Who we are
The Epic Games Library Exporter ("the extension") and the Epic Games Library Viewer ("the Viewer") are independent projects by Refael Cohen. They are not affiliated with Epic Games, Inc. In this policy, "we" means the developer.
The Exporter extension
What it reads
The extension does nothing until you click its icon. On your Epic Games account page, that opens the export options; on any other website, it only shows a short message pointing you to your Epic account page and reads nothing from that site. When you click Export library, it reads your order history from Epic, in that tab and with the sign-in you already have there:
- game and item names, purchase dates and order IDs,
- prices, discounts, taxes and totals,
- the type of payment method used (for example "PayPal"), and gift recipients and order types when Epic provides them.
It never reads or stores your password, and it doesn't read other websites or your browsing activity.
Where the data goes
When the export finishes, you choose what happens next:
- Download a file: the data is saved as a JSON, CSV or TXT file on your computer.
- Open in the Library Viewer: the extension passes the data to the Viewer tab inside Chrome, not over the internet. Until the Viewer page asks for it, the data waits in Chrome's in-memory session storage for the extension. It is handed over once, then deleted immediately. Anything not picked up is deleted after 15 minutes, or when you close the browser.
The data is never sent to us or to anyone else.
What it stores
- Your export preferences (selected fields and default format), saved with
chrome.storage.sync. If Chrome Sync is turned on, Google syncs them between your Chrome browsers. - A progress estimate: after a full export, the number of orders and the dates of your newest and oldest orders, saved locally with
chrome.storage.local. It is used only to make the next progress bar accurate.
Both are removed when you uninstall the extension.
Permissions
| Permission | Why it's needed |
|---|---|
activeTab | Lets the extension work in the tab you're on when you click its icon: it checks whether it's your Epic account page, and if not, shows the message pointing you there. |
scripting | Shows the extension's window on the page, and runs the export inside the Epic account page when you click Export library. |
storage | Saves your export preferences and the progress estimate described above, and holds an export briefly while it's handed to the Library Viewer. |
Access to accounts.epicgames.com and www.epicgames.com/account | Reads your order history from Epic's account pages, and opens the export options there when you ask the extension to take you to that page. This is limited to these pages. |
Connection from refaelcohe.github.io | Lets the Library Viewer page receive an export that you chose to open there. No other website can talk to the extension. |
The Library Viewer website
- Your files stay on your device. A file you load is read by your browser and is never uploaded.
- While the tab is open, your library is kept in that tab's session storage, so it survives a reload. Closing the tab clears it, and so does "Close library" in the menu.
- On your device, the Viewer remembers your theme, your export preferences and which cover image belongs to which game name (from Steam or Wikipedia), in your browser's local storage. You can clear this data in your browser settings at any time.
- The Viewer uses no cookies, analytics, ads or tracking.
Third-party services
To work, the Viewer's pages make a few requests from your browser to these services. Like any website, they can see your IP address and the request itself:
- Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation): game names are looked up to find cover art. Only the game name is sent, never prices, dates or order details. See the Wikimedia privacy policy.
- Steam's image servers (Valve): the cover images are loaded from Steam's public image servers.
- Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation): for games that aren't on Steam, the game name is looked up on English Wikipedia, and the cover image loads from
upload.wikimedia.org. - GitHub Pages (GitHub): hosts the Viewer and these pages, and loads the developer photo on the About pages. See GitHub's privacy statement.
The extension itself only talks to Epic Games, to read your order history.
Sharing and selling
We don't collect your data, so we never share it, sell it or use it for advertising.
Transparency
The Library Viewer's source code is public on GitHub. The extension's code isn't minified, so anyone can inspect it in the extension's installed files.
Children
Neither product is directed at children under 13, and neither collects personal information from anyone.
Your choices
- Delete exported files from your computer at any time.
- Uninstall the extension to remove its preferences and progress estimate.
- Clear the Viewer's data with "Close library", by closing the tab, or by clearing site data for
refaelcohe.github.ioin your browser.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new version number and date.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Open an issue on the GitHub repository.