Web Summary

Legal, privacy & permissions · Last updated: 2026-07-08

1. Overview

Web Summary (Chrome Web Store name: A · Web Summary) is a browser extension that helps you decide whether to keep reading the active tab—then summarizes it using your own Google Gemini API key (BYOK — bring your own key).

There is no Web Summary backend server. The extension runs in your browser (side panel) and talks directly to Google’s Gemini API when you choose to summarize.

Single purpose: help you decide whether to read the current web page tab and summarize it for you.

2. Privacy Policy

What we do not collect or store

We do not collect, log, or store:

  • Page text or URLs you summarize
  • Generated summaries
  • Usage analytics tied to your browsing

What stays on your device

The only data the extension may persist locally is your Gemini API key (if you save it in Settings), your side panel UI language (English, Korean, or 中文), your Auto summarize preference (default OFF), your Auto summarize excluded domains list, and whether you have completed your first summary (onboarding only). All are stored in chrome.storage.local on this browser only.

What is sent to third parties

When you tap Summarize this tab, or when Auto is ON and you stay on a tab for about 3 seconds, article text is sent directly from your browser to Google’s Gemini API using your API key. We do not receive a copy of that content.

That processing is governed by Google’s Privacy Policy and Gemini API terms.

  • On unpaid (free) tier keys, Google may use API prompts and responses to improve its products (see “Unpaid Services” in the Gemini API terms).
  • If you are in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, Google recommends a billing-enabled (Paid) project—see section 8.

Page access

A content script is injected only when a summary is requested (manual button or Auto after dwell) on the active http(s) tab, to extract readable text. It does not stay active on every page for background summarization.

Summary results

Results (read/skip verdict and three-line summary) appear in the side panel only and are not saved by the extension. The UI may show the source tab URL for reference; we do not persist URLs or summaries. Output may include translation when your UI language differs from the article. Closing the panel or browser clears them from the UI.

3. Terms of Use

  • Personal triage only: Web Summary helps you decide whether to keep reading a tab you already opened. It is not a dedicated full-text translation service, news aggregator, or tool for republishing content (short translated lines may still appear when languages differ).
  • Your API key: You are responsible for obtaining, securing, and managing your Gemini API key. Anyone with your key can use your Google AI quota. You must be 18 or older to use the Gemini API per Google’s terms.
  • Costs & quota: Summaries consume your Gemini API usage (free or paid tier per Google AI Studio). We do not bill you.
  • Translation in summaries: If your side-panel language differs from the article language, the model may produce a translated three-line summary. Use only on pages you are allowed to read and process.
  • AI output: Summaries are machine-generated. Verify important facts yourself; do not rely on them for legal, medical, or financial decisions. When sharing a summary, include the source URL and note that it is AI-generated.
  • Acceptable use: Use the extension in compliance with Google’s Gemini API terms, each website’s terms, and applicable law. Do not submit content you are not allowed to process (e.g., paywalled or restricted material you may not extract).
  • Auto summarize: When Auto is ON, the extension extracts text automatically after you stay on a tab (~3 seconds). Ensure this complies with sites you visit.
  • As-is: The extension is provided without warranties. We may update or discontinue it at any time.
Keep your API key private. Do not share screenshots or recordings while the key is visible in Settings.

4. Third-Party Services

Service Purpose Policy
Google Gemini API Generate read/skip verdicts and summaries from page text you send Google Privacy
Google AI Studio Where you create and manage your API key (external site) AI Studio

Web Summary is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google.

This extension also includes open-source software. License texts are listed in Third-Party Notices (not part of the privacy policy above).

5. Permissions (Chrome)

The extension requests only what it needs:

Permission Why
sidePanel Show the summarizer UI in Chrome’s side panel
storage Save your Gemini API key, UI language, and Auto toggle locally (optional)
activeTab + scripting Run extraction when you summarize (manual or Auto after dwell)
http://*/*, https://*/* Host access to inject the reader script on the current http(s) tab from the side panel (required because side-panel clicks do not grant activeTab alone)
tabs Open the setup guide (welcome) and Settings tabs; detect tab switches for Auto summarize
generativelanguage.googleapis.com Call the Gemini API with your key

Keyboard shortcut (default Alt+Shift+S): customize at chrome://extensions/shortcuts.

6. Data & Limits

  • Only http(s) pages with enough readable text can be summarized.
  • Long pages: only the first portion of extracted text (about 8,000 characters) is sent to the model; the UI notes when content was truncated.
  • Requires Chrome 114+ (Side Panel API).

8. Gemini API (BYOK)

This extension is a bring-your-own-key (BYOK) client. API calls use your key from your browser. Web Summary does not proxy requests or store page text on our servers.

Your obligations

EEA, UK, and Switzerland

Per Google’s terms, API clients made available to users in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland should use Paid Services (a Cloud project with billing enabled). Free-tier quota may still apply, but data handling follows Paid Service rules. See Gemini API billing and enable billing on your project if you are in those regions.

Free (unpaid) tier

If your key uses Google’s unpaid quota, Google may use submitted prompts and responses to improve its products, and human reviewers may process that content (see “Unpaid Services” in the Gemini API terms). Do not submit sensitive or confidential text on unpaid tiers. Linking billing (Paid tier) changes how Google may use your API data.

Web Summary is not affiliated with Google. Google may change API terms, quotas, or enforcement at any time.

9. Contact

For privacy or policy questions, email thisistest20260619@gmail.com, contact the publisher listed on the Chrome Web Store listing, or open an issue in the project repository.