Last updated: January 2026

1. Overview

DogPlaces is a Chrome extension that helps users quickly see whether a restaurant or café is dog-friendly while browsing Google Maps.

DogPlaces is designed with privacy in mind. We do not collect personal or sensitive user data.
This policy explains what information is accessed and how it is used.

2. Information We Do Not Collect

DogPlaces does not collect:

Names, email addresses, or contact details

Financial, authentication, or health information

Precise location data from your device

IP addresses

Browsing history outside of Google Maps

Keystrokes or form inputs outside the extension

Google account information

Cookies or advertising identifiers

We do not build user profiles and do not sell or share data with third parties.

3. Information We Do Collect (Anonymous Usage Data)

To improve the extension, DogPlaces collects limited anonymous usage data.

This may include:

Anonymous interaction events (such as expanding the widget or clicking buttons)

A randomly generated anonymous identifier stored locally in the browser

Public information about places displayed on Google Maps (such as place name or place ID)

Technical metadata such as extension version and timestamp

This data:

Cannot be used to identify you

Is not linked to your Google account

Is used solely to understand feature usage and improve the product

4. What the Extension Accesses

To function correctly, the DogPlaces extension:

Reads the current Google Maps page to identify the displayed place

Fetches public dog-friendly information from our database

Sends anonymous usage events to our database for product analytics

The extension does not track:

Which places you search for

Your browsing activity outside Google Maps

Your interactions on other websites

5. Third-Party Services

DogPlaces uses Supabase as a backend service to:

Retrieve dog-friendly status for locations

Store anonymous usage events for analytics

No personal data is transmitted to Supabase.
Data access is restricted and used only for operating and improving the extension.

6. Cookies and Tracking

DogPlaces does not use:

Cookies

Advertising trackers

Cross-site tracking technologies

Third-party analytics or ad networks

Only anonymous, first-party usage events are collected.

7. Changes to This Policy

If future versions of DogPlaces introduce new features that affect data usage (such as optional accounts or additional analytics), this policy will be updated accordingly.

The latest version of this policy will always be available to users.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this policy or your privacy, you can contact us at:

Email: francesca.abalasei@gmail.com

Website: https://www.dog-places.com