The Guardian: Privacy Policy
 

Applies to The Guardian browser extension. Last updated: 8 June 2026.

The Guardian is a user-side safety tool that runs inside your web browser. It is designed around a single principle: your conversations stay with you. This policy explains exactly what the extension accesses, how it is handled, and - importantly - what it never does. This policy covers the extension only; it is separate from any policy governing other websites or services.

 

What the extension does

While you use a supported AI chat assistant - Claude (claude.ai), ChatGPT (chatgpt.com) and Gemini (gemini.google.com) - the Guardian reads the text of the on-screen conversation so it can recognise safety-relevant patterns (for example, language suggesting distress, or signs of over-reliance on an AI assistant). When it sees something worth a second look, it adds a note alongside the conversation, and for persistent patterns it shows a brief, dismissable prompt to pause. You remain in control of what you do next; nothing is blocked.

 

What it accesses

• Website content (your conversation text). The visible text of your conversation on the supported sites, read in order to analyse it for safety-relevant patterns.

• Locally derived safety signals. A record of the patterns the Guardian has observed over time (its "memory"), used so it can respond to recurring patterns rather than one-off phrases.

• Your settings. Your preferences for how the Guardian behaves.
  
   

How it is processed and stored

Everything happens locally, on your own device, inside your browser:

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• All analysis is performed on your device. Your conversation text is not sent to the developer or to any external server.

• The Guardian's memory and your settings are stored in your browser's local storage on your device, and stay there.

• The Guardian operates no servers and uses no remote services for its analysis.

• It uses no analytics, no advertising, no tracking technologies, and no cookies for tracking.
  
   

What it does not do

• It does not transmit, upload, or back up your conversations or any data derived from them off your device.

• It does not sell, rent, share, or transfer your data to any third party.

• It does not use your data for advertising, profiling across sites, lending, or creditworthiness decisions.

• It does not track your browsing history or activity on sites other than the AI chat pages it operates on.
  
   

Permissions and why they are needed

• Host access to the supported AI chat sites - to read the conversation text and display the Guardian's notes on those pages. All processing is local.

• Storage - to keep your settings and the Guardian's local memory on your device.

• Side panel - to provide the Guardian's dashboard and settings interface.

• Active tab - to operate on the AI chat tab you are currently viewing.

• Alarms - to schedule periodic local housekeeping of the on-device memory.
  
   

Your control over your data

Because all data is stored locally, you control it directly. You can clear the Guardian's memory at any time from within the extension. Removing or uninstalling the extension deletes its locally stored data from your device.

 

Children's privacy

The Guardian does not collect personal information from anyone, including children, and does not transmit any data off the device.

 

Important note

The Guardian is a reflective aid. It is not a medical device, a diagnosis, or a crisis service, and it is not a substitute for professional care. If you or someone you know may be in danger, please contact your local emergency services or a crisis helpline.

 

Changes to this policy

We keep this policy under review and will post any updates on this page with a revised date above.

 

Contact

Questions about this policy can be sent to spiralsafetykernel@gmail.com.
 

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