Privacy policy

Last updated: October 21, 2026

HandSift is a browser extension that labels AI-generated listings on Etsy. This policy explains exactly what data it uses. In short: HandSift sends the ID numbers of the Etsy listings on the page you're viewing to the HandSift server, which looks them up through Etsy's official API. It collects nothing about you.

What stays on your device

• Results for listings you've viewed (whether each listing was flagged, and why), kept in your browser for up to 6 hours so pages you revisit load faster. They're deleted automatically after that, or immediately with "Clear cache" in the HandSift popup.
• Your settings (on/off, label/blur/hide, sensitivity) and whether you've accepted these terms, stored with Chrome's extension storage. If you use Chrome sync, Google syncs these settings across your browsers.

What is sent, and where

When you view an Etsy search or shop page, HandSift sends the HandSift server:

• the ID numbers of the listings on that page (for example 1234567890), and
• the HandSift version you're running.

It never sends your name, your Etsy account, cookies, search terms, the page's contents, or anything about other websites. Nothing is sent while HandSift is turned off, while the Etsy tab is in the background, or before you accept these terms.

The HandSift server runs on Cloudflare Workers. It looks up those listings through Etsy's official API and returns public listing and shop information (for example a listing's title, description, tags, materials, how it's made, and a shop's age and number of listings and sales).

What the server keeps

• Public listing and shop information from Etsy, cached for up to 3 hours so other people viewing the same listings don't trigger extra Etsy requests. It describes listings, not you, and isn't linked to whoever requested it.
• Your IP address is used only to limit how often one connection can make requests (to prevent abuse). Cloudflare's rate limiter uses it briefly; HandSift never logs or stores it.
• Basic operational logs: counts such as how many listings were requested, how many came from the cache, and which HandSift version made the request. They contain no IP addresses and no listing IDs.

Like any website, Cloudflare (which hosts the server) and GitHub (which hosts this page) process standard connection data to deliver their services, under their own privacy policies.

What HandSift never does

• No accounts, sign-ins, or personal profiles.
• No advertising, analytics, or tracking, and no selling or sharing of data.
• No collection of personal information about Etsy buyers or sellers.

The use of information received through HandSift adheres to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Permissions

• Etsy pages: to read listing ID numbers and show labels on the listings.
• The HandSift server: to look those listings up.
• Storage: to keep your settings and recent results on your device.

Your choices

Turn HandSift off in its popup at any time, clear its cache from the popup, or uninstall it, which deletes everything it stored on your device.

Children

HandSift is not directed at children under 13 and collects no personal information from anyone.

Changes

If this policy changes, the date above changes too. If a change affects what data is sent, HandSift will ask you to review and accept the updated terms before it continues.

Contact

Questions: handsift.extension@outlook.com