Hushfold Privacy Policy

Effective date: 11 November 2026. Last updated: 12 November 2026.

Hushfold is published by Glintside. Contact: hello@glintside.com.

The short version

Hushfold keeps your AI chats in your browser, on your computer. It has no servers, no accounts, no analytics and no ads. It never sends your chats anywhere. Glintside cannot see what you save.

What Hushfold stores, and where

When you save a chat, import an export file or organise your library, Hushfold stores:

• the chats you choose to save or import: titles, messages, the site they came from, the date and a link back to the original chat;
• what you add: folders, tags, pins, notes, smart folders, auto-tag rules and Collections;
• settings, a search index of your saved chats, and your Pro licence key if you have one.

All of this is kept in your browser profile (Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox) on your computer, in the browser's own storage (IndexedDB and extension storage). It is not synced to your Google, Microsoft or Mozilla account, or to any other device. If you remove Hushfold, your browser deletes this data, which is why Hushfold reminds you to keep a backup.

What Hushfold can access

Hushfold can only run on these three sites:

• chatgpt.com
• claude.ai
• gemini.google.com

On those pages it shows a Save button and checks whether the open chat is already saved. It reads the chat's text only when you click Save, press the save shortcut, or choose "Save selection to Hushfold". It never saves in the background, and it doesn't use the sites' private interfaces.

It asks the browser for these permissions and no others: storage, unlimitedStorage (a large library can exceed the normal storage limit), sidePanel and contextMenus. It cannot see your other tabs, your browsing history, cookies or passwords.

In Firefox there is no sidePanel permission; Hushfold uses Firefox's sidebar instead. Firefox shows that Hushfold collects no data (data_collection_permissions: none).

Import files (from ChatGPT, Claude or Google Takeout) are read on your computer. Nothing is uploaded.

What Hushfold sends

Nothing. The extension makes no network requests of its own. There is no analytics, crash reporting, advertising or third-party code. Your licence key is checked on your computer, without contacting any server.

The chat sites keep working as usual and make their own requests; Hushfold doesn't change them.

Emails you choose to send

Three buttons open a new email in your own email app. Nothing is sent unless you press Send there.

• Tell us (when Hushfold can't read a chat page): the site name, the Hushfold version and your browser's name and version, and which check failed. It contains no chat text.
• Suggest a better translation: the language name and blank lines for you to fill in.
• Email this chat: the chat you chose, addressed to whoever you choose. Glintside does not receive it unless you send it to us.

If you email us, we use your email only to reply, and we delete support emails after 6 months.

On-device AI (Pro)

"Ask my archive" and summaries use the AI model built into Chrome (Gemini Nano). The first time you use them, Chrome itself downloads the model from Google. That download is Chrome's, under Google's terms; it does not include your chats. After that, the model runs on your computer, and your questions, chats and answers stay there.

In Microsoft Edge, these features appear only when Edge's own on-device AI is turned on; Edge then downloads its model from Microsoft, under Microsoft's terms. Firefox has no built-in AI model, so these features are not shown there.

Buying Pro

Pro is sold by our reseller, Paddle (paddle.com), who is the merchant of record. When you buy, you pay on Paddle's checkout at buy.glintside.com, and Paddle collects your email address, payment details and country to process the payment, tax and receipts, under Paddle's privacy notice. Glintside receives the purchase record from Paddle (for example your email address and the transaction) to provide support and refunds. Your card statement will show PADDLE.NET* GLINTSIDE.

After paying, your browser opens a page on buy.glintside.com that shows your licence key. That page looks up the paid transaction with Paddle and signs a key; it does not store anything, keeps no logs and never receives chat data. You paste the key into Hushfold, which checks it offline.

Your choices

• See and export everything: backup and export are free. Download a backup file, or export Markdown or JSON, at any time.
• Delete: delete any chat, folder, tag or collection in the library. Deleting there never touches the chat on the original site.
• Remove everything: uninstall Hushfold. Your browser deletes all of its data from your computer.

Because Glintside never receives your chats, we have nothing to delete or hand over on our side. For purchase records, contact hello@glintside.com or Paddle.

Browser stores

Hushfold's use of information complies with the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. The data it handles is used only to provide its single purpose (saving and organising your own AI chats on your computer), is never transferred or sold, is not used for advertising, and is not used to determine creditworthiness or for lending.

The same applies to Hushfold on Microsoft Edge Add-ons and Firefox Add-ons (addons.mozilla.org): it collects no data and transmits nothing.

Children

Hushfold is not directed at children under 13, and Glintside does not knowingly collect information from them. It collects nothing from anyone.

Changes

If this policy changes, we update this page and its effective date. If a future version ever sends data anywhere (for example an optional Notion integration), it will be off by default, ask for your permission first, and be described here before it ships.

Not affiliated

Hushfold works with ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. It is not affiliated with OpenAI, Anthropic or Google.