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Last Updated: June 21, 2026 

This Privacy Policy describes how the "Study Partner" Chrome Extension ("we," "us," or "our") handles user data. Your privacy is paramount, and this extension is designed from the ground up to protect your personal information.

1. Single Purpose and Core Functionality

"Study Partner" is a productivity and educational tool designed to automatically pause online video lectures (on platforms like YouTube and Udemy) when user inactivity is detected. It helps users stay focused by overlaying an interactive interface to log reasons for pausing and tracking study engagement.

2. Data Collection and Usage Disclosure

In strict compliance with the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, we disclose the following regarding data processing:

User Activity (Mouse Movements and Keystrokes): The extension monitors local mouse interactions and keystrokes exclusively as signals to reset the idle timer. This data is processed in real-time within your browser environment and is 'never logged, saved, or transmitted'.

Web History (Video URLs and Titles): When an automatic or manual pause occurs, the extension captures the current tab's URL and video title strictly to create a local history bookmark. This allows you to track where your focus broke.

User Inputs (Pause Reasons): Any text you enter into the focus overlay box regarding your reason for stopping is handled entirely locally.

3. Strict Local Storage (No Third-Party Transmission)

100% Local Processing: All data managed by this extension—including configuration settings, video metadata bookmarks, and input reasons, is stored locally on your device via `chrome.storage.local`.

No Remote Servers: We do not own, operate, or maintain any external servers or databases. Your data never leaves your local machine.

No Data Selling: We do not sell, rent, trade, or transfer your data to any third parties, advertisement networks, or data brokers.

4. Required Permissions and Justifications

*   `storage`: Used solely to save your local settings (e.g., custom idle timeout thresholds) and your personal focus history logs.

*   `Host Permissions` (e.g., YouTube/Udemy): Required to inject the tracking script onto the specific video player elements to capture play/pause events and inject the custom lightning focus overlay smoothly.

5. User Control and Data Deletion

Since all data is stored directly within your browser's local sandbox, you have full control over it. You can clear your entire focus history log at any time by clearing the extension's local cache.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect modifications to the extension's core functionality. Any updates will be posted directly on this page.

7. Contact Information

If you have any questions or feedback regarding this Privacy Policy or the operation of Study Partner, please contact the developer directly through saem2047@gmail.com