Privacy Policy — Sentinel.IQ

Last updated: June 17, 2026

Sentinel.IQ is an independent browser security extension that helps users identify potentially malicious, phishing, or fraudulent websites through reputation analysis, threat intelligence, and AI-assisted explanations.

Sentinel.IQ is a Chrome extension that checks websites for scam and phishing risk using Google Safe Browsing, VirusTotal, and AI-generated explanations. This policy explains what data the extension accesses, what it sends to third parties, and what stays on your device.

What Sentinel.IQ accesses

When you visit a webpage or press the Scan button, the extension reads the URL of the active tab. It does not read page content, form inputs, passwords, cookies, or anything you type. It only looks at the address in your browser's address bar.

What gets sent to third parties, and why

To determine whether a site is safe, the URL is sent to the following services. No other browsing data — no page content, history beyond the single URL, or personal identifiers — is sent.

Service	What is sent	Purpose	Their policy
Google Safe Browsing	The current URL	Checks the URL against Google's database of known malware and phishing sites	Google Privacy Policy
VirusTotal	The domain of the current URL	Checks the domain's reputation across antivirus engines	VirusTotal Privacy Policy
Groq	The URL and the scan results (Safe Browsing/VirusTotal flags, heuristic flags, risk score)	Generates a plain-language, 2-sentence explanation of the scan result using an AI model	Groq Privacy Policy

These requests occur only when the user initiates a scan — Sentinel.IQ does not run continuous background tracking.

What stays on your device

Scan results (the URL, risk score, verdict, and timestamp) are saved locally using Chrome's storage.local API, so you can see your recent scan history inside the extension popup. This local history:

Never leaves your device or gets sent to us
Is not visible to Sentinel.IQ's developer
Is capped at the 50 most recent scans, with older entries automatically removed
Can be cleared at any time by removing the extension, or by clearing extension storage in Chrome's settings

Data retention

Sentinel.IQ does not maintain its own servers and does not retain submitted URLs or scan results outside the user's local browser storage. Any data retention practices of third-party services are governed by their respective privacy policies.

What we do not do

We do not sell, rent, or share your browsing data with advertisers or data brokers
We do not track you across sites for advertising purposes
We do not collect names, emails, passwords, or any personally identifying information
We do not collect or transmit page content, form submissions, messages, passwords, cookies, authentication tokens, or payment information
We do not maintain our own servers or database of the sites you visit — all checks are routed directly from your browser to the third-party services listed above

Permissions explained

Permission	Why Sentinel.IQ needs it
`activeTab`	To read the URL of the tab you're currently viewing when you click Scan
`scripting`	To display the in-page warning banner when a dangerous site is detected
`storage`	To save your local scan history on your own device
Host permissions	To analyze the website currently being visited and provide security warnings when threats are detected.

Children's privacy

Sentinel.IQ is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect data from them.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be revised. Continued use of the extension after changes means you accept the updated policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy or how Sentinel.IQ handles data? Reach out at:

atharvaubhe.2005@gmail.com