Privacy Policy
Your data stays with you. Always.
Last updated: October 10, 2025
TL;DR: RedactChat processes everything locally in your browser. We never see, store, or transmit your documents or any information within them. Your data is your own.
Our Commitment to Your Privacy
RedactChat is designed from the ground up to be private and secure. We understand the sensitivity of the documents you work with. Our core principle is that your data is your own. All processing happens locally on your computer, within your browser. We never see, store, or transmit your documents or the information within them.
Information We Do Not Collect
RedactChat does not collect, store, or transmit any of the following:
- The content of your documents, original or sanitized.
- Any personally identifiable information (PII) detected in your files.
- Your browsing history or which websites you visit.
- Any analytics or tracking data related to your activity.
Information We Do Handle
The only data the extension handles is stored locally on your device:
- Your Settings: The extension stores your preferences, such as your default sanitization mode and which AI platforms to monitor. This information is saved using Chrome's standard storage APIs. This data may be synced across your devices by Chrome if you are logged into your Google account, but it is not accessible to us.
- Aggregate, Anonymous Statistics: The extension locally tracks the number of files sanitized and PII types detected. This information is displayed only to you in the extension's popup and is never transmitted off your device.
How Your Data is Processed
When you upload a file on a supported AI platform, the entire process is local:
- The RedactChat extension intercepts the file upload locally within your browser.
- The file is processed in your computer's memory to detect PII.
- You choose a sanitization method and review the changes.
- A sanitized version of the file is created locally.
- This safe version is then handed back to your browser to continue the upload to the AI platform you were using.
At no point in this process does the original or sanitized document data get sent to RedactChat's servers or any other third party (except for the AI platform you are intentionally sending it to).
Changes to This Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to open an issue on our GitHub repository or visit our support page.