MindGate

Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 24, 2026

Short version: MindGate is local-first. Your browsing data stays on your device and is never sent to us. The only network call is license verification if you purchase Pro — and even then, only your license key is transmitted.

What we collect

MindGate stores the following data exclusively in chrome.storage.local on your device:

The gates and domains you configure
Gate interaction events — domain, gate ID, category, and timestamp (used for your local analytics dashboard)
Suggested domains derived from your browsing activity
Your settings and friction level preferences
Your license key, if you purchase Pro

None of this data is transmitted to us, synced to a server, or accessible to anyone other than you.

What we do not collect

Full URLs or page content of sites you visit

Browsing history

Personal information (name, email, IP address)

Third-party analytics or tracking

Crash reports or telemetry

License verification (Pro only)

If you purchase MindGate Pro, your license key is sent to our server at mindgate-license.vercel.app/api/validate to verify its validity. This request includes:

Your license key
A randomly generated instance ID stored locally on your device

We do not log IP addresses or associate license keys with personal identity. License records are managed by Polar, our payment processor, for order management and refund purposes.

Revalidation happens at most once every 24 hours via a background alarm. It never runs during navigation to avoid any impact on your browsing speed.

Payments

Payments are processed by Polar, which acts as Merchant of Record. MindGate never receives or stores your payment card details. Polar's privacy policy applies to the checkout experience.

Chrome extension permissions

MindGate requests the following permissions and uses them only as described:

storage — saves your gates, events, and settings locally on your device
webNavigation — detects when you navigate to a gated domain so the pause interstitial can be shown
tabs — reads the current tab URL to let you add the active site to a gate from the popup
alarms — schedules background license revalidation once every 24 hours
<all_urls> — required to intercept navigation to any user-configured domain; no content is read from pages

Data retention and deletion

All data is stored locally on your device. You can clear it at any time by removing the extension from Chrome, which deletes all chrome.storage.local data automatically. There is no cloud backup to delete.

Children

MindGate is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect any information from children.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your data? Email us at hello@lederly.com and we'll respond within 48 hours.