Last updated on October 4, 2026
Privacy policy
Nowtify is a Chrome extension that notifies you when Twitch streamers go live. This page lists every piece of data it touches and where that data goes.
Short version: Nowtify has no server and no analytics. Everything it knows stays in your browser, and the only outside service it talks to is Twitch.
What is stored, and where
- Your Twitch access token and your public Twitch profile (name and avatar), in Chrome's local extension storage. They never leave your computer except to be sent to Twitch.
- The streamers and teams you add, and the history of lives Nowtify caught (the last 500), in your browser's IndexedDB.
- Your preferences (notifications, notifications kept on screen, delete confirmation, theme), in Chrome's synced storage. If Chrome sync is on, Google syncs them between your devices like your bookmarks. The developer never receives them.
- If you use the follows import, the names of the channels you follow on Twitch, in Chrome's local extension storage. Nowtify uses them to put those channels first in the search, refreshes them at most once a day, and deletes them when you disconnect.
Who Nowtify talks to
- id.twitch.tv, to log you in, check that your token is still valid, and revoke it when you disconnect.
- api.twitch.tv, to find channels, read who is live, fetch teams, past broadcasts and schedules, and, only if you allow it, read the channels you follow.
- static-cdn.jtvnw.net, Twitch's image server, to display avatars, team logos and stream thumbnails.
That's the whole list. Fonts and icons ship inside the extension, and there is no analytics, crash reporting or advertising code.
The Twitch login
The login goes through Chrome's own identity window, on Twitch's website. Nowtify never sees your password. By default it asks for no permission scope, so the token can only read public data. If you use the follows import, Twitch asks you once to allow one extra scope, user:read:follows, which only lets Nowtify read the list of channels you follow. Disconnecting from the settings page deletes the token and that list, and asks Twitch to revoke the token.
Permissions requested
| notifications | Show a desktop notification when a streamer goes live. |
|---|---|
| storage | Keep your token, profile and preferences. |
| alarms | Wake up every few minutes to ask Twitch who is live. |
| identity | Open the Twitch login window. |
| api.twitch.tv, id.twitch.tv | The only two hosts the extension sends requests to. |
This website
nowtify.qyrn.dev is a static page hosted by Vercel. It sets no cookie and loads nothing from other sites. The only thing it stores is your language choice, in your browser, if you use the language switch. Like any web host, Vercel keeps technical access logs.
Deleting your data
Uninstalling the extension deletes everything it stored. You can also disconnect Twitch, clear the history or remove streamers at any time from the settings page. There is no account to delete anywhere else, because there isn't one.
Contact
Questions about this policy: contact@qyrn.dev