Tiny Steps

Tiny Steps privacy policy

Last updated: 17 October 2026

Tiny Steps is a Chrome extension made by PlanDHD. It helps you break a task into small steps and focus on one step at a time. This policy explains what information it handles and where that information goes.

The short version

• Your tasks and steps are created and stored on your device. Your task text is never sent anywhere.
• No analytics, no tracking, no ads, and we don't sell or share your data.
• Tiny Steps connects to one outside service, ExtensionPay (extensionpay.com), for the optional A$9 lifetime unlock. Payment itself is handled by Stripe.

Information stored on your device

Tiny Steps saves these in your browser's extension storage on your device (chrome.storage.local):

• the tasks you type in, and the steps created for them
• which step you are up to, and any running focus timer
• your settings, such as low-energy mode and focus timer length
• a count of today's free breakdowns, so the daily limit can reset
• the last confirmed unlock status (paid or not paid), so paid features keep working when you're offline

Breakdowns are made by code built into the extension, not by an online AI service. Clearing a task deletes only that task and its steps. Your settings, the daily count and the saved unlock status stay until you remove the extension, which deletes everything it stored.

Highlighted text

If you highlight text on a page and choose "Break this into steps" from the right-click menu, Tiny Steps reads only that highlighted text (up to 300 characters) and turns it into a task on your device. It doesn't read anything else on the page, and the text isn't sent anywhere.

Focus pill on web pages

When you ask to show the focus pill, Tiny Steps adds a small box to the tab you're on, showing your current step and timer. It only does this on that tab, only when you ask, and it doesn't read or collect the page's content.

Notifications

Tiny Steps shows Chrome notifications when your focus timer ends or a right-click breakdown is ready. These are created on your device.

Payments and the lifetime unlock (ExtensionPay and Stripe)

Tiny Steps uses ExtensionPay to sell and check the A$9 lifetime unlock. This is the only outside service it talks to.

What happens:

• On first run, the ExtensionPay library saves an install date in Chrome's synced extension storage (chrome.storage.sync), even if you never click Unlock. This stays in your browser and isn't sent to ExtensionPay.
• When you click Unlock, Tiny Steps asks extensionpay.com for an anonymous install key, then opens ExtensionPay's checkout page in a new tab. Stripe takes over to process your payment. You enter your email and card details with ExtensionPay and Stripe, not with us.
• The install key is saved in Chrome's synced extension storage (chrome.storage.sync). If you have Chrome sync turned on, Google syncs it to your other signed-in browsers so your unlock can carry across. The install date is kept there too.
• Checking your unlock. Once you have an install key, Tiny Steps asks extensionpay.com whether that key is paid when you open the popup and when you use features like a breakdown or the focus timer. Straight after checkout it checks repeatedly for up to about 2 minutes, so the unlock switches on quickly. These requests contain the install key only, never your tasks.
• On extensionpay.com pages, Tiny Steps runs ExtensionPay's own small script. It only listens for ExtensionPay's "payment complete" message, so the extension knows to re-check your status. It doesn't run on any other website.

Like any website, ExtensionPay and Stripe receive standard connection information such as your IP address and browser type when these requests are made. As the seller, we may see the purchase records ExtensionPay and Stripe give sellers, such as your email address, the date and the amount. We use these only to provide the unlock and to help with support or refunds. We never see your full card number.

If you never click Unlock, Tiny Steps doesn't create an install key and makes no requests to extensionpay.com. Only the install date is saved, in your browser.

ExtensionPay and Stripe have their own privacy policies:

• ExtensionPay: https://extensionpay.com/privacy
• Stripe: https://stripe.com/privacy

What we don't do

• We don't collect or send your tasks, browsing history or page content.
• We don't use analytics, cookies or tracking tools.
• We don't sell or share your data, or use it for advertising.
• We don't use your data for anything unrelated to Tiny Steps.

Children

Tiny Steps isn't aimed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from them.

Changes

If we change how Tiny Steps handles information, we'll update this policy and the date above before the change goes out.

Contact

Questions or requests: plandhd.shop@gmail.com

Tiny Steps is a productivity tool. It isn't a medical product and isn't a treatment for ADHD or any other condition.