Data Practices.
No Surprises.
A plain-English breakdown of every data type FocusScore collects, why we collect it, how long we keep it, and the controls you have. Zero jargon. Zero data sold.
Last updated: June 2026 · Applies to FocusScore Chrome extension and web dashboard
Our Data Commitments
No legal jargon. Here is exactly what we do and do not do with your data.
We NEVER do this
We ALWAYS do this
What Data We Collect
Every data type we store, why we collect it, and how long we keep it.
| Data Type | What exactly | Why we need it | Retention | Personal? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behaviour events | Event type (watch, scroll, tab-switch, idle), duration, timestamp | Core score calculation | 30–90 days | No |
| Focus Score | Computed 0–100 score, signal breakdown | Dashboard & reporting | 12–24 months | No |
| Platform breakdown | Per-platform time and Shorts ratio | Distraction analytics | 12–24 months | No |
| Websites visited | The website name only (e.g. github.com) and time spent — never the full address, page path, search terms or page title | Your time-by-category breakdown | 30–90 days | Yes |
| Activity switches | A daily count of how often you moved between types of activity — a number only, with no record of what you switched between | Attention-fragmentation insights | 30–90 days | No |
| Ads filtered | A count of ad interruptions filtered, and which surface (web, YouTube, a social platform) | Showing what the filter avoided, if you turn it on | 30–90 days | No |
| Email address | Only if you register an account | Login, weekly report delivery | Until deleted | Yes |
| Extension settings | Block lists, toggle states, preferences | Remembering your config | In browser & server sync if logged in | No |
| Survey answers | Your responses to the onboarding survey | Personalising AI insights | Until deleted | Yes |
| Focus sessions | Timer start/end, session name, completion status | Before/after & trend reports | 12–24 months | No |
| Health & wellbeing | Daily mood check-in (1–5 plus an optional note, encrypted at rest) and, if you connect a wearable, sleep and resting heart-rate summaries | Relating rest and mood to your Focus Score | 12–24 months; wearable data is deleted as soon as you disconnect the source | Yes |
| Connected account tokens | OAuth tokens for any social or calendar account you link | Publishing and calendar correlation you switch on | 12–24 months, or until you disconnect the account | Yes |
| Push notification tokens | A per-device token for the mobile app | Delivering report-ready and re-engagement notifications | 12–24 months, or until you sign out | Yes |
| Feedback & support messages | Anything you choose to write to us in the app | Answering you and fixing what you report | 12–24 months | Yes |
| Consent records | Which permissions you granted or withdrew, and when | Proving consent was freely given, as GDPR requires | 12–24 months | Yes |
“Personal?” — whether this data could identify you directly. Non-personal data is always tied to a random UUID, never your name.
Health & wellbeing data is a special category under Art. 9 of the UK GDPR. It is off until you switch it on, each source opts in separately from your account terms and your tracking consent, each can be withdrawn on its own, and none of it is ever sold or shared. The full wording is in section 2 of the privacy policy.
The Data Flow, Step by Step
From your browser to the dashboard — here is exactly what happens to your data at each stage.
On YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, Reddit, LinkedIn and TikTok the extension reads the page to measure watch time, scrolling and idle time. Everywhere else it records only the website name and how long you spent there — it does not read those pages at all.
Watch time, scroll speed, tab switches, and idle time are measured on-device. Web addresses are reduced to just the website name here, and the rest of the address is discarded before anything is sent. No page content leaves your browser.
The weighted scoring engine calculates your Focus Score (0–100) using the five signals, on your device. Nothing about the page itself is read or sent — see the next step for what does leave.
The score, event counts, platform breakdown, and the website names with time spent are sent to our servers under your pseudonymous UUID. No personal data unless you're signed in.
Trends, platform breakdowns, and AI suggestions are generated from your aggregated data and displayed in the dashboard and weekly report.
Personalised coaching tips and reports are generated by a third-party AI provider (Groq) from aggregated, non-identifying numbers only — never your content, URLs, name, or email. Falls back to rule-based tips if AI is unavailable.
Where your data lives
A deployment can declare the region it is hosted in. When it does, FocusScore stops sending any user content to a processor outside that region — AI coaching runs on the self-hosted model, and falls back to plain rule-based text rather than an overseas provider. The current posture of this deployment is readable at /compliance/residency — a declared region, whether egress is restricted, and every processor that can receive user content.
We are explicit that the hosting region is a declaration about infrastructure, which the application cannot prove on its own — what it enforces is that data does not leave it. Regional hosting for a specific customer is arranged as part of a contract; ask us.
You Are in Control
Five ways to manage or remove your data — no waiting, no forms, no dark patterns.
Export your data
Download everything we hold in JSON format from the dashboard Settings page. Available any time.
Delete your data
Delete all your data permanently from the dashboard or by emailing support@focusscore.ai. Processed within 30 days.
Grant or withdraw tracking consent
Behavioural tracking is off until you explicitly turn it on, and withdrawal sits in the same panel as the grant. Withdrawing also drops anything queued on your device but not yet sent.
Disable tracking per platform
Toggle tracking on/off for each platform individually in the extension popup Settings tab.
Unsubscribe from emails
Unsubscribe from weekly reports at any time using the link in any email, or from the dashboard.
Remove the extension
Removing the extension stops all data collection immediately. Your server-side data remains until you request deletion.
Questions About
Your Data?
Email support@focusscore.ai and we will respond within 72 hours. Data deletion requests are always honoured within 30 days.