Last updated: 28 July 2026. Applies to SellerGrab eBay Image Downloader version 0.1.0.
What stays on your device
| Data | Where | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Your download preferences | chrome.storage.sync | Remember format and naming choices across your Chrome profile |
| Daily free-video counter | chrome.storage.local | Enforce the 3-per-day free video allowance; resets each day |
That is the complete list. Both are removed when you uninstall the extension, and you can clear them at any time from Chrome’s extension settings.
What is never collected
- No account, no sign-in, no email. The extension has no login of any kind.
- No analytics, no tracking, no telemetry. Version 0.1.0 contacts no server of ours — we do not operate one for this extension.
- No browsing history. The extension only activates on eBay item pages (
/itm/URLs). - No page content is uploaded. Photo and video addresses are read from the page you already have open, in your browser.
Where your downloads come from
Photos are fetched from i.ebayimg.com and videos from video.ebaycdn.net — eBay’s own media
servers — directly to your computer. Video files arrive as fragments and are reassembled into a
playable MP4 locally, inside the extension. No copy is sent anywhere.
Permissions, one by one
| Permission | What it is used for |
|---|---|
activeTab | Read the eBay item page you are looking at, only when you open the sidebar |
scripting | Show a one-line notice if you click the toolbar icon on a page that is not an eBay listing |
downloads | Save files to your Downloads folder and give them readable names |
storage | Store the two items in the table above |
offscreen | Chrome extensions cannot turn an in-memory ZIP or MP4 into a downloadable file from the background alone; this permission provides the context that can |
| Host access to eBay domains | Read listing pages on the eBay sites listed on the download page |
Host access to i.ebayimg.com, video.ebaycdn.net | Fetch the photos and video you asked for |
The extension does not request <all_urls>. It cannot see any site outside the list above.
Removing your data
Uninstalling the extension removes everything it stored. There is no server-side copy to request the deletion of, because there is no server.
When this will change
A paid plan is planned. When it ships, billing will be handled by a third-party payment provider and will require an email address for the paid tier only — the free tier will stay sign-in-free. This page will be updated before that version is published, and the “last updated” date above will change.