RateBucket Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2026-10-02

    Key principle: All data is processed locally. There is no backend server, no analytics, and no telemetry.
  

Overview

This policy describes RateBucket 0.1.4 and later. Earlier versions included optional diagnostic features; updating to 0.1.4 removes those features and their stored settings.

RateBucket is a browser extension that displays a floating usage widget on AI platform websites (ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Gemini, Kimi, Perplexity). This privacy policy explains what data the extension collects, how it is used, and where it is stored.

Data We Collect

ChatGPT normalized readings are isolated using a locally stored hash of the signed-in user and selected account. Authentication is held only in page memory for up to 60 seconds and is never persisted or transmitted to an extension-owned service. Retired IP-check settings and unscoped ChatGPT caches are removed once on upgrade.

1. Usage Quota Data (Functional Data)

Aspect	Detail
What	Numerical usage counters and storage byte balances: `remaining`, `total`, `used`, `resetAt`, `windowSeconds`
Source	Platform-owned web endpoints on the AI platform websites you visit
How	The extension either actively fetches these endpoints with the current website session or intercepts the responses already made by the website
Storage	`chrome.storage.local` (browser local storage)
Retention	Until overwritten by newer data or cleared by the user
Shared	Never. This data never leaves your browser.

2. User Preferences

Aspect	Detail
What	Language preference (`"en"` or `"zh-CN"`)
Storage	`chrome.storage.local`
Shared	Never

4. Local Estimation Counters

Aspect	Detail
What	Locally computed usage estimates when authoritative data is temporarily unavailable
Storage	`chrome.storage.local`
Shared	Never

Data We Do NOT Collect

Cookies, session tokens, or Authorization headers
Chat content, prompts, or conversations
Browsing history outside the supported platforms
Personal identifiers (name, email, phone, address)
Analytics or telemetry of any kind

Third-Party Services

Same-site requests to supported AI platforms may use your existing browser login session for that website. RateBucket does not read, store, export, or display cookie values, session tokens, or Authorization headers.

Requests are made only to the supported AI platform websites. No IP reputation service is used.

Chrome Web Store Dashboard Privacy Declarations

Data Category	Collected	Reason
Personally identifiable information	No	—
Financial and payment information	No	—
Authentication information	No	—
Personal communications	No	—
Location	No	—
Web history	No	—
User activity	No	—
Website content	No	—
Non-personal usage data (quota numbers)	Yes	Core functionality — display usage widget
IP address	No	No IP reputation service is used.

Remote code: No
Sell data to third parties: No
Use data for personalized advertising: No

Contact

For privacy questions or data deletion requests, please open an issue on the project's GitHub repository.