Privacy policy
Last updated 24 August 2026
The short version. The extension has no servers, no accounts and no analytics. Your recordings are created, edited and exported entirely inside your own browser, and they never leave your computer. We could not look at your videos if we wanted to, because they are never sent anywhere.
This website is ordinary: it uses Google Analytics to count visits. That is the only difference between the two, and it is set out below.
What the extension collects
Nothing. ScreenCursor does not send us your recordings, your screen contents, your browsing history, your email address, your IP address, or any usage or telemetry data. There is no account to create and no sign-in.
What this website collects
screencursor.com uses Google Analytics to count visitors and see which pages get read. It sets cookies and reports to Google the usual things: the pages you opened, roughly where in the world you are, and what browser and device you used. We see totals and trends, never individuals, and we do not connect any of it to a purchase.
None of this touches the extension. Installing ScreenCursor does not carry analytics onto your machine, and nothing you record is ever measured, counted or transmitted. The two live in different places and always will.
If you would rather not be counted, any content blocker or Google’s own opt-out extension stops it, and nothing on this site breaks when it is blocked.
Where your recordings are kept
When you record, the video is stored in your browser’s own local database (IndexedDB) on your computer. It stays there until you replace it or remove it.
- Only your most recent recording is kept. Starting a new recording replaces the previous one. This is deliberate. Screen recordings are large, and we would rather not quietly fill your disk.
- Exported videos go to your Downloads folder, like any other file you save. Where they go afterwards is entirely up to you.
- Removing the extension removes the stored recording with it, because it lives in the extension’s own storage area.
Information used while recording
To place zooms automatically, ScreenCursor needs to know where you clicked and typed. While a recording is running it notes, on your machine only:
- cursor positions, mouse clicks, scrolling and the fact that a key was pressed;
- the address and title of the page in front, so the optional mock browser frame can show them;
- your window size and screen layout, so the picture can be cropped correctly.
Which keys you pressed is not recorded. ScreenCursor notes that typing happened and roughly where, because that is all it needs to aim a camera. It does not capture the characters, so it cannot capture a password or a message you typed.
All of this is held in memory during the recording, saved alongside the video on your computer, and discarded when that recording is replaced.
The one time the extension uses the network
If you turn on the mock browser frame, ScreenCursor fetches the small icon (the favicon) of the page you are recording, so it can draw it in the fake address bar. That request goes to the website you are already visiting, never to us, and is sent without cookies.
That is the only network request the extension makes. It contacts no other server, ours included.
Permissions, and why each one exists
Chrome asks you to approve a list of permissions when you install. Here is what each is genuinely for.
| Permission | Why it is needed |
|---|---|
| Read and change data on websites | To notice clicks and cursor movement on the page you are recording, so zooms can be placed. It reads input events and the page title, not page content, and never on pages you are not recording. |
| Storage & unlimited storage | To keep your recording and your editor settings on your own machine. Screen recordings are far larger than the default quota allows. |
| Downloads | To save your finished video when you press Export. |
| Offscreen | Chrome extensions cannot record video from a background script, so recording runs in a hidden page. This permission is what allows that page to exist. |
| Display information | To know how your monitors are arranged, so a recording on a second screen is cropped and aimed correctly rather than being offset. |
| Tabs & scripting | To know which tab is in front while you record, and to place the small script that watches for clicks. |
If you buy a license
Payment is handled by Polar, who act as the merchant of record for the sale. When you buy, you deal with Polar, and they collect the information they need to take payment and meet their tax obligations: typically your email address, billing country and payment details. We never see your card details.
Polar sends you a license key by email. Entering it in the extension checks the key is valid. That check tells us the key was used; it does not send us anything about your recordings.
Polar’s handling of your data is governed by their privacy policy.
Children
ScreenCursor is a tool for making software demonstrations and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone, at any age.
Your rights
Data protection law gives you rights to see, correct and delete the personal data a company holds about you. In our case the answer is simple: we hold none, so there is nothing for us to show you or delete. Your recordings are already yours alone, on your own machine, and you can delete them at any time by removing the extension or by recording something else.
For anything relating to a purchase, contact Polar, who hold the transaction record, or write to us and we will point you to the right place.
Changes
If ScreenCursor ever gains a feature that genuinely needs to send something off your machine, this page will say so plainly and the date above will change before that feature ships. We will not quietly begin collecting something this page says we do not.
Contact
Questions about any of this: support@screencursor.com