Follower Tracer & Auto DM – Privacy Policy
Last Updated: Nov 10, 2026
This policy applies to the Follower Tracer & Auto DM extension. By using this extension, you agree to these terms.
1. Data We Collect
1.1 Account & Authentication Data
- Email Address:
Collected when you register or log in to our official website at https://pingapps.top. It is used by the extension solely to verify your Pro membership status.
- Authentication Cookies from pingapps.top:
Collected to verify your identity and synchronize your membership subscription status with our API server (https://api.pingapps.top/).
1.2 Data We Explicitly DO NOT Collect
Our extension is designed with a fundamental principle: we never collect, store, or transmit the most sensitive personal information. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Passwords of any kind (e.g., your Instagram password, Google account password, etc.).
- Credit card information or other financial data.
- Government-issued identification numbers (e.g., Social Security Number, passport number, driver's license).
- Private biometric data.
- Your Instagram direct messages, posts, or media content — the extension only sends messages you have written yourself; it never reads your DM conversations.
The cookies we access from Instagram are used solely for session authentication. We do not, and cannot, access or extract your actual login credentials (username and password) from these cookies or from your browser.
1.3 Third-Party Website Data
- Login cookies from Instagram (instagram.com):
Read only after you explicitly grant permission. Used solely to authenticate your own session, so requests to Instagram are performed exactly as your own browser would perform them — comparing public follower / like / comment lists you can already view, and sending messages you have written yourself.
1.4 User-Generated Data
The following data is generated by your own use and stored locally in your browser only:
- Monitored accounts & posts:
The Instagram accounts and post links you choose to watch.
- Check results:
New followers, new likers, and new commenters detected for your monitored accounts and posts (public profile metadata such as display name, @username, and profile URL).
- Message templates & sending records:
The DM templates you write and the queue/history of messages sent on your behalf (used to prevent messaging the same person twice).
- Imported follower lists:
Usernames you paste in manually to add to the sending queue.
2. How We Use Your Data
| Data Type | Purpose of Use |
|---|---|
| pingapps.top cookies + email | Authenticate account; verify Pro membership status to enable/disable features based on subscription. |
| instagram.com cookies | Authenticate your own session with Instagram's website to compare follower / like / comment lists you request, and to send your own prepared messages from your logged-in session. |
| Monitoring records (local) | Display new followers / likers / commenters in the Task Center, build your sending queue, and prevent duplicate messages to the same person. |
| Settings & templates (local) | Apply your configured check intervals, message templates, and sending pace for personal review and management. |
We do NOT:
Collect, process, or store user passwords or other sensitive login credentials.
- Sell, rent, or trade your data to any third party.
- Use your data for advertising, profiling, or marketing.
- Upload your monitoring records, message templates, or Instagram activity to any server.
- Read your Instagram direct message conversations, or send any message content that you did not write yourself.
3. Data Storage & Security
3.1 Where Your Data Is Stored
| Data Type | Storage Location | Retention Period |
|---|---|---|
| pingapps.top auth cookies | Chrome Extension Local Storage (client-side) | Until logout or uninstall |
| instagram.com cookies | Extension runtime memory (volatile) | Auto-discarded after use; never persisted to disk |
| Monitored accounts / posts, check results, templates, sending records | Browser Local Storage (chrome.storage.local, client-side only) | Until manual deletion or uninstall |
| Exported TXT files | Your device's download folder | Under your control |
3.2 Security Measures
- All monitoring data, templates, and history are stored locally on your device using Chrome's secure mechanisms (
chrome.storage.local). Nothing is processed on — or sent to — any server. - The only data sent to our server is your pingapps.top account email for license verification via https://api.pingapps.top/.
- Instagram cookies are used only to perform requests from your own logged-in session, and are never transmitted anywhere other than to Instagram itself.
- The extension contains no analytics, tracking, or advertising SDKs.
We cannot access, store, or transmit your login passwords for any website.
- Industry-standard practices to prevent unauthorized access, alteration, or data breaches.
4. Data Sharing & Disclosure
We do not share, sell, or disclose your personal data to any third parties, including:
- Analytics services (Google Analytics, Mixpanel, etc.)
- Advertising networks
- Data brokers or marketing partners
The only external communications are:
A secure HTTPS request to https://api.pingapps.top/ to verify your Pro license status using only your pingapps.top account email. No browsing history, Instagram content, monitoring records, or your passwords are transmitted.
Requests to Instagram's website (instagram.com), authenticated with your own logged-in session, to compare the public follower / like / comment lists you monitor and to send the messages you wrote. These requests go to Instagram, not to us.
The extension may fetch non-personal remote configuration values (such as recommended sending settings) from the same PingApps API. These values contain no personal data.
5. Your Rights & Choices
You have full control over your data. You can:
Stop Data Collection:
- Turn off any monitor or auto-DM switch in the extension's Settings at any time.
- Log out from pingapps.top within the extension to stop cookie access.
- Uninstall the extension to remove all locally stored data.
Access & Export Your Data:
Open the extension's Task Center in the side panel to view the check results (new followers, likers, commenters), and export the new-follower list as a TXT file.
Delete Your Data:
- Remove monitored accounts / posts and clear sending records within the extension.
- Clear browser data via Chrome Settings → Privacy and security → Clear browsing data.
- Uninstalling the extension automatically removes everything stored in its local storage.
Contact Us:
For data deletion requests or privacy inquiries, email pingappsteam@tailang.top. We respond within 7 business days.
6. Extension Permissions Explanation
Transparent Permission Usage
Our Chrome extension requires the following permissions to function as intended. Each permission is strictly necessary for core features and is used only for the purposes described below.
Storage Permission
RequiredSaves your settings, message templates, monitored accounts and posts, and check results locally on the device (chrome.storage.local).
UnlimitedStorage Permission
RequiredKeeps a long-term local record of everyone already processed (to prevent duplicate messages), plus imported follower lists.
Cookies Permission
RequiredReads only Instagram's own login cookies for instagram.com, plus your pingapps.top session cookie.
Notifications Permission
RequiredShows system reminders about task status.
Alarms Permission
RequiredSchedules the periodic checks that you explicitly configure in Settings.
Scripting Permission
RequiredAfter the extension is installed or updated, injects the extension's own interface helper into already-open Instagram tabs.
DeclarativeNetRequest Permission
RequiredAdjusts two header values (Origin and Referer) on requests that the extension itself sends to Instagram's website, so they match normal in-site values and Instagram accepts them.
Host Permissions Permission
RequiredAccess to instagram.com and pingapps.top only.
SidePanel Permission
RequiredProvides the extension's main user interface in Chrome's side panel (Task Center, Settings, Account).
Permission Summary
| Permission | Purpose | Data Type |
|---|---|---|
| Storage / UnlimitedStorage | Save settings, templates, monitored accounts / posts, and check results locally | Local browser storage only |
| Cookies | Read Instagram login cookies and pingapps.top session cookie | Session cookies only |
| Notifications | Show task status reminders | Local system notifications |
| Alarms | Schedule user-configured periodic checks | Local scheduling only |
| Scripting | Inject the extension's own helper script into open Instagram tabs | Extension's bundled script only |
| DeclarativeNetRequest | Adjust Origin / Referer headers on the extension's own Instagram requests | Own requests only; no page traffic |
| Host Permissions | Access instagram.com and pingapps.top | API requests only |
| SidePanel | Host the main user interface | UI only |
Minimal & Transparent Permissions
We follow the principle of least privilege in our permission design.
No remote data storage except your pingapps.top account email for license verification.
You can revoke any permission at any time through Chrome's extension management interface.
7. Policy Changes
We may update this policy occasionally. Updates will be posted here with a revised 'Last Updated' date. Continued use constitutes acceptance of changes.
8. Compliance & Contact
This extension complies with GDPR, CCPA, and Chrome Web Store data protection principles.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy:
- 📧 Email: pingappsteam@tailang.top
- 🏢 Developer: Ping Apps Team
- 🌐 Website: https://pingapps.top
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