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Privacy Policy for llmrelay Chrome Extension

Effective Date: September 7, 2025 Contact: ryan.macarthur@gmail.com

We Don't Want Your Data

llmrelay is designed with a simple principle: We don't have any of your data, and we don't want it.

What We Don't Collect

  • ❌ We don't collect your conversations
  • ❌ We don't collect your browsing history
  • ❌ We don't collect your personal information
  • ❌ We don't collect usage analytics
  • ❌ We don't collect crash reports
  • ❌ We don't collect device information
  • ❌ We don't use cookies or tracking
  • ❌ We don't send data to our servers (we don't even have servers!)

How It Actually Works

Everything happens on YOUR device:

  1. You type a question in your terminal
  2. It goes to the Chrome extension on YOUR computer
  3. Chrome's built-in AI (on YOUR device) processes it
  4. The response comes back to YOUR terminal
  5. Nothing leaves your computer. Ever.

Why We Can Promise This

  • No servers: We literally don't have any servers to send your data to
  • Local processing: Everything uses Chrome's on-device AI model
  • Open source: You can inspect the code yourself
  • No network requests: The extension doesn't make any external calls

What The Permissions Are Actually For

  • Native Messaging: So the extension can talk to your terminal
  • Storage: To remember your preferences (stored locally on your device)
  • Tabs: To know which Chrome tab you're looking at (if you want context)
  • Everything else: Technical requirements for the bridge to work

None of these permissions are used to collect or transmit your data.

Our Philosophy

We built llmrelay because we wanted AI that:

  • Respects your privacy
  • Works offline
  • Doesn't send your thoughts to Big Tech servers
  • Integrates with your developer workflow

Changes to This Policy

If we ever change this policy, it will be to make it even more privacy-focused. We'll never start collecting data.

Questions?

Email: ryan.macarthur@gmail.com

TL;DR: Your data stays on your computer. We don't want it, don't collect it, and couldn't access it even if we tried.

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