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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.

Roku & Connected TV Applications

To comply with Roku Developer Certification and privacy standards, we disclose how the Annotated Roku channel handles your data:

  • No Account Required on TV: You can browse public video clips, read community notes, and view AI fact-checks on Roku TV without creating an account or logging in.
  • Device Diagnostics: We receive standard anonymous technical diagnostic information provided by the Roku platform (such as device model, OS version, and screen resolution) used solely to ensure stable 1080p video streaming and responsive UI rendering.
  • No Targeted Advertising or Tracking: The Annotated Roku channel does not track your viewing habits across other channels, does not sell your viewer data, and does not serve personalized behavioral advertisements.
  • Scannable Mobile Pass & QR Codes: The TV channel displays QR codes pointing to public annotation passes (e.g. annotated-repo.vercel.app/n/[id]). Scanning a QR code does not transmit your Roku device ID or personal TV information to your mobile phone.

Amazon Appstore & Fire TV Application

To comply with Amazon Developer Appstore policies and Fire TV privacy guidelines:

  • No Mandatory Account or Login: You can access all public fact-checking feeds, video streams, and community notes without signing in or providing personal information.
  • Anonymous Technical Telemetry: We collect only standard anonymous operational metrics (such as device model and media player playback status) solely to ensure smooth video streaming and responsive D-pad remote navigation.
  • No User Tracking or Data Brokering: The Annotated Fire TV app does not track your behavior across other Fire TV apps, does not include third-party ad trackers, and will never sell or share viewer data with data brokers.
  • Dispute & QR Code Privacy: QR codes displayed for filing disputes open standard web annotation records on our secure web domain and do not expose your Amazon account or Fire TV device identifiers.

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