TermsGuard

AI-powered browser extension that simplifies Terms of Service, Privacy Policies, and user agreements into concise summaries, risk assessments, and actionable insights.

Live: https://termsguard.allkvd.dev/

Problem

Most users accept Terms of Service and Privacy Policies without reading them because legal documents are lengthy, complex, and difficult to understand.

TermsGuard helps users understand important clauses, identify potential risks, and make informed decisions before accepting agreements.

Features

AI-Powered Analysis

• Legal document summarization
• Key clause extraction
• Plain-English explanations
• Risk assessment

Risk Detection

• Identifies potentially concerning clauses
• Highlights user-impacting terms
• Categorizes risks into severity levels

Risk Levels:

• Low
• Medium
• High

Smart Insights

• Important clauses extraction
• Key points summary
• Red flag detection
• Browser notifications for high-risk documents

Automatic Detection

TermsGuard automatically detects:

• Terms of Service
• Privacy Policies
• User Agreements
• Legal disclosure pages

using content analysis and legal keyword matching.

How It Works

Page Detection

↓

Legal Content Identification

↓

Content Extraction

↓

AI Analysis

↓

Risk Assessment

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Summary Generation

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Results Display

Analysis Pipeline

1. Detect legal documents using URL and content-based signals.

2. Extract relevant document content.

3. Submit content for AI-powered analysis.

4. Generate:

   • Summary
   • Key points
   • Risk level
   • Red flags

5. Display results directly inside the browser extension.

Tech Stack

Frontend

• JavaScript
• HTML
• CSS

Browser APIs

• Chrome Extensions API
• Chrome Notifications API
• Chrome Storage API

AI

• Groq API
• GPT-OSS-120B

Project Structure

TermsGuard/
├── extension/
├── popup/
├── background/
├── content/
├── assets/
└── README.md

Installation

Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/kvdhanush06/TermsGuard.git
cd TermsGuard

Install Dependencies

npm install

Configure API Key

Recommended approach:

Use the extension settings page and provide your own Groq API key.

Alternative approach:

cp .env.example .env

Add:

GROQ_API_KEY=your_api_key

Build Extension

npm run build

This generates:

dist/
termsguard-extension-vX.Y.Z.zip

Load Extension

1. Open Chrome.
2. Navigate to:

chrome://extensions

3. Enable Developer Mode.
4. Select "Load unpacked".
5. Choose the generated extension directory.

Security Considerations

API Keys

Do not publish builds containing embedded API keys.

Recommended approaches:

• User-provided API keys through extension settings.
• Backend proxy service for production deployments.

Privacy

• No personal data is collected by TermsGuard.
• Document content is processed through Groq for analysis.
• Results are stored locally in the browser.

Development

npm install
npm run build

Reload the extension through:

chrome://extensions

after making changes.

Future Improvements

• Clause categorization
• Policy comparison
• Historical policy change tracking
• Organization trust scoring
• Multi-provider LLM support
• Cross-browser support