Overview
Muse — Collect Inspiration is a Chrome extension that lets you browse websites in a side panel and collect images to your Muse canvas. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information the extension accesses, when that information is transmitted, and how it is handled.
Information the Extension Accesses
- Browsing data inside the side panel. The extension processes the URLs you open in the side panel so it can load pages, update the address bar, restore the last opened page, and support navigation.
- Page content needed to collect images. On pages you open in the side panel, the extension inspects images and page metadata such as image URLs, page URLs, page titles, and hostnames so it can show the "Add to Muse" action and import the image you choose.
- Cookies for embedded browsing compatibility.For some sites opened inside the side panel iframe, the extension may read and re-set site cookies locally in Chrome so those sites work correctly in the embedded view.
- Display information. If you use the split screen feature, the extension reads screen work area information to size and position browser windows.
- No analytics or advertising trackers. The extension does not use analytics SDKs, sell data, or use data for advertising.
When Information Is Transmitted
- When you browse sites in the side panel, browsing state and cookie handling stay local to your browser unless a site itself communicates with its own servers as part of normal browsing.
- When you click or drag "Add to Muse", the selected image URL and related page metadata are sent to the Muse web app so the image can be imported into your canvas.
- The Muse web app may then send the selected image URL to Muse servers to fetch, store, and place the image in your canvas at your request.
Local Storage
The extension stores only the last browsed URL in Chrome's local storage so the side panel can restore its state when reopened. This value remains on your device until it is replaced or you clear the extension's local storage.
How We Use Information
- To load websites inside the side panel and keep navigation state in sync.
- To detect images on pages and let you explicitly add them to Muse.
- To make embedded sites function correctly when third-party cookie restrictions block them.
- To support split-screen placement when you ask the extension to open a side-by-side browsing window.
- To import user-selected images into your Muse canvas.
Sharing
We do not sell your data. Information handled by the extension is shared only as needed to provide the requested feature, such as sending a user-selected image URL to the Muse web app and Muse backend to import that image into your canvas.
Permissions
- Host permissions (<all_urls>) — Required to inject the "Add to Muse" button on any website you visit in the side panel. Without this, the extension would only work on a fixed list of websites.
- declarativeNetRequest — Used to remove iframe-blocking headers (X-Frame-Options, Content-Security-Policy) so websites can load inside the side panel. This only applies to sub-frame requests from the extension's own side panel.
- cookies — Used only to read and re-set site cookies for pages opened inside the side panel so certain sites can function in the embedded iframe.
- system.display — Used only when opening the split-screen browsing window so the extension can size and position windows using the current display work area.
- Other permissions (sidePanel, activeTab, tabs, scripting, storage, webNavigation) — Used for core functionality: opening the side panel, communicating with the Muse tab, tracking iframe navigation, and storing the last URL.