What we collect from your usage
Nothing. Rowan has no account system, no analytics, no server, and no third-party trackers. When the blocker fires on a search or a chatbot prompt, the text of that query never leaves your device.
What the payment provider collects
To deliver your licence key we use Lemon Squeezy as our payment provider and merchant of record. When you purchase, they collect your email (for delivery of your licence key) and payment details under their own privacy policy. We only receive what's needed to deliver your key.
What's stored on your device
- Your settings: timer length, flagged sites, country, and any block-screen note you wrote.
- A local log of block events: the source (search, AI chat, or flagged site), which button you pressed, a broad theme extracted from the query (never the full text), what triggered the block, and the time.
- Your licence key.
All of this lives in your browser's local storage. You can export the event log from the Data page or clear it from Settings. Clearing browsing history typically doesn't remove extension data, but uninstalling Rowan or uninstalling your browser does.
What we share
Nothing. We don't sell, share, or transmit your data. There is no server to upload to. The only time information leaves your device is if you choose to email us at support@getrowan.app. If you report a missed or incorrect block, the wording is used only to improve Rowan's detection.
Browser permissions
Rowan requests only the permissions it needs:
- Storage: to save your settings and event log locally.
- Scripting: to inject the block screen when detection fires.
- Tabs: to close a tab if you ask it to from the block screen.
- Baseline host permissions: for the search engines and AI chatbots Rowan covers by default (Google, Bing, Brave, DuckDuckGo, YouTube, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, Copilot).
- Flagged site host permissions: only for sites you've added yourself. Your browser prompts per site as you flag them.
- Payment host permission:
api.lemonsqueezy.com, used only to validate your licence key at activation and release.
Your rights
- Export your event log: Data → Export data.
- Clear your event log: Settings → Clear activity.
- Remove everything: uninstall the extension from your browser.
Changes to this policy
If we update this policy, we'll change the date at the top of this page. Material changes will be flagged in the extension.