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Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 8, 2026

Authority does not collect, store off your device, transmit, or share any of your data. It is a client-side tool: everything happens in your browser, on your computer.

What Authority does with your content

• The brief text you paste and any PDF you upload are processed entirely on your device to build a Table of Authorities.
• Your content is never uploaded, transmitted, logged, or sent to any server — ours or anyone else's.
• Nothing you process is retained after you close the extension, other than optional settings you choose to save locally.

Data we collect

None. Authority has no analytics, no telemetry, no tracking, no advertising, and no user accounts.

Local storage

Authority uses your browser's local storage (chrome.storage) only to remember your settings and, if you buy Pro, your license status. This data stays on your device and is never transmitted.

The one network request

The only network request Authority can make is to verify a Pro license key, and only if you choose to enter one. When you submit a key, it is sent to Gumroad (api.gumroad.com) solely to confirm the purchase. If you never enter a key, Authority makes no network requests at all. Gumroad's handling of that request is governed by Gumroad's own privacy policy.

Permissions

Authority requests the minimum permissions: activeTab and scripting (to pull your selected text from the current tab on an explicit click) and storage (for settings and license status). It does not request access to your browsing history, your tabs, or arbitrary websites.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this URL.

Contact

Questions? Email bearman.derek@gmail.com.