Is iScaleMerch - Amazon Merch Research safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Web history the list of pages you visit
• Website content such as text, images or links on the pages you open

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing links to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change your data on a number of websites
• Read your browsing history
• Manage your downloads

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Specific sites only: 8 match patterns.

• https://*.amazon.com/* amazon.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.amazon.co.uk/* amazon.co.uk and all its subdomains
• https://*.amazon.de/* amazon.de and all its subdomains
• https://*.amazon.fr/* amazon.fr and all its subdomains
• https://*.amazon.it/* amazon.it and all its subdomains
• https://*.amazon.es/* amazon.es and all its subdomains
• https://*.amazon.co.jp/* amazon.co.jp and all its subdomains
• https://*.chatgpt.com/* chatgpt.com and all its subdomains

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs

Worth knowing

• Manage your downloads downloads
• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting

Routine for an extension

• Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab
• Schedule work to run later alarms
• Run work in a hidden page offscreen
• Open a panel beside the page sidePanel
• Store data in your browser storage
• Store data in your browser without the usual size limit unlimitedStorage

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on specific pages only: 17 site patterns.

• https://chatgpt.com/* only chatgpt.com
• https://www.chatgpt.com/* only www.chatgpt.com
• https://amazon.com/* only amazon.com

A content script is code the extension injects into pages matching these patterns. On those pages it can read and change what you see, whether or not a host permission is listed above.

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Workflow, 19% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 9 browser permissions.

• See the address and title of every tab you have open (tabs): 33% of extensions in this category ask for it.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

516 users

• Last updated in the store 9 days ago, on 2026-11-02.
• We have seen 2 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Trader The publisher has declared itself a trader under EU rules.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-11-03Version 1.1.54
2. 2026-09-24Version 1.1.30

Who publishes it

iScaleLabs, who publishes 3 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-08-03 and was last updated on 2026-11-02.

Similar extensions that ask for less

Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.

1. merch on demand by amazon Advanced Research Tool free No permissions at all · No permissions declared 238 users ★ 5.0
2. Merch IQ Access to specific sites only · 1 permission, 24 site patterns 1k users ★ 5.0
3. Smart Research – BSR & Page Stats Access to specific sites only · 3 permissions, 21 site patterns 382 users ★ 5.0

How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can iScaleMerch - Amazon Merch Research access?

Specific sites only: 8 match patterns. It declares 9 browser permissions.

What data does iScaleMerch - Amazon Merch Research collect?

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Web history, Website content. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has iScaleMerch - Amazon Merch Research asked for more permissions over time?

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Does iScaleMerch - Amazon Merch Research publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.