# HoursWatch Privacy Policy

_Last updated: 31 October 2026_

HoursWatch is a Chrome extension that shows you how much time you spend on websites. It is designed so that your data never leaves your computer.

## What HoursWatch records
For each period you actively spend on a website, HoursWatch stores:
- the website's **domain name** (for example, `github.com`),
- the **start time, end time and duration**, and
- a random internal identifier.

It also stores your **settings** (such as theme and away threshold) and a cosmetic color assigned to each domain.

## What HoursWatch never records
- Full page addresses (URLs), paths or search queries
- Page titles or page content
- Form entries, passwords or cookies
- Anything from incognito windows (the extension is not allowed to run in incognito)
- Your keystrokes or mouse activity. The extension only asks Chrome whether you are active, idle or have locked the screen.

## Where your data is stored
All data is stored locally in your browser profile using Chrome's extension storage (`chrome.storage.local`). HoursWatch has no server, no user accounts, no analytics and no advertising. It makes **no network requests**, so your data is never transmitted, shared or sold.

## How the data is used
Only to display your timeline, totals and history inside the extension, and to create a CSV file if you choose to export. CSV files are generated in your browser and saved to your computer by you.

## Why the permissions are needed
- **tabs** — read the active tab's address so its domain can be recorded (only the domain is kept)
- **storage / unlimitedStorage** — keep your history on your device
- **idle** — avoid counting time when you are away or the screen is locked
- **alarms** — keep the background process reliable

HoursWatch requests no access to website content and runs no scripts on web pages.

## Your control
- Pause tracking at any time in Settings or from the popup.
- Exclude websites you never want recorded.
- Delete all recorded data at any time in Settings → Data → Delete all data.
- Uninstalling the extension removes all of its stored data.

## Children
HoursWatch does not collect personal information and is not directed at children.

## Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version and date will be published at this address, and the extension's version notes will mention it.

## Contact
Questions or bug reports: hello@azeezv.me, or open an issue at https://github.com/azeezv/HoursWatch/issues.

HoursWatch is open source: https://github.com/azeezv/HoursWatch