Markdown Leader Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 15, 2026. Applies to Markdown Leader.

Publisher: bohe76. Contact: bohe76@gmail.com.

Information handled

Markdown Leader reads the local documents the user opens, referenced images, directory listings, file names and paths to display and navigate documents. Directory entries are enumerated before the explorer filters supported Markdown types, so names of other file types may be encountered during enumeration.

Documents can contain arbitrary user-provided information. The extension does not classify that content for advertising, profiling or model training, or upload it to a developer server.

Reading preferences and recent/favorite entries, including names, paths, types and last-opened times, are kept in Chrome's local extension storage. The installation time, successful reader-session count, rating-prompt count, next prompt time and dismissal choice are also stored locally only to limit optional Chrome Web Store rating requests. The pending and last-shown update versions are stored locally only to show each version's update summary once and allow it to be reopened from Settings. File/directory access handles and relative paths used for reopening are kept in browser IndexedDB. The extension does not use Chrome's account sync storage.

Reconnecting a file or folder updates its locally stored access reference. A4 previews are rendered on your device. If you choose Save as PDF in Chrome's print dialog, Chrome saves the output to the destination you select; this does not upload the document to a developer server.

The Rate Markdown Leader link opens the Chrome Web Store review page only after you select it. Rating submission and the store page are handled by Google. The extension does not send document content or local rating-prompt counters to the developer.

Changes to original files

Reading alone does not change the original file. User-initiated checklist changes, selected-text highlight (==) and underline (<ins>) marks, and note saves, edits or deletions update the original Markdown file after the necessary write access is granted. There is no general text editor or automatic AI editing service.

Notes, selected quotations, surrounding context, headings, creation times and identifiers are stored in a dedicated HTML comment at the end of the Markdown file. They travel with the file when shared and are readable by anyone with access to the file, even when hidden from rendered reading views. Notes are not encrypted private information.

Saving a document opened through a file URL requires the user to connect the original once, by selecting either the file or a folder that contains it. A connected folder lets later documents inside it save without selecting them again; after Chrome restarts, Chrome asks for write permission once. Chrome does not disclose the selected file's full path to the extension, so the user must check the displayed path and selected file. Detected external changes stop a save; the extension does not promise atomic coordination with every external program at every instant.

Local file pages and other local HTML files

When Markdown Leader runs on a page opened from a file URL (file:///), the file and folder access handles you grant there are stored in IndexedDB for the file URL origin. Chrome keeps this storage under a single origin shared by every local file opened in the browser, so any local HTML file you open in the same Chrome profile can read these entries, including the names of the files and folders you selected. While the access you granted is still active—until you close the Markdown Leader tabs that use it or restart Chrome—such a file can also use a stored handle to read the selected files and folders, or change a file you allowed Markdown Leader to save, without another permission prompt. If you connect a folder for saving, this applies to every file inside that folder and its subfolders. Chrome lets a handle be used only by the origin that obtained it, so Markdown Leader cannot move these handles into its own extension storage.

To avoid this, open only local HTML files you trust while Markdown Leader holds access on a file URL page, or use the standalone reader opened from the extension popup, which stores its handles in the extension's own storage. Removing an item from Recent and Favorites also removes its stored handle. Connected folders are not listed there; clearing Chrome's cookies and other site data removes them.

Network requests and sharing

The extension has no developer-operated document upload service, analytics, advertising, tracking tools or AI integration. Markdown text and notes are not uploaded to a developer server.

When a document references an external image, the browser may fetch it from that address. The image server receives the requested URL, IP address and ordinary browser request information. Cookies depend on Chrome settings and server policy. Clicking an external link navigates to its destination. Those requests follow addresses in the user's document and are subject to the destination's privacy practices. Local rendering does not mean that a document's external resources make no network requests.

Voluntary feedback

The Settings feedback link opens a Google Form in a new tab. Only the app version is prefilled; the extension does not attach document contents, file paths, logs or usage history. The user chooses whether to submit feedback and an optional reply email address. Submitted information is processed by Google Forms and stored in the publisher's private response spreadsheet for product improvement and replies. Google account sign-in is not required, and response summaries are not public. Feedback remains in the publisher's response records until removed; contact bohe76@gmail.com to request deletion.

Retention and deletion

The recent list contains up to 30 files and folders combined; it is limited by count, not an expiration date. New entries displace older recent entries. Favorites remain until unstarred. Unstarring does not remove an entry from the recent list if it is still among the latest 30.

Access handles support reopening recent and favorite items. Storage used from a file URL page and the standalone reader can be separated by origin. Uninstalling removes Chrome extension storage, but is not a guarantee that all host-page IndexedDB data is removed. Users can also clear the relevant site data in Chrome.

Checklist changes, highlight and underline marks and notes remain in the original file until edited or deleted. Uninstalling the extension does not remove notes from those files. Open-document state and unsaved note drafts are kept in session memory, not a separate persistent full-document cache. Local browser-console errors may include file paths or original error details; the extension does not send them to a remote logging service.

Limited use and contact

Information is used only for document reading, navigation, review, user-requested saving, and handling voluntarily submitted feedback for product improvement and replies. It is not sold or used for personalized advertising, lending or creditworthiness decisions. Markdown Leader's use of information complies with the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Users may revoke permissions in Chrome; denied access prevents the relevant read/write operation. This policy and related notices will be updated if data practices change.

Publisher: bohe76. Contact: bohe76@gmail.com