Privacy Policy

Last updated August 19, 2026

This Privacy Notice for Bruce Belk LLC ("we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your personal information when you use our services ("Services"), including when you:

• Visit our website at paralate.com or any website of ours that links to this Privacy Notice
• Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events

Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. We are responsible for making decisions about how your personal information is processed. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us.

Summary of Key Points

This summary provides key points from our Privacy Notice, but you can find out more details about any of these topics by using our table of contents below to find the section you are looking for.

What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use.

Do we process any sensitive personal information? We do not process sensitive personal information.

Do we collect any information from third parties? We do not collect any information from third parties.

How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law.

In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties.

How do we keep your information safe? We have adequate organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information.

How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by contacting us.

Table of Contents

1. What Information Do We Collect?
2. Data Collected by the Paralate Browser Extension
3. How Do We Process Your Information?
4. What Legal Bases Do We Rely On?
5. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Information?
6. Do We Use Cookies and Tracking Technologies?
7. Do We Offer AI-Based Products?
8. How Do We Handle Social Logins?
9. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
10. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?
11. Do We Collect Information From Minors?
12. What Are Your Privacy Rights?
13. Controls For Do-Not-Track Features
14. US Residents' Privacy Rights
15. Do We Make Updates to This Notice?
16. How Can You Contact Us?
17. How Can You Review, Update, or Delete Your Data?

1. What Information Do We Collect?

Personal information you disclose to us

In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.

Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information that we collect may include:

• Email addresses
• Passwords
• Billing addresses
• Debit/credit card numbers

Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive information.

Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process your payment if you choose to make purchases. All payment data is handled and stored by Stripe. You may find their privacy notice at: https://stripe.com/privacy.

Social Media Login Data. We may provide you with the option to register with us using your existing Google account. If you choose to register in this way, we will collect certain profile information about you from Google, as described in the section called "How Do We Handle Your Social Logins?" below.

Information automatically collected

In Short: Some information - such as your IP address and/or browser and device characteristics - is collected automatically when you visit our Services.

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, and other technical information.

Google API: Our use of information received from Google APIs will adhere to Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

2. Data Collected by the Paralate Browser Extension

In Short: The extension sends a page's text for translation only when you ask it to. We keep a record of which pages were translated, but not the page text itself.

This section describes the Paralate browser extension specifically. It applies in addition to the rest of this Notice, which covers the paralate.com website.

When we collect data

The extension collects data only when you actively ask it to translate a page - by clicking the translate button in the extension popup, or by using the "translate from here" option in the right-click menu.

The extension does not monitor, record, or transmit anything about the pages you browse without translating them. Installing the extension does not, by itself, cause any of your browsing to be sent to us.

What we collect when you translate a page

• The text content of that page. To produce a translation we must send the page's text to our translation provider. This may include any text visible on the page, including text you have entered into it. Please do not use the extension on pages containing information you are not willing to transmit - for example online banking, medical portals, or private messages.
• The web address (URL) of that page.
• The source and target languages you selected.
• A persistent identifier that distinguishes your installation from others (described below).
• Your account authentication token, if you are signed in.

If you use the "report a broken site" feature, we also receive the URL of the page you are reporting and the language you selected, together with the same identifier.

The persistent identifier

Every translation request includes an identifier that stays the same over time:

• If you are signed in, it is your Paralate account ID.
• If you are not signed in, it is a random identifier generated when you install the extension. It contains no information about you or your device, and is not derived from your hardware, network, or browser fingerprint.

This identifier does not change when you sign in or out, and persists until you uninstall the extension or clear its stored data.

We use it to enforce daily translation limits and prevent abuse of the free tier. Because it is attached to translation requests, the records described below can be associated with one another as coming from the same installation. We therefore treat these records as personal data rather than anonymous data, and handle them under the rights and protections described elsewhere in this Notice.

What we store, and what we do not

For each translation we store a usage record containing the page URL, the languages selected, the number of text segments translated, the identifier described above, and a timestamp. We do not store the text of the pages you translate as part of these records.

One exception: when a translation fails partway through, a short excerpt of the in-progress translation (up to roughly 500 characters) may be written to our diagnostic error logs so we can investigate the failure. These logs are kept separately from usage records and are used only for debugging.

Who receives this data

We do not sell your data. We do not share it with advertisers, data brokers, or analytics networks. We do not disclose it to any party other than those listed above, except where required by law.

How long we keep it

Usage records - including page URLs - are currently retained indefinitely. We do not operate an automatic deletion schedule for them. You may request their deletion at any time, as described below.

Our translation provider, Microsoft, may separately retain request content for up to 30 days for security and abuse-monitoring purposes under its own terms, after which it is deleted. Microsoft does not use this content to train its models.

Account information is retained as described in "How Long Do We Keep Your Information?" below.

How we use it

• To deliver the translation you requested. The primary and immediate use.
• To enforce free and paid usage limits, using the persistent identifier.
• To improve compatibility with specific websites. We review which sites are being translated so we can identify sites the extension renders poorly and fix them. This review is limited to understanding how the extension performs on particular sites. We do not use it to build profiles of individual users, and we do not use it for advertising or marketing.

We do not use your page content to train artificial intelligence models. Our translation provider has confirmed that content submitted through its service is not used to train its foundation models.

What is stored on your own device

The following is stored locally in your browser via Chrome's extension storage, and is not transmitted to us except as described above:

• Your language preference and display settings (split view, highlighting, scroll sync)
• Your daily translation count and its reset date
• The persistent identifier described above
• Your authentication token, if signed in

Removing the extension deletes all of it.

Your choices and how to delete your data

• Stop all collection: remove the extension. No further data is transmitted once it is removed.
• Clear locally stored data: removing the extension clears it. This also resets your anonymous identifier, so past anonymous records can no longer be linked to your new installation.
• Delete your account: sign in at paralate.com/account and use "Delete My Account." This deletes your account, profile, and payment records. Please note that it does not automatically delete the usage records described in this section.
• Delete your usage records: contact us and we will delete them. If you are signed in, we can locate them by your account ID. If you are not signed in, we can only locate them if you supply the anonymous identifier from your installation, which is cleared when you uninstall the extension.

Residents of certain jurisdictions have additional rights, described in "What Are Your Privacy Rights?" below.

3. How Do We Process Your Information?

In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law.

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, including:

• To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user accounts
• To identify usage trends and improve our Services
• To save or protect an individual's vital interest

4. What Legal Bases Do We Rely On to Process Your Information?

In Short: We only process your personal information when we have a valid legal reason to do so under applicable law.

If you are located in the EU or UK, we rely on the following legal bases:

• Consent: We may process your information if you have given us permission
• Legitimate Interests: We may process your information when reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests
• Legal Obligations: We may process your information where necessary for compliance with our legal obligations
• Vital Interests: We may process your information where necessary to protect vital interests

5. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?

In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section.

We may need to share your personal information in the following situations:

• Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition

6. Do We Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?

In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.

We use cookies and similar technologies only for essential purposes such as authentication and session management. We do not use tracking technologies for advertising, analytics, or marketing purposes.

7. Do We Offer Artificial Intelligence-Based Products?

In Short: We offer products, features, or tools powered by artificial intelligence.

As part of our Services, we offer AI-powered translation tools. We provide these AI Products through third-party service providers, including Microsoft Azure AI. Your input, output, and personal information will be shared with and processed by these AI Service Providers to enable your use of our AI Products.

8. How Do We Handle Your Social Logins?

In Short: If you choose to register or log in using a social media account, we may have access to certain information about you.

Our Services offer you the ability to register and log in using your Google account. Where you choose to do this, we will receive certain profile information about you from Google, such as your name, email address, and profile picture.

9. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?

In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice unless otherwise required by law.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. No purpose in this notice will require us keeping your personal information for longer than the period of time in which users have an account with us.

10. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?

In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, no electronic transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

11. Do We Collect Information From Minors?

In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.

We do not knowingly collect, solicit data from, or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent's use of the Services.

12. What Are Your Privacy Rights?

In Short: Depending on your location, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information.

In some regions (like the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Canada), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws, including:

• Right to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information
• Right to request rectification or erasure
• Right to restrict the processing of your personal information
• Right to data portability
• Right not to be subject to automated decision-making

You can make such a request by contacting us.

Account Information: If you would like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can log in to your account settings and update your user account.

13. Controls For Do-Not-Track Features

Most web browsers include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals.

14. Do United States Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?

In Short: If you are a resident of certain US states, you may have the right to request access to and receive details about the personal information we maintain about you.

Residents of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia have specific rights under state privacy laws.

Your Rights

You have rights under certain US state data protection laws, including:

• Right to know whether or not we are processing your personal data
• Right to access your personal data
• Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
• Right to request the deletion of your personal data
• Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise these rights, you can contact us.

15. Do We Make Updates to This Notice?

In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date at the top of this Privacy Notice. We encourage you to review this Privacy Notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

16. How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?

If you have questions or comments about this notice, please contact us.

17. How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect From You?

You have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, details about how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, or delete your personal information.

Self-Service Account Deletion: You can delete your account at any time by logging into your account at paralate.com/account and using the "Delete My Account" option. This will immediately and permanently delete your account profile and personal information, cancel any active subscriptions, and remove your account from our systems. It does not automatically delete the extension usage records described in "Data Collected by the Paralate Browser Extension" above; to have those deleted as well, please contact us.

Alternatively, to request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please contact us.