Privacy Policy

Overview

PickTheRobot ("we," "us") operates picktherobot.com — a free, rules-based tool to compare warehouse, cleaning, and restaurant robots. We do not require an account to use the matcher. This policy describes what information is involved when you use the site, in plain language.

What we do not collect by default

The matcher does not ask for your name, email address, phone number, or company name. We do not run a login system, and we do not sell personal information.

Matcher answers (your browser)

When you fill out the matcher, your answers are processed in your browser to produce recommendations. If you continue a session later, answers may be saved in your browser's local storage under a key tied to the category you selected (for example, warehouse). This stays on your device until you clear site data, complete a match, or start over. We do not automatically send your full form answers to our servers.

Share links

If you use "Copy share link," your form answers are encoded into the URL you copy. Anyone with that link can open it and see the resulting match. The shared results page is marked noindex for search engines, but the link itself is not private unless you treat it that way. Only share links with people you trust.

Analytics (optional)

The site may load third-party analytics scripts only if they are configured in the deployment environment:

• Google Analytics 4, when a measurement ID is set
• Plausible Analytics, when a domain is configured

If enabled, these services may collect information such as pages visited, referrer, browser type, and general location derived from IP address. We also send custom events for things like completing a match or clicking a vendor link — typically including category, robot type, or vendor identifier, not your full form responses. Analytics scripts load only after you accept them in the cookie banner on your first visit. Your choice (accept or reject) is stored in your browser's local storage so we do not ask again on every page. You can limit analytics with browser extensions, blocking third-party scripts, clearing site data, or your browser's privacy settings.

Email and download actions

"Email summary" opens your own email app with a pre-filled message (a mailto link). We do not receive that email or store your address. "Download .txt" and "Copy" actions run entirely in your browser — files and clipboard contents stay on your device unless you send them elsewhere.

Machine-readable site information

We publish plain-text summaries at /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt so AI assistants can describe the matcher and link users to the right pages. Those files describe the product and public URLs only — not your matcher answers or personal information.

Chrome extension

We offer an optional Chrome extension ("PickTheRobot — Robot Matcher Shortcut") that opens PickTheRobot matcher and guide pages in a new tab when you click a button. The extension does not collect personal information, does not read your browsing history, does not use analytics SDKs, and does not request host or storage permissions. It only navigates to public PickTheRobot URLs you choose.

Vendor and outbound links

When you click through to a vendor website, you leave PickTheRobot. Outbound URLs may include standard campaign parameters (for example, utm_source=picktherobot) so vendors can see traffic came from us. Some vendors use affiliate or referral URLs where we may earn a commission if you purchase — this does not change the price you pay. Those sites have their own privacy policies.

Hosting and logs

Like most websites, our hosting provider may keep routine server logs (such as IP address, request time, and page requested) for security and operations. We do not use those logs to build profiles of individual matcher users.

Children

The site is intended for business decision-makers, not children. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 13.

Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top will change when we do. Continued use of the site after an update means you accept the revised policy.