ByteThirst Terms of Service

Last updated: March 3, 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms

By installing, accessing, or using the ByteThirst™ Chrome extension, the ByteThirst team dashboard (bytethirst.app), or visiting our website (bytethirst.com), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use ByteThirst.

2. Description of Service

ByteThirst is a Chrome browser extension that estimates the environmental impact — the QueryWeight™ — of your AI usage. QueryWeight represents the estimated water consumption (mL), energy usage (Wh), and carbon emissions (g CO₂) of AI interactions across 14 supported platforms (including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, Poe, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, HuggingChat, Google AI Studio, Figma AI, Lovable.dev, and Bolt.new). This includes AI code builder platforms (Lovable.dev, Bolt.new), where ByteThirst estimates the impact of the AI model powering code generation but does not monitor the code execution environment. All numeric values generated by ByteThirst are estimates based on publicly available research and reasonable assumptions.

We offer four tiers:

Free Tier

Available to all users without account creation. Includes daily and weekly QueryWeight dashboards, volume conversions (mL to tsp, tbsp, fl oz, cups), achievement badges, and one shareable social impact card per week. All data is stored locally on your device unless you opt in to Community Benchmarks (see Section 4b, available on all tiers).

Premium Tier (ByteThirst+)

Available for $3.33 per month billed annually ($39.99/year, a 33% savings), or $4.99 per month billed monthly. Includes everything in the free tier plus historical trend analytics (30/60/90-day charts), unlimited social impact cards, usage spike alerts, code generation impact breakdowns, and expanded achievement badges. Requires Google Sign-In for authentication and payment processing. Includes a 7-day free trial.

Teams Tier

Available for $16.99 per seat per month or $160 per seat billed annually, with a 5-seat minimum. Each seat includes full Premium features plus access to the team QueryWeight dashboard, team challenges and goals, and admin controls and insights. The team admin is billed for all seats on a single invoice. Includes a 7-day free trial.

Enterprise Tier

Custom pricing for organizations with 100+ seats. Includes everything in Teams plus SSO/SAML integration, QueryWeight API access, Scope 3 emissions reporting, and priority support. Contact hello@bytethirst.com for details.

3. Account Creation and Eligibility

You must be at least 16 years of age to use ByteThirst (or the minimum age established by applicable local law, which may be as low as 13 in some jurisdictions). The free tier does not require an account. Premium, Teams, and Enterprise tiers require Google Sign-In for authentication, subscription verification, and payment processing. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your Google account credentials.

4. Subscription and Billing

Premium subscriptions are available in two billing options: (a) annual at $39.99 USD per year ($3.33/month effective rate), or (b) monthly at $4.99 USD per month. Teams subscriptions are available in two billing options: (a) annual at $160 USD per seat per year ($13.33/month effective rate), or (b) monthly at $16.99 USD per seat per month. All plans are processed through Stripe. Subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing period unless cancelled. You may cancel at any time through the Stripe Customer Portal accessible from within the extension or team dashboard. Upon cancellation, you retain access to paid features through the end of your current billing period. We do not offer prorated refunds for partial billing periods. Prices may change with 30 days’ advance notice.

Premium and Teams plans include a 7-day free trial. Your trial begins when you activate the subscription. If you cancel before the trial period ends, you will not be charged. Pursuant to California Business and Professions Code §§17600–17606, we will send a clear reminder before any trial conversion to a paid subscription.

4b. Community Benchmarks

Users on any tier (Free, Premium, Teams, and Enterprise) may opt in to Community Benchmarks from the extension settings. When enabled, the extension shares query counts and calculated impact estimates (water mL, energy Wh, CO₂ g) along with a random, non-reversible device identifier (not your email or Google account) and the date. No personal information or conversation content is ever collected. This data helps all users understand how their AI usage compares via the Community Benchmarks feature in Analytics. You may opt out at any time from the extension settings. Opting out permanently deletes your anonymous benchmark data from our servers.

5. Estimation Disclaimer

ALL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FIGURES DISPLAYED BY BYTETHIRST — INCLUDING QUERYWEIGHT VALUES FOR WATER, ENERGY, AND CARBON — ARE ESTIMATES BASED ON PUBLICLY AVAILABLE RESEARCH AND ESTIMATION METHODOLOGIES. THEY ARE NOT DIRECT MEASUREMENTS OF ACTUAL RESOURCE CONSUMPTION BY ANY SPECIFIC AI PLATFORM OR DATA CENTER. ACTUAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MAY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY. BYTETHIRST DOES NOT CLAIM THAT ITS ESTIMATES REDUCE, OFFSET, OR MITIGATE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. SEE OUR METHODOLOGY FOR SOURCES, CALCULATION DETAILS, AND KNOWN LIMITATIONS.

6. Intellectual Property

ByteThirst™ and QueryWeight™ are trademarks of ByteThirst. The extension code, website, design, brand assets, and methodology are owned by ByteThirst and protected by applicable intellectual property laws. You retain full ownership of any data generated or stored by the extension on your device. We claim no rights to your usage data or any content you create using the social impact card feature.

7. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

8. Limitation of Liability

ByteThirst provides environmental impact estimates based on publicly available research and reasonable assumptions. These estimates are approximations only and should not be treated as precise measurements. We do not guarantee the accuracy of any specific calculation.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, ByteThirst shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the service.

9. Disclaimer of Warranties

ByteThirst is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not warrant that the extension will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components. We make no guarantees about the accuracy of environmental impact estimates, as these depend on publicly available data that may change.

10. Email Communications

By submitting your email address through our beta signup form, you consent to receive the following communications from ByteThirst:

Every email includes an unsubscribe link. You may opt out at any time, and we will stop all non-essential communications within 10 business days. We will never sell or share your email address with third parties for marketing purposes.

11. Privacy

Your privacy is fundamental to ByteThirst. Our data practices are described in detail in our Privacy Policy. We never collect your AI conversation content, and free tier users make zero network calls.

12. Modification of Terms

We may update these Terms of Service from time to time. Material changes will be announced via the extension's update notes in the Chrome Web Store. Your continued use of ByteThirst after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms. If you do not agree with updated terms, you may uninstall the extension and, for premium subscribers, cancel your subscription.

13. Termination

You may stop using ByteThirst at any time by uninstalling the extension. Premium and Teams subscribers may cancel their subscription at any time. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access to premium features for users who violate these terms or engage in abusive behavior. Upon termination, your locally stored data remains on your device until you clear it or uninstall the extension.

14. Governing Law

These terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

14. Contact

For questions about these terms: hello@bytethirst.com