The extension reads visible page metadata on supported literature database hosts and parses citation export files (RIS, BibTeX, CSV) that you select locally. It does not bypass vendor authentication or access content behind paywalls.
When you confirm an import, bibliographic metadata is sent to the MetaPrism API using your authenticated session.
Access and refresh tokens are stored in browser extension local storage (chrome.storage.local on Chromium-based browsers). They are not placed in URLs.
Optional capture diagnostics (last 20 events) store technical metadata only — adapter name, host, counts, and recovery hints. They do not include tokens, titles, abstracts, or full citation bodies.
The extension does not send remote analytics or telemetry.

Full privacy policy page: https://metaprism.io/privacy