diff --git a/PRIVACY-POLICY.md b/PRIVACY-POLICY.md index 517886455..04f57d6d4 100644 --- a/PRIVACY-POLICY.md +++ b/PRIVACY-POLICY.md @@ -1,39 +1,29 @@ # **IPFS Companion Privacy Policy** First Posted: 2019-02-15
-Last Update: 2021-11-21 ([change history](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-companion/commits/master/PRIVACY-POLICY.md)) +Last Update: 2023-01-27 ([change history](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-companion/commits/main/PRIVACY-POLICY.md)) -The IPFS Companion browser extension is owned by Protocol Labs Inc. and created -by the IPFS Project. We know you care about how your personal data is used and -we take your privacy seriously. That is why, at the moment, we don’t track or -collect any of your Personal Data, nor do we sell it to anyone else or use it -for advertising. If that changes, we'll let you know by updating this policy. By -using IPFS Companion, you are accepting and agreeing to this Privacy Policy. +This Privacy Policy governs the use of the IPFS Companion browser extension +offered by Protocol Labs, Inc. (“**IPFS Companion**” or the “**Service**”). -**What Does This Privacy Policy Cover?** +The Service is offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all +the terms and conditions herein, and all other other operating rules, policies +and procedures that may be updated from time to time. By accessing or using any +part of the Service, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the +Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to all of the terms and conditions of this +Privacy Policy, then you may not access the Service. -This Privacy Policy explains that we don’t gather, track, nor permanently store -any of your Personal Data. It also covers Additional Privacy Protocols related -to the way the IPFS Companion extension allows people to add and retrieve data -to and from the IPFS Network (which is a peer-to-peer network). This Privacy -Policy doesn’t apply to projects run by other organizations outside IPFS and -Protocol Labs, even if we promote the use of those projects or happen to -contribute to them. +**Personal Information** -**What Information Do We Collect?** +We do not collect personal information from the users of the Service. -None. We don’t collect your Personal Data, period. +**Metrics** -**Explicitly Shared Data Will Be Publicly Available over IPFS** +We collect non-user-specific metrics via the Service. For more information on +how to change your preferences with respect to the metrics, please contact us +via methods mentioned below. -We do not collect, rent, store or sell your Personal Data to anyone. However -because IPFS Companion is a web extension that provides access to the real-time, -peer-to-peer IPFS Network (which is a public platform for which anyone may join -and participate) the data that you import to the IPFS Network using IPFS -Companion is then publicly available and accessible to everyone participating in -IPFS Network. - -**Additional Privacy Protocols** +**Additional Privacy Considerations** If you add files to the IPFS Network using the IPFS Companion extension, they will be stored on your local IPFS Network node. Those files are also then cached @@ -42,40 +32,33 @@ user’s local IPFS Network node. Generally, cached files will eventually expire but it’s possible for a user with whom you have shared access to such files (by sharing the relevant Content Identifier or CID) to pin that data, which means the cached files then will not expire and will remain stored on such user’s -local IPFS Network node. - -All content shared with the IPFS Network is public by default. This means your -files and data that you’ve added will be accessible to everyone who knows the -CID or queries the data on the IPFS Network. If you want to share certain -materials or data privately, you must encrypt such data before adding it to the -IPFS Network. - -If you are using embedded JS IPFS node it will connect to bootstrap servers -hosted by Protocol Labs and some of your Personal Information, such as public -key and IP address of your IPFS node will be stored on the IPFS network publicly -as well to facilitate p2p exchanges. - -If you are using “Linkify IPFS Addresses” or “Catch Unhandled -IPFS Protocols” experiments, websites will be able to detect you are running -IPFS Companion. This behavior can be changed on Preferences screen by disabling -mentioned experiments. - -If you are using DNSLink (its lookup is enabled by default), then IPFS node -will be executing DNS queries for all domain names visited during browsing, -and those queries will use DNS resolver configured in your operating system. -To disable this behavior set "DNSLink lookup" to "Off" in Preferences. - -**Will We Ever Change This Privacy Policy?** - -We’re constantly trying to improve IPFS Companion, so we may need to change this -Privacy Policy sometimes. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this -Privacy Policy and will also post an update at https://ipfs.tech/companion-privacy/ -We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed, which -is ultimately your responsibility. If you use IPFS Companion after any changes -to the Privacy Policy have been posted, that means you agree to all of those -changes. - -**What If I Have Questions About This Policy?** - -If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy policies, please -send us a message at . +local IPFS Network node. All content shared with the IPFS Network is public by +default. This means your files and data that you’ve added will be accessible to +everyone who knows the CID or queries the data on the IPFS Network. If you want +to share certain materials or data privately, you must encrypt such data before +adding it to the IPFS Network. + + +If you are using “Linkify IPFS Addresses” or “Catch Unhandled IPFS Protocols” +experiments, websites will be able to detect you are running IPFS Companion. +This behavior can be changed on the Preferences screen by disabling mentioned experiments. + + +If you are using DNSLink (its lookup is enabled by default), then the IPFS node +will be executing DNS queries for all domain names visited during browsing, and +those queries will use a DNS resolver configured in your operating system. To +disable this behavior, set "DNSLink lookup" to "Off" in Preferences. + + +**Contact Us** + +Questions about our Privacy Policy? Please contact us at +. For general information, please reach out via a [new issue on our GitHub repo](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-companion/issues/new/choose). + +**Changes to our Privacy Policy** + +If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this +page and also at https://ipfs.tech/companion-privacy. + +This document is CC-BY-SA. It was last updated January 24th, 2023. +