Privacy policy

Last updated: October 30, 2026

This covers the ftak Chrome extension and the ftak.net website. ftak works without an account. We don't sell data, don't use it for ads, and don't collect your browsing history or the addresses of the pages you read.

When you look up a word

• The word you select is sent to Datamuse, Wiktionary and Wikipedia to find its meaning.
• The word and the sentence around it are sent to ftak.net, which asks an AI model (through OpenRouter) which meaning fits that sentence. We don't save them.
• Text you send to the UPSC panel goes to ftak.net and its search provider, Pinecone, to find matching past questions.
• ftak.net uses your IP address and the random ID below to apply daily usage limits.

Usage statistics

The extension sends usage events to PostHog (EU) under a random ID created on install, for example "a lookup happened", how many words were selected, the extension version, and your approximate city from your IP address. Events never include the page address or the text you select, with one exception:

• When a single word (30 characters or less) finds no meaning, that word is sent with the event so we can fix gaps in the dictionary. Nothing else from the page goes with it.

When you remove the extension, Chrome opens ftak.net/bye with the extension version, your lookup count, the days since install and the random ID. Any reason or note you give there is saved with them.

If you sign in

Signing in is only needed for more UPSC questions a day. Sign-in runs through Supabase, which stores your email address and account ID. Your account ID is attached to usage events while you are signed in.

The website

ftak.net uses Vercel Web Analytics and PostHog to count visits. If you join a waitlist, we store your email address, your answers to the form (features and price) and the random ID, and use them only to decide what to build and tell you about that product.

Stored on your device

The extension keeps its settings, the random ID, the install date and your lookup count in Chrome's local storage. Removing the extension deletes them.

Your choices

To have your account, waitlist entry or the usage events tied to them deleted, write to krishavrajsingh@gmail.com from that email address. Usage events from people who never signed in sit under the random ID only, so we can't tell whose they are.