Focus Warden Privacy Policy

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# Privacy Policy — Focus Warden

**Last updated:** February 24, 2026

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## Overview

Focus Warden is a Chrome extension that helps you manage your time online by blocking 
distracting websites and enforcing daily time limits. This privacy policy explains what 
data the extension collects, how it is used, and your rights as a user.

**The short version:** everything stays on your device. Focus Warden does not collect, 
transmit, or share any personal data with anyone — including the developer.

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## What data is stored

Focus Warden stores the following data locally on your device using Chrome's built-in `
chrome.storage.local` API:

- **Usage data** — time spent per domain each day, whether a daily limit was hit, and 
whether a snooze or microlearning unlock was used

- **Settings** — your configured time limits, blocked sites, deep focus preferences, and 
display options

- **Session state** — which tabs are currently active and when tracking started, used to 
calculate time accurately

- **Microlearning resources** — URLs and titles of any learning resources you add

This data never leaves your device. It is not synced to Chrome Sync, transmitted to any 
server, or accessible to anyone other than you.

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## What data is not collected

Focus Warden does not collect:

- Personal information of any kind
- The content of any web pages you visit
- Your full browsing history
- Location data
- Any data for advertising or analytics purposes

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## Permissions and why they are required

| Permission | Why it is needed |
|---|---|
| `tabs` | To identify which site is active so time can be tracked accurately |
| `storage` | To save your settings and usage data locally on your device |
| `alarms` | To check time limits periodically and reset usage counters at midnight |
| `webNavigation` | To detect page navigations and redirect blocked sites before they load |
| `declarativeNetRequest` | To block requests to blocked domains efficiently at the network level |
| `notifications` | To alert you when a site is blocked or a tab limit is reached |
| `contextMenus` | To provide right-click shortcuts for quickly blocking or whitelisting sites |
| `host_permissions: <all_urls>` | To monitor time and enforce blocking across whichever sites you choose to track |

No permission is used beyond its stated purpose.

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## Data retention

Usage history is automatically deleted after a configurable number of days (default: 30 days). 
You can clear all stored data at any time by removing the extension from Chrome, which permanently 
deletes all local storage associated with it.

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## Third parties

Focus Warden does not integrate with any third-party services, analytics platforms, 
advertising networks, or remote servers of any kind. No data is sold, rented, or shared with any third party.

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## Changes to this policy

If this policy changes in a future version, the updated date at the top of this document will reflect that.

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## Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, contact the developer via the email listed on the chrome web store