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Privacy and Data Handling

How CLU handles your data, privacy practices, and commitment to protecting your documents.

Privacy & Security
📖 5 min readLast updated: 1/15/2025

Your privacy is paramount. Learn how CLU handles your data and protects your documents.

Privacy Commitment

CLU is committed to protecting your privacy and maintaining the confidentiality of documents you analyze. We do not store, sell, or misuse any data.

How CLU Works

When you analyze a document with CLU:

1. Document Sent to AI Provider: The document text is sent to your chosen AI provider (OpenAI, Gemini, or Claude)

2. Immediate Analysis: The provider analyzes the document in real-time

3. Results Returned: Risk scores and analysis results are sent back to you

4. Document Discarded: The original document is immediately discarded and not stored anywhere

Data We Don't Collect

CLU does not:

  • Store documents you analyze
  • Log or retain document content
  • Track what documents you analyze
  • Sell your data to third parties
  • Use your documents for training models
  • Create profiles based on your analysis history

Data We Collect

CLU collects minimal information:

  • **Extension Usage**: Whether the extension is installed and active
  • **Error Logs**: Technical errors to help us improve the service
  • **Analytics**: How features are used (non-personally identifiable)

AI Provider Data

When you use CLU, your chosen AI provider may collect:

  • **API Usage Data**: Number of requests, response times
  • **Billing Information**: To charge you for API usage

Each provider has their own privacy policy. You should review:

  • OpenAI Privacy Policy: https://openai.com/privacy
  • Google Gemini Privacy Policy: https://ai.google/privacy
  • Anthropic Privacy Policy: https://www.anthropic.com/privacy

Your API Key

Your API key is:

  • **Encrypted locally** in your browser extension
  • **Never sent to CLU servers**
  • **Used only to authenticate** with your chosen AI provider
  • **Fully under your control**

You can revoke it anytime by:

1. Visiting your AI provider's dashboard

2. Revoking the API key

3. Updating it in CLU settings

Data Security

CLU uses:

  • **HTTPS Encryption**: All communication is encrypted
  • **Secure Storage**: API keys are encrypted at rest
  • **No Third-party Tracking**: No pixels, trackers, or analytics pixels
  • **Minimal Permissions**: The extension requests only necessary permissions

Compliance

CLU is designed to comply with:

  • GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
  • CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act)
  • Other privacy regulations

Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • **Access**: See what data we have about you
  • **Deletion**: Request deletion of any data
  • **Portability**: Get your data in a standard format
  • **Opt-out**: Disable the extension at any time

Policy Updates

If we update this privacy policy, we will:

  • Post the updated policy on this page
  • Notify you via extension update notes
  • Give you the option to accept or decline new terms

Questions?

Have questions about how we handle your data? Contact us and we'll be happy to explain.

Your privacy matters. We take it seriously.

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