Privacy Policy
How we use your data.
Date of last update: 28 October 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how reading.bot (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects the information you provide when using the reading.bot web extension (the “Extension”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data responsibly.
Please note that we have no control over the data collection, use or storage practices of the third party LLM providers used by this extension. For more information, users should refer to the privacy policy of each individual third party.
1. Information We Collect
When you use the reading.bot Extension, we collect the following information:
• User Messages: We collect the text you enter, including your message and any custom prompt settings.
• AI Responses: We collect the responses generated by the AI providers you choose to use.
• User Uploaded PDFs: We process and store the PDF text of the user uploaded PDF.
• Referenced PDFs: We process and store the references of the chosen PDF to find the referenced PDFs.
2. How We Use Your Information
The information we collect is used solely for the purpose of providing the functionality of the reading.bot Extension. Specifically:
• Message Processing: Your messages are transmitted through our servers to your selected third-party AI models (which may include OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and OpenRouter access to Claude, and Grok) for processing. The selected AI provider generates a response based on your input.
• Chat Storage: Your messages, the AI responses, and PDF text are stored on our server as chat histories.
• Shared Chats: If you choose to share a chat, we will store the messages, AI responses, and PDF text associated with that shared chat.
3. Lawful Basis
We process your data based on the following lawful bases:
• Contract: For the core functionality of the Extension (processing messages and responses), the lawful basis is contract. By using the Extension, you enter into a contract with us for these services.
• Consent: For shared chats, our lawful basis is consent. By actively choosing to share a chat, you give us your explicit consent to store the associated data. You have the right to withdraw this consent by emailing us at al@al.bot.
4. Data Retention and Deletion
We adhere to a strict data retention policy:
• All messages, AI responses, and PDF text content can be deleted from the extension at any time.
• For shared chats, we retain the messages, AI responses, and PDF text associated with that specific shared chat indefinitely until you invoke your right to withdraw this consent by emailing us at al@al.bot.
5. Third-Party Data Sharing
We share your messages with your selected AI providers through our server for the purpose of generating responses. The specific AI providers you can choose from include OpenAI (ChatGPT), and OpenRouter (Claude and Grok). We do not share your data with any other third parties, except as required by law (see Section 7). Each AI provider’s privacy policy will govern their handling of the data they receive. You are encouraged to review the individual AI providers’ privacy policies.
6. Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect the data transmitted between the Extension and the AI Provider. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
7. Legal Compliance
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request, such as a court order or subpoena.
8. Data Protection Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
• Right of access: You have the right to obtain confirmation that we are processing your personal data, and a copy of that data.
• Right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate personal data.
• Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”): You have the right to request that we delete your personal data under certain circumstances (this applies primarily to shared chats, as other data can be deleted at any time from the extension).
• Right to restriction of processing: You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
• Right to data portability: You have the right to receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
• Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time for processing based on consent (shared chats).
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us by sending an email to al@al.bot.
9. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Your continued use of the Extension following the posting of such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by sending an email to al@al.bot.
11. Governing Law
This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.