Rearview Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 27, 2026

Rearview is a browser extension that shows the archived public post and comment history of a Reddit account. This policy explains what data the extension handles. In short: Rearview does not collect, store, sell, or share personal data. It has no server of its own, no analytics, and no tracking.

Data stored on your device

• Settings (theme, button toggles, NSFW preference, archive address), saved in your browser's extension storage. If you use Chrome sync, your browser may sync these settings between your own devices.
• Recent lookups: up to 8 usernames you looked up, saved locally in your browser. You can remove them at any time from the extension.

This data never leaves your browser except through your browser's own sync, and it is never sent to the developer.

Data sent when you run a lookup

Only when you start a lookup, the Reddit username you looked up is sent to:

• Arctic Shift (arctic-shift.photon-reddit.com), a free community archive of public Reddit data, to fetch that account's archived posts, comments, and community activity.
• Reddit (reddit.com), to fetch that account's public profile details such as creation date and karma. This request uses your existing Reddit browser session, the same as visiting the profile yourself.

These services have their own privacy policies. Rearview makes no other network requests.

Reddit pages

On reddit.com, Rearview adds history buttons next to usernames and on profile pages. It reads usernames from the page only to place these buttons. It does not record your browsing, read your messages, or collect your Reddit account information.

What Rearview does not do

• No selling or transferring of user data to third parties
• No use of data for purposes unrelated to looking up account history
• No use of data for creditworthiness or lending purposes
• No advertising, analytics, or tracking

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new date.

Contact

Questions about this policy: devzishan0116@gmail.com