AltSweep

Privacy policy

Effective and last updated November 15, 2026.

Who we are

Quietlathe LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company, runs AltSweep: this website, a WordPress plugin, a hosted service that writes alt text, and a web tool. Mailing address: 2800 E. Enterprise Ave Ste 333, Appleton, WI 54913. Contact: ops@quietlathe.com.

Early-access status. The plugin, the hosted service, the web tool and checkout are not live yet. Where this policy describes them, it says what will happen "when this feature is live." Right now the only data we collect is from website visits and the early-access list.

What we collect and why

  • Website visits. This site is hosted on Cloudflare (Pages and Functions). Cloudflare processes request data, such as your IP address and user agent, to serve and protect the site. We run no analytics on this site.
  • Early-access list. If you submit the form, we store the product (AltSweep), your email address, the plan you picked if any, the page you signed up on, a timestamp, and a one-way hash of your IP address. The hash is used only for spam rate limits. We store the list in a Cloudflare D1 database. We do not send emails now. Later we will send one email when checkout opens. Anyone can ask to be removed at ops@quietlathe.com. We never sell or share the list.
  • Email you send us. If you write to us, we keep the message and our reply to answer you and to keep a record of the request.

When these features are live, we will also handle the following.

  • Images and context you send for alt text. The plugin sends a resized JPEG copy of the image (longest side 784 pixels), the file name, the image width and height, the language you chose, and the title of the post the image is attached to. For WooCommerce product images it also sends the product name and attributes. The web tool sends a resized copy made in your browser, or the image link you paste (the service or Anthropic fetches that link), plus the file name and the optional product or page name and language you type. This data is sent to the AltSweep service and on to Anthropic (see below). It is sent only when you ask for alt text. The plugin sends nothing until you accept the disclosure on its screen. The scan, editor, title-based text and undo run inside your own WordPress site.
  • Site address and site key. Created when you click Connect in the plugin, used to count your free monthly allowance and to link credits to your site.
  • Allowance counting. For the web tool, we keep a keyed hash of your IP address to count the free images. For rate limits we may keep short-lived counters tied to your IP address. We do not use these to build profiles.
  • Account and payment data, when checkout opens. Payments will be processed by Stripe. We never see or store full card numbers. We expect to receive your email address, the product bought and a Stripe customer reference, and we will keep a licence record. We will email receipts through Resend.

The service does not keep your images after it has produced the alt text. We do not keep the text we generate on our servers beyond what is needed to answer the request and count your usage. This describes how the service is built, and we will update this page if that changes.

AI provider: Anthropic

When this feature is live, the AltSweep service sends the image data and context listed above to Anthropic, which processes it to write the alt text and returns the result to us. We use Anthropic's API, which is covered by Anthropic's commercial terms. Anthropic's stated policy is that, under those terms, API inputs are not used to train its models by default. How Anthropic handles data is set by Anthropic and can change, so read its privacy policy and terms for the current position. We do not control Anthropic's systems.

Only send images you have the right to use. Do not send images of people who have not agreed, or sensitive personal images. Alt text is written by a machine and can be wrong.

Who else handles data

  • Cloudflare, for hosting, request handling and the database. Now.
  • Anthropic, to write alt text. When the service is live.
  • Stripe, for payments. Planned, when checkout opens.
  • Resend, to send receipts and, later, service emails. Planned, when checkout opens.

We do not sell personal information. We do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We may disclose information if the law requires it, or to protect against fraud, abuse or security threats.

Cookies and local storage

This site does not set cookies. The early-access form does not use them. The site itself does not use localStorage or similar browser storage today. If the web tool or checkout later needs browser storage, we will say so here. Your browser may keep ordinary cached files. Cloudflare may set security-related cookies if it needs to challenge suspicious traffic; we do not control those.

How long we keep data

  • Early-access list entries: until we send the one launch email and you do not ask to be removed, and for a reasonable period after, or until you ask us to delete the entry.
  • Licence and purchase records, when live: while your credits are valid and as long as accounting and legal duties require.
  • Rate-limit counters: short-lived.
  • Emails to us: as long as needed to deal with your request and keep a record of it.
  • Cloudflare keeps its own logs under its own policies.

Security

We use encrypted connections (HTTPS), store IP addresses only as keyed hashes where we use them for limits, and keep access to our systems limited. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your California privacy rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, use and disclose; to delete it; to correct it; and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. We do not sell personal information and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising, so there is nothing to opt out of. We will not treat you worse for using your rights.

How to make a request. Email ops@quietlathe.com from the address you used with us, or write to 2800 E. Enterprise Ave Ste 333, Appleton, WI 54913. How we verify. We match the request to the email address on file, and may ask you to reply from that address or confirm details only you would know. Authorized agents. An agent may make a request for you with your written permission; we may still contact you to confirm. We aim to respond within 45 days.

Other US states may give similar rights. Email us and we will handle your request the same way.

Visitors from the EEA and UK

For the data described here, Quietlathe LLC (address above) is the controller. Our lawful bases: your consent when you join the early-access list (you can withdraw it at any time by asking us to remove you); our legitimate interests in running, securing and preventing abuse of the site and service; performance of a contract once you buy; and legal obligations such as tax records.

You have the right to access, correct, delete and restrict use of your data, to object to processing based on legitimate interests, to data portability, and to withdraw consent. Email ops@quietlathe.com. You can also complain to your local data protection authority.

International transfers. We are based in the United States, and Cloudflare, Anthropic, Stripe and Resend process data in the United States and other countries. If you are in the EEA or UK, your data will be transferred outside it. Where required, those providers rely on safeguards such as standard contractual clauses; ask us if you want details.

Children

This site and service are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. For visitors in the EEA and UK, we do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 16 without parental consent. If you think a child has given us data, email us and we will delete it.

Changes

We will update this page and its date when our practices change. If a change is material, we will say so on this page.

Contact

Quietlathe LLC, 2800 E. Enterprise Ave Ste 333, Appleton, WI 54913. ops@quietlathe.com.