Privacy Policy — Xero Power

Last updated: August 2026

What Xero Power does

Xero Power is a Chrome extension that adds keyboard shortcuts and a command palette to xero.com. The features themselves run entirely inside your browser.

Your Xero data

Your accounting data never leaves your browser. Xero Power does not transmit or share your transactions, invoices, bills, contacts, account balances, or line descriptions.

We do not access your Xero credentials or login information.
We do not use cookies, analytics, advertising, or tracking of any kind.
We do not build a profile of you or your business.

The extension processes the Xero page currently visible in your browser to attach shortcuts and provide workflow checks. Features may inspect visible tracking fields, line descriptions, and Awaiting Approval counts locally. Line descriptions and tracking values are not saved. This processing happens entirely on your device.

What is stored, and where

Settings are saved with Chrome's local storage API and stay on your own device. The license key is sent to Polar for activation and periodic subscription checks as described below; the other stored settings are not uploaded:

Your keyboard shortcut preferences
A count of how many times you have navigated using the palette (used to show your time-saved figure and to order your most-used screens)
Whether you have dismissed the onboarding notice
Your license key, if you have bought a paid plan
Your organisation display names, colour settings, and workspace selections
If you enable Awaiting Approval Watch: the latest visible invoice or bill count, the organisation name, the Xero list URL, and the time it was observed. Entries older than 30 days are discarded

When the extension contacts an outside service

There are five cases. License rechecks happen automatically for paid plans; the other cases are triggered by an action you take. Outside of these, the extension makes no network requests.

When	What is sent	To whom
You click Upgrade in the extension's settings	Polar's checkout page opens in a new tab. Nothing is sent from the extension, and you pay Polar directly — we never see or handle your payment details	Polar, our payment provider
You activate a paid license, when Chrome starts, and approximately once every 24 hours	The saved license key, so Polar can confirm the subscription and plan are still active	Polar, our payment provider
You click Manage subscription	Polar's Customer Portal opens in a new tab. You sign in directly with Polar	Polar, our payment provider
You click the feedback link in the extension popup	A form page opens in a new tab. Nothing is sent unless you fill it in and submit it	Google Forms
You uninstall the extension	A one-question survey page opens asking why. Nothing is sent unless you answer and submit it. Closing the tab sends nothing	Google Forms

As with visiting any website, opening these pages means your IP address is visible to the service hosting them. Neither form asks for anything about your Xero account, and neither requires you to sign in. The feedback form has one optional email field, used only so I can reply to you — leave it blank and there is nothing tying the response to you.

Permissions

*.xero.com — to add shortcuts and the command palette to Xero pages.
api.polar.sh — to activate a paid license and periodically confirm that its subscription and plan are still active.
storage — to save your settings on your own device.
alarms — to schedule a license check approximately once every 24 hours.
notifications (optional) — requested only when you enable Awaiting Approval Watch, so Xero Power can show a local notification when a previously seen queue grows.

No other websites are accessed.

Third parties

We do not sell, rent, or share your information with anyone. The only outside services involved are the two listed above, and only in the situations described.

Changes to this policy

If the extension ever starts handling data differently, this page will be updated and the date at the top will change.

Contact

Questions? Open an issue on GitHub or email support@xeropower.app.