Privacy Policy

Last updated: 14 October 2026

ZEdit: Find and Replace includes a browser extension and, on supported platforms, a containing app (together, "ZEdit"). The extension replaces text on the webpages you choose to run it on. This policy explains what data ZEdit handles, what stays on your device, what is sent to our server, and what Google Mobile Ads may process.

Summary

• We do not collect, store, transmit or sell the content of the pages you visit.
• We do not send your browsing history, page content, rules or replacement text to Google Mobile Ads.
• Your rules and settings are stored locally on your device.
• Sync is optional. The containing iOS app loads a rewarded ad only when you choose to watch one for temporary access.

Data stored on your device

The extension saves the following in the browser's local extension storage. It stays on your device and is not readable by websites or by us:

• Rules and rule groups — the search text, replacement text, matching options and the domains you assign to each rule.
• Recent entries — the last search and replacement terms you typed, so they can be offered again.
• Preferences — interface language, how the extension opens, and other settings you change.

Clearing the extension's data or uninstalling it removes all of the above from your device.

Page content

Replacement happens entirely inside the page you are looking at, on your device. The extension reads the text of a page only while a replacement or a rule is running there, and only in order to display the modified text. Page content, form values, URLs and page titles are never uploaded, logged or shared with anyone. The website itself is never modified — the changes are visual and disappear when you reload the page or press Restore.

Optional sync

Sync is off by default. If you turn it on so your rules follow you between devices, the following data is sent to and stored on our server:

• An account identifier — either the email address you enter, or an anonymous purchase identifier supplied by the store you installed from, depending on how you sign in.
• A sign-in token — a random value used to authenticate your device. It is not a password and it cannot be reused elsewhere.
• Your rules — the same fields listed above, plus the timestamp of the last change so devices can be reconciled.

If you sign in with an email address, it is used only to send you a one-time verification code and to identify your rule set. We do not send marketing email and we do not share the address with third parties.

Synced data is kept until you delete it. Signing out removes the credentials from that device; deleting your rules while signed in removes them from the server. To have your account and all associated data erased, contact us using the link below and we will complete the request within 30 days.

Purchases

Payments are processed entirely by the store you installed the extension from. We never see or receive your payment details. To confirm that a purchase is valid, the extension may pass a store-issued transaction receipt to our server; this receipt identifies the purchase, not you personally.

Rewarded advertising

On iOS, you may voluntarily choose to watch a rewarded ad to receive temporary access to ZEdit. ZEdit uses Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) for this feature. Ad availability may vary by region and advertising inventory.

When a rewarded ad is requested, Google Mobile Ads may process data such as:

• Device and network information — device model, operating system, language, IP address and approximate location inferred from the IP address.
• Identifiers — advertising or device identifiers, including IDFA only when it is available under your device settings and permission choice.
• Advertising activity — ad requests, impressions, completion, clicks and the reward associated with an ad.
• Diagnostics — crash, performance and SDK diagnostic information used to deliver and troubleshoot ads.

Google Mobile Ads does not receive the webpages you visit, page text, form values, replacement rules, search terms or synced rule content from ZEdit. We use the ad completion signal only to grant the promised access on your device.

Tracking choices and advertising controls

Before requesting tracking permission on iOS, the system may ask whether you allow ZEdit to track activity across other companies' apps and websites. If you decline, IDFA is not made available to the advertising SDK. You can still request and watch rewarded ads, although Google may use other permitted contextual, device and network signals. You can review or change this choice in iOS Settings under Privacy & Security > Tracking.

Additional consent or privacy choices may be presented where required by your region. Availability and personalization of ads may vary by location and your privacy choices.

Permissions

The extension requests only the permissions it needs to work:

• Access to the current page — required to find and replace text in it. Used only when you run a replacement or a rule that you enabled for that site.
• Storage — required to keep your rules and settings on your device.
• Context menu and toolbar access — required to open the extension and to offer your saved rules from the right-click menu.
• Network access — used for optional sync, purchase verification and, in the containing app, rewarded ads that you request.

Third parties

We do not sell your page content, browsing history, rules, replacement text, email address or synced data. The containing iOS app includes Google Mobile Ads for the rewarded-ad feature described above. Google processes advertising data under its own terms and privacy policies:

• Google Privacy Policy and How Google uses information for advertising.

Depending on applicable law, Google's use of identifiers for cross-context or personalized advertising may be considered "tracking", "sharing" or a similar regulated activity. Your available controls are described above. We may also disclose data if legally required to do so.

International data transfers and retention

Google may process information on servers outside your country or region and retain it according to its policies and legal obligations. ZEdit does not receive or retain the advertising identifiers and diagnostic data collected directly by Google. The rewarded-access expiration stored by ZEdit remains on your device.

Children

The extension is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be published on this page with a new date above. Material changes will also be noted in the extension's release notes.

Contact

Questions about this policy or about your data can be sent through our support form.