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Privacy Policy

Last updated · 26 April 2026

This policy explains what personal data WasThatTrue collects when you join the waitlist, why we collect it, and what your rights are. We've tried to write it in plain English. If anything is unclear, email us at hello@wasthattrue.com.

Short version:we collect your email address so we can tell you when WasThatTrue is ready. We don't sell it, share it for marketing, or use it for anything else. You can ask us to delete it at any time.

1. Who we are

WasThatTrue (“we”, “us”) is an early-stage product being built by a solo developer based in the United Kingdom. The product itself — a Chrome extension for fact-checking YouTube videos — is not yet live. This website is the waitlist that precedes it.

2. What we collect

When you join the waitlist, we store:

The form itself does not ask for your name, address, phone number, or anything else.

Separately, to measure whether the site is reaching the right audience, we use PostHog (EU-hosted) for visitor analytics. From your visit, PostHog records pageviews, where you came from (referrer URL and any campaign parameters in the link you clicked), and whether you completed a waitlist signup. Your browser also sends standard technical info — device type, browser, IP address — which PostHog uses briefly for geographic aggregation.

PostHog is configured to not place cookies, localStorage, or other persistent storage on your device. Each visit generates a fresh anonymous identifier in memory that is discarded when you close the page. We do not track you across sessions or across sites.

3. Why we collect it

We use your email solely to send you product updates about WasThatTrue — most importantly, to let you know when the Chrome extension launches. The legal basis for this processing under UK GDPR is your consent, which you give by submitting the signup form.

4. Who we share it with

We use the following third-party services to operate the waitlist. These are “data processors” — they hold your data on our behalf and may not use it for their own purposes:

We do not sell your data, share it with advertisers, or send it to anyone else.

5. International transfers

The services above may process your data outside the UK or EU (typically in the United States). Where this happens, the providers rely on standard contractual clauses or equivalent safeguards approved under UK GDPR.

6. How long we keep it

We retain your email until you ask us to delete it, or until WasThatTrue is wound down and the waitlist is no longer needed — whichever comes first. If you unsubscribe from emails but don't request deletion, we keep your address only to ensure we don't contact you again.

7. Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to access the data we hold about you, correct it, delete it, restrict how we use it, object to processing, and request a copy of it in a portable format. To exercise any of these rights, email hello@wasthattrue.comfrom the address you signed up with. We'll respond within 30 days.

If you believe we've mishandled your data, you can complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.

8. Security

Your email is transmitted over HTTPS and stored in an encrypted database. The database is locked down so that only our backend can read or write to it — not the public website. No system is perfectly secure, but we follow standard practices and will notify you promptly if a breach affects your data.

9. Changes to this policy

When the WasThatTrue Chrome extension launches, this policy will be updated to cover how the extension itself handles data — for example, the YouTube transcript snippets sent to our AI provider for fact-checking, and the account information of paying Pro users. We'll update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page and email anyone on the waitlist when material changes happen.

10. Contact

Questions, requests, or concerns: email hello@wasthattrue.com.