Bouncer Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 13, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how General Welfare Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in New York ("General Welfare," "we," "us," or "our"), collects, uses, and shares information in connection with the Bouncer website (bouncerhq.com) and browser extension (collectively, the "Service").

By installing or using Bouncer, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please uninstall the extension and discontinue use of the Service.

Overview

Bouncer is a cybersecurity service that protects users from malicious businesses and financial scams online. We do not sell personal data, and Bouncer's application is designed not to collect identifying information such as your IP address, browser cookies, account identifiers, or session identifiers when you use the extension.

To detect businesses with high consumer risk in real-time, the extension sends sanitized website lookup keys to the Bouncer API so we can compare pages and search results against the Bouncer risk index. Before lookup, Bouncer removes query strings, fragments, protocol, and common URL noise, and sends only the normalized domain or domain/profile path needed for matching. The extension is designed to skip localhost, IP-address, private, and internal-looking domains instead of sending them for lookup. Bouncer may retain these sanitized lookup keys and aggregate usage counts to improve risk-index coverage and product quality.

Bouncer's risk model uses an automated system that evaluates publicly available information about websites and business entities. The scores are informational only. They are not, and are not intended to be:

• a determination that a website is illegal, fraudulent, unsafe, untrustworthy, or otherwise wrongful;
• a determination that a website is legal, safe, trustworthy, or otherwise free of risk;
• legal, financial, tax, medical, security, investment, or other professional advice;
• a substitute for your own judgment, due diligence, or consultation with a qualified professional;
• a regulatory finding, certification, or endorsement of any kind.

AI-based scoring systems can produce inaccurate, incomplete, biased, or misleading results. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or reliability of any risk score. We disclaim any intent to defame, libel, or disparage the subject of any score. Do not rely on a Bouncer risk score as the sole basis for any decision.

If you have questions or concerns about this Policy or our privacy practices, or wish to exercise your data privacy rights, please contact us at legal@gw.inc.

Information Bouncer Collects

The Bouncer extension sends sanitized website lookup keys to the Bouncer API to check pages and search results against the Bouncer risk index. Before lookup, Bouncer removes query strings, fragments, protocol, and common URL noise, and sends only the normalized domain or domain/profile path needed for matching. The extension is designed to skip localhost, IP-address, private, and internal-looking domains instead of sending them for lookup.

API traffic is proxied through Cloudflare for security, abuse prevention, and rate limiting. Proxy is specifically configured to drop visitor IP information ensuring application does not store lookup requests with IP addresses or other identifiers that directly link them to you.

Bouncer may retain sanitized lookup keys and aggregate usage counts to improve risk-index coverage and product quality.

We may collect the personal information you choose to provide, such as when you email us for support.

How We Use Data

1. To provide the Service
2. To improve and secure the Service and its underlying technologies
3. To comply with law, where applicable

Our general policy is to only use collected data to improve the Service and our technology, and will never sell your personal data to third parties or data brokers.

How We Share Data

We never sell your data to advertisers or data brokers. We may share limited data to our vendors and service providers as required to provide the Service.

Geographic Restrictions

The Service is not offered to, and is not intended for use by, individuals located in the European Economic Area or otherwise covered by the EU GDPR, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland. If you are located in any of these regions please do not install or use the Service.

Children

The Services are only intended for individuals 18 years of age or older.

Security

We implement administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information. These may include encryption, access controls, security monitoring, vendor diligence, logging, incident response procedures, and workforce training. No system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal obligations, or Services. If we make material changes, we will provide notice as required by law or as otherwise appropriate under the circumstances.

Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have various rights under the CCPA. To exercise these rights, email legal@gw.inc and we will respond within the time period required by law. Because we do not maintain user accounts or personalized data, we may need to ask you to provide information to verify your identity and match your data.

If you reside in other US states or countries with similar laws or rights as California, you can exercise your rights using the process described above and we will respond as required by law.

Removal or Appeal

If you or your organization believes that a website we score has been scored unfairly, you may submit a removal or correction request by emailing legal@gw.inc with the subject line "Score Appeal." We will review timely requests in good faith. We are not obligated to alter any score, but we do consider appeals seriously and use them to improve the system. Submitting an appeal does not create any contractual relationship or duty of care between us and the subject of the score.

No Warranty

THE SERVICE, INCLUDING ALL RISK SCORES, IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, GENERAL WELFARE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ANY RISK SCORE WILL BE ACCURATE.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES. IF THE LAW OF YOUR JURISDICTION APPLIES TO YOU AND DOES NOT PERMIT SUCH EXCLUSIONS, THE EXCLUSIONS IN THIS SECTION APPLY TO YOU ONLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THAT LAW.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL GENERAL WELFARE OR ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, GOODWILL, DATA, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE, ANY RISK SCORE, OR THIS POLICY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

OUR TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE OR THIS POLICY WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US$100.00).

THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY ON WHICH A CLAIM IS BASED, INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.