Privacy Policy

1. Scope and publisher

FoundBound Image Vault is a browser extension published by Qantara under the FoundBound brand. It is designed to help users sync, organise and download image assets available in their own signed-in ChatGPT Images/Library.

FoundBound Image Vault is independently developed software and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by OpenAI.

2. Information the extension accesses

To provide the archive features you request, the extension can access information made available to your signed-in account on chatgpt.com.

The extension is not designed to collect general web browsing history, precise location, health information, financial/payment information or personal communications.

3. How information is used

Information accessed by FoundBound Image Vault is used only to provide its single user-facing purpose: controlled syncing and local archiving of images from the user's own signed-in ChatGPT Images/Library.

• controlled Library sync, including stop/resume and date or quantity limits;
• incremental/new-only indexing;
• resolving available original image assets and useful Library filenames;
• download queue, retry and resume management;
• local archive history, health and status information;
• user-requested JSON/CSV metadata exports; and
• saving image files selected or queued by the user.

4. Local and session storage

Persistent settings and archive information are stored locally in browser extension storage on the user's device. This can include settings, Library IDs and titles, archive metadata, the saved sync cursor, queue state, retry state and download history.

Downloaded images are saved through the browser Downloads API to the user's normal browser download location or chosen folder. Image bytes are not uploaded to a FoundBound/Qantara server by the extension.

5. Authentication information

FoundBound Image Vault uses the user's existing signed-in ChatGPT browser session. Temporary request metadata needed for that session may include authorization-related request headers.

• The extension does not request or store the user's ChatGPT password.
• Browser cookies are not copied into the extension's persistent archive data.
• Session request metadata is kept in browser-session storage or memory rather than the persistent archive index.
• Authentication request metadata is not included in JSON or CSV metadata exports.
• Authentication information is not sent to FoundBound/Qantara-operated servers.

6. User activity and limited network monitoring

The extension uses browser web-request functionality only on chatgpt.com to observe the specific Library request needed for its archive feature. It does not monitor browsing activity across unrelated websites, build a general browsing-history profile, inject advertising, or sell browsing activity.

7. Data transmission, sale and third parties

FoundBound Image Vault does not operate analytics, advertising, telemetry, subscription or account-tracking services inside the extension. FoundBound/Qantara does not sell extension user data.

When you start a Library sync or download, your browser communicates directly with ChatGPT/OpenAI infrastructure as necessary to complete that user-requested action. Those services are governed by their own terms and privacy policies.

FoundBound/Qantara does not transfer extension user data to third parties except where required by law or where a transfer is necessary for a user-initiated feature and permitted under applicable Chrome Web Store policy.

8. Browser permissions

9. User controls

Users can stop or resume Library sync, pause or stop downloads, retry failed items, clear the current queue, export metadata, and uninstall the extension through normal browser controls. Downloaded files remain under the user's control in their filesystem.

10. Data retention and deletion

Persistent extension settings, Library index and archive history remain locally on the user's device until the user clears extension data or removes the extension. Session authentication/request metadata is intended to expire with the browser session.

Uninstalling the extension removes extension-managed browser storage according to the browser's normal extension-data behaviour. Files already downloaded to the user's filesystem are not deleted automatically.

11. Chrome Web Store Limited Use

The use of information received from Google Chrome APIs will adhere to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

FoundBound/Qantara does not use or transfer extension user data for purposes unrelated to FoundBound Image Vault's single purpose, does not sell extension user data, and does not use extension user data to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes.

12. Children

FoundBound Image Vault is not designed as a service directed to children and does not operate its own extension user-account or advertising service.

13. Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated when FoundBound Image Vault materially changes its data access, storage, sharing, analytics, authentication or external-service behaviour. The effective date above will be updated when material changes are published.

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