Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 2026
Overview
Annotated (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website and browser extension.
Chrome Web Store & Extension Data (Limited Use)
To comply with Chrome Web Store policies, we explicitly state how the Annotated extension handles your data:
- Web History & Page Content: The extension only reads the URL and content of the specific pages you visit to check if there are public annotations to display, or when you actively highlight text to create a new annotation.
- Limited Use: The information we collect is used strictly to provide the core functionality of the Annotated extension (creating, displaying, and managing annotations).
- No Tracking or Selling: We do not track your general browsing history. We do not sell your data to third parties. We do not use or transfer your data for personalized advertising, credit lending, or data brokering.
Information We Collect
When you use our services, we collect the following categories of information:
- Account Information: Email address, username, display name, and bio (used for your public profile).
- Annotation Data: The text you highlight, your commentary, the source URL of the page you are annotating, your chosen intent, timestamps, and metadata.
- Usage & Technical Data: Browser type, operating system, and basic interaction data to help us identify bugs and improve the extension.
Your Annotations Are Public
Annotated is a multiplayer web experience. By design, annotations you create are publicly visible. Your username, display name, the text you highlighted, your commentary, and the URL you annotated are available to anyone on the Annotated website and to anyone with the extension who visits that same URL.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect solely to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve the Annotated extension
- Enable you to create, share, and discover annotations
- Display your public profile and your public notes to other users
- Respond to your inquiries and support requests
- Enforce our terms of service and prevent abuse
Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information only in the following circumstances:
- Service providers: Third-party infrastructure providers (like our database hosts) who assist us in operating our website and extension securely.
- Legal requirements: When required by law or to protect our legal rights.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Correct inaccurate data
- Delete your account and completely erase your associated annotations
- Export your data
To exercise these rights, contact us at magnetarsenti@gmail.com.
Data Security
We use industry-standard encryption and security measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is completely secure. Please report any security concerns directly to us.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this privacy policy or our practices, contact us at:
Annotated
magnetarsenti@gmail.com