SIMOGRAM Privacy Policy

Effective date: 3 November 2026
Last updated: 3 November 2026

Please read this policy before using SIMOGRAM. SIMOGRAM provides account-based study planning, focus sessions, progress tracking, collaborative study rooms and an optional browser extension. Some features require information to operate. You can choose whether to use optional features such as the browser extension and room attachments.

1. Who operates SIMOGRAM

SIMOGRAM (“SIMOGRAM”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is an online study and productivity service. This policy applies to the SIMOGRAM website, associated account services, and the SIMOGRAM Focus Blocker browser extension when used with the service.

Privacy contact: noreply@gatementors.com

2. Information we collect

The information collected depends on the features you use. Based on the current SIMOGRAM application and extension implementation, this may include:

Account and authentication information: name, email address, password hash (not the plain-text password), account/customer identifier, referral code and email-verification or password-reset tokens.
Study and productivity information: goals, schedules, focus-session start/end times, duration, study progress, learning resources, notes and related activity records that you create or ask the service to record.
Study-room information: room names and settings, membership/role, messages, replies, reactions and files or voice notes that you choose to upload to a room.
Device and extension information: browser/device label, platform information, extension connection state, device capability information, last-seen/sync timestamps, and a device authentication token. The service is designed to store a hash of the device token rather than the raw token.
Focus and website-control settings: websites/domains and rules you choose to block or allow, focus-mode state, and related policy settings that the extension needs to enforce your selected rules.
Notifications and preferences: notification content, read/archive state, notification preferences and room mute settings.
Technical and security information: information sent with requests such as IP address, browser user-agent, timestamps, request details and security/error logs, to the extent recorded by the hosting platform or application for operation, troubleshooting and abuse prevention.

3. Browser extension and website activity

The SIMOGRAM Focus Blocker extension is optional. It uses browser extension permissions to apply the focus and website rules you configure. The current extension implementation requests local storage, alarms and scripting permissions, and access to HTTPS pages so that it can apply supported blocking rules.

The extension reads relevant page information on supported sites, including YouTube video/page metadata and page elements needed to apply your selected rules.
It may inspect the current page URL/domain and relevant visible page text or metadata to decide whether a page matches your configured rules.
It stores extension settings, your device pairing token, the locally synced policy and sync status in the browser's extension storage.
It communicates with the SIMOGRAM service to pair the browser, retrieve your policy, report successful policy application and periodically sync changes.
It is not intended to collect or transmit your general browsing history to SIMOGRAM as a browsing-history feed. However, because the extension operates on pages where you enable its permissions, page/domain information may be processed locally to enforce your rules.

Do not install or enable the extension if you do not agree to the permissions shown by your browser. You can disable or uninstall it through your browser's extension controls. Revoking a paired device in SIMOGRAM may stop that device from accessing its paired service functions.

4. How we use information

Create and manage your account, authenticate you and verify your email address.
Provide study planning, focus sessions, goals, learning progress and collaborative study-room features.
Store and apply your chosen website-blocking and focus rules across a paired browser.
Sync extension policies and maintain device connection/security state.
Send account, verification, password-reset, study-room and service notifications.
Protect the service, investigate errors, prevent abuse and maintain reliability.
Respond to support, privacy and account-related requests.

5. How information is shared

We do not sell personal information. We may share or make information available only as reasonably necessary in these circumstances:

With other room participants: content you post in a collaborative room, your room profile/name and related activity may be visible to members according to that room's features and permissions.
With service providers: hosting, database, email delivery and infrastructure providers may process information on our behalf to operate SIMOGRAM. The current deployment configuration uses a hosting database and an SMTP email service for account emails.
For legal and safety reasons: where disclosure is required by applicable law or is reasonably necessary to protect users, the service or the public.
Business changes: if the service is reorganized or transferred, information may be transferred subject to appropriate safeguards and applicable law.

We do not authorize service providers to use SIMOGRAM account information for their own unrelated advertising purposes.

6. Cookies and session technologies

SIMOGRAM uses server-side session mechanisms and related browser storage/cookies to keep you signed in, protect requests and maintain application state. If you block essential cookies or session storage, sign-in and some features may not work. The extension separately uses the browser's extension storage for pairing and policy synchronization.

7. Data retention

We retain account, study, room, device and security information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the service, maintain records, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements and meet legal obligations. Retention periods may differ by data type. We have not stated fixed deletion periods here because the current deployment does not establish a verified, comprehensive retention schedule.

You may request account closure or deletion by contacting the privacy contact listed above. We will review and respond in accordance with applicable law. Some records may need to be retained for security, legal, backup or legitimate operational reasons.

8. Security

SIMOGRAM uses measures in the application such as password hashing, session and CSRF protections, authenticated device pairing, hashed device-token storage, access checks for private room attachments and restricted file handling. No website, transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Keep your password private and notify us if you suspect unauthorized access.

9. Your choices and rights

You can choose what study content, messages and attachments to submit.
You can choose whether to install and use the browser extension, and can disable or uninstall it in your browser.
You can manage supported notification and focus preferences in SIMOGRAM.
You may request access, correction or deletion of personal information, subject to applicable law and legitimate retention requirements.
You may stop using the service and request account closure through the privacy contact.

10. Children and age requirements

SIMOGRAM is a general study/productivity service and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law. If you believe a child has provided personal information without required authorization, contact us so we can review the request.

11. International processing

Our hosting or email service providers may process information in locations different from your own. Where cross-border processing occurs, we will take steps required by applicable data-protection law.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as SIMOGRAM features, infrastructure or legal requirements change. The “Last updated” date at the top indicates the latest revision. Material changes may also be communicated through the service where appropriate.

13. Contact

For privacy questions, access/correction/deletion requests or concerns about the extension, contact:

SIMOGRAM Privacy Contact
Email: noreply@gatementors.com

Publication checklist: Confirm the public website URL is correct. Confirm the public URL is HTTPS and accessible without login. Review this policy against the exact production code, hosting providers, analytics/advertising tools (if any), and the final extension permissions before submitting it to the Chrome Web Store. This document is a practical draft, not a legal opinion or a certification of regulatory compliance.