The Zero-Trust Architecture Explained
Your data never leaves your browser. Here is the exact path it takes when you click "Scrub".
1. Paste Data
You paste text locally into the browser memory. No servers involved.
2. Local Scrub
Our engine identifies and replaces PII with tokens like [NAME_1] instantly.
3. Safe Prompt
You send the "safe" text to ChatGPT. Reverse it locally when done with 1 click.
Feature Deep Dive: Maximize Your Workflow
Understand how to leverage Free, PRO, and TEAMS capabilities.
FREE Core Pipeline
Local Text Scrubbing & Reverse
FreeWhat it is: Mask sensitive info and restore it later.
How to use: Paste any text. The engine instantly masks PII (e.g., [NAME_1]). Safely prompt an LLM using the masked text, then paste the AI's response back and click "Reverse". Your original names and data are seamlessly injected back into the text. No servers involved.
Base Detection Profiles
FreeWhat it is: Preset filters dictating what to target.
How to use: Select Standard (Names, Emails), Finance (Credit Cards, IBANs), or Code/IT (IP addresses, API Keys) from the dropdown. This prevents accidental redactions (e.g., hiding IP addresses when you're just writing an email).
Basic File Parsing
FreeWhat it is: File-based scrubbing without copy-pasting.
How to use: Click "Add File" and select .txt or .csv files. PrivacyScrubber extracts the text, scrubs it, and exports a safe version.
PRO Workflow
Custom Redaction Engine
PROWhat it is: Hide specific, proprietary text or niches.
How to use: Add Custom Rules for VIP client names (e.g., "Acme Corp"), secret project codes, or write custom regular expressions. Essential for Legal/HR teams handling non-standard private data.
Batch Folders & Advanced OCR
PROWhat it is: Heavy-duty document parsing right in the browser.
How to use: Drop an entire folder of files for bulk processing. Gain native support for .docx parsing, plus offline OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to extract text directly from scanned PDF images securely.
Profile Export / Import
PROWhat it is: Backup and share your custom redaction logic.
How to use: After building 20 custom rules, click "Export Profile" to download a config file. Share it manually with colleagues so they can "Import" and use identical rules without re-typing them.
TEAMS Control
Magic Sync & Rule Locking
TEAMSWhat it is: Frictionless provisioning for entire departments.
How to use: As a Manager, build a detection profile via the TEAMS Dashboard and click "Generate Link." Share the magic link string on Slack. When employees click it, their PrivacyScrubber extensions automatically sync the rules and lock them, preventing employees from accidentally bypassing protocols.
Compliance Audit Receipts
TEAMSWhat it is: Undeniable proof of GDPR/SOC2 compliance.
How to use: Whenever an employee scrubs data via the extension, they can click "Download Audit Receipt" to generate an offline PDF timestamped report. This proves to the cybersecurity team that data was stripped locally before it reached OpenAI.
Practical Use Cases by Role
How different teams use our Free, Pro, and Enterprise tools daily.
HR & Recruiting
The Goal: Use AI to summarize candidate resumes (CVs) blindly, removing bias and protecting applicant privacy.
How to do it: Paste a candidate's resume (Free) or upload a batch folder of PDF/Word files simultaneously (PRO).
What you get: The tool instantly hides names, emails, and phones locally. You receive a clean, anonymous resume ready to be analyzed safely by ChatGPT.
Legal Counsel
The Goal: Analyze complex legal drafts and NDAs with AI without breaching client confidentiality.
How to do it: Paste legal dispute letters. A manager can set up custom shared redaction rules (TEAMS) to automatically hide specific client entity names globally across the firm.
What you get: All sensitive financial figures and client names become generic placeholders like [COMPANY_1]. You can freely ask AI to summarize risk clauses.
Healthcare & Therapy
The Goal: Generate clinical notes, patient summaries, or therapy treatment plans without violating HIPAA compliance.
How to do it: Extract text directly from scanned doctor's OCR image files (PRO) directly in your browser.
What you get: Protected Health Information (PHI) like SSNs, patient names, and addresses are stripped locally. You can use any cloud LLM to expand on the diagnosis legally.
Software Engineering
The Goal: Paste crash logs, database dumps, or API errors into AI for debugging without accidentally committing secret API keys.
How to do it: Dump your terminal output directly (Free) or define your own proprietary API Key formats via Regex Rules (PRO).
What you get: The code retains its logic and syntax, but IP addresses, emails, and tokens are converted to safe tags before GPT reads them.
Experience 100% Client-Side Privacy Today
Start for free with basic text scrubbing, or upgrade to PRO and TEAMS for unlimited batch files, PDF OCR, and shared enterprise regex compliance.