Truthly is a browser extension that analyzes website content to help users understand the reliability of articles and online information. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how your data is used.
1. Information We Collect
Truthly collects only the data necessary to provide the extension's core functionality. This includes:
1.1 Personally Identifiable Information
- Email address
- Collected when you sign up or log in to your Truthly account.
- Used for account access, subscription management, and authentication.
1.2 Authentication Information
- Password (transmitted securely during login, never stored by the extension)
- Access token / refresh token / session token
- Stored locally in the browser to authenticate requests to our backend.
- Used solely for maintaining your Truthly session.
- We never store or handle credit card numbers or payment details.
- Payments are processed securely by Stripe on their website.
1.3 Approximate Location (Timezone Only)
- The extension collects only your timezone (e.g., "Europe/London").
- This is used for security, rate limiting, and preventing abuse.
- No GPS, IP-based location, or precise location is collected.
1.4 Website Content (User-Initiated)
- When you click the Truthly analysis button, the extension extracts and sends the following from the page you are viewing:
- Article text
- Title
- URL
- Optional metadata (author, publish date, etc., if available)
- This data is used only to generate reliability and bias analysis.
- We do not collect or monitor your browsing history.
1.5 Device Information
- To prevent abuse and enforce rate limits, Truthly generates a hashed device identifier using:
- Screen resolution
- Timezone
- Language
- Platform/OS
- Hardware concurrency
- Canvas/WebGL fingerprint
- This information is hashed and cannot identify you personally.
- It is never used for advertising or tracking across websites.
1.6 Usage Data
- To manage subscription tiers and API quotas, we collect:
- Word count of processed content
- Which endpoint was used
- Your subscription tier
- This is used only for service operation and billing integrity.
1.7 Optional User Feedback
- If you submit feedback, we collect:
- The feedback text
- The page URL (for context)
- A timestamp
- This data is optional and user-initiated.
2. How We Use Your Information
Truthly uses your data solely for the following purposes:
- To authenticate your account
- To analyze website content and provide results
- To enforce usage limits and prevent abuse
- To manage subscriptions and billing
- To improve the service based on feedback
- To maintain extension security and stability
We do not:
- Sell or rent your data
- Share your data with advertisers
- Use your data for targeted advertising
- Monitor your browsing history
3. How We Store and Protect Information
- Tokens and minimal user info are stored locally using chrome.storage.local.
- Sensitive data (passwords) is only transmitted to our backend over HTTPS and never stored by the extension.
- Device fingerprint data is hashed before being sent.
- Our servers and databases follow industry-standard security practices.
4. Data Sharing
We share data only with:
- Our own backend servers
- To authenticate your account and provide analysis.
- Stripe
- For subscription payments (handled entirely by Stripe; we never see card details).
We do not share, sell, or trade your information with third parties for advertising.
5. Your Choices and Controls
You can:
- Delete your local extension data via your browser settings
- Request deletion of your account data
- Stop data collection by uninstalling the extension
- Contact us to review or erase your stored information
6. Children's Privacy
Truthly is not intended for users under 16 years old.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as our service evolves.
We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions about this privacy policy or your data, contact:
Email: hannahkingswood1@gmail.com