Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 23, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to VidScope ("we," "us," or "our"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use the VidScope application ("Service").

Operator Information:

• Application Name: VidScope
• Contact: Contact Form

2. Types of Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

• Account Information: When you authenticate via Google OAuth, we receive your name and email address.
• Favorites: Videos you explicitly save as favorites within the Service.
• Settings: Preferences such as dark mode, graph color schemes, and other UI configurations.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

• Search History: Keywords and filters you submit through the Service's search functionality.
• Usage Data and Cache: Viewing activity and temporary cache data processed solely on the client side.
• Analytics Information: To understand site usage and improve service quality and security (including fraud/abuse prevention), the Service may automatically collect the following information. This information is recorded on our servers and is not used to identify you personally.
  • IP address
  • User-Agent (including browser and OS information)
  • Referrer URL
  • Browser language settings
  • Path of the page accessed
  • Country/region estimated from your IP address

2.3 Information from Third-Party Services (YouTube API)

We use the YouTube Data API v3 provided by Google LLC. Through this API, the Service retrieves video metadata, search results, channel information, and video category listings.

YouTube API data is subject to Google's Privacy Policy.

3. How We Use Collected Information

Purpose	Data Used
Authenticate and identify users	Google OAuth (name, email)
Display personalized search results and history	Search history
Store and retrieve user favorites	Favorites list
Render user interface preferences	Settings
Retrieve YouTube content for display	YouTube API data
Service improvement and detection of unauthorized/fraudulent access	Analytics information (IP address, User-Agent, referrer, language, accessed page path, estimated country)

We do not use your information for advertising, marketing lists, AI/ML model training, or selling to third parties.

4. How We Share Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. We may share information only with service providers, for legal requirements, business transfers, or as governed by YouTube's Terms of Service.

5. Data Retention

Data Type	Retention Period
Account information	While account is active; deleted within 30 days of deletion request
Search history / Favorites / Settings	While account is active; deleted upon account deletion
Client-side cache	Browser session only; not stored on servers
YouTube API data	Not persistently stored beyond active sessions
Access logs (analytics information)	Retained for a limited period (up to approximately 90 days); older records are deleted first once the retention period or a certain volume threshold is exceeded

6. User Rights

You may have rights to access, correct, delete, port, restrict, or object to processing of your personal data. Please use our contact form to submit your request.

7. Security

We implement commercially reasonable measures including encrypted transmission (HTTPS/TLS), secure credential storage, and access controls.

8. YouTube API Services Compliance

VidScope uses YouTube API Services subject to the YouTube API Services Terms of Service. YouTube API data is used exclusively for display within the Service and is not used for advertising, profiling, or AI training.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will revise the "Last Updated" date and provide notice through the Service.

10. Contact Information

• Contact: Contact Form
• Application: VidScope