Cookie Cutter ("the Extension") is a Chrome browser extension that automatically declines cookie consent banners on the websites you visit. This Privacy Policy explains what data the Extension handles and how.
Summary
Cookie Cutter runs locally in your browser. It does not send your browsing data to any external server and does not require an account. The one routine external contact is an anonymous plan check with ExtensionPay (ExtPay) that simply tells the Extension whether you are on the Free or Pro plan; it sends no personal information. If you choose the optional Pro upgrade, payment is handled by ExtensionPay and Stripe (see Payments below). The Extension reads the page you are on only to find and click the "decline" button of a cookie banner on your behalf.
How it works
When a page loads, the Extension looks for a cookie consent banner and clicks its "decline" / "reject all" button for you, so you do not have to. It is deliberately conservative: it never clicks "accept," "agree," or "allow." This all happens on your device, in the page you are already viewing. No information about the page leaves your browser.
What data the Extension handles
The Extension stores the following on your device only (using Chrome's local storage):
- Your settings (the global on/off switch and the deep cleanup preference)
- The list of sites you have paused
- Any per site hide rules you create (the elements you chose to hide)
- A lifetime "banners handled" counter and a rolling count of the last few days
That is the entire dataset. It never includes the content of the pages you visit, your browsing history, or which sites you went to.
What the Extension does NOT do
- Does not collect your name or any account information.
- Does not transmit your browsing data to any server we own or operate.
- Does not sell your personal information or use it for third-party advertising.
- Does not use analytics or advertising services.
- Does not track your browsing across the web.
- Does not store the content of pages you visit.
Payments (optional Pro upgrade)
Pro features are unlocked through a single purchase, currently one-time, processed by ExtensionPay (ExtPay) with checkout by Stripe.
To know whether you are on the Free or Pro plan, the Extension uses ExtensionPay (ExtPay). ExtPay stores an anonymous identifier in your browser and checks your plan status with its server (extensionpay.com). This check runs for all users, including free ones, and sends no personal information about you: no email, no card details, and nothing about the pages you visit.
If you buy Pro, ExtensionPay handles your payment email address to verify your purchase, under its own privacy policy. Cookie Cutter itself never sees your card details and stores no payment information.
Permissions explained
- storage: saves your settings, paused sites, per site rules, and the "banners handled" counter locally.
- content script on all sites (
<all_urls>incontent_scripts): required so the Extension can find and click the decline button of a cookie banner on any site you visit. It uses this access only to dismiss banners and to apply rules you created; it does not read or transmit page content. - activeTab: lets the popup read the address of the tab you are currently viewing (only when you open the popup) so the per site pause toggle and saved rules list can show the right site.
- host access (
https://extensionpay.com/*): used only by the ExtensionPay payment integration to confirm your Pro status.
Data retention and deletion
Your data remains in your browser until you clear it or uninstall the Extension. Uninstalling removes all data the Extension has stored. We have no copy of it on our side because none was ever sent.
Children's privacy
The Extension is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect data from anyone.
Changes to this policy
If this policy is updated, the new version will be posted at the same public URL with a revised "Last updated" date.
Contact
Questions can be sent to: extensions@edenapps.app