1 What Information We Collect
✅ We collect absolutely nothing.
YT EduFocus does not collect, transmit, sell, or share any personal data. This includes but is not limited to:
- Your watch history, search history, or browsing activity
- Any personally identifiable information (name, email, IP address)
- Device identifiers, browser fingerprints, or location data
- Interaction patterns, click data, or telemetry of any kind
2 Local Data Storage
YT EduFocus saves your settings using chrome.storage.local. This stores data exclusively on your device and is never synced to any external server. The only data stored is:
| Key | Value | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
focusMode | true / false | Whether Focus Mode is currently enabled |
autoFocus | true / false | Whether to auto-enable on educational videos |
hideComments | true / false | Whether the comments section is hidden |
dimUI | true / false | Whether distracting UI elements are dimmed |
You can clear this data at any time by uninstalling the extension or clearing Chrome's extension storage.
3 Network Requests
When Focus Mode is active, YT EduFocus makes one type of network request: an anonymous search query to youtube.com/results to find educational videos related to what you're watching.
- The request goes directly to YouTube (Google) — not to any YT EduFocus-controlled server
- It is made with
credentials: 'omit'— your YouTube login cookies are never included - It is functionally identical to opening YouTube and typing a search yourself
- We do not log, intercept, or observe this request in any way
4 Permissions Explained
YT EduFocus requests only the minimum permissions required to function:
| Permission | Why it's needed | Data accessed |
|---|---|---|
storage |
Save your on/off settings locally on your device | Only the 4 boolean settings listed above |
scripting |
Detect whether the current video is categorized as educational by YouTube | Page-level variable (ytInitialData) — read-only, never transmitted |
host: youtube.com |
Run the content script on YouTube watch pages | YouTube page DOM (read-only) and anonymous search requests to youtube.com |
We do not request: tabs, history, cookies, identity, browsingData, webRequest, or any other sensitive permission.
5 Third-Party Services
✅ None.
YT EduFocus does not integrate with any third-party service. This means no Google Analytics, no error monitoring, no advertising networks, no CDNs, and no A/B testing tools. The extension is entirely self-contained.
6 Children's Privacy
YT EduFocus does not collect any personal information from anyone, including children under 13. Because we collect no data at all, the extension is inherently compliant with COPPA and similar legislation.
7 Changes to This Policy
If we make material changes to this policy, we will update the "Last updated" date above and notify users via Chrome Web Store update notes. Continued use of the extension after any change constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
8 Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please reach out via the Chrome Web Store support tab or open an issue on the project's GitHub repository. We respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 5 business days.