Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

The short version

• Scanning happens entirely on your device. When you click VeriGal on a page, it reads that page’s visible text locally and checks it against a list stored in the extension. The page’s content is not sent anywhere.
• No accounts, no tracking, no analytics, no ads. We don’t use cookies or fingerprinting and we don’t sell data.
• We never collect personal data.

What the extension accesses

• The current tab, only when you click VeriGal (the activeTab permission). It reads the page’s text to find ingredients, then shows a verdict. It does not run in the background or on pages you don’t scan.
• Local storage — to cache VeriGal’s ingredient rules so the scanner works offline.
• One network request, to api.verigal.com, to download those ingredient rules. This request contains no page content and no personal data — it only fetches the public rules file.

Optional product contributions

VeriGal may offer an opt-in way to contribute a product to our public safe-products library. If — and only if — you choose to contribute, the extension sends public product information from that page (such as the product name, brand, barcode, ingredient list and link). It never sends anything about you, your identity, your account, or your browsing. Contributions are anonymous.

Data we store from contributions

Contributed product details are stored to build and verify the safe-products library. We keep a pseudonymous, non-identifying token to prevent spam — it cannot be traced back to you.

Affiliate links

Some links in our safe-products library are affiliate links; we may earn a commission if you buy through them, at no extra cost to you. This helps keep the scanner free.

Not medical advice

VeriGal is an informational tool, not a medical device, and can’t catch everything. Always read the full product label and follow your healthcare provider’s guidance.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email privacy@verigal.com.