Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 26, 2025

At Notate ("we," "us," or "our"), we are committed to protecting your privacy and personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our browser extension and related services.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information

When you create an account, we collect:

  • Email address
  • Username
  • Profile information (optional)

1.2 Usage Information

We collect information about how you use our extension:

  • Highlights you create and save
  • Notes and annotations
  • Chat interactions with AI features
  • Usage statistics and analytics

1.3 Technical Information

We keep our technical data collection minimal and privacy-focused. Unlike many services, we do not collect your IP address, browser type, operating system, or device identifiers. We only collect:

  • Extension usage logs (number of highlights created, chats started)
  • AI token usage for billing and rate limiting
  • Basic error logs to help us fix issues

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

  • Provide and maintain our services
  • Sync your highlights and notes across devices
  • Enable AI-powered chat features
  • Integrate with third-party services (like Notion)
  • Improve our extension and develop new features
  • Provide customer support
  • Send important service notifications
  • Enforce our Terms of Service

3. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties, except in the following circumstances:

3.1 Service Providers

We may share information with trusted service providers who help us operate our services:

  • Supabase (database and authentication)
  • OpenAI and Anthropic (AI services)
  • Stripe (payment processing)
  • Notion (integration services)

3.2 Legal Requirements

We may disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights and safety.

4. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information:

  • Data encryption in transit and at rest
  • Secure authentication protocols
  • Regular security audits and updates
  • Limited access to personal information

5. Your Rights and Choices

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Access your personal data
  • Correct inaccurate information
  • Delete your account and data
  • Export your data
  • Opt out of marketing communications

6. Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as necessary to provide our services and comply with legal obligations. When you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information within 30 days.

7. Third-Party Services

Our extension may integrate with third-party services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to these services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you connect to.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" above.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

This Privacy Policy was last updated on July 26, 2025.