Last updated: July 22, 2026
What data is stored
All of the following is stored locally in your browser via chrome.storage.local
and is never transmitted anywhere:
- Your task list: the text you typed, the generated first step, timestamps, your chosen nudge timing, and whether each task is started or completed.
- Reading Focus display preferences (font size, line spacing, bionic-text toggle) — these never leave your device, and neither does any article content Reading Focus processes, since the whole feature runs client-side in the current tab.
- Your extension settings (Free/Pro state) and install date.
- A random installation identifier generated on first install, used only to recognize your own Pro license activation — it is not tied to your identity in any way.
- If you activate a Pro license: the key itself and its last-checked validity state.
What data is collected
None. Task Starter has no analytics, no telemetry, no crash reporting, and no third-party tracking scripts of any kind.
External servers & third-party services
| Service | When contacted | What's sent |
|---|---|---|
| api.lemonsqueezy.com | Only when you enter and activate a Pro license key in Options, and during an automatic re-check roughly every 6 hours if a key is active | The license key you entered and the random installation identifier described above. No task text, first steps, or reading activity are ever included. This request goes directly to Lemon Squeezy, our payment provider. |
| unikdev.app/api/extension-report | Only if you type a message into the popup's "Report an issue" form and click Send | The message you wrote, and the extension name so the report can be routed correctly. Nothing is sent automatically or silently. |
| unikdev.app/uninstall-feedback | Automatically opened by Chrome (not by Task Starter itself) the moment you uninstall the extension | The extension name and version number, as URL query parameters — this is a normal webpage Chrome navigates to, not a background network call. |
If you never activate a Pro key, submit a report, or uninstall, Task Starter makes zero network requests.
Permissions explained
| Permission | Why it's needed |
|---|---|
storage | Save your tasks, nudge settings, and license state locally. |
alarms | Schedule each task's start reminder and the periodic Pro license re-check. |
notifications | Show the "time to start" reminder with Snooze / I started buttons. |
activeTab | Let Reading Focus read and restyle the article on your current tab, only after you click the toggle button. |
scripting | Inject the Reading Focus overlay into the current tab on demand. |
api.lemonsqueezy.com | Required for the license-validation request described above. |
unikdev.app | Required for the optional issue-report request and the post-uninstall feedback page. |
Data deletion
Delete any individual task at any time with its trash icon in the popup, or remove the extension entirely — Chrome automatically deletes all of its local storage the moment it's uninstalled.
Children's privacy
Task Starter is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect any data from anyone, of any age — see "What data is collected" above.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the "Last updated" date above will change accordingly. Material changes will also be noted in the extension's Chrome Web Store changelog.
Contact
Questions about this policy or Task Starter's data practices: support@unikdev.app