Lintly

Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 7, 2025

Overview

Lintly ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our Chrome extension and website.

Information We Collect

Authentication Information

We use Google OAuth to authenticate users. We collect and store:

  • Your Google account email address
  • Your name and profile picture (from Google)
  • Authentication tokens to keep you logged in

Usage Data

When you use Lintly's autocomplete and Quick Edit features, we collect:

  • Text prompts you type (to generate autocomplete suggestions)
  • API request counts (to enforce rate limits)
  • Extension settings and preferences

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information solely to:

  • Provide AI-powered autocomplete suggestions
  • Improve and enhance your prompts via Quick Edit
  • Authenticate your account and maintain your session
  • Enforce usage rate limits (e.g., 100 completions per day for free users)
  • Improve our service and fix bugs

Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell, trade, or transfer your data to third parties.

We use the following third-party services:

  • Google Gemini API: For generating autocomplete suggestions (your prompts are sent to Google's AI API)
  • MongoDB: For storing user authentication data and usage statistics
  • Vercel & Railway: For hosting our services

These services process data solely to provide Lintly's functionality and are bound by their own privacy policies.

Data Storage and Security

Your authentication tokens are stored locally in your browser using Chrome's storage API. User data and usage statistics are stored securely in our MongoDB database. We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data.

Data Retention

We retain your account information and usage data as long as you have an active Lintly account. If you wish to delete your account and associated data, please contact us.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Opt out of data collection by uninstalling the extension

Chrome Extension Permissions

Lintly requests the following Chrome permissions:

  • activeTab: To inject autocomplete features into ChatGPT
  • storage: To store your authentication tokens and preferences locally
  • Host permissions (ChatGPT): To add autocomplete functionality to ChatGPT

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at:

Email: jakeparkeremail@gmail.com