Privacy Policy
Last updated September 10, 2026
Blue Dot Brands (bluedotbrands.org) helps you look up the environmental impact of products. This page says what we collect, why, and what we do not do with it. Plain words.
Who this covers
The website, the phone app, and the Blue Dot Chrome extension. If you use any of them, this policy applies.
What we collect
• Account: email, password (stored as a hash), optional ZIP code, and a username if you pick one.
• Device: a random device id so guests can save reports on this device without an account.
• Scans and reports: barcodes, product names, company names, photos you take for IntelliScan, and the reports we generate.
• Chrome extension: the text you highlight, plus a short stretch of nearby page text so we can guess a company. We do not read the rest of your browsing.
• Site use: which reports you open, so History can work.
What we use it for
• Look up or create a product, then write a Blue Dot report.
• Show your history if you are signed in (or on this device if you are a guest).
• Send account email (verify, reset password) if you ask for it.
• Keep the product working and fix bugs.
We send product and company names to an AI service so the report can be written. We do not sell your information. We do not run ads on your data.
What we do not collect
• Your location, beyond an optional ZIP you type in.
• Payment cards (we do not charge on this site today).
• The full web page when you use the Chrome extension — only the highlight and nearby text for that report.
Cookies and storage
Signed-in sessions use a cookie or local storage on this device. Guests use the device id. You can sign out or clear site data in your browser to drop that.
How long we keep it
Account and report data stay until you delete the account or ask us to remove it. Guest reports stay on that device id. We may keep a product report so the next person looking up the same item does not wait for a new one.
Your choices
• You can use the site as a guest.
• You can skip the Chrome extension.
• You can change or clear your ZIP on the Account page.
• Signed-in users can delete their account anytime from Account → Delete account. You can also use Feedback or email us.
Children
Blue Dot is not aimed at children under 13. Do not create an account for a child under 13.
Changes
If this policy changes in a real way, we will update the date at the top of this page.
Contact
Blue Dot Brands — bluedotbrands.org. Use the feedback button on the site, or write from the email on your account.