Privacy Policy — College ROI Overlay

Last updated: June 16, 2026

College ROI Overlay (the “Extension”) is a Chrome browser extension that displays objective U.S. government college statistics (U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard / IPEDS) as inline badges on supported college search/application sites (Common App, Niche, BigFuture). This policy explains what data the Extension does and does not handle.

1. Single purpose

The Extension has a single purpose: to overlay public government college data as reference badges on supported U.S. college pages. It has no other functionality.

2. We do not collect personal data

• The Extension does not collect, transmit, or sell any personally identifiable information.
• It does not track your browsing history.
• From a supported page it reads only the college name / school identifier in order to match it to a public school record. No user identity is sent.

3. Data stored on your device

The following is stored locally via chrome.storage.local on your device only, and is never sold or transferred to third parties:

• Display settings.
• Your comparison list (school IDs you chose to compare).
• An optional College Scorecard API key, if you choose to provide your own (the default configuration uses a first-party proxy and requires no key). The key is never logged.
• Your purchase status (Season Pass) as reported by the payment provider.

4. Network connections (least privilege)

The Extension connects only to:

• api.data.gov (College Scorecard) — or a first-party proxy that forwards requests to it — to retrieve public school statistics, queried by school ID only.
• extensionpay.com — to manage the optional one-time purchase (handled by ExtensionPay/Stripe; the Extension never receives your card details).

It connects to no other servers and does not execute remote code.

5. Limited Use disclosure

This Extension’s use of information received from web pages adheres to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. We do not collect personal data, do not sell user data, and use on-device storage only for settings, comparison lists, an optional API key, and purchase status. College statistics are retrieved from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

6. Disclaimers

Reference info only — not financial or admissions advice. Field-of-study earnings/debt figures cover federal (Title IV) aid recipients only and may not represent all graduates. Data source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard / IPEDS. This Extension is unofficial and is not affiliated with Common App, Niche, College Board, or the U.S. Department of Education.

7. Contact

Questions about this policy: ryuta367@gmail.com