Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

At AI Readers, protecting your privacy is a priority. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you use this website or any AI Readers browser extension, including GPT Reader, Google Reader, Gemini Reader, Claude Reader, Grok Reader, Qwen Reader, Microsoft Reader, Pi Reader, and Mistral Reader (collectively, the "Extensions").

2. Scope of This Policy

This policy applies to information obtained through the AI Readers website and the Extensions for supported browsers (such as Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, where available). It does not cover third-party websites, AI platforms, app stores, or services that we do not control.

3. Business Model

AI Readers Extensions are free to install and use for core features. Some Extensions may also offer optional paid subscriptions or one-time purchases for additional usage capacity or premium features. We do not sell, rent, or monetize your personal data. Payment processing for paid plans is handled by third-party payment providers (such as Stripe); those providers process payment details according to their own privacy policies.

4. Information We Collect

4.1 Information you provide

• Feedback and support: If you submit bug reports or feedback, we collect the content of your message and any email address you include, so we can troubleshoot and improve the Extensions.
• Account / authentication details: If you sign in or verify access for account-linked or paid features, we may collect identifiers such as your email address and authentication tokens needed to provide that feature.
• Purchase and billing metadata: For paid plans, we (and our payment processor) may process information needed to complete checkout, manage subscriptions, prevent fraud, and provide customer support. We do not store full payment card numbers on our own servers when card payments are processed by Stripe or a similar provider.

4.2 Local storage on your device

We use your browser's extension storage APIs to store settings and state needed for the product to work, which may include:

• Authentication or session state
• UI / overlay open-closed state for relevant origins
• Announcement or banner IDs you have already seen
• Feature preferences and similar product settings

4.3 Content you ask an Extension to process

When you use text-to-speech or related features, the text or document content you choose to process is handled to generate audio through the relevant third-party AI platform. That content is processed for the purpose of providing the feature you requested and is subject to the third-party platform's own terms and privacy practices.

4.4 Limited operational data

We may receive limited technical or operational information needed to operate the service—for example, browser extension store analytics provided to developers, or server logs related to authentication, feedback, feature flags, or billing events.

5. How We Use Your Information

• Provide, operate, and improve the Extensions and website
• Respond to feedback and support requests
• Authenticate users and deliver account-linked features
• Process payments and manage subscriptions when you purchase a paid plan
• Show relevant in-product announcements and remember dismissed notices
• Protect against abuse, fraud, and security incidents
• Comply with legal obligations

6. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with:

• Service providers that help us operate the product (for example, payment processors, hosting, or email verification services), solely to perform services on our behalf
• Third-party AI platforms when you intentionally use an Extension feature that sends content to those platforms to generate speech or related output
• Authorities or other parties when required by law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of AI Readers, our users, or others

7. Data Security

• Feedback and account-related records are stored in systems intended for developer/admin access and are not publicly indexed.
• Local extension storage remains on your device unless a feature explicitly syncs or transmits data needed for that feature (such as authentication or feedback submission).
• We rely on browser-native extension analytics where provided by the store and do not add separate advertising trackers in the Extensions.

No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. We work to protect information, but we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Data Retention

We retain information only as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy, including providing the service, maintaining subscription records, resolving disputes, and complying with legal requirements. You may request deletion of feedback or account-related personal data as described below, subject to legal retention needs.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Access & portability: request a copy of personal information we hold about you
• Rectification: ask us to correct inaccurate information
• Erasure: request deletion of personal information we hold, subject to legal exceptions
• Restrict or object: limit or object to certain processing

To exercise these rights, contact democraticdeveloper@gmail.com.

10. Children's Privacy

The Extensions are not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age required in your jurisdiction), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated policy here with a revised Effective Date. Please review this page periodically.

12. Contact Us

For questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, email democraticdeveloper@gmail.com.

Disclaimer: AI Readers and its Extensions are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or in partnership with Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Alibaba, Microsoft, Inflection, Mistral, or any other third-party AI provider referenced by an Extension name or branding.