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Drift is a Chrome extension that monitors AI chat interfaces (ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini) for active response generation. When generation is detected and exceeds your configured delay threshold, Drift automatically opens a separate browser window displaying content of your choice (such as social media feeds, news sites, or any web page). When the AI finishes generating its response, Drift displays an in-window overlay and optionally returns focus to your original chat tab.

This functionality requires detecting DOM state changes on supported AI platforms and managing browser windows — nothing more.

Drift collects zero personal information. Specifically, Drift does not collect, access, store, transmit, or process:

• Personal identifiable information (name, email, phone number, address)
• Browsing history or web navigation data
• Conversation content from AI chat interfaces
• Keystrokes or form inputs
• Authentication credentials, tokens, or session cookies
• Location data (precise or approximate)
• Device identifiers or fingerprinting data
• Usage analytics, telemetry, or crash reports
• Files, downloads, or media accessed on your device

Clipboard usage: Drift's onboarding demo includes a "copy prompt" button that writes a sample prompt to your clipboard when you click it. This is a write-only action triggered explicitly by you — Drift never reads clipboard content.

Drift operates as a purely client-side extension with no backend infrastructure. There are no Drift-operated servers, databases, or external services that receive data from your installation.

Drift stores configuration data using Chrome's chrome.storage.sync API (with a chrome.storage.local fallback). The sync API keeps data encrypted on your device and, if you have Chrome Sync enabled in your browser settings, may replicate your settings across your signed-in Chrome browsers via Google's infrastructure. This is standard Chrome extension behavior and is governed by Google's Chrome privacy policies. If Chrome Sync is disabled, data remains entirely on your device.

Additionally, certain data is stored exclusively on your device using chrome.storage.local and chrome.storage.session (which never syncs across devices).

Synced data (chrome.storage.sync) includes:

• User preferences: Target URL for the drift window, window size preset, window position preference, trigger delay duration, completion behavior toggle, and advanced settings (auto-open, control opacity, auto-close timer).
• Drift profiles: Saved profile configurations including URLs, display names, and window bounds for each profile.

Local-only data (chrome.storage.local) includes:

• Calibration data: Saved window position and dimensions from the calibration tool.
• Session state: Boolean flags indicating whether the onboarding flow has been completed, whether the demo has been run, and whether post-demo confirmation has been shown.
• Usage counters: A simple integer counting how many times the drift window has been opened (driftCount), used solely to trigger optional UI prompts within the extension (such as the "pin extension" or "leave a review" banners).
• Activity stats: An aggregate snapshot (driftStats) tracking total AI messages observed, total milliseconds spent waiting, and total drift prompts shown — displayed in Drift's floating control modal. You can reset these at any time via the "Reset" button.
• UI state flags: Whether the "pin extension" banner and "leave a review" banner have been dismissed, the last extension version seen (to show update notes), and the floating control's position on each AI site.

Session-only data (chrome.storage.session) includes:

• Drift window ID: Temporary reference to the currently open drift window, used for recovery if the service worker restarts. Cleared when the browser closes.
• Active generation sessions: Temporary tracking of which tabs are currently generating AI responses, used to manage drift window lifecycle.

How this data is used: Exclusively to restore your extension settings across browser sessions, maintain window positioning consistency, and display your personal activity summary. None of this data is transmitted to Drift-operated servers.

How to delete this data: Uninstalling Drift automatically removes all stored data. You can also manually clear extension data by visiting chrome://extensions, locating Drift, clicking "Details," and selecting "Remove extension." Activity stats can be individually reset from the floating control's modal.

Chrome extensions must declare all permissions in advance. Drift requests only the minimum permissions necessary for core functionality. Here's exactly what each permission does:

What Drift does NOT do with permissions: Access conversation content, read authentication cookies, track browsing history, inject ads or affiliate links, or communicate with Drift-operated servers.

Drift does not operate any proprietary backend services. There are no Drift-operated analytics providers, crash reporting tools, advertising networks, or APIs. When you configure Drift to open a specific website (such as Instagram, Reddit, or Twitter), you are directly loading that website in a browser window — Drift acts only as a launcher and does not intercept, modify, or observe the content loaded in the drift window.

Third-party services used:

• Google Fonts: Drift loads typefaces (Syne, Plus Jakarta Sans, Instrument Serif, DM Sans, JetBrains Mono) from Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com) for UI rendering. These requests are subject to Google's Privacy Policy. No personal data is sent by Drift, but your browser transmits standard request headers (IP address, user agent) as part of loading the fonts.
• Chrome Sync (via chrome.storage.sync): If you have Chrome Sync enabled in your browser settings, your Drift preferences (window size, delay, URL, profiles) may be synced across your signed-in Chrome browsers through Google's infrastructure. This is standard Chrome extension behavior, governed by Google's Privacy Policy. Drift does not control or have access to this sync process.

Data sharing: None. Drift has no user data to share because it collects no personal data.

Data selling: Drift does not sell user data, personal information, or browsing behavior to any third parties, data brokers, or advertisers. This practice is prohibited under Chrome's Developer Program Policies and is not part of Drift's functionality or business model.

Drift stores all data using Chrome's built-in storage APIs (chrome.storage.sync, chrome.storage.local, and chrome.storage.session). Your settings inherit Chrome's security model: data is encrypted at rest, isolated from other extensions, and protected by the browser's sandboxing architecture. Drift's code is fully self-contained in the extension package with no eval() usage and no remote code execution, complying with Manifest V3 security requirements.

External requests: The only network requests initiated by Drift itself are font stylesheet loads from Google Fonts for UI rendering. Drift does not transmit user data, settings, or analytics over the network.

Drift does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children under the age of 13. Since Drift collects no personal data whatsoever, it is inherently compliant with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and similar international regulations.

If Drift's privacy practices change materially (such as introducing proprietary analytics or backend services), this policy will be updated with a new "Last Updated" date. Significant changes will be communicated through the extension's update notes in the Chrome Web Store. Continued use of Drift after such changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Given Drift's privacy-first architecture, material changes to data practices are highly unlikely.

For privacy-related questions, data deletion requests (though there is no personal data to delete), or general inquiries about Drift's privacy practices, contact:

Email: fireheartjerry@gmail.com

Responses are typically provided within 3-5 business days.

Under various privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.), users have rights to access, delete, and control their personal data. Since Drift collects no personal data, these rights are inherently satisfied: there is no personal data to access, export, or delete from Drift's systems (because Drift has no systems).

Local data control: You maintain complete control over locally stored settings. To delete all Drift data, uninstall the extension from chrome://extensions. To disable Chrome Sync for extension data, go to chrome://settings/syncSetup and toggle off Extensions.