Touch the Grass
A Chrome extension by Zerenta Labs. Here’s exactly what we do — and don’t do — with your data.
The short version
Touch the Grass collects absolutely nothing. No personal data. No analytics. No account required. Everything stays on your device. We have no servers receiving your data because there’s nothing to send.
✓ No tracking
✓ No account needed
✓ No external servers
✓ 100% local storage
What data is stored
The extension stores only the following on your device using Chrome’s built-in chrome.storage.local API. This data is never transmitted anywhere.
| Data | What it is | Where it lives | Transmitted? |
|---|---|---|---|
| usageLimit | Your chosen daily usage limit in minutes | Device only | Never |
| breakTime | Your chosen break duration in minutes | Device only | Never |
| elapsedSec | Current session usage counter in seconds | Device only | Never |
| isOnBreak | Whether a break is currently active | Device only | Never |
| breakEndTime | Timestamp of when the current break ends | Device only | Never |
That’s the complete list. There is no other data. No browsing history. No page content. No identifiers of any kind.
What the extension accesses and why
Chrome extensions must declare what they access. Here’s an honest breakdown of every permission Touch the Grass uses:
| Permission | Why it’s needed | What we DON’T do with it |
|---|---|---|
| storage | Save your settings (usage limit, break duration) locally on your device | Never sync, upload, or share your settings |
| tabs | Detect whether your active tab is a social media site so the timer knows when to count | Never read tab content, URLs beyond domain matching, or browsing history |
| scripting | Inject the break overlay screen into social media pages when your limit is reached | Never scrape content, execute remote code, or interact with page data |
| Host permissions (social media domains) |
Required to display the overlay on supported social media sites | Never read page content, logins, messages, or any user data from those sites |
What we never do
- Sell, share, or transfer your data to any third party
- Use analytics tools (no Google Analytics, Mixpanel, or similar)
- Track which sites you visit or how long you spend there in aggregate
- Read the content of any web page you visit
- Access your social media accounts, posts, messages, or credentials
- Use remote code — all extension code is bundled and reviewed in the package
- Run background network requests to any external server
- Identify you in any way — there are no user IDs, no device fingerprints, nothing
- Store data in the cloud or any external database
- Send crash reports, telemetry, or usage statistics anywhere
Third-party links
The extension popup includes a “Buy Me a Coffee” button that links to buymeacoffee.com/zerentalabs. This link:
- Only opens if you explicitly click it
- Does not automatically send any data to Buy Me a Coffee
- Is governed by Buy Me a Coffee’s own privacy policy once you visit their site
The extension also credits zerentalabs.com in the popup footer. No data is transmitted when the popup opens.
Children’s privacy
Touch the Grass does not collect any personal information from anyone, including children under the age of 13. Because we collect no data whatsoever, there is no special handling required for any age group. The extension is safe for use by anyone.
Changes to this policy
If we ever update this privacy policy, we will update the “Last updated” date below and post the revised version at this URL. Given that Touch the Grass collects no data, we do not anticipate meaningful changes to this policy.
Any future version of this extension that introduces data collection would require explicit disclosure and user consent before collection begins — which we have no plans to do.
Questions?
We’re happy to answer any questions about this privacy policy or how Touch the Grass works. Reach us through our website.
