Kept is local-first by design.

Summary

Kept is a Chrome extension that lets you intentionally record a browser tab and create a tamper-evident receipt of important online sessions. In v1, recording data is stored locally in your browser profile by default. Kept does not upload recordings, screenshots, event logs, or proof bundles to Kept servers.

Information Kept Records

When you start a recording, Kept may save active tab video, screenshots, page URLs, page titles, navigation events, click metadata, form-submit metadata, timestamps, artifact hashes, and verification metadata. Kept records the active tab, not your whole desktop.

Kept avoids saving raw form values in event metadata where possible and marks sensitive-looking fields as unsafe to persist. However, visible page content may still appear in screenshots or video if it is displayed while you are recording. Review exported proof bundles and use Kept's redaction tools before sharing anything sensitive.

Where Information Is Stored

Kept stores sessions and artifacts locally in Chrome extension storage and IndexedDB for the browser profile where the extension is installed. Data remains there until you delete it from Kept, remove browser extension data, or uninstall the extension.

Exports and Sharing

You can choose to export a proof bundle. Exported files are saved through your browser download flow and are controlled by you. If you send an exported bundle to another person or service, that sharing is outside Kept's local storage environment.

Kept includes tools to blur screenshot regions before export. Those tools help you prepare a bundle for sharing, but they are not a guarantee that every sensitive detail has been removed from every artifact.

Information We Do Not Sell

Kept does not sell your personal information. Kept does not use recording data for advertising, credit decisions, or data broker activity. Kept does not transfer recording data to third parties for purposes unrelated to the extension's user-facing proof features.

Accounts and Payments

The local recording flow does not upload proof contents to Kept servers. Account, licensing, support, and payment services may use contact, billing, and entitlement information to unlock paid features or provide support.

Chrome Permissions

Kept requests Chrome permissions needed to record a user-started browser session, save local artifacts, inject the content script while recording, observe navigation during an active session, and export proof bundles. Kept does not use these permissions to silently monitor unrelated browsing.

Security and Verification

Kept uses hashes to make exported proof bundles tamper-evident. Verification can detect changes to bundle contents after export, but Kept is not court-certified evidence and does not prove that a website was authentic.

Children

Kept is not intended for children under 13. Do not use Kept to record information about children unless you have the legal right to do so.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy as Kept changes. Material changes should be reflected on this page with an updated date.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be sent to support@itskept.app.