Privacy Policy
This privacy policy describes how the Kick Max browser extension (the “extension”) handles your data.
Summary
- The extension stores its data locally on your device only.
- The extension communicates only with Kick.com (and the 7TV emote CDN that Kick chat depends on), the platforms you are already using.
- The extension does not transmit any data to the developer or to any third-party server.
- The extension does not use analytics, telemetry, tracking pixels, cookies for tracking, or advertising identifiers.
- The extension does not sell or share user data with anyone.
What the extension stores locally
All settings and state are stored in chrome.storage.local, which lives on your device and is not synced to your browser vendor unless you choose to enable browser profile sync yourself.
Stored items include:
- Your list of favorite channel names
- Recently watched channel names
- Per-channel quality preference
- Per-VOD resume position (timestamp in seconds and last-updated time)
- UI settings (notifications on/off, audio compressor on/off, sleep-timer duration, accent color, tab wake-lock toggle, player volume)
- Per-channel notification mute overrides
- Chat keyword filter terms
- Clip-moment detector toggle
- A one-time first-run onboarding completion flag
- Transient player state used to restore playback when docking/undocking the side panel or sidebar
Thumbnail images are cached in memory only (capped at 200 entries, never written to disk). The cache is cleared whenever the extension’s background script unloads.
None of the items above is transmitted off your device.
What the extension communicates with
The extension makes network requests only to the following hosts, and only the requests strictly required for user-facing features:
- kick.com / *.kick.com — Kick’s public REST API and image CDN. Used to fetch channel info, live status, VOD lists, VOD playback URLs, clip lists, chat history, channel thumbnails, and (on your behalf, in your already-authenticated kick.com tab) to follow/unfollow channels and send chat messages.
- *.live-video.net — Kick’s HLS playback origin for live streams and VODs.
- ws-us2.pusher.com — Kick’s real-time chat WebSocket service.
- 7tv.io / cdn.7tv.app — 7TV emote registry and image CDN, used only to fetch the public emote list and emote image data for rendering in chat.
The extension does not contact any other host.
Authentication and cookies
To take actions on your behalf (follow, unfollow, send chat messages, set chat color), the extension uses your existing authenticated kick.com session. It does this by running short, authenticated requests inside a kick.com tab you already have open, via the scripting permission. These run only in https://kick.com/* and only at moments triggered by your direct UI action (e.g., clicking Follow). The extension does not inject any code into any other site, and reads the XSRF token only from inside the kick.com page context (not via the browser cookies API).
The extension never reads or stores your password or session cookie value.
Permissions used
| Permission | Purpose |
|---|---|
tabs | Locate your open kick.com tab to run authenticated actions; open kick.com when you click a live notification. |
storage | Save your preferences and favorites locally. |
downloads | Save a VOD to your computer when you click Download. |
sidePanel (Chrome) / sidebar_action (Firefox) | Open the extension as a docked side panel or sidebar. |
alarms | Periodically check your favorites for live status (every 2 minutes). |
notifications | Show a desktop notification when a favorite goes live (only if you’ve enabled this). |
scripting | Run short authenticated requests inside your kick.com tab for follow/unfollow/chat actions. |
Data deletion
To delete all data stored by the extension:
- Open your browser’s extension management page (
chrome://extensionsin Chrome,about:addonsin Firefox). - Find Kick Max and click Remove.
This deletes everything the extension stored on your device.
Children
The extension does not target children under 13 and does not knowingly collect data from them. The extension does not collect personally identifiable information.
CCPA
We do not sell or share personal information as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act.
GDPR
Where the GDPR applies, our legal basis for processing the local data described above is your consent, given by installing the extension. You can withdraw consent at any time by removing the extension, which deletes every locally stored item.
Changes to this policy
Material changes to this policy will be reflected in a new “Last updated” date above and noted in the extension’s release notes.
Contact
For privacy questions or to make a request related to your data, contact the developer through the support contact listed on the Chrome Web Store or Mozilla Add-ons listing.