Effective Date: 9th June, 2025.
At Smart Prefetch, your privacy matters. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you use our website (smartprefetch.link) or our official plugins such as the WordPress plugin.
By using our site or installing and activating our plugin, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
1. Information Collected by the Plugin
To deliver accurate and high-performance predictive prefetching, the Smart Prefetch plugin connects to our own API service.
The plugin sends the following non-personal information when a visitor loads a page:
- The URL of the previous page
- The URL of the current page
- Anonymous device context, including:
- Screen size category (e.g., mobile, tablet, desktop)
- Approximate network strength
- Browser timezone
- User agent (for feature and compatibility detection)
This data is used to:
- Predict the visitor’s most likely next navigation path
- Dynamically insert Speculation Rules for intelligent prefetching
👉 No personally identifiable information (PII) — such as names, emails, IP addresses, or user IDs — is collected or transmitted.
2. How We Use the Collected Data
The data collected by the API is used exclusively to:
- Train and serve the prediction engine that powers Smart Prefetch
- Improve the accuracy of page prediction models
- Enhance future navigation performance through data-driven prefetching
All data is processed in accordance with privacy-by-design principles. The information is not used for marketing, profiling, or advertising purposes.
3. Local Device Behavior
In addition to server communication:
- Some navigation prediction logic runs entirely in-browser
- The plugin may locally store data (e.g., recent navigations, prefetched links) in memory for session-level optimization
4. Use of the Speculation Rules API
Smart Prefetch uses the browser-native Speculation Rules API to improve performance for future navigations. This helps:
- Load predicted next pages in the background
- Reduce perceived latency for users
- Improve Core Web Vitals and overall UX
5. Our Website Analytics (smartprefetch.com)
Our marketing website may use privacy-focused analytics tools (e.g., Plausible or Google Analytics) to measure traffic trends. These tools may collect:
- Aggregated usage data (e.g., pages visited, referrer, device type)
- IP address (temporarily, for geolocation or security)
- No sensitive personal data
6. Data Security
We take steps to protect the data collected by the plugin and the API, including:
- Encryption of data in transit (HTTPS)
- Access control on backend services
- No use of third-party ad or tracking networks
7. Third-Party Plugin Compatibility
Smart Prefetch is compatible with most caching and optimization plugins. However, we recommend:
- Testing any performance plugin stack with Smart Prefetch enabled
- Disabling conflicting prefetch/prerender features in other plugins if issues arise
8. Your Rights
If you’re located in a jurisdiction with privacy regulations like the GDPR or CCPA, you may have the right to:
- Access or request deletion of non-PII data (if stored)
- Object to data processing (note: disabling the plugin halts API use)
- Contact us with privacy-related questions at the email below
9. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Significant changes will be announced via this page or through plugin updates. The “Effective Date” above will always indicate the latest version.
10. Contact
For questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact:
🌐 https://smartprefetch.link