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Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 26, 2026

Overview

Vanish is a local-only browser utility for hiding Google AI Overviews and user-selected webpage elements. It is designed to work without accounts, analytics, cloud sync or external servers.

Data Stored Locally

  • User-created CSS selectors for hidden elements
  • The hostname where each rule applies
  • A short local label for the hidden element
  • Per-site settings such as enabled, paused and Google AI cleaner toggle

Data Not Collected

  • No browsing history
  • No page contents
  • No personal information
  • No analytics events
  • No account data
  • No payment data

Network Access

Vanish does not send data to external servers. Hidden-element rules and settings stay in browser local storage.

Permissions Explained

storage Remember hidden elements and per-site settings locally in your browser.
activeTab Let you start click-to-hide mode on the tab you are actively using.
<all_urls> Apply saved hide rules on pages where you previously chose to clean up visible clutter.

Data Deletion

You can delete Vanish data by removing saved rules inside the extension or by uninstalling the extension. You can also clear extension data through Chrome extension settings.

Contact

Questions about Vanish privacy can be sent to t.konabayev@gmail.com .

Vanish v0.1.0

Clean the web locally.