Photo Shuffle privacy policy

Effective 2026-11-09 · Applies to the "Random Google Photos Slideshow (Photo Shuffle)" Chrome extension, version 1.1.0 and later.

What the extension does

Photo Shuffle reads a public Google Photos shared album that you paste in and plays it as a slideshow in your browser.

The album link you paste, the photo and video links Google returns for it, the album title, and your settings (interval, hidden photos). These are stored in Chrome's extension storage on your device only.
A random installation identifier, generated locally when you start a purchase. It is not derived from you, your Google account or your device.

Google: the extension requests the album index and photo files directly from Google's servers, exactly as your browser would if you opened the album yourself. Google's privacy policy applies to those requests.
Stripe: if you buy lifetime access, checkout happens on Stripe's site. Stripe processes your payment details; we never receive card numbers. The random installation identifier is attached to the checkout so the purchase can be matched to your copy of the extension.
Our entitlement service (photo-shuffle-api.vercel.app): after a purchase the extension asks this service, using only the installation identifier, whether Stripe has recorded a paid checkout for it. The service stores nothing; it reads from Stripe and answers yes or no.

No analytics, telemetry, tracking pixels or advertising identifiers.
No account, no email address, no password.
No selling or sharing of data with third parties beyond the two processors above.
No remote code: all code ships inside the extension package and is reviewed by the Chrome Web Store.

Remove the extension to delete everything it stored. Chrome deletes extension storage on uninstall.
"Unhide all photos" and "Cancel" (during a purchase) are available in the popup.

Support: the email address shown on the Chrome Web Store listing. Include the Support ID shown in the popup if your question is about a purchase.

This policy is kept in the extension's repository and versioned with the extension. Material changes are noted in the release notes.