Privacy Policy

In brief

Free Model is a public information directory. You can browse the directory, read verification evidence, and use the published examples without creating an account. Free Model does not proxy your model requests and does not ask for or store your OpenRouter API key.

This policy explains the limited information that may be processed when you visit the site or, if you are an authorized operator, use its administrative tools.

Information we may process

Public visits

Our hosting and security providers may process standard request information such as your IP address, browser type, requested URL, timestamps, referring page, and basic device information. This information is used to deliver the site, diagnose failures, prevent abuse, and protect the service.

The site may store a local preference, such as your light or dark theme. Public directory use does not require an advertising profile or a Free Model account.

Analytics

We may enable privacy-conscious traffic measurement to understand aggregate page usage and improve the directory. If analytics is enabled, the deployed site will identify the relevant provider through its cookie controls or request behavior. We do not use directory searches to build advertising profiles or sell visitor data.

Operator accounts

Authorized maintainers may sign in to administrative tools. For those accounts, we may process an email address, authentication records, roles, security events, and an audit history of editorial actions. This access is not part of the public browsing experience.

Verification data

Free Model uses a dedicated operator-controlled credential to test selected OpenRouter routes. That credential is a service secret, not a visitor credential. It is encrypted or supplied through protected deployment configuration and is never included in public evidence.

Verification records may include the requested model ID, resolved route, interface and modality, account cohort, broad test region, timestamp, result category, latency, token usage, and cost confirmation. We deliberately exclude prompts containing personal data, full model output, authorization headers, and raw private error details from the public record.

How we use information

We process information only as needed to:

• serve and secure the website;
• remember interface preferences;
• measure aggregate reliability and usage, when analytics is enabled;
• operate restricted editorial and verification workflows;
• investigate errors, abuse, and security incidents; and
• meet legal obligations.

Information we do not collect for the directory

Free Model does not:

• proxy or read the prompts you send to OpenRouter;
• request, store, or manage a visitor's OpenRouter API key;
• process payments for model access;
• sell personal information; or
• claim ownership of third-party models or provider accounts.

If you copy an example and call OpenRouter, that request goes from your environment to OpenRouter under OpenRouter's own privacy terms. It does not pass through Free Model.

Third-party services and links

The directory links to OpenRouter documentation, account pages, model pages, and other source material. Following those links or using a third-party API is governed by that third party's privacy policy and terms. We are not responsible for a third party's data practices.

Infrastructure providers may process data on our behalf for hosting, storage, authentication, security, and aggregate analytics. We limit access to what is necessary for those functions and expect providers to protect the information they process.

Retention and security

Request and security logs are retained only as long as reasonably necessary for operations, abuse prevention, and legal compliance. Operator audit and verification records may be kept longer because historical evidence is part of the directory's public-interest function.

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards, including access controls, secret masking, encryption for stored service credentials, and sanitized public projections. No internet service can guarantee absolute security.

Your choices and rights

You can browse without signing in, decline non-essential cookies where controls are offered, clear local preferences in your browser, and avoid analytics by using browser privacy controls. Depending on your location, you may also have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or restriction on personal data associated with you.

Because most public visits are not tied to an account, we may need enough information to locate a relevant log record before acting on a request.

Children

Free Model is intended for developers and general technical audiences. It is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the product or its infrastructure changes. The date at the top identifies the latest revision. Material changes will be described on the site when appropriate.

Contact

For privacy questions or requests, use the contact method published on the Free Model website or project repository. Do not include an API key, password, or other secret in your message.