How orcala works within Reddit's rules
Last updated: 26 June 2026
orcala is an independent tool that runs in your own web browser and works only on Reddit pages you have already loaded under your own account. We built it deliberately to stay inside the boundaries Reddit sets for how its platform and data may be used.
This page summarizes the Reddit policies we reviewed and the specific commitments orcala makes against each one. Reddit's own policies, as published and updated by Reddit, remain the controlling authority — the links below point to the source of truth.
Commitments at a glance
The policies, and where orcala stands
Reddit User Agreement & Content Policy
redditinc.com/policies/user-agreement · content-policy
- ✓Your use of Reddit through orcala stays subject to Reddit's User Agreement and Content Policy.
- ✓You remain responsible for your own conduct on Reddit; orcala is not designed to enable or encourage any violation of Reddit's rules.
- ✓orcala acts only on content within your own authenticated session — it does not give you access to anything you couldn't already see on Reddit yourself.
Platform integrity — no manipulation
Reddit prohibits automated actions that manipulate the platform or circumvent its safety mechanisms.
- ✓orcala does not vote, post, comment, message, or farm karma on your behalf.
- ✓orcala does not run bots or automate interactions with Reddit.
- ✓orcala does not bypass, disable, or interfere with Reddit's safety or anti-abuse mechanisms.
Reddit Data API Terms & Responsible Builder Policy
Responsible Builder Policy · Accessing Reddit Data
- ✓orcala does not use the Reddit Data API and does not seek API access — it operates entirely client-side on pages you have already loaded.
- ✓orcala does not scrape, crawl, or harvest Reddit data from its own servers.
- ✓orcala does not sell, license, or otherwise commercialize Reddit data.
- ✓orcala does not use Reddit content to train machine learning or AI models.
- ✓orcala does not attempt to identify, de-anonymize, re-identify, or derive sensitive characteristics about any Reddit user.
Reddit Privacy Policy
redditinc.com/policies/privacy-policy
- ✓Any Reddit content shown in orcala comes from your own authenticated Reddit session and remains subject to Reddit's Privacy Policy.
- ✓orcala does not collect Reddit data from its own servers or build a separate store of Reddit user data.
Trademark & non-affiliation
Reddit's name and brand assets belong to Reddit, Inc.
- ✓orcala is an independent product of Kartweel Studios LLC.
- ✓orcala is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or otherwise associated with Reddit, Inc.
- ✓"Reddit" and the Reddit logo are trademarks of Reddit, Inc., used only to describe interoperability.
A note on accuracy. This page describes how orcala is designed to operate. It is a plain-language summary, not legal advice, and it does not replace or modify Reddit's policies. If Reddit updates its terms, Reddit's published versions govern. Questions? Reach us at hello@orcala.app.