Privacy Policy

BlurChat for WhatsApp · Effective date: 5 November 2026 · Last updated: 5 November 2026

Summary

BlurChat does not read, collect, store remotely or transmit your messages, contacts, photos or any other personal data.
It has no servers, analytics, ads or tracking, and makes no network requests.
Your settings stay in your own browser and can be erased at any time.

This policy explains how the BlurChat for WhatsApp browser extension ("BlurChat", "the extension", "we") handles information. BlurChat is a tool that blurs or hides parts of the WhatsApp Web page in your own browser. It is designed so that no personal data ever leaves your device.

1. Information we collect

We do not collect any personal information. Specifically, BlurChat does not:

read, copy, record or analyse your messages, contact or group names, phone numbers, profile pictures, photos, videos or other WhatsApp content. Blurring is performed by styling rules applied to the page, not by reading its content;
collect browsing history, location, device identifiers, cookies or usage statistics;
include analytics, telemetry, advertising, crash-reporting or tracking of any kind;
sell, share, rent or transfer any data to third parties, because we hold none.

2. Data stored on your device

BlurChat stores the following only inside your own browser profile, using the browser's extension storage (chrome.storage.local). It is never sent anywhere.

Data	Purpose
Your settings (for example blur strength, which items to blur, hover delay)	Remember your preferences between sessions.
If you use the optional "Hide" button on a message: a one-way SHA-256 hash of WhatsApp's internal message identifier	Keep that message hidden after a reload and allow you to restore it. The hash cannot be reversed into a phone number, name or message content, and the original identifier is not stored.

3. Permissions

Permission	Why it is needed
`storage`	Saves the settings and hashed identifiers described above on your device.
Access to `https://web.whatsapp.com/*`	Lets the extension apply blur styling on WhatsApp Web. BlurChat does not run on any other website.

BlurChat does not request permissions for tabs, browsing history, cookies, downloads or any other site. It does not load or execute remote code.

4. Network access and third parties

BlurChat makes no network requests and does not communicate with any server operated by us or by third parties. No third-party code or service is included.

5. Your choices and deleting data

Use "Restore all hidden messages" or "Reset all settings" on the extension's settings page to erase stored data.
Switch protection off at any time from the popup, the on-page panel, or the keyboard shortcut Alt+Shift+B.
Removing the extension from your browser deletes all of its stored data.

6. Children

BlurChat collects no information from anyone, including children under 13.

7. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be published on this page with a new date. Because BlurChat does not collect data, we do not expect changes to affect your privacy.

8. Contact

Questions or requests about this policy: mmhaleem226@gmail.com

Disclaimer

BlurChat is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by WhatsApp LLC or Meta Platforms, Inc. "WhatsApp" is a trademark of its respective owner and is used only to describe the website this extension works with.