Effective Date: March 2026
Paperboy.run is an open source suite of markdown tools. Your data belongs to you — not to us, not to advertisers, and certainly not to shadowy third parties lurking behind consent banners.
Nothing. The desktop editor operates locally. The Chrome extension reads page content in your browser only when activated and converts it to markdown entirely on your device. The widget runs client-side on the host site. We do not collect, store, or transmit personal data, browsing history, or document contents.
The desktop editor offers an optional AI polish feature. If you choose to enable it, your text is sent to the third-party language model provider you configure (such as OpenAI or Anthropic). This is entirely at your discretion — the feature is off by default, and Paperboy never receives, routes, or stores any of that data. Your text goes directly from your machine to the provider you selected, subject to that provider’s own privacy policy.
The Chrome extension requests access to all websites so it can read the current page when you open the side panel or click Re-extract. It does not run automatically, does not monitor your browsing, and does not track which pages you visit. The page URL appears in the converted markdown only as a source reference. Clipboard access is used solely for the Copy button. Nothing leaves your device.
This website uses only essential cookies for basic functionality (such as your Morning/Evening edition preference). No tracking cookies, no analytics cookies, no advertising cookies.
We share nothing with third parties because we collect nothing to share. Refreshingly straightforward.
Because we do not collect data, there is nothing to retain or delete.
Paperboy is not directed at children under 13. Because we do not collect information from anyone, this applies equally to all users regardless of age.
Should this policy ever change, we will update this page and note the effective date above. Given our philosophy, do not hold your breath.
Questions about this policy? Reach us at support@paperboy.run.