Privacy Policy

Who we are

Anti-Gambling Shield is a Chrome browser extension developed by Noe Flores (github.com/noeflores005). This policy explains how the extension handles your data.

Data we do NOT collect

We do not collect, store, transmit, or share:

• Your browsing history or the URLs you visit
• Your name, email address, or any identifying information
• Your IP address or location
• Cookies or tracking identifiers
• Any data about which sites were blocked or accessed

What the extension does locally

All extension data is stored locally on your device using Chrome's built-in chrome.storage.local API. This includes:

• Your blocking mode preference (Strict or Soft)
• Whether the extension is enabled or disabled
• Your custom block and allowlists
• Your gambling-free streak start date
• A daily count of how many sites were blocked (stored as a number only, no site names)

This data never leaves your browser. It is not sent to any server, including ours.

Network requests

The extension makes one type of outbound network request:

• A weekly fetch to github.com/StevenBlack/hosts to download an updated list of gambling domain names. This request does not include any personal data or identifiers. Only the list of domain names is downloaded — no data is uploaded.

You can trigger this update manually via the extension popup, or it runs automatically once per week. No other network requests are made.

Permissions explained

The extension requests the following Chrome permissions:

• declarativeNetRequest / host_permissions — Required to block network requests to gambling sites. The extension uses Chrome's built-in blocking API; it does not read page content.
• storage — To save your preferences locally on your device.
• webNavigation — To detect when a blocked site is navigated to, so the block counter can be incremented.
• alarms — To schedule the weekly blocklist update and the daily streak reset at midnight.
• tabs — To open the onboarding page on first install only.

Third-party services

The extension downloads its blocklist from the StevenBlack/hosts project hosted on GitHub. When this request is made, GitHub's standard server logs may record your IP address per their own privacy policy. We have no access to or control over these logs.

No analytics, advertising, or other third-party services are used.

Children's privacy

This extension does not knowingly collect any information from anyone, including children under the age of 13.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this URL with a revised "last updated" date. Continued use of the extension after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Open an issue at github.com/noeflores005/anti-gambling-shield .