Protecting Your Privacy

At AeroGlide, we recognize the importance of protecting your privacy and are committed to safeguarding your personal information. Our Dark Pattern Identifier Extension is designed to empower users to identify and avoid deceptive design elements on the web, while maintaining strict adherence to privacy principles.

Required Permissions:

• Read and change website data that are visited
• Access your browsing history
• Current tab Access
• Storage Access
• Scripting Access
• Web-request Access
• Declarative net request Access (Blocking)
• Display notifications Access

Site Access: The extension has access to all websites you visit. This is necessary to detect and flag dark patterns. The extension does not collect or store your personal information.

Data Collection and Processing

1. Our extension does not collect any personally identifiable information (PII) such as your name, email address, IP address, or browsing history.

2. Data processing occurs both locally and through our servers. The extension analyzes web pages to identify dark patterns, but this data is not stored or transmitted to any third parties.

3. The extension may collect anonymized and aggregated data related to the occurrence and types of dark patterns encountered. This data is used solely for research purposes to improve the extension's capabilities and enhance user protection against deceptive design practices.

Data Security

1. We employ robust security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, or alteration.

2. All data is processed securely, minimizing the risk of interception or compromise.

Transparency and User Control

1. We believe in transparency and provide users with clear information about our data processing practices.

2. You have the option to disable the extension at any time. Upon deleting, all local data is automatically deleted from your browser.

3. You have the option to disable capturing screenshots which is used by our vision model at any time.

Reporting and Contributing

1. The extension includes a reporting mechanism that allows users to submit encountered dark patterns to our developers.

2. The reported dark patterns are analyzed and used to improve the extension's detection capabilities.

3. No personal information is associated with these reports. We only collect the URL of the web page and a screenshot of the dark pattern for analysis purposes.

Our Commitment to Privacy

1. We are committed to protecting your privacy and upholding the highest standards of data protection.

2. We regularly review and update our privacy policy to ensure it remains aligned with current regulations and best practices.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at [contact email address].

"We value your trust and are dedicated to providing you with a safe and private browsing experience."