Privacy Policy

How ChatFile handles data.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

Overview

ChatFile is a Chrome extension that helps you use local project files, web pages, selected text, and AI answers as context in web AI workflows. ChatFile is designed to keep project data local-first and to send content only when a user-requested workflow requires it.

This policy covers the ChatFile extension and the ChatFile website. If a third-party AI website, API provider, account provider, payment provider, or hosting provider processes data, that service's own privacy terms also apply.

Data stored locally in your browser

ChatFile may store the following data in browser-local extension storage, including IndexedDB and Chrome extension storage:

  • Project folder handles granted through the File System Access API.
  • File paths, file indexes, searchable text chunks, embedding cache, index jobs, and local search metadata.
  • Extension settings, UI preferences, provider configuration, API keys, trigger-key settings, and local entitlement cache.
  • Workflow drafts, captured web context, recent sources, scheduled task definitions, run logs, and write proposals.
  • Diagnostics needed to show warnings before sensitive paths or content are sent or written.

Local indexes and caches are stored for the browser profile where the extension is installed. Removing a project inside ChatFile deletes that project's local authorization, file list, and index from ChatFile, but it does not delete files from your disk.

Local files and file contents

ChatFile reads local files only after you choose a folder and grant browser permission. File contents may be processed locally to build indexes, prepare prompt context, preview files, create drafts, or create write proposals. ChatFile does not upload your whole project to ChatFile servers.

When you insert file context into a web AI page or use a configured API or remote embedding provider, the selected snippets or text needed for that workflow may be sent to that third-party service.

Web pages, tabs, and AI conversations

ChatFile can read limited data from supported web AI pages and user-selected browser tabs, such as page URL, title, selected text, input draft, visible page content, or captured AI answers. This is used to insert context, capture answers, convert pages to Markdown or CSV, and run browser-context workflows.

ChatFile does not read every page you visit. Some workflows require user action or site permission before page content is captured.

Account, Pro, and payment data

If you create or use a ChatFile account, account email, Supabase user ID, authentication state, and Pro entitlement state may be stored in Supabase and cached locally in the extension. Payment checkout and payment details are handled by the payment provider. ChatFile may receive entitlement or order status needed to activate paid features, but it does not store full payment card details.

Remote providers and web AI services

You may configure API providers or use supported web AI sessions such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Kimi, Qwen, GLM, or Doubao. When you use those services through ChatFile, selected prompts, file snippets, web page text, or workflow drafts may be sent to the provider you chose. The provider processes that content under its own terms and privacy policy.

API keys are stored in Chrome local extension storage and are used to call the provider you configure. ChatFile does not sell API keys or use them for advertising.

Extension permissions

storage

Saves settings, local indexes, provider configuration, workflow drafts, entitlement cache, and write proposals.

activeTab and scripting

Reads or inserts context on the active tab only when a user workflow needs page interaction.

sidePanel

Provides the ChatFile workspace next to web AI pages.

offscreen

Runs background document processing such as parsing supported files without opening a visible page.

tabs and tabGroups

Lists user-selectable tabs or tab groups for context capture and scheduled workflows.

cookies

Checks supported web AI session state where needed for web-provider workflows. ChatFile does not save or upload your website passwords.

alarms

Runs scheduled workflow checks when the user enables scheduled tasks.

contextMenus

Adds quick actions for selected text or page context.

host permissions

Enable ChatFile on supported AI websites and on additional user-approved origins for browser-context workflows.

Website hosting and analytics

The ChatFile website is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare may process standard request logs needed to deliver and protect the site. We do not add third-party advertising trackers or analytics scripts to this static website by default.

Data sale, advertising, and human review

ChatFile does not sell user data. ChatFile does not use your local files, captured content, API keys, or AI conversations for third-party advertising. We do not manually review your local files unless you choose to send information to support.

Deletion and uninstall behavior

Uninstalling the extension removes ChatFile's local extension storage and IndexedDB data from that browser profile, including local indexes, folder handles, workflow drafts, scheduled task metadata, cached provider settings, and write proposals. Browser behavior may vary by profile or sync settings. Uninstalling ChatFile does not delete original files from your disk.

To request deletion of account data associated with ChatFile, email [email protected] from the account email when possible.

Contact

For privacy questions, support, or account deletion requests, email [email protected].