Privacy Policy
The shortest privacy policy you'll ever read.
The short version: Your searches stay in your browser. We never see them. We don't track you. We don't build profiles. We don't sell data because we don't collect it.
How AskMaddi Is Different
Typical Search Sites
- Your query goes to their servers
- They log what you search
- They build a profile on you
- They sell your data to advertisers
- They show "personalized" results
AskMaddi
- Your query never leaves your device
- Nothing to log
- Nothing to profile
- Nothing to sell
- Same results for everyone
How It Works
Browser-Side AI: When you search, our AI model (DistilBERT) runs entirely in your web browser. Your search terms are processed on your device, not our servers. We literally cannot see what you're searching for.
Product Fetching: When you click search, your browser fetches product pages from retailers through our proxy server. The proxy retrieves the pages but does not log your queries or associate requests with any identifier.
No Cookies, No Tracking: We don't use tracking cookies, analytics scripts, or fingerprinting. No Google Analytics. No Facebook Pixel. No third-party trackers.
What We Do Collect
Our web server maintains standard access logs that include:
- IP addresses (for rate limiting and abuse prevention)
- Timestamps
- Pages requested
These logs are used solely for security and maintaining service availability. They do not contain your search queries and are not shared with third parties.
Affiliate Links
When you click through to a retailer and make a purchase, we may earn a commission. This is how we sustain the service without selling your data. The retailers know you came from AskMaddi, but they don't know what you searched for here—because we don't either.
Third-Party Sites
When you click through to a retailer (eBay, Best Buy, Newegg, etc.), you're subject to their privacy policies. We have no control over their data practices.
Children's Privacy
AskMaddi is a general-purpose product search tool. We do not knowingly collect any personal information from anyone, including children under 13.
Changes to This Policy
If we change this policy, we'll update this page. But our approach is simple: don't collect data, don't have data problems. That's unlikely to change.
Contact
Questions about our privacy practices? Reach us at: privacy@aisciencecenter.com
Last updated: January 2025