Privacy Policy — YT Focus Mode

The short version: this extension does not collect, store, transmit, or sell any of your data. It has no idea who you are and no way to find out.

What data is collected

None. YT Focus Mode does not collect any personal data, usage data, browsing history, or any other information about you.

What the extension does store

The only thing YT Focus Mode saves is your toggle preferences — whether you have Shorts blocked, the sidebar hidden, and so on. These settings are stored using Chrome's built-in chrome.storage.sync API, which means they sync across your own Chrome devices if you're signed into Chrome. They never leave Chrome's own sync infrastructure and are never sent to any server I own or operate.

Third parties

There are none. YT Focus Mode does not use analytics, advertising networks, crash reporting services, or any external APIs. It runs entirely in your browser with no outbound connections of its own.

Permissions explained

The extension requests the following Chrome permissions:

storage — to save your toggle settings locally and across your own Chrome devices
scripting — to run the content script that modifies YouTube's page layout
activeTab — to read the session timer from the current YouTube tab when you open the popup

None of these permissions are used to collect or transmit data.

Children's privacy

This extension is a general-purpose browser tool. It does not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children.

Changes to this policy

If anything here ever changes, the updated date at the top of this page will reflect that. Since there's nothing to change about "we collect no data," that's unlikely to happen.

Contact

If you have any questions, you can reach me via Ko-fi.

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