# Privacy Policy for Stop Me Scrolling

Last updated: 2026-04-11

## Overview

Stop Me Scrolling is a Chrome extension that helps users track time spent on selected websites and

block those websites during a cooldown period. This version is designed to work locally in the

browser without a backend service.

## Data the extension uses

The extension uses the following categories of data to provide its core functionality:

- Website activity on the websites the user chooses to track

- Extension settings, such as tracked websites, shared quota, and block duration

- Usage analytics generated by the extension, such as daily totals, per-site totals, and block counts

## How the data is used

This data is used only to:

- Measure active browsing time on tracked websites

- Start cooldown blocks when time runs out

- Show the user their focus analytics and extension status

- Restore block state and settings after browser restart

## Data storage

In this version, Stop Me Scrolling stores its settings, runtime state, and usage analytics locally

using Chrome extension storage on the user's device.

## Data sharing

Stop Me Scrolling does not sell user data.

In this version, Stop Me Scrolling does not transmit browsing activity or focus analytics to a

remote server controlled by the developer.

## Data retention

The extension keeps locally stored settings and analytics until the user changes them, clears

extension storage, or uninstalls the extension.

## User controls

Users can:

- Add or remove tracked websites

- Change time limits and block duration

- Clear the extension by removing it from Chrome

## Security

Because this version stores data locally in Chrome storage and does not rely on a backend service,

data handling is limited to the user's local browser environment.

## Changes to this policy

If Stop Me Scrolling changes how it collects, stores, or shares data in a future release, this

policy should be updated before that release is published.