Privacy

Privacy Policy – FakeAd Radar (Browser extension)

Last updated: November 2026 · Version 1.10

Controller: WEB NOMADS, Marcel Marty, Schlossmühlestrasse 218, CH-8408 Winterthur, Switzerland · welcome(at)web-nomads.ch

Purpose

FakeAd Radar detects ads on websites. Users can report ads as “fake” or “genuine”, and ads that are reported often are covered for all users. Data is used only for this purpose and to prevent abuse.

What we store when you report an ad

• Ad features: landing domain, a hash of the headline, a hash of the image, headline/link text, image URL and a small preview image of the ad.

• The website where the ad appeared (domain name only, e.g. “news.example”).

• Your vote (fake/genuine) and the time.

• A random installation ID created by the extension on install. It contains no personal information and prevents duplicate votes.

• Technical context: extension version, browser language and time zone.

• IP address as a hash only: your IP address is not stored. We store only a truncated SHA-256 hash, salted with a secret key, to rate-limit reports and block abuse. If the network provider passes on the country, the country code is stored as well.

We do not collect names, email addresses, GPS location, browsing history, form data or the content of pages you do not report on. The extension reads pages only to detect ads; this information leaves your browser only when you report an ad yourself. To show ratings, the extension looks up the features of visible ads (domain or hashes) in the database; these lookups are not stored.

Local data

Settings, your own votes and your trusted domains are stored in your browser (chrome.storage) and synced with your Google account if you use Chrome sync.

Recipients and storage

Data is stored in a database hosted by Supabase Inc. (processor). We do not sell or share data with advertisers or data brokers. Only the operator has access, for moderation.

Retention

Reports are kept as long as needed to rate ads and are cleaned up regularly. Banned entries may be kept longer to prevent abuse.

Your rights

You can reset your own reports at any time in the popup. For access or deletion requests, contact us. The Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, where applicable, the GDPR apply.

Changes

Changes to this policy will be published here.