Trust Layer

About

Trust Layer reads website privacy policies and gives you a simple, human-readable verdict before you click “I agree”.

Instead of pages of legal text, you see:
• A privacy score from 1 (bad) to 10 (good)
• A risk label: SAFE, CAUTION, or HIGH RISK
• Short bullet points about what happens to your data
• A one-line recommendation in normal language

HOW IT WORKS
1. You open a website and click the Trust Layer icon.
2. Trust Layer finds the site’s privacy policy or terms link.
3. It sends the policy URL to a backend service.
4. The backend:
   • Downloads the policy text
   • Uses an AI model to analyze it
   • Returns a structured summary: score, risk band, categories, bullets, recommendation
5. The extension shows you:
   • A semi-circle gauge (1 = red, 10 = green)
   • A SAFE / CAUTION / HIGH RISK badge
   • Category chips (data sharing, tracking, AI, retention, security, user rights)
   • Short, plain-language bullets and a suggestion

WHAT TRUST LAYER LOOKS AT
Trust Layer focuses on:
• Data sharing: who your data is shared with
• Tracking & profiling: cross-site, cross-device tracking and personalization
• AI & model training: whether your data is used to train models or AI systems
• Data retention: how long your data is kept
• Security & breaches: security practices and breach handling
• User control & rights: delete/export options, opt-outs, consent controls.
DATA & PRIVACY
• The extension sends only the privacy policy URL to the backend.
• The backend fetches the policy directly from the site.
• It does not receive your passwords, card numbers, or form inputs.
• It uses the OpenAI API to analyze the text and generate the summary.

WHAT TRUST LAYER IS NOT
• Not a lawyer and not legal advice.
• Not a formal privacy audit.
• It can be wrong or incomplete, especially on very long or vague policies.

Use Trust Layer as:
• A quick “vibe check” before signing up
• A way to understand privacy tradeoffs in plain language
• A layer of awareness when you give sites access to your data