Privacy

Heads Down is a focus tool, not a surveillance tool. It runs as a browser extension backed by a small web service. This page is a plain-English summary of what we see, what we store, and what we never touch.

What the extension sees

While a session is running, the extension checks your active browser tab once every few seconds. We see two things from that tab:

• The URL.
• The page title.

That's it. We never see:

• The contents of any web page.
• Your keystrokes.
• Screenshots or screen recordings.
• Your other applications.
• Files on your computer.
• Tabs that aren't your active tab.

What the extension stores locally

The extension keeps only what it needs for the current session in your browser's local extension storage: your active session state, your account sign-in token, and your custom allow/block site lists. It does not keep a history of the tabs you visit. Your session history and day-lock totals live on our server, tied to your account (see below).

What we send to our servers

When a tab's URL is ambiguous, we send the URL and your session goal to our server, which forwards it to a language model that returns "on task" or "off task." We don't store the URL or the response after the call completes — only that you finished a session, and on which day of which calendar you finished it. Most polls never leave your browser at all; the local rules cover the common cases.

Your email and Stripe customer id are stored on our server so we can attach your subscription and your day-lock totals to the right account. Day-locks ("you completed 25+ minutes at 70%+ on task on this calendar day") are sent up so we can issue the right partial refund on your billing date.

Payments

Payment is handled by Stripe. We never see, store, or process your card number. Refunds are issued automatically when your billing cycle closes, based on the day-locks recorded above.

Analytics

We don't use third-party analytics, advertising pixels, or cookies on this site beyond what Stripe Checkout sets while you're paying.

Deletion

Email privacy@headsdownmode.com and we'll delete your server-side records within 30 days. The data the extension keeps is local to your browser — uninstall the extension and it goes too.

Changes

If we update this page in a way that meaningfully changes what we collect or share, we'll email everyone with an account.