Privacy Policy

LoadShield is a Chrome extension that overlays broker risk signals on the DAT One load board (one.dat.com) so dispatchers can vet freight brokers before they call.

When you view a load on one.dat.com/search-loads, LoadShield reads only the broker identifier shown on the posting:

• the broker company name,
• one business contact (phone or email) shown on the row, and
• the MC number and business contact shown when you open (expand) a load.

That broker identifier is sent to our lookup service (https://loadshield-lookup.m8llc.workers.dev) to look up risk signals from public records, which are displayed as a badge on the row.

• We do not collect, store, retransmit, or sell DAT's load data — rates, lanes, origins, destinations, commodities, weights, reference numbers, or postings.
• We do not collect personal information about you, the user. No account is required for the read-only risk lookup; there is no analytics, tracking, or advertising.
• A load's free-text notes/comments are parsed locally in your browser; only an extracted business contact identifier (if present) is sent — never the note text.

Lookup results are cached locally in your browser (chrome.storage.local) for up to 24 hours to reduce requests and keep the board fast. You can clear this anytime from the extension popup ("Clear cache"). We do not maintain a server-side profile tied to you.

The only network destination is our own lookup service. We do not sell or share data with third parties. Risk signals are derived from public regulatory and safety records.

Traffic to the lookup service uses HTTPS. The service is read-only and returns neutral, factual signals — never a "verdict" about a broker.

Questions: support@m8llc.com