Last updated: June 19, 2026

Petala is a Chrome new tab extension that helps you enter a focus, study, or work session through a calming ritual. This policy explains exactly what data Petala handles. The short version: Petala keeps your Petala data on your own device and does not send it to us or to third parties. If you choose to use the search bar, your browser navigates to Google Search with your query, just like a normal search.

What we collect

We do not collect personal data from your device. Petala has no accounts, no login, no analytics, no tracking, no advertising, and no Petala servers. Petala does locally store the extension data listed below so the new tab experience can work.

What Petala stores on your device

To make the extension work, Petala saves a small amount of information locally in your browser using Chrome's storage API (with a localStorage fallback). This data never leaves your computer. It includes:

• Your daily intention text (what you type in the "What will you focus on today?" field)
• Your current mood / session and timer state (so a session can resume if you reopen the tab)
• Your session count and day streak
• Your preferences: chosen aesthetic, default mode (focus ritual vs. pretty tab), ambient sound on/off, and whether the streak counter is shown

You can erase all of this at any time (see "How to delete your data" below).

Network activity

Petala does not make background network requests. The only time your browser contacts an external site is when you type a query into the search bar and press Enter — your browser then navigates to Google Search (https://www.google.com/search?q=...), exactly as a normal search would. This is a user-initiated action. Petala does not log or store your search terms, but Google receives the query as part of the search URL.

The wallpaper images shown in Petala are bundled inside the extension and load from your device. They are not fetched from the internet.

Data sharing and sale

• We do not sell your data.
• We do not share your Petala extension data with third parties.
• We do not use your data for advertising or for any purpose unrelated to the extension's single purpose.

Permissions

Petala requests a single permission: