Slowroll privacy policy

Last updated: 8 November 2026

Slowroll is a browser extension made by one person. This page explains what it stores.

What Slowroll stores on your device

• Your settings, such as your daily limit and which sites it runs on.
• How long you spend on the feed sites it watches, per day, for the last 35 days. Only the site name and the time are saved, not what you looked at.
• How many scrolls it slowed down, how many videos you moved on each day on Shorts, Reels and TikTok (just a number, not which videos), whether you have unlocked Pro, and when you installed it (for the free trial).
• If you start a focus session, when it ends.
• If you switch on "Run on every site", it slows the scroll on other websites too, but it does not count time or save anything about them. The only thing it keeps is the list of sites you have switched off.

This stays in your browser. If Chrome sync is on, your settings sync through your Google account, like other Chrome extension settings. I never receive this data.

What Slowroll does not do

• It does not read, record or send the content of the pages you visit.
• It does not track your browsing history. When you open the popup it reads the address of your current tab to show whether Slowroll is running there; this is not saved or sent anywhere.
• It does not show ads, and it does not sell or share data about you.

Night mode and your time zone

Night mode makes the scroll extra heavy from sunset to sunrise. To estimate when that is, Slowroll looks at your computer's time zone (for example "Australia/Sydney") and uses that zone's main city. It never asks for your location, and nothing about it is stored or sent anywhere. If you would rather pick your own hours, there is a switch for that.

Notifications during focus sessions (optional)

If you tick "Also silence website notifications", your browser asks for one extra permission. While a focus session runs, Slowroll turns off website notifications, and turns them back on when it ends. Slowroll does not read or collect the notifications.

Payments

Slowroll Pro is a one-time purchase handled by ExtensionPay (extensionpay.com) and Stripe. They process your payment and keep a record that you paid, so you can restore Pro on another device. Slowroll never sees or stores your card details. Their privacy policies apply to the information you give them when you pay.

Contact

Questions, or want your information removed? Use the contact form. Whatever you type into it comes to me. Only give an email address if you want a reply.

Changes

If this policy changes, the date at the top will change.