What data the extension stores
Flow Well saves the following data to chrome.storage.local
on your device. This storage area is private to the extension and is
never sent anywhere:
- Settings you choose — reminder intervals, daily water goal, Smart Pause threshold, enabled exercise categories, notification sound preference, master on/off toggle.
- Daily counters — glasses of water logged and stretches completed. Reset every day at midnight (your local time).
- Streak history — which days of the current week you completed at least one stretch (a 7-boolean array; not tied to any identifier).
- Activity timestamp — the time you last moved the mouse or pressed a key, used to power Smart Pause. Stored as a single number, overwritten on every activity tick.
- Onboarding completion flag — a boolean indicating you finished setup.
That's the complete list. There is no user account, no device fingerprint, no IP address logging, no cookies.
What data we do NOT collect
- We do not track which websites you visit.
- We do not read the content of any web page.
- We do not see what you type, copy, or click on.
- We do not record your browsing history.
- We do not know your name, email, or location.
Smart Pause uses the browser's built-in chrome.idle API,
which reports only an "active" / "idle" / "locked" state at the system
level. It does not read keystrokes, mouse coordinates,
page content, URLs, or any other data. The extension is no longer
injected onto any page.
Permissions and why we need them
alarms— to schedule periodic water and stretch reminders using the Chrome Alarms API.notifications— to show desktop notifications when it's time to drink water or take a stretch break.storage— to save your settings and daily counters locally on your device, as listed above.idle— required by Smart Pause to detect when you step away from your computer. Uses the system-level idle state (no mouse or keyboard activity); never reads keystrokes, page content, or URLs.
Third parties
Flow Well does not integrate with any third-party service. There are no analytics SDKs, no advertising networks, no error reporting services, no authentication providers.
Children's privacy
Flow Well does not knowingly collect any data from anyone, including children. It is safe for users of all ages.
Data retention and deletion
All data is stored locally on your device. You can delete it at any time by:
- Removing the extension via
chrome://extensions. Chrome will discard all associated local storage. - Or by clicking "Reset" in any future settings option we add (planned for a later version).
Changes to this policy
If we ever change how the extension handles data, we will update this page and bump the Effective date above. Substantive changes will also be called out in the extension's changelog on the Chrome Web Store.
Contact
Questions or concerns? Open an issue on GitHub or email bobrov.serghey@gmail.com.