Your watch night is not our business.

The short version

Shows Party does not sell personal information, show advertising, build a viewing profile, or include a third-party analytics SDK. It does not host, copy, download, or unlock video content.

What the extension handles

• Your display name, stored in Chrome extension storage so you do not have to type it every time.
• Room events, including playback position, play or pause state, presence, and chat messages, so room members stay together.
• Optional call data. If you join an audio or video call, your browser captures the microphone or camera you approve. The audio and video travel encrypted directly between room members over WebRTC; the relay handles only temporary connection-negotiation messages, not the media itself.
• Invite details, including the supported streaming-site URL, video or episode identifier, room identifier, and playback moment.
• Operational diagnostics used to identify sync errors. Room identifiers are shortened in server logs rather than recorded as usable invite keys.

Why it is used

Room data exists to synchronize playback, deliver chat, show who is present, connect optional peer-to-peer calls, and open an invite on the correct title and moment.

Where it is processed

The extension communicates with the Shows Party relay at relay.showsparty.com, which runs on Cloudflare infrastructure. Call audio and video use encrypted peer-to-peer WebRTC connections between the people who join; as with other peer-to-peer calls, those participants may be able to determine your public network address. Supported streaming services continue to handle their own video, subscriptions, and account activity. Shows Party does not receive your streaming-service password.

How long it stays

Rooms are temporary and delete themselves after 24 hours without activity. The relay keeps a limited recent event tail—including temporary call-negotiation events—and the latest playback state while a room is active. It does not receive or store call audio or video. A local display name remains in Chrome extension storage until you change it or remove the extension.

Who can see a room

There is no public directory. A random room identifier is embedded in the invite link, and anyone holding that link can join. Treat the invite like a password and share it only with people you want in the room.

Chrome permissions

Shows Party requests storage and access to supported video sites so it can find and control the active video, place the room beside it, and remember your settings. It also contacts its own relay to move room events between participants. Camera and microphone access is requested by Chrome only after you press a call or join button, and you can decline it. It does not request access to unrelated websites.

Your choices

You can use chat without joining a call. In a call, you can mute the microphone, turn off the camera, or hang up at any time. Leaving the room stops the local media tracks. You can also clear extension data through Chrome or remove the extension entirely; removing it deletes locally stored extension data from that Chrome profile.

Changes and questions

This policy may change as the alpha matures. Material changes will be reflected here with a new effective date. For questions or deletion requests, contact the Shows Party developer through the same support channel or store listing from which you received the extension.