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Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Nowtify is a Chrome extension that notifies you when your favorite Twitch streamers go live. This page explains exactly what data the extension touches and where it goes.

The short version

Nowtify has no backend and no analytics. Everything the extension knows about you stays on your device, and the only third party it ever talks to is Twitch's own API, directly from your browser.

What data Nowtify accesses

• Twitch login (OAuth). When you connect your Twitch account, Nowtify uses Chrome's built-in identity API to open Twitch's own login page and receive an access token. Nowtify never sees your Twitch password. The token is stored locally (chrome.storage) and sent only to api.twitch.tv / id.twitch.tv to check which of your streamers are live.
• The streamers, groups, and history you add. Stored locally in your browser's IndexedDB. Nowtify never uploads this list anywhere.
• Your settings (refresh interval, sounds, compact mode, etc.). Stored via chrome.storage.sync, which is Chrome's own account-sync mechanism — if you're signed into Chrome, Google syncs this between your own devices the same way it syncs your bookmarks. Nowtify's developer never receives it.

What Nowtify does not do

• No analytics, telemetry, or crash reporting
• No advertising or ad tracking
• No servers operated by Nowtify — there is nothing to breach because there is nothing to store off-device
• No selling or sharing of data with third parties, ever

Permissions explained

• notifications — to show a desktop notification when a streamer goes live.
• storage — to save your streamers, groups, history, and settings locally.
• alarms — to periodically check the Twitch API in the background at the interval you choose.
• identity — to run the Twitch OAuth login flow described above.
• host permissions for api.twitch.tv / id.twitch.tv — the only two hosts Nowtify ever sends requests to.

Removing your data

Uninstalling the extension removes everything it stored — there is no account to delete anywhere else, because none exists. You can also disconnect Twitch or clear your history at any time from the options page.