Privacy Policy — Still
Last updated: June 5, 2026
Still ("the Extension") is a browser extension that provides a distraction-free reader mode for web articles. This policy explains what data the Extension accesses and how it is handled.
Summary
Still does not collect personal information, track browsing history, store article text, or send your reading data to Still-operated servers. All article extraction happens locally in your browser.
Optional reading preferences (display, accessibility, and behavior settings) may be saved on your device and, if you use Chrome sync, across your signed-in Chrome profiles. See Preferences and session data below.
Data Collection
Still does not:
- Collect personal information
- Track browsing history
- Store article content after you exit Still
- Send data to Still-operated servers
- Use analytics or telemetry
- Require an account or login
Preferences and session data
Still stores a small amount of non-article data to improve your reading experience:
| Data | Where | Scope | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading preferences | chrome.storage.sync (key: stillPreferences) | Stored on your device; synced across Chrome profiles if browser sync is enabled | Your chosen settings: theme (including system appearance), font and text size, column width and line height, high contrast, underline links, hide images, reduce motion, keep dock visible, and whether to enter fullscreen when Still opens |
| Scroll position per page URL | sessionStorage (key: still-scroll:{url}) | Current browser tab session only; cleared when the tab or session ends | Resume scroll position when you re-open Still on the same page |
| Window state (fullscreen option only) | In extension memory during an active reading session | Discarded when you exit Still, close the tab, or reload the extension; not written to storage or transmitted | Remember the browser window state so Still can restore it after optional fullscreen-on-open |
Still does not persist extracted article HTML or text, upload URLs to Still, or record which sites you read.
The Extension interface follows your browser display language (English or Spanish). Still does not store a separate language preference.
Reader fonts (Inter and Atkinson Hyperlegible) are bundled inside the Extension and loaded locally; they are not fetched from external servers when you read.
Data Processing
When you activate Still (toolbar icon or keyboard shortcut), the Extension:
- Reads the DOM (HTML structure) of the current tab only
- Extracts the main article content using Mozilla Readability, running entirely on your device
- Displays the extracted content in a local overlay within the same tab
Extracted article content exists only in memory for the duration of the reading session and is discarded when you exit Still or close the tab. Still does not write article content to disk or transmit it to external servers.
Optional fullscreen
If you enable Enter fullscreen when Still opens, Still may set the current Chrome window to fullscreen when you start reading. When you exit Still, it restores the window to the state it had before (for example normal or maximized), but only if Still initiated fullscreen. If you were already fullscreen, Still leaves the window unchanged.
This behavior uses Chrome’s window APIs on the window you are already using. It does not read additional page content and does not send window information to Still-operated servers.
Permissions
Still requests the following browser permissions:
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
activeTab | Access the current tab only when you activate Still (toolbar or keyboard shortcut) |
scripting | Inject the reader script into the active tab after you activate Still |
storage | Save optional reading preferences |
The default keyboard shortcut is Alt+Shift+S (Mac: Option+Shift+S). You can change it in Chrome's extension shortcuts settings (chrome://extensions/shortcuts). Still does not log or transmit which pages you use.
Still does not request broad all-site host access. Page DOM access is granted only for the active tab after you explicitly activate Still. Still does not access tabs you have not activated, and it does not run in the background on pages you haven't interacted with.
Third-Party Services
Still does not integrate with any third-party services, APIs, or external data processors. Article extraction uses Mozilla Readability as a local library inside the Extension; no article data is sent to Mozilla.
Children's Privacy
Still does not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children under 13.
Changes to This Policy
If this policy changes, the updated version will be published at this URL with a revised "Last updated" date.
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