AB Layout
Microsoft Word add-in · Word for Windows, Mac and the web
AB Layout Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how AB Layout (Advocate Benefit Layout) on Word for Windows, Mac and the web handles information. AB Layout is developed by PrajnaBytes International Private Limited and RatioJuris and published by PrajnaBytes International Private Limited and RatioJuris (“we”, “us”).
Who we are
AB Layout is developed by PrajnaBytes International Private Limited and RatioJuris and published by PrajnaBytes International Private Limited and RatioJuris.
For any privacy question or request, write to RatioJuris@duck.com.
Information AB Layout handles
| What | Why | Leaves your device? |
|---|---|---|
| The text and formatting of the open document | To check and clean formatting, convert Hindi and set page layout | No. Processed inside Word. |
| Your custom profiles and selected profile | To remember your chamber style | No. Stored on your computer or in your browser. |
| Diagnostic log (Windows version) | To help diagnose errors you choose to report | No. Contains times and error messages, never document text. |
Permissions
- Read and write document (
ReadWriteDocument, web version): To read and format the open document. - Word add-in registration (Windows version): The installer registers the add-in for your Windows user account only. No administrator rights are needed.
Network connections and third parties
The Windows version makes no network connections.
| Who | When | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
GitHub Pages (ratiojuris.github.io), operated by GitHub, Inc.Their privacy policy |
Web version only. Each time the add-in opens, its program files and layout presets are loaded. | Your IP address and browser information, as with any web request. Never document content. |
Microsoft (appsforoffice.microsoft.com)Their privacy policy |
Web version only. Microsoft’s Office.js library is required by every web add-in. | Your IP address and browser information. |
We do not operate any server that receives information from AB Layout.
Storage, retention and deletion
- Windows: custom profiles in
%APPDATA%\AB Layout\profiles.json. - Windows: a diagnostic log in
%LOCALAPPDATA%\AB Layout\ab-layout.log, limited to 256 KB. - Web: custom profiles and your selected profile, in your browser’s local storage.
Uninstalling removes the add-in and its registration. Custom profiles are kept so that they survive a reinstall. To remove them, delete the AB Layout folders in %APPDATA% and %LOCALAPPDATA% (Windows), or clear site data for ratiojuris.github.io in your browser (web).
Client confidentiality
AB Layout is designed so that client documents never leave Word. Nothing is sent to us or to any AI service. Your use of Word itself, including OneDrive or Microsoft 365 storage, is governed by Microsoft’s terms.
What we never do
- We do not sell, rent or trade personal data.
- We do not show advertising or use advertising identifiers.
- We do not build profiles of you or track you across apps and websites.
If you contact us
If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you choose to include in your message. We use it only to reply and to deal with your request, and we delete correspondence when it is no longer needed for that purpose, unless the law requires us to keep it. Our address is a DuckDuckGo Email Protection address, so DuckDuckGo forwards your message to us; see the DuckDuckGo Privacy Policy.
Issues and discussions on GitHub are public. Do not post personal information, passwords or private keys there. GitHub's own privacy statement applies to your GitHub account.
Under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, we process this information because you have chosen to provide it for that purpose.
Children
AB Layout does not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children. If you believe a child has sent us personal information by email, contact us and we will delete it.
Security
We design our software to keep information on your device and to handle as little data as possible. No system is completely secure, so please keep your device, operating system and browser up to date. To report a vulnerability, follow the security instructions on the AB Layout security page, or email us.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, including under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the EU and UK General Data Protection Regulation, you may have the right to:
- ask what personal data we hold about you, and get a copy;
- ask us to correct, complete, update or erase it;
- withdraw consent you have given;
- nominate another person to exercise your rights if you die or become incapacitated; and
- have a grievance addressed, and complain to your data protection authority, including the Data Protection Board of India.
Because AB Layout keeps information on your device, we usually hold no personal data about you other than emails you send us. To make a request, email RatioJuris@duck.com. We aim to reply within 30 days.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we will publish the new version on this page and update the “Last updated” date. Every past version is preserved in the public revision history.
Contact and grievances
Questions, requests and grievances about privacy: RatioJuris@duck.com. You can also visit AB Layout Support.