Privacy Policy
Reliably — Community-Sourced Domain Trust Meter
Overview
Reliably ("we", "us", "our") is a Chrome extension that displays community-sourced trust ratings for web domains. This privacy policy explains what data the extension handles and how it is used.
Our core principle is simple: we collect the minimum data necessary to operate a community voting system, and nothing more.
What We Collect
Anonymous Install Identity
When you install Reliably, the extension generates a cryptographic keypair (ECDSA P-256) locally on your device. A SHA-256 hash of the public key serves as your anonymous install identity. This identity:
- Is generated entirely on your device
- Cannot be linked to your name, email, or any personal information
- Is used solely to associate your votes with your install and prevent duplicate voting
- Is stored locally in Chrome's extension storage
Votes
When you vote on a domain (thumbs up or thumbs down), we store:
- The domain name you voted on
- Your vote value (positive or negative)
- Your anonymous install hash
- A timestamp of when the vote was cast
Domain Lookups
When you visit a website, the extension sends the domain name to our API to retrieve its community trust score. We do not log these lookups or associate them with your identity.
What We Do NOT Collect
- No names, emails, or account information (there are no accounts)
- No browsing history beyond the active tab's domain
- No page content, form data, or cookies
- No IP addresses (our API runs on Cloudflare Workers, which does not provide client IP addresses to our code)
- No device fingerprints or hardware identifiers
- No analytics, telemetry, or tracking pixels
- No data sold to or shared with third parties
How Data Is Stored
Your anonymous install identity (keypair and hash) is stored locally on your device using Chrome's chrome.storage.local API. It never leaves your device except as a header when making API requests.
Votes and domain scores are stored on Cloudflare D1, a serverless SQLite database running at the edge. Data is encrypted in transit (HTTPS) and at rest.
Permissions Explained
- storage — Used to persist your anonymous install identity locally so it survives browser restarts.
- activeTab — Used to read the URL of your currently active tab so the extension can look up the domain's trust score. The extension only reads the domain from the URL; it does not access page content.
Data Retention
Votes are retained indefinitely to maintain accurate community trust scores. If you uninstall the extension, your local install identity is deleted. Your previously cast votes remain in the database but cannot be linked to you or any future install.
Children's Privacy
Reliably is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children. Since the extension collects no personal information from any user, there is no children's data to manage.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy to reflect changes in the extension's functionality. Significant changes will be communicated through the extension's Chrome Web Store listing. The effective date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised.
Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy or Reliably's data practices, contact us at: