WordFlow — Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

The Short Version

      WordFlow does not collect, store, or sell any of your data.
      Your text is sent only to the AI service you configure (OpenAI or your local backend)
      and immediately discarded. We have no servers and no databases.
    

What Data We Process

When you use WordFlow to correct text, the text you are correcting is temporarily sent to one of the following, depending on your settings:

OpenAI API — if you have entered your own OpenAI API key in Settings. Your text is processed by OpenAI under OpenAI's Privacy Policy . When you use your own API key, OpenAI does not use your data to train models.
Local backend — if you are running the WordFlow Python backend on your own machine (127.0.0.1:8000). In this case your text never leaves your computer at all.

WordFlow itself never receives, stores, or logs your text.

API Key Storage

If you enter an OpenAI API key, it is stored in chrome.storage.sync — Chrome's encrypted, synced browser storage. It is only ever sent directly to api.openai.com when making a correction request, and is never sent to any WordFlow server (we don't have one).

Permissions We Request

activeTab — to read selected text on the current tab when you open the popup.
scripting — to inject the floating WF button and suggestion box into web pages.
storage — to save your settings (API key, preferences) locally in Chrome.
contextMenus — to add "Correct with WordFlow" to the right-click menu on selected text.

We do not request access to your browsing history, cookies, bookmarks, or any other sensitive browser data.

Third-Party Services

If you choose to use the OpenAI API integration, your corrections are processed by OpenAI. We recommend reviewing OpenAI's Privacy Policy for details on how they handle API data. As of 2024, OpenAI does not use API data for model training by default.

We have no affiliation with OpenAI.

Children's Privacy

WordFlow is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly process data from children.

Changes to This Policy

If we make material changes to this policy, we will update the date at the top and note the change in the extension's update notes.

Contact

WordFlow is an open-source project. If you have privacy concerns or questions, please open an issue on the project's GitHub repository.