AliFind - Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 5, 2026

Overview

AliFind is a Chrome extension that helps you search for products on AliExpress using images. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how data is handled.

Data We Process

When you use AliFind, the following data is processed to perform your search:

• Images you provide (uploaded, pasted, screenshotted, or right-clicked) are sent to our server to search the AliExpress product catalog and compute visual similarity rankings.
• Search keywords you optionally enter are sent alongside the image to refine results.
• Your selected country and currency preferences are stored locally in your browser using Chrome's storage API and sent with search requests to show relevant prices and shipping.

Third-Party Services

To provide search and ranking functionality, your image data is processed by:

• AliExpress API (aliexpress.com) - to find matching products by image
• Jina AI API (jina.ai) - to compute visual similarity embeddings for ranking results
• Admitad API (admitad.com) - to generate affiliate links when you click on a product

Each of these services has their own privacy policies governing how they handle data.

Data We Do NOT Collect

• We do not store your images on our servers after processing your search request.
• We do not collect personal information, browsing history, or analytics.
• We do not use cookies or tracking pixels.
• We do not sell or share any data with third parties beyond what is necessary to perform the search.

Local Storage

AliFind stores the following data locally in your browser (never sent to us):

• Your preferred country and currency settings

Affiliate Links

Product links in search results are affiliate links through the Admitad network. When you click a product and make a purchase on AliExpress, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. This is how AliFind is funded.

Permissions Explained

• activeTab - To capture screenshots when you use the screenshot search feature
• scripting - To inject the screenshot selection overlay on the current page
• contextMenus - To add "Search this image" to the right-click menu
• storage - To save your country and currency preferences locally
• Host permissions - To fetch images from any website for search (images on other sites may have CORS restrictions, so we need permission to access them)

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated date.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at: alifind.extension@gmail.com