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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: December 6, 2025

Introduction

Welcome to FocusGuard. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our Chrome extension and website.

Information We Collect

1. Email Address

We collect your email address when you:

Your email is used for account identification, license delivery, subscription management, and important product updates (you can opt out of marketing emails).

2. Device Fingerprint

To prevent trial abuse and ensure fair usage, we generate a unique device fingerprint using:

How it works: These attributes are combined and hashed using SHA-256 to create an anonymous identifier. We cannot reverse this hash to identify you personally. The fingerprint is used solely to:

Important: Device fingerprinting is industry-standard for preventing abuse. We do not use it for advertising, tracking across websites, or building behavioral profiles.

3. Google Calendar Data

When you connect your Google Calendar to FocusGuard, we access:

Important: We only request calendar.readonly permission. We cannot modify, create, or delete your calendar events. All calendar data is processed locally on your device and is never sent to our servers.

4. Focus Session Data

The extension stores locally on your device:

This data is stored using Chrome's Storage API and remains on your device unless you explicitly enable cloud sync (team features).

5. Chrome Storage Data

FocusGuard uses Chrome's Storage API to store your preferences and session data locally:

This data remains on your device(s) and is not transmitted to our servers unless you enable cloud sync features.

6. Account & Payment Information

If you purchase a subscription, we collect:

Stripe Payment Processing: All payment data is handled by Stripe, a PCI-DSS Level 1 certified payment processor. We receive only:

We never see, store, or have access to your full card number, CVV, or PIN.

7. Usage Data

We collect anonymous usage statistics to improve FocusGuard:

How We Use Your Information

Calendar Data

Session Data

Account Data

Data Storage & Security

Local Storage

By default, all your focus session data is stored locally on your device using Chrome's Storage API. This means:

Cloud Storage (Firebase/Firestore)

FocusGuard uses Google Firebase/Firestore to store account and licensing data:

Why we store this data:

All data is encrypted in transit (TLS 1.3) and at rest (AES-256). Firebase is hosted on Google Cloud Platform and complies with SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO 27001, and other standards.

Third-Party Services

We use the following trusted third-party services:

What We Don't Do

FocusGuard is committed to your privacy. We never:

Your Rights

You have the right to:

To exercise these rights, email us at support@focusguard.app

Data Retention

Note on anti-abuse data: To protect our service and paying customers, we retain hashed device fingerprints and email addresses indefinitely to prevent repeated trial abuse. This data cannot be used to identify you personally.

Children's Privacy

FocusGuard is not intended for users under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe we have collected data from a child, please contact us immediately.

International Users

FocusGuard is operated from the United States. If you're outside the US, your data may be transferred to and processed in the US. We comply with applicable data protection laws including GDPR for EU users.

California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you're a California resident, you have the right to:

Cookies

Our website uses minimal cookies:

We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We'll notify you of significant changes via:

Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy or your data, contact us:

Compliance

FocusGuard complies with: