1. Overview
YouTube Focus is a browser extension designed to reduce distractions on YouTube by allowing users to hide or simplify interface elements such as Shorts, recommendations, comments, navigation sections, ads-related elements, and other optional content.
2. Personal Data
YouTube Focus does not require users to provide their name, email address, physical address, payment information, authentication credentials, or other personally identifying information to use the extension.
3. Local Storage
The extension uses browser storage, including chrome.storage.local,
to save user-selected preferences and settings.
These settings may include which YouTube interface elements are hidden, enabled, disabled, or otherwise configured.
This information is stored locally in the user's browser and is used only to provide the extension's functionality.
4. Access to YouTube Pages
YouTube Focus requires access to YouTube pages in order to apply the settings selected by the user.
The extension may read and modify page elements on YouTube solely to provide features such as hiding or changing visible interface components.
5. Browser Permissions
The extension may use the following browser permissions:
- storage — to save extension settings and user preferences locally.
- sidePanel — to display the extension's controls in Chrome's Side Panel.
- Host access to YouTube — to apply the user's selected interface changes on YouTube pages.
6. Data Collection and Tracking
YouTube Focus does not use analytics or advertising trackers to build profiles of users.
The developer does not sell user information and does not use user information for targeted advertising.
7. Data Sharing
The developer does not sell, rent, or transfer user data to third parties for advertising, marketing, profiling, lending, or creditworthiness purposes.
8. Data Retention
User preferences remain stored locally in the browser until the user changes them, clears browser or extension data, or removes the extension.
The developer does not maintain a separate database of these local extension preferences.
9. Security
YouTube Focus is designed to minimize unnecessary data handling by keeping extension preferences on the user's device whenever possible.
10. Children's Privacy
YouTube Focus does not knowingly collect personal information from children. The extension does not require users to submit personal information to the developer.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when the extension's functionality, permissions, or data-handling practices change.
Any updated version will be published at the same public Privacy Policy URL with a revised effective date.
12. Contact
For privacy-related questions, users may contact the developer through the support or contact information provided on the YouTube Focus Chrome Web Store listing.