The purest, most frictionless reading experience for technical workers. You select a word in a dense Arxiv paper or complex GitHub repo. Without moving your mouse or eyes away, a keyboard shortcut instantly renders not just a translation, but a deep, domain-aware explanation of the concept, keeping code and formulas perfectly intact. Your friction drops to absolute zero, and your privacy is guaranteed because it's talking to your local Ollama instance.

Privacy Policy for Glot - Contextual AI Translator

Last Updated: March 23, 2026

Overview

Glot ("the Extension") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle your data when you use our Chrome Extension.

Information We Collect

The Extension only processes information necessary to provide its core functionality:

• Selected Text: When you highlight text and trigger a translation, the Extension reads only the selected text on the active webpage.

How We Use Your Information

• The selected text is sent directly to the AI service (e.g., Ark API) you configured via your personal API Key.
• We do not collect, store, transmit, or sell any of your browsing history, personal data, or usage metrics to our own servers.
• The translation process happens entirely between your browser and the third-party AI provider you choose.

Local Storage

The Extension uses your browser's local storage (chrome.storage) to save:

• Your API Keys
• Your preferred language settings
• Prompt configurations and UI preferences

This data remains strictly on your local device and is never uploaded to any external server by the Extension.

Third-Party Services

Since the Extension acts as a client for third-party AI providers, the text you translate will be subject to the privacy policies of the AI service provider you configure (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, or Ark API).