ShadowPulse was designed with a "privacy-first" architecture. The name "Shadow" is a deliberate nod to our operational philosophy: to remain completely unseen and unobtrusive, leaving no digital footprint. We believe analytical tools should respect the user's anonymity and the integrity of the platform they operate on.
Our extension operates as an overlay. It does not scrape your private data, it does not read your private messages, and it does not track your browsing history at all.
We do not associate your ShadowPulse usage with your Bitcointalk user profile. It is impossible for us to
tie your extension usage to your forum account or real-world identity.
We do not track, log, or store your IP address. While the web server may collect standard connection logs
for security, this data is never linked to your unique extension identifier. Your activity remains
completely anonymous.
By default, your activity is reported under a generic alias (e.g., 'Silent Phoenix') derived from your internal ID. You have the option to set a unique "Two Word" public ID, but this is solely for fun and has no relation to your BitcoinTalk Forum ID.
We do not read the DOM of the pages you visit for content extraction unless you explicitly Pulse a post. The extension reads the browser URL only to identify the Topic ID and Board ID for statistical aggregation. We do not analyze the text of posts, signatures, or user profiles.
The ShadowPulse extension uses Local Storage (not tracking cookies) for functional purposes only:
sp_public_id: Your anonymous public alias (e.g. "Red Hawk").sp_uuid: Your secret restoration key (never shared publicly).sp_show_pulse: User preference setting.sp_flash_logo: User preference setting.The extension does not use third-party tracking cookies or external advertising trackers.
DOM Injection: To display the ShadowPulse interface, we inject specific elements (Pulse Buttons) into the webpage. This process is strictly additive and "blind" to the page content—meaning the extension does not inspect, read, or depend on the existing structure of the forum to render its overlay (beyond finding the posts to attach buttons to). This ensures that your browsing context remains private.
To maintain the accuracy and relevancy of our rating system, the system may archive or remove votes associated with UUIDs that have been inactive for long periods.