Media Shield · Arthiva Labs

Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026

Media Shield is a browser extension developed by Arthiva Labs to help users evaluate images for available indicators of AI generation, digital manipulation, and authenticity. This Privacy Policy explains how Media Shield handles information when you use the extension and related services.

1. Image Analysis

Media Shield analyzes images that you explicitly choose to inspect.

Depending on the available information and the features being used, analysis may include file characteristics, supported metadata, available provenance information, Content Credentials, and visual indicators that may be relevant to potential AI generation, AI editing, or digital manipulation.

Media Shield uses this information to provide informational analysis indicators and explanations to help you evaluate the selected image.

          Media Shield does not automatically inspect your
          personal image library. An image is analyzed when
          you explicitly select it for analysis.
        

2. Image and Personal Information

Media Shield is not designed to collect personal information such as your name, address, passwords, private messages, browsing history, or information entered into website forms.

Images selected by a user may themselves contain people, objects, text, locations, or other information. Media Shield processes the selected image only as necessary to provide the requested image-analysis functionality.

Media Shield does not sell user images or personal information.

3. Local Storage

Media Shield uses browser local storage for information required for the extension to function.

This may include a user-selected image while it is being passed to the analysis interface, an installation identifier used for Media Shield Pro licence activation, and Media Shield Pro activation status and activation information.

Locally stored information is used to support Media Shield's functionality and user experience.

4. Media Shield Pro Analysis

Media Shield includes free image checks and may provide additional visual analysis to Media Shield Pro users.

When functionality requiring server-side analysis is used, information necessary to perform the requested analysis may be transmitted to Arthiva Labs' processing infrastructure or the technical services used to provide that functionality.

Such processing is used to generate the requested Media Shield analysis and is not intended for advertising or unrelated tracking.

5. Media Shield Pro and Payments

Media Shield Pro is available through a one-time purchase.

Payments may be processed through third-party payment providers such as Razorpay or PayPal through Arthiva Labs' payment infrastructure.

Media Shield does not directly collect or store your complete payment card or banking information. Payment information is handled by the applicable third-party payment provider according to its own privacy and security practices.

After a successful purchase, an activation credential may be generated to enable Media Shield Pro.

6. Data Sharing and Processing

Media Shield does not sell user data.

Information may be processed by service providers when necessary to provide specific Media Shield functionality, including requested analysis, infrastructure services, licence activation, and payment processing.

We may also disclose information when required to comply with applicable laws, legal obligations, or valid governmental requests.

7. Browser Permissions

Media Shield requests browser permissions necessary to provide its extension functionality.

Browser storage is used to maintain information required for image analysis and Media Shield Pro activation. Media Shield may also open its Pro checkout page in a new browser tab when a user explicitly chooses to upgrade.

          Media Shield's browser permissions are intended for
          its stated image-analysis, storage, activation, and
          checkout functionality and are not intended for
          unrelated browsing surveillance or advertising.
        

8. Security

Arthiva Labs takes reasonable measures to protect information associated with Media Shield and its services.

However, no software, browser extension, website, processing service, or internet transmission method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9. Important Disclaimer

Media Shield provides informational analysis indicators intended to help users evaluate digital media.

Media Shield does not provide proof or a guarantee that an image is authentic, AI-generated, AI-edited, manipulated, genuine, or deceptive.

Missing metadata, Content Credentials, or provenance information does not mean that an image is fake or manipulated. Likewise, an analysis indicator should not be treated as definitive proof of an image's origin or authenticity.

Users should consider Media Shield's results as additional information and exercise their own judgment when evaluating digital media.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to Media Shield, Arthiva Labs' services, legal requirements, or privacy practices.

The latest version of this Privacy Policy will be made available on this page.

11. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or Media Shield's privacy practices, you may contact:

Arthiva Labs
Email: universeliberate@gmail.com