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Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 3, 2026

1. Overview

Luxe New Tab ("the Extension") is a free Chrome extension that replaces your new tab page with a productivity workspace. It has no accounts, no ads and no analytics. This policy explains what data the Extension handles and where it goes.

2. Data We Collect

Local-only by default. Your tasks, notes, reminders, focus history, settings and preferences are stored on your device in localStorage and IndexedDB. We have no server that receives this data and we cannot see it.

Social media time (optional). If you turn on the social media reminder, the Extension checks the address of the active tab to see whether it is one of the sites on your list (for example facebook.com or youtube.com) and counts minutes spent there. Only the site name and minute counts are kept, on your device. No page content or browsing history is read or sent anywhere.

Google account (optional). If you connect Google, the Extension requests read-only access to Google Calendar, access to Google Tasks, and your email address. This is used only to show your events and sync your tasks on the new tab page. It goes directly between your browser and Google and is never stored on our servers.

Luxe's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Google user data is not sold, not used for advertising, and not used to train AI or machine learning models.

3. AI Assistant (optional)

The AI assistant is off until you add your own API key for Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI, or a server you choose. Your key is stored only on your device.

When you send a message, your message and the task or note content needed to answer it are sent directly from your browser to the provider you picked. They do not pass through our servers. The provider's own privacy policy applies to that data.

Short commands such as starting a focus session or adding a reminder run on your device and are not sent to any provider. Chat history and token usage counts are stored only on your device, and you can delete them in Settings.

4. Permissions

  • activeTab: interact with the current tab when you use the toolbar button.
  • identity: Google sign-in through chrome.identity, only when you connect Google.
  • topSites: show your most visited sites as shortcuts on the new tab page. The list stays on your device.
  • notifications: show reminders, such as drinking water or a task reminder.
  • tts: reserved for reading reminders aloud. No current feature uses it, and it never sends data anywhere.

These are optional. Chrome asks you before they are granted, and only when you turn on the feature that needs them:

  • tabs: tell whether the active tab is a social site, for the social media reminder.
  • alarms: fire reminders at the right time even when no new tab is open.
  • declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess and site access: block the distracting sites you choose during a focus session, and let embedded YouTube players load.

5. Third-Party Services

The Extension may connect to the following services:

  • Open-Meteo: weather forecast for your approximate location
  • OpenStreetMap / Nominatim: the name of your city for the weather card
  • ipapi.co / ipinfo.io: an approximate location from your IP address, when you have not set one
  • vang.today: gold prices, when the gold price card is on
  • Unsplash and GitHub: background photos
  • Google APIs: Calendar and Tasks, only when you connect Google
  • Anthropic, OpenAI or your own server: the AI assistant, only with your own key
  • Lark: task sync through our sign-in server, only when you connect Lark
  • Spotify & YouTube: embedded players for focus music

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or transfer your personal information to third parties. There are no analytics or tracking services in the Extension.

7. Data Deletion

Because your data is stored on your device, uninstalling the Extension removes it. You can also clear it at any time through your browser's settings. To revoke Google access, visit your Google Account permissions page.

8. Changes

When a new feature changes what data the Extension handles, we update this page and the date at the top.

9. Contact

If you have questions about this policy, contact us at nguyentrunghieutcu@gmail.com