Effective date: 18 August 2026
These Terms explain how you can use ShowMyAI, including the ShowMyAI browser extension.
We have tried to keep them clear and straightforward.
ShowMyAI is provided by EthosEd Ltd, trading as ShowMyAI (“ShowMyAI”, “we”, “us” or “our”).
If your university or college has provided you with access to ShowMyAI, we also have a separate agreement with your institution covering its use of the Service.
You should also read our Privacy Policy, which explains in more detail how we handle personal information.
1. What ShowMyAI is
ShowMyAI is designed to help you keep a transparent record of how you use AI as part of your learning.
For example, you may use ShowMyAI to:
- capture an AI conversation that you want to keep as evidence;
- connect AI use to an assignment or learning activity;
- reflect on how you used AI;
- show how AI contributed to your work;
- receive feedback or analysis;
- build a record of your AI skills and capabilities; and
- share relevant evidence with your university.
A central principle of ShowMyAI is that you choose what to capture.
The ShowMyAI browser extension is not designed to monitor everything you do online.
2. The most important thing to know about the Extension
The ShowMyAI browser extension only captures an AI conversation when you choose to capture it.
It is not continuously recording your activity.
It does not record your general browsing.
It does not collect your browser history.
It does not automatically send every AI conversation you have to ShowMyAI or your university.
The Extension has been designed to access as little information as reasonably possible while still allowing you to create a record of the AI conversations you choose to capture.
3. What happens when you capture an AI conversation
When you choose to capture a conversation, the Extension may collect the information needed to create that record.
This may include:
- the prompts you entered;
- the AI's responses;
- the name of the AI tool you were using;
- the page title;
- the relevant page URL or chat identifier; and
- timestamps relating to the capture.
We may also collect limited technical information needed to keep the Extension working properly, such as:
- browser type;
- browser version;
- Extension version;
- device or operating system information.
The Extension is designed to limit collection to information needed for its functionality.
It is not intended to inspect unrelated tabs, record unrelated webpages or build a history of the sites you visit.
4. Your captures stay on your device until you choose to submit them
When you capture an AI conversation using the Extension, the capture is initially stored locally in your browser on your device.
At this stage, the capture has not been submitted to the ShowMyAI platform.
Where the functionality is available, you can:
- review the capture;
- edit it;
- remove information you do not want to include; or
- delete it completely.
You decide whether to submit the capture to ShowMyAI.
Until you submit it, information stored only within your local browser storage is not available to your university through ShowMyAI.
5. Your university does not see everything you do with AI
Using the ShowMyAI Extension does not give your university access to all of your AI conversations.
Your university can only access information made available through the ShowMyAI Service according to how your institution has configured it.
In particular:
An AI conversation that you have not captured is not recorded by ShowMyAI.
A capture that remains only on your device and has not been submitted is not available to your university through ShowMyAI.
If you choose to submit a capture, your university may then be able to see the submitted information where this is part of the way it is using ShowMyAI.
This could include:
- the AI conversation you submitted;
- information about the AI tool used;
- an assignment or activity connected to it;
- reflections you have added;
- analysis or feedback relating to it; and
- relevant capability or portfolio information.
6. ShowMyAI is about transparency, not surveillance
ShowMyAI has been designed to help students provide evidence of responsible AI use rather than trying to monitor everything a student does.
The Extension is therefore designed around a few simple principles:
- you initiate the capture;
- nothing is continuously recorded;
- your general browser history is not collected;
- captures are initially kept locally on your device;
- you can review captures before submission;
- only submitted information becomes part of your ShowMyAI record; and
- we aim to collect only the information reasonably necessary to provide the
Service.
7. What happens after you submit something
Once you choose to submit a capture to ShowMyAI, it becomes part of the ShowMyAI Service rather than remaining only in your browser.
Depending on how your university uses ShowMyAI, submitted information may be used to:
- provide a record of your AI use;
- connect your AI use to an assignment or activity;
- create reports;
- provide feedback or analysis;
- support reflection on your AI use;
- contribute to your AI capability record or portfolio; or
- allow authorised university staff to review relevant evidence.
Information submitted to the Service is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy and, where applicable, our agreement with your university.
8. Your academic work remains your responsibility
ShowMyAI can help you evidence how you used AI, but it does not change the AI rules set by your university.
Different assignments, modules and universities may have different rules about when and how AI can be used.
You remain responsible for following those rules.
Using ShowMyAI does not automatically mean that a particular use of AI is permitted.
If you are unsure, you should check your university's guidance or ask your lecturer.
9. ShowMyAI does not decide whether you have committed academic misconduct
ShowMyAI is designed to provide information and evidence.
It does not make final decisions about:
- academic misconduct;
- plagiarism;
- grades;
- marks;
- assessment outcomes;
- disciplinary action; or
- student progression.
Any analysis, score, feedback or other automated output generated by ShowMyAI should be considered alongside the underlying evidence and appropriate human judgement.
Your university remains responsible for its own academic and disciplinary decisions.
10. Your content remains your content
You keep whatever rights you already have in the information you submit to ShowMyAI.
Submitting something to ShowMyAI does not mean we take ownership of your academic work, AI conversations or reflections.
You allow us to process information you submit where necessary to provide ShowMyAI.
For example, we may need to:
- store it;
- organise it;
- analyse it;
- create reports from it;
- display it back to you;
- make it available to authorised university users where appropriate;
- keep the Service secure; and
- provide technical support.
11. Be careful with sensitive information
AI conversations can sometimes contain personal, private or confidential information.
You should avoid entering sensitive information into third-party AI tools unless you are authorised to do so and it is appropriate for your work.
This can include:
- another person's personal information;
- confidential university information;
- confidential employer information;
- health information;
- commercially sensitive information; or
- other private material.
Remember that an AI conversation you choose to capture may later be submitted to ShowMyAI.
We therefore encourage you to review a capture before submitting it.
12. Third-party AI tools
ShowMyAI may work with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or other supported services.
These services are operated by separate companies.
Their own terms and privacy policies apply when you use them.
ShowMyAI does not control:
- what those AI services do with information you submit directly to them;
- whether those services are available;
- the accuracy of their outputs; or
- changes they make to their websites or products.
From time to time, changes made by an AI provider or browser may temporarily affect how the ShowMyAI Extension works.
13. Reports and AI-generated feedback
ShowMyAI may use information you submit to provide reports, feedback or analysis.
For example, ShowMyAI may help you understand:
- how you used AI;
- the types of AI skills you demonstrated;
- patterns in your AI use;
- areas where you may be relying on AI heavily;
- areas where you demonstrated critical thinking or good AI practice; or
- progress in your AI capabilities.
Some of these outputs may be generated or supported by artificial intelligence.
AI-generated analysis can make mistakes.
It should therefore be treated as useful feedback or evidence rather than as an unquestionable judgement about you or your work.
14. Anonymous and aggregated information
We may create statistics and insights from how ShowMyAI is used.
For example, we may want to understand:
- which AI tools students use;
- how AI use differs between subjects;
- how students develop their AI skills over time;
- which parts of ShowMyAI are most useful;
- broader trends in how AI is changing education.
Where we use information in this way outside the provision of your individual ShowMyAI record, we may anonymise and combine it with information from other users.
We may use genuinely anonymised and aggregated information to:
- improve ShowMyAI;
- develop new features;
- understand AI use in education;
- support research;
- create benchmarks;
- produce reports about trends in AI use; and
- share insights with universities, researchers and other education organisations.
We will not use this provision to publish information that identifies you.
We will not identify your university as the source of information without its agreement.
Removing a person's name alone does not necessarily make information anonymous. We will continue to treat information as personal information where a person can still reasonably be identified.
15. We do not sell your personal information
We do not sell your personal information to advertisers.
ShowMyAI does not use your information to serve behavioural advertising.
More information about how information is used and shared is available in our Privacy Policy.
16. AI model training
Unless we clearly tell you otherwise, ShowMyAI will not knowingly provide identifiable content that you submit to ShowMyAI for the purpose of training a general-purpose third-party AI model.
Some ShowMyAI features may use third-party AI services to analyse information you have submitted.
Where this happens, those services are used to provide the relevant ShowMyAI functionality and are subject to appropriate data-protection and contractual arrangements.
More detail is provided in our Privacy Policy.
17. Using ShowMyAI responsibly
When using ShowMyAI, please:
- use your own account;
- keep your account secure;
- capture conversations only where you are entitled to do so;
- only submit information you are authorised to submit;
- respect other people's privacy and intellectual property;
- follow your university's rules about AI use;
- do not attempt to bypass ShowMyAI's security;
- do not attempt to access another user's information;
- do not deliberately interfere with the Service or Extension; and
- do not use ShowMyAI for unlawful purposes.
We may restrict access where reasonably necessary to protect users, information or the security of the Service.
18. Privacy
Our Privacy Policy explains in more detail:
- what information we process;
- why we process it;
- what is stored locally;
- what is submitted to ShowMyAI;
- what your university may receive;
- how information is protected;
- when third-party services are involved;
- how long information may be retained; and
- your data-protection rights.
Where your university has provided ShowMyAI to you, your university may also have its own privacy notice explaining how it uses information available through ShowMyAI.
Questions about how ShowMyAI handles personal information can be sent to:
19. Removing the Extension
You can remove the ShowMyAI Extension through your browser, subject to any restrictions that may apply if your browser or device is managed by your university.
Information that has not been submitted and remains only within your local browser storage can generally be removed through the Extension, by clearing the relevant browser data or by uninstalling the Extension, depending on the browser.
Removing the Extension does not automatically delete information that you have already chosen to submit to the ShowMyAI platform.
Submitted information is handled according to our Privacy Policy and the arrangements agreed with your university.
20. Availability and updates
We aim to keep ShowMyAI and the Extension reliable and available.
However, the Service may occasionally be affected by:
- maintenance;
- browser updates;
- changes made by AI providers;
- security updates;
- technical problems; or
- third-party outages.
We may update the Extension from time to time to improve:
- functionality;
- security;
- compatibility;
- accessibility; or
- reliability.
21. Accessibility
We want ShowMyAI to be accessible to as many students as possible.
Accessibility information and our current Accessibility Conformance Report are available through the ShowMyAI website.
If you experience an accessibility problem, please let us know so we can investigate it.
22. When your access ends
Your access to ShowMyAI may end if:
- your university's subscription or pilot ends;
- you leave your university;
- your university removes your account;
- you ask for your account to be closed where applicable; or
- your access is suspended because of serious misuse.
Information already submitted to ShowMyAI will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy and our agreement with your university.
23. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms as ShowMyAI changes or where legal or regulatory requirements change.
If we make an important change that materially affects individual users, we will provide reasonable notice where appropriate.
The latest version will always be available on the ShowMyAI website.
24. Your university's policies still apply
Your university may have its own policies covering:
- use of artificial intelligence;
- academic integrity;
- assessments;
- privacy;
- information security;
- acceptable use of technology; and
- browser extensions.
Those policies still apply when you use ShowMyAI.
If these Terms and your university's rules appear to say different things about whether you are allowed to use AI for an assignment, follow your university's academic rules.
25. Contact us
ShowMyAI is provided by:
EthosEd Ltd trading as ShowMyAI
Website: showmyai.ai
Privacy enquiries: privacy@showmyai.ai
For questions about your university's AI policy, an assignment or who within your university can access a submitted ShowMyAI record, you should normally contact your university first.
