trial's id. None of it is used for anything else or shared with anyone.

Google Analytics 4 — optional

Off with one checkbox under About, and when it is off nothing is sent at all. When it is on, the events are which screen you opened (welcome page, popup tab), which switch you flipped, the plan (free or pro), the browser UI language, the extension version, and your public IP so the reports can show a country. The IP is sent only as a geolocation hint — it is not stored as a dimension and is not used for advertising. No page URLs you visit, no page content, no advertising identifiers.

Permissions, one by one

Permission	What it is for
`storage`	Keeping your switches, theme and licence state
`alarms`	A periodic, low-frequency re-check that a Pro licence is still valid
youtube.com · x.com · twitter.com	The pages the extension edits. Without these it does nothing
api.minnet.tech	Licence checkout, activation, validation, and (if analytics are on) a public-IP lookup for country in GA
google-analytics.com	Optional usage events and, for country in the reports, the public IP. Unused when the checkbox is off

Selling data

Data is never sold, rented, brokered or transferred to third parties, and is never used for advertising, credit assessment or lending. The extension's only revenue is the one-time $12 Pro payment.

Deleting everything

Uninstalling removes every local and synced value the extension created. To drop the licence binding without uninstalling, use Remove licence from this browser under About — the key is then free to activate elsewhere. To have a purchase record erased from the licence server, ask through the contact address on this domain and reference the key.

Changes

Material changes to this policy will be reflected in the date at the top of the page and in the extension's store listing before the version that makes them ships.