Privacy

The extension

The Cigar Helper extension makes zero network requests. It does not have an API. It does not have a backend. It does not have analytics.

What it does:

• On promo pages of supported retailers, it reads the DOM you've already loaded.
• It renders an overlay UI on top of that page.
• When you save favorite brands, they're written to chrome.storage.local — a per-browser key/value store. Nothing transits Google's servers. Nothing syncs across browsers or devices.

What it doesn't do:

• It does not make outbound HTTP requests. The Chrome extension permissions it declares (activeTab, scripting, storage) don't include any fetch or host permissions to other origins.
• It does not read other tabs.
• It does not have an account system.
• It does not talk to this website.
• It does not collect, transmit, or store any personally identifiable information.

You can verify all of the above by inspecting the manifest (chrome://extensions → Cigar Helper → "Details" → "View permissions") or by opening Chrome's DevTools Network tab and confirming no chrome-extension://… requests appear while you use the overlay.

This website

cigarhelper.com does not set tracking cookies. It does not run third-party analytics in v1.

If we add analytics later, it'll be privacy-preserving — a service like Plausible or Fathom that doesn't retain IP addresses or cross-site identifiers. We'll update this page if and when that happens.

The site has no signup, no account system, and collects no information from visitors.

Future features

Some features on our roadmap (cross-vendor deal feed, brand-watch notifications) will require a server-side component on the website. Those features will live entirely on the website. The extension will remain network-free.

If we ever offer an opt-in account for notification preferences, that account will live on the website, not in the extension, and will be documented here with a clear data-handling policy.

Affiliate links and disclosure

As of the date below, this site contains no affiliate links and earns no commission from any cigar retailer.

If we add affiliate links in the future, every page or section containing them will carry a clear and conspicuous disclosure following FTC Endorsement Guides — for example: "Some links on this page may earn cigarhelper.com a commission at no extra cost to you. Our recommendations are not influenced by these arrangements."

Affiliate participation will not change anything about the extension's behavior. The extension will continue to make no network requests, will not redirect clicks through tracking servers, and will not have access to any affiliate-link infrastructure.

Contact

A contact channel will be published alongside the Chrome Web Store listing when it goes live.

Last updated: 2026-05-25