Privacy Policy
Truly is a privacy-conscious reading assistant for social feeds and web pages. Reading analysis runs in the model environment you choose, such as Chrome built-in Gemini Nano, a local model endpoint, or a private endpoint you configure. Content is sent to external tools only when you explicitly use those tools.
Truly does not operate a project-owned backend for feed content and does not include product analytics or telemetry.
Information Processed
When you use Truly on supported pages, the extension may process:
- visible post text, shared-post text, link previews, and image/video context;
- Facebook page responses and server-rendered page data that contain supported post context or sponsorship signals needed to match the current visible feed surface;
- visible current-page text and page metadata when you use Page/Web reading, including automatic reads of the current page while the Side Panel is open if you enabled all-sites access;
- a visible-tab screenshot only when Page/Web offers screenshot-assisted recovery, the configured model source supports vision input, and you confirm the preview;
- page-hosted media URLs or image alt text when needed for reading assistance;
- model analysis generated from the selected model source;
- extension settings such as language, theme, model endpoint configuration, readiness state, and download preference.
Where Processing Happens
Processing depends on your selected model source:
- Chrome built-in Gemini Nano: handled by Chrome's browser-managed local AI capability when available.
- Local model endpoint: sent to the local endpoint you configure, such as localhost Ollama.
- Private or remote endpoint: sent to the endpoint you configure and authorize in Chrome when permission is required.
Truly does not send feed or page content to a Truly-owned server.
On supported Facebook pages, Truly may hook in-page Facebook GraphQL/network responses or read server-rendered page data in the page context to recover post context and sponsorship signals for the current feed surface. This processing stays inside the extension/page session and is used to render the supported reading UI; it does not enable background crawling or a Truly-owned collection service.
For Page/Web reading, Truly normally uses the one-time page access granted when you click the toolbar action. From the side panel you can also authorize a single domain; that grant gives persistent read access to that one site only, and reading still happens only while you are using the side panel. If you explicitly enable General Page all-sites access in Settings, Truly can read the current page on ordinary HTTP/HTTPS sites automatically while the Side Panel is open, and suitable pages may automatically produce a short reading brief and select one verification suggestion through the model source you configured. The suggestion is always a sentence quoted from the page itself; the model only picks which page sentence to suggest and may decline. Closing the side panel stops these reads. None of these options enable background crawling or persistent full-page history.
Page/Web screenshot-assisted recovery is off by default and not automatic. If Truly cannot build enough reading context from visible page text, it may offer a screenshot preview only when the selected model source has passed a vision capability check. The screenshot is sent to that selected model source only after you confirm the preview. Screenshot data is kept in the current in-memory Page/Web session only; it is not written to Chrome extension storage, logs, or durable page history.
User-Triggered External Tools
External actions are manual. They happen only after you click the relevant button or link:
- Google or Gemini search opens a browser page or tab with the selected follow-up query.
- Meta AI handoff copies a prepared prompt and opens Meta AI for your manual use.
- Markdown copy places a structured note on your clipboard.
- Markdown download saves a structured note through browser or local file APIs.
Manual external-tool use is governed by the receiving service's own terms and privacy policy.
Stored Data
Truly stores extension settings and readiness state in Chrome extension storage. Depending on your settings, this can include model endpoint URLs and model names. Chrome extension storage is not a secret vault. Do not store API keys, bearer tokens, or other secrets in model endpoint URLs.
Page/Web reading sessions are session-only by default. Truly does not store a durable full-page reading history unless a future privacy-reviewed feature explicitly changes that behavior.
Confirmed Page/Web screenshots are also session-only. They are cleared
with the current Page/Web session and are not persisted to
chrome.storage.
Markdown notes are saved only when you explicitly download them. Clipboard content is written only when you explicitly use a copy action.
AI Output And User Judgment
Truly provides reading assistance, not authoritative truth. Model output can be wrong, incomplete, or biased. Treat summaries, labels, and follow-up questions as prompts for your own reading and verification.
If you use Chrome built-in Gemini Nano, Truly will follow Google's Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy .
Sensitive Uses
Truly is not designed for high-stakes decisions, automated moderation, legal, medical, financial, or safety-critical advice. Do not rely on model output as the sole basis for such decisions.
Contact
For privacy or Chrome Web Store questions, contact cws@trulyreader.org.