Privacy Policy
Self Exclusion helps you block gambling sites on your own device. We do not create user accounts, and we do not ask for your name, email, or payment details.
What stays on your device
- Your protection on/off state and cool-down settings
- Custom domains you add or allowlist
- Local block counters and onboarding progress
- The packaged (and optionally synced) casino blocklist
Blocking itself uses Chrome’s network APIs on your machine. It does not require an account to work.
Optional usage data (opt-in)
If you enable anonymous usage data during setup (or later in Settings), the extension may send limited events to the Self Exclusion update server you configure:
- Install / uninstall counts — extension ID and version
- Blocked-site events — domain and URL of a blocked page (truncated), used to improve the shared blocklist and admin dashboards
- Domain suggestions — when you add a custom site, that domain may be suggested as unconfirmed for admin review
The server may store a short hash of the connecting IP for rate limiting and abuse prevention. Raw IP addresses are not stored in these telemetry tables.
This data is off by default. You can turn it on or off anytime in extension Settings. Protection works fully without it.
What we do not collect
- Account credentials or profiles
- Browsing history outside blocked gambling navigations you opted to report
- Keystrokes, form contents, or page content
- Precise location, contacts, or payment data
Blocklist updates
If auto-update is enabled, the extension may fetch a public domain list and version metadata from your configured update server. That sync does not require usage telemetry to be on.
Your choices
- Leave usage data off — recommended if you prefer maximum privacy
- Enable usage data to help improve shared blocklists
- Leave the submit token blank to keep custom domain adds local-only
- Uninstall the extension to stop all future reporting
Children
This extension is intended for adults seeking gambling self-exclusion tools. It is not directed at children.
Contact
For privacy questions about a deployment you run, contact the operator of that Self Exclusion server. For this open project, use the repository issue tracker associated with your distribution.
Self Exclusion is a UX Century project built to help people fight gambling addiction.