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Privacy Policy of SideGPT

Last updated: April 25, 2025

1. Introduction

Jicai, Inc. ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose your information when you use our Chrome extension, associated services, and website at https://sidegpt.app (collectively, the "Services"). By using the Services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

  • Account Details: If you create an account or provide API keys (e.g., OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude), we may store your email, user settings, and authentication metadata.
  • Communication Information: When you reach out to us at hi@jicai.us, we collect your email and message content to respond effectively.

2.2 Non-Personal Information

  • Usage Logs: We collect anonymized data regarding extension usage (e.g., selected AI platforms, frequency of use, model types) to help improve the service.
  • Device and Browser Info: Includes browser version, extension version, and system language.

3. How We Use Your Information

  • Service Operation: To deliver and improve core features such as multi-AI chat, API routing, tab management, and auto-prompting.
  • Customer Support: To respond to your questions and troubleshoot technical issues.
  • Product Development: Aggregated analytics may be used to guide new features and optimize performance.

4. Cookies & Local Storage

SideGPT does not use traditional website cookies, but we do use local storage within the browser to retain your preferences, platform settings, and API keys locally. This data is never transmitted to our servers unless explicitly required by a feature (e.g., syncing with Firebase).

5. Sharing of Information

  • Third-Party Services: We use infrastructure providers like Google Cloud (Firebase) to host optional user sync services. Any data stored with these providers is subject to their security and compliance policies.
  • Legal Disclosures: We may disclose information if legally required or to protect the integrity of the Services.

6. Data Retention

  • Locally Stored Data: Persists until you uninstall the extension or manually clear the data via browser settings.
  • Cloud Synced Data (if used): Retained for the lifetime of the account or until you request deletion by contacting us.

7. Your Rights (GDPR & Global Users)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or other regions with privacy regulations:

  • You may request access, correction, deletion, or restriction of your personal data by contacting us at hi@jicai.us.
  • We will respond within 30 days as required by applicable laws.

8. Data Security

We implement industry-standard safeguards such as:

  • End-to-end encryption for data transmission
  • Strict authentication for Firebase cloud storage
  • Local storage isolation per Chrome extension scope

No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, but we strive to use best practices to protect your data.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Services are not intended for users under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we discover such data has been collected, we will promptly delete it.

10. Intellectual Property and Content Rights

  • User Prompts & Output: You retain all rights to your inputs and outputs generated via SideGPT using your API keys.
  • Shared Models: When using our shared infrastructure, the terms of third-party AI model providers (e.g., OpenAI, Google) also apply.
  • Demonstration Use: We may use anonymized examples of generated prompts solely for demonstration or educational purposes, unless you opt out.

11. Account and API Restrictions

We reserve the right to restrict or freeze your access to SideGPT if:

  • You violate our Terms of Use (e.g., abuse the auto-send function)
  • Fraudulent or malicious behavior is detected

You may appeal such actions by contacting hi@jicai.us.

12. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available at https://sidegpt.app. If significant changes are made, we will notify users through a notice in the extension or via email if available.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact:

Jicai, Inc.
Email: hi@jicai.us
Website: https://sidegpt.app