Effective Date: October 23, 2025
We respect and protect your privacy. Hetao FM is a Chrome extension for listening to podcasts in desktop browsers. It only processes public podcast/episode data for display and playback, does not collect personally identifiable information, and does not include analytics or advertising SDKs.
We do not collect or sell any personally identifiable information; we do not track behavior.
Saved locally via chrome.storage: subscription lists, extension settings, episode/podcast cache, playback queue and history, playback progress snapshots, auto-refresh timestamps, etc. This data is stored only on your device and can be cleared on the Options page or deleted entirely by uninstalling the extension.
The extension only makes read-only requests to the following domains to fetch public content: https://www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com/* (parsing public page data), and RSS feed domains you add in subscriptions. For any RSS domain outside Xiaoyuzhou, the extension uses an 'optional permissions' strategy: when you add an RSS subscription, the browser will prompt for precise domain authorization (e.g., https://feeds.example.com/*), and will only access that domain with your explicit consent. You can revoke authorization anytime at chrome://extensions → this extension → Site access. We do not inject scripts, read, or modify content on web pages you visit.
Required permissions: storage (save settings/cache/playback state), offscreen (background audio playback), alarms (periodic cache refresh). Fixed site permissions: only https://www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com/*. Optional site permissions: use optional_host_permissions for any RSS domain, requesting authorization per domain when adding subscriptions, and will not access domains without your consent.
We do not share user data with third parties; we do not integrate third-party analytics/advertising services.
The extension is not directed at children; it does not process sensitive categories of personal information.
We may update this policy due to feature or policy changes; updates will be published with an effective date on this page.
Xiaohongshu: Hetao Seed (profile link)