Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 18, 2026 | Effective Date: August 18, 2026

1. Overview & Single-Purpose Commitment

Bartholomew Autonomous Systems ("we", "our", or "Bartholomew") builds autonomous developer copilot tooling and automated CI failure repair extensions. We operate on a strict Zero-Data-Retention and Zero-Tracking architecture. We do not sell, rent, monetize, or track your personal information or proprietary code.

2. Chrome & Edge Extension Data Handling

Our browser extension (available for Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome) operates with minimal required permissions:

storage: Stores your local Bring-Your-Own-Key (BYOK) settings (e.g. your local Gemini/OpenAI API key) directly in your browser's encrypted local storage (chrome.storage.local). This data never touches Bartholomew servers.
activeTab / sidePanel: Used solely to parse visible CI console log errors on GitHub action pages when you explicitly activate the diagnosis widget.
No Background Telemetry: The extension does not record your browsing history, track external web pages, or inject tracking cookies.

3. Code & Repository Privacy

When Bartholomew diagnoses a failing CI test or synthesizes an AST patch:

Code snippets are processed strictly in ephemeral memory for the duration of the diagnostic run.
Your code is never used to train global public machine learning models.
If you configure BYOK (Bring Your Own Key), API calls are dispatched directly from your browser/client to your configured AI provider (Google Gemini, OpenAI, or local Ollama).

4. Third-Party Services

Bartholomew integrates only with essential developer infrastructure:

GitHub: For receiving authorized CI failure webhooks and dispatching verified pull requests.
Google Firebase: For hosting static website assets on high-speed global CDNs.

5. Security & Encryption

All communication with Bartholomew web endpoints uses Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.3). We enforce strict content security headers and secret masking to prevent credential leakage.

6. Contact Us

For questions or privacy inquiries regarding Bartholomew software, please visit our Developer Console or contact our security team.