MaxoPerf Recorder extension — privacy notice

This notice describes how the MaxoPerf Recorder Chrome extension (“the extension”) handles information. It supplements our general platform privacy notice.

Last revised: 2026-07-26

1. Summary

The extension helps you record browser interactions and export them as test definitions or automation scripts. You can record, edit, replay, and save to your own computer without a MaxoPerf account. Data from your browsing session is processed on your device while you record or replay. Nothing is sent to MaxoPerf unless you explicitly sign in and export, or paste an API key and use export features.

We do not sell extension data or use it for advertising.

2. Who we are

The extension is published by the operator of MaxoPerf at maxoperf.com. Contact: privacy@maxoperf.com (privacy questions) or support@maxoperf.com (product support).

3. Information the extension processes

3.1 On your device only (default)

While you use the extension, the following may be stored locally in Chrome:

Recordings — steps you capture (URLs, element locators, click/type actions, assertions, transactions, and similar test metadata). Password fields are stored as secrets, not plaintext values.
Session library — autosaved recordings and revisions so work survives browser restarts.
Settings — for example your MaxoPerf console origin preference (synced via chrome.storage.sync when you are signed into Chrome).

This local data stays in your browser until you delete it, uninstall the extension, or clear extension storage. We do not receive it automatically.

3.2 Website content and activity (while recording or replaying)

When you start Record or Replay on a tab you chose, the extension observes that tab only — not your other tabs. It may process:

Page URLs and DOM structure (to build locators and steps)
Clicks, keyboard input, form changes, and navigation on that tab
Screenshots when you add or run a screenshot step during replay

Capture is inactive until you arm recording or replay. We do not run background scraping across sites you visit.

3.3 Optional account connection

If you choose to connect MaxoPerf:

Sign in (OpenID Connect) — we receive an access token via Google’s extension identity flow. The token is kept in chrome.storage.session and used only to call MaxoPerf APIs you request (for example exporting a recording to your project).
API key — you may paste a MaxoPerf API key instead. It is stored in chrome.storage.local on your device and sent only to MaxoPerf when you use export or discovery features.

You may sign out or remove stored credentials at any time from the extension panel.

3.4 Data you send to MaxoPerf

When you export a recording to MaxoPerf (or use “Create test in MaxoPerf”), the recording content you selected is transmitted to our platform over TLS and handled under the platform privacy notice (test definitions, configurations, and related account data).

Downloads you trigger (for example .maxorec.json, Playwright, Selenium, or Taurus files) are saved by Chrome to your machine via the browser’s download API. We do not receive those files unless you separately upload them to MaxoPerf.

4. How we use this information

Build and edit browser test recordings on your device
Replay steps you authored in the tab you selected
Export recordings to files on your computer or to your MaxoPerf account when you ask
Authenticate optional API calls to MaxoPerf

We do not use extension data for cross-site tracking or ads.

5. Permissions and why they are used

The extension requests Chrome permissions only for the features above:

sidePanel — step editor beside the page under test
activeTab, scripting, tabs, webNavigation — record and replay on the tab you chose
storage — autosave recordings and settings locally
identity — optional MaxoPerf sign-in
downloads — save recordings and exported scripts
cookies — run recorded “clear cookies” steps during replay
Host access (<all_urls>) — record flows on applications you test, which may be on any origin you visit while recording is active

During replay, JavaScript you recorded or typed in the step editor may run in the page context (assertions, variables, script steps). That code is not downloaded from our servers at runtime.

6. Retention and deletion

Local extension data — retained until you delete recordings, clear extension data in Chrome, or uninstall the extension.
MaxoPerf platform data — governed by the platform privacy notice once you export; you can delete tests and account data in the console.

7. Your rights and choices

You control when recording runs, what you export, and whether you sign in. To exercise privacy rights relating to data stored on MaxoPerf servers, email privacy@maxoperf.com. See the platform privacy notice for GDPR, UK GDPR, and CCPA/CPRA rights.

8. Children

The extension is intended for professional testing use and is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

9. Changes

We may update this notice when the extension or applicable law changes. Material changes will be reflected on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised notice where permitted by law.