The short version: Bogus? reads the headline, link, or claim you give it and shows you how bogus it is. We keep some anonymous, aggregate usage stats so we can tell if the thing is useful and where people find it — no accounts, no names, no selling your data. Google Analytics runs only if you accept the cookie banner; decline and it never loads.
When you run a check, the headline, link, or text you submit is sent over HTTPS to Sheaf’s API (api.discursa.ai), which asks a panel of independent AI models to assess it and returns the reading. To produce that reading, the text is processed by third-party AI providers (the makers of the underlying models) and used only to generate your result. Submitted text may be retained transiently to operate and improve the service and is not associated with your identity; we keep it no longer than needed.
So we can measure whether Bogus? is actually useful, each run sends a small event to our own server. It contains:
utm_source — and a coarse device type (mobile/desktop) from your browser’s User-Agent.This is first-party, anonymous, and aggregate — used to understand usage and where visitors come from, nothing more. It sets no advertising cookies.
If you click Accept on the cookie banner, we load Google Analytics (GA4) to better understand traffic and how the site is used. GA sets its own cookies and processes data under Google’s terms; GA4 anonymizes IP addresses by default. If you Decline — or ignore the banner — Google Analytics is never loaded and no GA cookies are set. You can change your mind any time by clearing this site’s data in your browser.
Accept or decline analytics cookies on the banner. Clear this site’s storage in your browser to reset both your anonymous id and your consent choice. The Bogus? Chrome extension has its own, stricter policy — it collects nothing and runs only when you click it.
Questions about this policy or your data? Email hello@sheaf.one.