Understand what the Chrome extension collects
What the Clevera Chrome extension records and sends, what it never collects (nothing from the pages you visit, no typed text, no browsing history), where your recording is stored, its permissions, and how to delete your data.
The Clevera Chrome extension records only what you choose, only after you press Start, and sends it only to your own Clevera workspace. This article lists what the extension collects, what it never collects, where it's stored, and the permissions it asks Chrome for. For Clevera's full policy, see the Privacy Policy.
What the extension collects
| What | When | Where it goes |
|---|---|---|
| The recording: video of the tab, window or screen you chose, and its sound if you turned on Tab audio or Computer audio | Only between Start and Stop | Your Clevera workspace |
| Your microphone and camera | Only if you allowed and chose them, and only while you record. The camera is recorded as its own video. | Your Clevera workspace |
| The recorded tab's title (its address if it has no title), with This tab only | When you start | Your Clevera workspace, as the recording's name. Window and Screen recordings are named "Window" or "Screen". |
| Your account email and your workspace | After you sign in | Kept in Chrome to show them in the popup and Settings |
| Your sign-in session | After you sign in | Kept in Chrome and sent only to Clevera (app.clevera.ai) |
| Logs: recent activity of the extension, without your recordings | Only when you click Send logs in Settings | Clevera, with your account |
What the extension never collects
The extension only records the picture and sound. It never reads anything from the pages you visit, including the one you record:
- No clicks, pointer movements or scrolling.
- No keys you press, text you type, passwords or what's in form fields.
- No text of pages, and no buttons or links you click on.
- Your browsing history, or pages and tabs you aren't recording.
- Anything for ads or analytics. The extension has no analytics or tracking.
Where your recording is stored
While you record, the recording is saved in Chrome on your computer and uploaded to your workspace, where Clevera processes it to make your videos, guides and articles. The copy in Chrome is deleted as soon as Clevera confirms the upload, when you delete the recording, or 7 days after a recording that never uploaded, with a notice first. See Recover a Chrome recording that didn't upload.
Everything the extension sends travels encrypted (HTTPS), to Clevera and to the secure storage Clevera gives it for your upload.
How you know it's recording
- The Clevera icon in Chrome's toolbar shows REC while you record and ❚❚ while paused.
- Chrome shows its own recording indicator on the recorded tab, or its sharing bar for a window or screen.
Nothing is recorded during the countdown, and nothing is recorded while you're paused.
Permissions the extension asks for
At install, Chrome shows only one warning: the extension can read and change your data on app.clevera.ai, the Clevera app it signs in and uploads to.
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
| Record the current tab | To record This tab after you click the Clevera icon on it, without Chrome's share dialog. |
| Run a recorder in the background | Chrome extensions need a background page to capture, record and upload. |
| Storage, including unlimited storage | To keep your settings and sign-in, and to keep a full copy of each recording in Chrome until it has uploaded. |
| Alarms | To end the countdown on time and keep a recording running correctly in the background. |
Access to app.clevera.ai |
To sign in and upload to your workspace. |
The extension never asks for access to the websites you visit. The microphone and camera are asked for separately, by Chrome, the first time you click Allow for each.
Delete your recordings and data
- A recording that hasn't uploaded: click Delete… on its card in the popup.
- Recordings in your workspace: delete them in Clevera. See Find and reuse your recordings.
- Your sign-in in Chrome: sign out (Settings → Account → Sign out).
- Everything the extension keeps in Chrome: remove the extension at
chrome://extensions. This also deletes recordings that haven't uploaded. - Your Clevera account: see the Privacy Policy.