# Redact My Prompt > Free browser-based tool that detects and redacts PII, API keys, and sensitive data from AI prompts before sending them to ChatGPT or other AI tools. All processing is 100% local — nothing is ever transmitted to a server. ## Tool - [Redaction Tool](https://www.redactmyprompt.com/): Paste a prompt, toggle redaction categories, copy the sanitised output. Detects emails, phone numbers, SSNs, credit card numbers, API keys, JWTs, IP addresses, full names, partial names, addresses, dates, gender references, company names, and confidential markers. ## Articles - [Why Should I Redact My Prompt?](https://www.redactmyprompt.com/why-redact-my-prompt.html): Explains the five core reasons to redact: protecting PII/PHI/PCI data, regulatory compliance (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA), preventing security breaches, securing intellectual property, and ensuring data integrity. - [Writing Safe AI Prompts](https://www.redactmyprompt.com/writing-safe-ai-prompts.html): Practical guide covering prompt hygiene, good prompting structure (Stage / Task / Rules / Follow-up / Feedback / Redirect), tips for getting better AI results, and the AI Council sub-agent validation technique. ## Legal - [Privacy Policy](https://www.redactmyprompt.com/privacy-policy.html): All text processing runs locally in the browser. No prompt text is collected, stored, or transmitted. Google AdSense is used for advertising. ## Key Facts - No account or login required - No data leaves the browser - Open to all users at no cost - Supports: emails, phones, SSNs, card numbers, API keys, JWTs, IP addresses, names, addresses, gender refs, company names, confidential markers