Privacy policy
Short version: Gestello uses your webcam to see your hand, on your own computer. Your video is never recorded, saved, uploaded or shared, and Gestello does not send any data anywhere.
Your camera
- Gestello turns on your camera only after you agree on its setup screen, and only while Gestello is on.
- Each video frame is read in memory to find your hand, then thrown away.
- Nothing is recorded, saved, uploaded or shared.
- Hand tracking uses a model (Google MediaPipe Hand Landmarker) that is bundled inside the extension. It runs on your computer, works offline and makes no network requests.
What Gestello stores
Gestello saves a few small values in Chrome's local storage on your computer. They never leave it.
- Your settings: laser color, sensitivity, next-slide key, and whether hand swipes are on.
- A record that you agreed to camera use, so you are not asked every time.
- A count of presentations that went well, used once to ask if you'd like to leave a rating.
- While you present, the id of the tab you are presenting (cleared when Chrome closes).
There is no account, no sign-up and no analytics inside the extension.
Permissions
| activeTab | Works only on the tab you start Gestello on, after you start it. |
|---|---|
| scripting | Draws the laser, spotlight and black screen on that tab, and presses the arrow keys that change slides. |
| offscreen | Runs the camera and hand tracking in a hidden page while you present. |
| storage | Saves the settings listed above on your computer. |
This website
This site does not use cookies or analytics, and its fonts are hosted on the site itself. If you use "Send it to my laptop," the link is shared through your phone's own share sheet or email app; this site never sees it.
Changes and contact
If this policy changes, the date at the top will change too. Questions: [email protected].