Focus Factions ("we", "us", "our") is a gamified productivity tool. This policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and how we handle it — for both the Chrome extension and this website.
Short version: The extension stores your data locally on your device. To run the faction-war leaderboard, it generates a random key on your device and sends your focus statistics and chosen display name to our relay server and a public blockchain under that key — pseudonymously, with no name, email, or browsing history attached. We do not sell data, run ads, or track you across the web.
1. The Chrome Extension
1.1 Data stored on your device
Core extension functionality relies on chrome.storage.local — storage that lives on your device. Some of this data (your focus statistics and display name) is also transmitted to run the leaderboard, as described in §1.2. The rest — your task labels, blocklist, and settings — never leaves your device.
Data stored locally includes:
- Your chosen faction and user settings (session duration, break length, blacklist domains)
- Active session state (timer position, task label, pause status)
- Your LOKT balance and session earnings
- Achievement progress and focus statistics (sessions completed, total minutes, streak, distractions blocked)
- Your username and warband name (display-only, set by you)
- Onboarding completion status
Your task labels, blocklist domains, and settings never leave your browser. Your focus statistics and display name are transmitted for the leaderboard, as described next.
1.2 Data transmitted for the faction-war leaderboard
The first time you finish onboarding, the extension generates a random Solana keypair on your device. This key is a pseudonymous identifier — it is not tied to your real-world identity, and you never provide a name, email, or external wallet. The private key is generated and stored only on your device; we never receive it.
After each completed focus session, the following data is sent to our relay server (relay.focusfactions.app):
- Wallet public key — your Solana wallet address (public key only; we never have access to your private key or seed phrase)
- Session statistics — LOKT earned, session count, total minutes, distractions blocked, peak streak, and competitive faction for the current epoch
- Username and warband name — display names you set, used on the leaderboard
- A cryptographic signature — a one-time signature over the session data, generated by your wallet, used to verify the data was submitted by the key holder
Each submission is rate-limited to one per two minutes per wallet address.
1.3 On-chain data (Solana blockchain)
Epoch management (advancing epochs, resolving faction wars) is performed on the Solana blockchain by our relay server. Under your pseudonymous key, the on-chain program records your account (display name and faction), your per-epoch focus totals (LOKT, sessions, minutes), and aggregate faction war results. Blockchain data is public, permanent, and cannot be deleted. By participating in faction wars, you acknowledge that this activity contributes to on-chain records.
We never write your task labels, blocklist, or any browsing data to the blockchain.
1.4 What we do NOT collect
- We do not collect your private key, seed phrase, or any secret wallet credentials
- We do not collect your task labels (they stay on your device)
- We do not collect browsing history or the content of pages you visit
- We do not use analytics, advertising trackers, or fingerprinting
- We do not link transmitted data to your real-world identity — participation is pseudonymous, with no name, email, or external wallet
1.5 The site blacklist
The blacklist feature monitors tab URLs during active focus sessions to detect if a blocked domain is visited. This monitoring happens entirely within your browser via the Chrome extension API. The list of domains you block and any tab URL data never leaves your device.
2. This Website (focusfactions.app)
2.1 Server logs
Our web server (Nginx) generates standard access logs that may include your IP address, browser user agent, and pages visited. These logs are retained for up to 30 days for security and diagnostic purposes and are not used for tracking or profiling.
2.2 Cookies
This website does not use cookies for tracking or advertising. No third-party analytics scripts are loaded.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use data only for the purposes described above:
- To operate the relay server (receive session checkpoints, serve leaderboard and war totals)
- To manage epoch transitions on the Solana blockchain on your behalf
- To display your username and warband name on the public leaderboard (if you have set them)
- To diagnose technical issues via server logs
We do not use your data to build profiles, serve ads, or sell to third parties.
4. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal data. We share data only in these limited circumstances:
- Solana network — aggregate epoch data is written to a public blockchain as part of the protocol's operation
- Legal requirements — we may disclose data if required by law or to protect the safety of users
The leaderboard (your pseudonymous key, display name, warband name, and LOKT totals) is publicly visible by design — this is a competitive protocol. Your key is randomly generated and not tied to your identity; choose a display name accordingly, since it is shown publicly and recorded permanently on-chain.
5. Data Retention
- Relay server — session contribution data is retained for the life of the protocol. Historical epoch data is used to display past leaderboards.
- Waitlist emails — retained until you request deletion or we have sent the launch notification, after which they are deleted within 90 days.
- Server logs — retained for 30 days.
- Blockchain data — permanent and cannot be deleted (this is inherent to public blockchains).
6. Children's Privacy
Focus Factions is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 13. If you believe a child has submitted data to us, please contact us at privacy@focusfactions.app and we will delete it promptly.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights including access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@focusfactions.app. Note that blockchain data cannot be deleted due to the permanent nature of public ledgers.
8. Security
All data in transit is encrypted via TLS. Our relay server uses cryptographic signature verification (Ed25519 via TweetNaCl) to ensure session data was submitted by the wallet's key holder. We apply rate limiting to prevent abuse. No system is perfectly secure, but we take reasonable precautions.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy as the protocol evolves (particularly as Web3 features are added in Phase 2+). Material changes will be posted at this URL with an updated effective date. Continued use of the extension or website after changes constitutes acceptance.
10. Contact
Questions about this policy? Email us at privacy@focusfactions.app.