Rank On Top does not operate an audit backend. Page analysis runs locally, Google Search Console is optional and read only, and its report data stays in extension storage on your device.
1. Scope
This policy explains how the Rank On Top browser extension and the website at www.rankon.top handle information. It applies to the extension's page audits, network tools, local site crawler, exports, and optional Google Search Console connection.
In this policy, “we,” “us,” and “Rank On Top” refer to the operator of the Rank On Top extension. “You” means the person using the extension or visiting this website.
2. The short version
- We do not require a Rank On Top account.
- We do not collect analytics, telemetry, advertising identifiers, or browsing history.
- We do not receive the contents or URL of pages you audit.
- Rendered page analysis, scoring, crawling, and report generation happen in your browser.
- Optional network tools contact only the site or resource you choose and use direct browser requests without your site account cookies.
- Optional Search Console features call official Google endpoints directly after you authorize read-only access.
- Search Console results are cached locally and can be cleared from the extension.
- We do not sell, share, or use Google user data for advertising.
3. Page audits and browser data
When you run an audit, Rank On Top reads information from the active browser tab so it can assess the page that was actually rendered. Depending on the tools you use, this may include:
- the page URL, document title, metadata, canonical, and robots directives;
- headings, visible text, language signals, links, and anchor text;
- images, dimensions, alternative text, loading behavior, and resource timing;
- structured data, social metadata, hreflang, and other document markup;
- accessibility-related roles, names, labels, focus order, and landmarks;
- observed performance entries and Web Vitals available to the page;
- HTTP response and redirect evidence observed by the extension; and
- site pages and link relationships collected during a crawl you start.
This information is processed within the extension. It is used to produce scores, findings, previews, graphs, exports, and suggestions visible to you. It is not sent to Rank On Top.
The full-page loading pass temporarily scrolls the audited page to allow lazy-loaded content to render, then restores the page position. Mobile comparison temporarily evaluates the page using a mobile-sized viewport. These operations occur only in the active browser session.
4. Network tools and site crawling
Some checks cannot be completed from the rendered DOM alone. If you start a link check, redirect trace, robots or sitemap check, AI discovery check, image fetch, or site crawl, the extension sends requests directly from your browser to the target website or resource.
These requests disclose ordinary request information to the target server, including the requested URL and your network address, just as other browser requests do. Rank On Top omits account credentials and site cookies from these audit requests. Results are returned to the extension and processed locally.
The extension requests origin-specific permission when a task needs access beyond the active page. Starting a crawl or network task means you instruct the extension to contact that origin. You are responsible for using these tools only on sites you are authorized to inspect and in a manner consistent with applicable rules and laws.
5. Google Search Console data
What access is requested
Search Console features are optional. If you choose to connect Google, Rank
On Top requests the read-only OAuth scope
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/webmasters.readonly. This does
not allow Rank On Top to change your Search Console properties or settings.
What Google data is accessed
At your request, the extension may access:
- the Search Console properties your Google account can view;
- search analytics dimensions and metrics, including queries, pages, countries, devices, dates, clicks, impressions, click-through rate, and average position;
- submitted sitemap details and status; and
- URL inspection results for a property and URL you select.
How Google data is used
The extension uses this data only to provide the Search Console views and audit context you request. For example, it can connect a page's local keyword coverage with the queries that already generate impressions, or display an inspection result beside the page's local indexability evidence.
Your browser sends authenticated requests directly to official Google
endpoints, including www.googleapis.com and
searchconsole.googleapis.com. There is no Rank On Top proxy or
server in this path. The extension does not send Google user data to us or
to advertising, analytics, data-broker, or AI services.
Authentication and tokens
On Chromium browsers, Google authorization is handled by the browser identity API and the browser manages its cached token. On Firefox, the access token is held only in extension memory until it expires or you sign out. Rank On Top does not write Google access tokens to extension storage.
Search Console Links report helper
Google does not provide the Search Console Links report through the public
API. When you are on
https://search.google.com/search-console/ and explicitly ask
Rank On Top to capture the report, a restricted content script reads the
rendered table cells for linking domains, target pages, and anchor text. The
parsed table is passed within the extension for local display or local CSV
and JSON export. It is not sent to Rank On Top.
Rank On Top's handling of information received from Google APIs follows the Google API Services User Data Policy, including its Limited Use requirements.
6. Local storage and retention
Rank On Top uses browser-managed local storage and, for larger crawl records, IndexedDB on your device. Stored information may include settings, locally cached Search Console responses, audit state, user-supplied keywords, and site crawl data.
Search Console cache entries include an expiration time and expired entries are removed when read. They may contain property URLs, report dimensions, metrics, sitemap details, or inspection results. They remain on your device until they expire, you clear them, you remove the extension, or the browser clears extension data.
Sign-out controls remove cached Google authorization from the browser where the browser supports it. The extension also provides a separate control to clear all locally cached Search Console data. Crawl data and other local state can be removed through the relevant extension controls or by removing the extension.
Reports you export as CSV, JSON, Markdown, HTML, or optimized images are saved to a location you choose. After export, you control those files and their retention.
7. Browser permissions
Rank On Top requests permissions needed for its visible features. Browser wording can sound broad, so the practical purpose of each permission is listed below.
| Permission | Why it is used |
|---|---|
activeTab |
Read and audit the page you actively choose. |
scripting |
Run bounded extractors, mobile checks, inspection helpers, and the SEO overlay in the chosen tab. |
storage and unlimitedStorage |
Keep settings, local reports, Search Console cache, and larger site crawl records on your device. |
identity |
Request optional Google authorization and manage cached tokens through the browser. |
webRequest |
Observe relevant redirects and response headers for audit evidence. The extension does not block or modify requests. |
sidePanel |
Provide the compact audit overview on browsers that support a side panel. |
| Official Google host access | Authorize with Google, call Search Console APIs, and optionally read the rendered Links report when you request it. |
| Optional website origin access | Run a network audit or crawl only after you grant access to the selected origin. |
8. This website
The Rank On Top marketing and legal pages are static. They do not include analytics, advertising pixels, third-party scripts, external fonts, cookies, forms, or client-side storage. The pages do not make background network requests.
As with any website, the hosting and network providers that deliver the files may process standard connection information such as IP address, timestamp, requested path, user agent, and security logs. Rank On Top does not add tracking identifiers to links on this site.
If you select an external link, such as the Chrome Web Store or Google's policy page, the destination processes that visit under its own privacy terms. This website sends a no-referrer instruction so the destination is not given the page URL as a referrer.
9. Security and data sharing
Keeping data local reduces exposure, but no software or device is perfectly secure. Protect your browser profile and device, install updates, review extension permissions, and remove exported reports you no longer need.
We do not receive extension audit data or Google user data, so we do not sell or share it. We may disclose information that you intentionally send to us, such as a support email, when required to respond to you, protect rights and security, or comply with applicable law. Do not include sensitive audit data in a support message unless it is necessary and you are authorized to share it.
10. Your choices
- Use all local page-audit features without connecting a Google account.
- Decline an optional origin permission and skip the related network task.
- Disconnect Google and clear browser-cached authorization.
- Clear locally cached Search Console data from the extension.
- Delete local crawl records and exported files you no longer need.
- Revoke Rank On Top access from your Google Account permissions.
- Remove the extension to delete its browser-managed storage, subject to browser behavior.
Rank On Top is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the extension or this static website.
11. Changes and contact
We may update this policy when features, permissions, or legal requirements change. The effective date at the top will be revised. If a change materially alters how the extension uses Google user data, we will update the in-product disclosure and request consent where required before using the data in the new way.
Questions about this policy or Rank On Top's data practices can be sent to support@rankon.top.