Privacy policy.

Who we are.

Reddit Research Assistant is a browser extension built and operated by BJ Blayney, a solo developer. This policy describes what the extension does with data. It does not apply to the LLM providers whose keys you supply; those are governed by their own policies.

Data handling.

How the extension operates, in plain terms:

• Client-side operation. The extension runs entirely in your browser. No server we operate receives, stores, or processes your data.
• Free of analytics. The build ships without pageview trackers, event reporters, or third-party analytics SDKs.
• Account-free. Installation alone is sufficient. No sign-up, login, or user identifier.
• Nothing collected, nothing sold. Because the extension collects no user data, there is nothing for us to sell or share.

What the extension does access.

When you are on a Reddit thread and click Generate Research Brief, the extension:

• Reads the visible post and comments from the Reddit page you are currently viewing. Standard DOM access, limited to what you can already see.
• Sends that content, along with a structured prompt, directly to the LLM provider (Anthropic, Google, or OpenAI) that you configured.
• Receives the provider's response and renders it as an overlay on the page.

No data from other tabs, other sites, or your browsing history is read. Host permissions are limited to *.reddit.com and the API endpoints of the configured LLM providers.

Your API key.

The extension stores your API key using the browser's chrome.storage.local API. That storage is:

• Local to your machine. It does not sync, leave your device, or get transmitted anywhere by us.
• Readable only by this extension.
• Cleared if you uninstall the extension.

When you trigger a brief, the key is attached to the outgoing request to the LLM provider you chose. It is not sent anywhere else.

Third-party providers.

To generate a brief, the extension calls the API of whichever LLM provider you selected. Your prompt (which includes the Reddit thread content) and their response pass between your browser and their servers.

These providers have their own privacy policies and data-retention practices. Please review them:

• Anthropic Privacy Policy
• Google Privacy Policy (governs the Gemini API)
• OpenAI Privacy Policy

Some providers may offer data-use or training opt-outs at the API tier. Those are configured in your account with that provider, not inside this extension.

Cookies & tracking.

The extension does not set cookies, does not load third-party scripts, and does not use fingerprinting techniques. This landing page (bjblayney.github.io/reddit-research/) is a static document served by GitHub Pages. See GitHub's privacy statement for their edge-layer logging.

Children.

The extension is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly collect any data from any user, regardless of age.

Changes to this policy.

If this policy changes materially, the effective date at the top of this document will be updated and the change will be called out in the extension's release notes. Because there is no account system, we have no way to email you; please check this page when upgrading the extension.

Contact.

Questions, concerns, or requests regarding this policy or the extension's behavior:

bj.blayney@gmail.com