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Privacy Policy

KidSafe AI YouTube Filter · Last updated: June 2026

    Summary: KidSafe AI does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data to us or any third party other than the Anthropic API (which processes video titles for content screening). All your settings, including your password and API key, are stored locally on your device only.
  

1. What data we collect

KidSafe AI does not collect any personal information. We have no servers, no accounts, no analytics, and no telemetry.

2. What data is stored locally

The following is stored in your browser's local extension storage (chrome.storage.local) on your device only:

A SHA-256 hash of your parent password (the plain-text password is never stored)
Your Anthropic API key (stored locally, never transmitted to us)
Your chosen age level setting
Filter on/off state and thumbnail screening preference
A local cache of AI content decisions (video titles and their allow/block result)
Aggregate counters: number of videos screened and blocked (no titles or personal data)

This data never leaves your device except as described in Section 3.

3. Anthropic API usage

When the filter is active, KidSafe AI sends YouTube video titles and channel names to the Anthropic API (api.anthropic.com) for content classification. This is the only external data transmission the extension performs.

Data sent: video title text and channel name only
Data NOT sent: your identity, browsing history, URL, watch history, or any personal information
The API call uses your own Anthropic API key — Anthropic's own privacy policy governs how they handle API request data
Thumbnail images (if you enable thumbnail screening) are converted to base64 locally and sent to Anthropic for analysis, then immediately discarded

4. Children's privacy

KidSafe AI is a tool designed to protect children. The extension does not collect any information about children. No data about the child's viewing habits, watch history, or usage is collected or transmitted.

5. Permissions used

storage — To save your settings and AI decision cache locally on your device
tabs — To detect when YouTube tabs are open and notify them of settings changes
scripting — To inject the content filter script into YouTube pages
Host permission: youtube.com — To read video card titles and hide inappropriate content
Host permission: api.anthropic.com — To send video titles to Claude AI for content classification

6. Data retention and deletion

All data is stored locally on your device and can be deleted at any time by:

Using the "Clear AI cache" button in the extension settings
Uninstalling the extension (all local storage is deleted automatically by Chrome)
Clearing your browser's extension data via Chrome settings

7. Third-party services

The only third-party service used is the Anthropic API for AI content classification. We have no relationship with YouTube or Google.

8. Changes to this policy

If we make material changes to this privacy policy, we will update the "last updated" date above. Continued use of the extension after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact

For privacy questions or concerns, please open an issue on our GitHub repository or contact us via the Chrome Web Store developer contact.