Privacy Policy for HeaderSwap
Last updated: October 9, 2026
HeaderSwap is a Chrome extension developed by GetPickAds. This Privacy Policy explains what information the extension collects, how it is used, and how it is protected.
1. What the Extension Does on Your Device
Your profiles (header names and values, URL filters, and redirects) are stored in your browser. HeaderSwap applies them with Chrome’s declarativeNetRequest API and cannot read page content or network traffic.
Settings, pause state, and local preferences stay in chrome.storage on this device.
2. Information We Collect
Account information
When you choose to sign in with Google for Premium, we may receive and store information such as your email address or account identifier.
We use this information to:
- Create and manage your account
- Associate your Premium subscription with your account
- Provide Premium entitlement, billing portal access, cloud sync, and account-related functionality
You can modify headers on the Free plan without creating a GetPickAds account.
3. Information We Do Not Collect
HeaderSwap does not intentionally collect or transmit:
- The content of the web pages you browse
- Network request or response bodies
- Header names or values, filter strings, redirect URLs, or profile titles in analytics
- Payment card numbers (payments are handled by the payment provider)
- Precise location information
4. What Leaves Your Device
If you sign in and subscribe to Premium, account and entitlement checks go to GetPickAds APIs, and payments are processed by Dodo Payments on its checkout pages under its own privacy policy.
Sync (Premium, optional): when Sync is on, your profiles are stored on our server so they can appear on your other computers. Turn Sync off to stop uploading profile data.
Share links: the profile is encoded inside the link after “#”. It is not uploaded to or stored on our server for sharing. Anyone you give the link to can read it, so HeaderSwap offers to remove tokens and cookies before you share.
Usage stats: when analytics is enabled, anonymous product events (for example “preset used”, install, plan) may be sent with a random install identifier, extension version, and plan. Never URLs, header names or values, filters, or profile names. You can turn this off on the welcome page or in the More tab.
5. Browser Permissions and Local Processing
The extension uses Chrome permissions such as declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess, storage, alarms, and identity so it can apply your header rules, remember settings, refresh Premium status, and sign you in if you choose to.
Site access is requested at runtime when you click Allow access, only for the sites your rules target (one domain, or all sites when you choose all sites or URL patterns). Chrome requires host access to modify headers on those sites.
6. Third-Party Services
Google Sign-In may be used when you voluntarily authenticate for Premium.
Payment information is processed by Dodo Payments. HeaderSwap does not intentionally collect or store users’ full payment card information.
If product analytics is enabled, limited anonymous usage events may be processed by our analytics provider according to its privacy practices.
7. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information processed by the extension and its associated services.
No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Data Retention
Account information is retained for as long as necessary to provide account and Premium functionality or as required for legitimate business and legal purposes.
Local profiles and settings remain in your browser until you clear extension data or uninstall.
Synced Premium profiles remain until you turn Sync off and clear them, delete your account, or request deletion.
You can sign out to stop using your GetPickAds account in the extension.
9. Your Choices
You can use Free header modification without signing in.
You may choose whether to sign in with Google, subscribe to Premium, enable Sync, or share a profile link.
You can turn off anonymous usage stats on the welcome page or in the More tab.
You can revoke site access in Chrome’s extension settings.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when the extension’s functionality or data practices change. The updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
11. Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or the privacy practices of HeaderSwap, contact support@getpickads.com or through getpickads.com/contact. To delete your account and stored data, email support@getpickads.com.