Privacy Policy for BuildWithGaurav Channel Automation

1. About this policy

This Privacy Policy explains how BuildWithGaurav Channel Automation ("the app", "we", "us") collects, uses, stores, shares, protects and deletes information, including Google user data that the app receives through Google sign-in, the YouTube Data API and the YouTube Analytics API.

BuildWithGaurav Channel Automation is an application that automates the management of a YouTube channel. It uploads videos, updates video details (titles, descriptions, tags, thumbnails), schedules publishing, organises playlists, helps manage comments on the channel's own videos, and shows performance reports for those videos. The app is operated by Gaurav Arora and is used to manage his own YouTube channel.

2. YouTube API Services

BuildWithGaurav Channel Automation uses YouTube API Services. By using the app, you agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service. Google's collection and use of your data is described in the Google Privacy Policy.

3. Google user data the app accesses and collects

When you sign in with Google and grant permission, BuildWithGaurav Channel Automation accesses the following Google user data. The app only requests the permissions (OAuth scopes) listed here:

• Basic account information (openid, email, profile): your Google account name, email address and profile picture.
• Upload YouTube videos (https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.upload): Uploads videos to the connected channel, with the title, description, tags, thumbnail and visibility that the channel owner sets.
• Manage your YouTube account (https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube): Updates video details (titles, descriptions, tags, thumbnails, scheduled publish time), and adds or removes videos from the channel’s playlists.
• View your YouTube account (https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly): Reads the channel’s details, list of uploaded videos and playlists, so the app knows what is already published and what to update.
• See, edit and delete your YouTube videos, ratings and comments (https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.force-ssl): Reads comments on the channel’s own videos and posts or moderates replies on them when the channel owner asks.
• View YouTube Analytics reports (https://www.googleapis.com/auth/yt-analytics.readonly): Reads views, watch time and audience numbers for the channel’s own videos, to show the owner how videos perform.

Specifically, the app collects and processes:

• Your Google account name and email address.
• Your YouTube channel ID, channel name and channel settings.
• Details of videos on your channel: video IDs, titles, descriptions, tags, thumbnails, privacy status, publish schedule and playlist membership.
• Video files and thumbnails that you choose to upload through the app.
• Comments on your channel's videos, and replies you post through the app.
• YouTube Analytics metrics for your channel and videos, such as views, watch time, subscribers gained and audience retention.
• OAuth access tokens and refresh tokens issued by Google.

The app does not collect your Google password, payment information, contacts, location or any data from Google services other than those listed above.

4. How the app uses Google user data

• To sign you in and confirm which Google account and YouTube channel is connected.
• To upload videos and thumbnails to your channel when you ask it to.
• To update titles, descriptions, tags, thumbnails, privacy status and publish times of your videos.
• To add videos to, or remove them from, your playlists.
• To show you comments on your videos and post replies that you approve.
• To show you analytics reports on how your videos perform.
• To keep the app secure and to fix errors.

Google user data is used only to provide these user-facing features. It is not used for advertising, it is not sold, it is not used to build profiles of users for any other purpose, and it is not used to develop, improve or train generalised AI or machine-learning models.

5. Limited Use disclosure

BuildWithGaurav Channel Automation's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

No human reads your Google user data unless you give explicit permission (for example, when you ask for support), it is needed for security purposes such as investigating abuse, it is required to comply with applicable law, or the data has been aggregated and anonymised for internal operations.

6. How the data is stored and protected

• Data is stored on a private, access-controlled server operated by Gaurav Arora. Only the operator has access to it.
• All data sent between the app and Google is encrypted in transit using HTTPS (TLS).
• OAuth tokens are stored securely and used only to call the YouTube Data API and YouTube Analytics API on your behalf.
• Video files are kept only until the upload to YouTube is complete, and are then deleted from the app's server.

7. How the data is shared

BuildWithGaurav Channel Automation does not sell, rent or share Google user data with third parties. The data is only sent:

• To Google (YouTube Data API and YouTube Analytics API) to perform the actions you request.
• When required by law, such as to comply with a valid legal request.

8. Cookies and device storage

BuildWithGaurav Channel Automation may store cookies or similar data (such as a session token in local storage) on your device or browser, only to keep you signed in. No advertising or third-party tracking cookies are used. You can clear them in your browser settings at any time.

9. Data retention and deletion

• Data is kept only as long as needed to provide the app's features. YouTube data stored by the app is refreshed or deleted at least every 30 days.
• You can ask for all of your data to be deleted at any time by emailing gaurav.arora90@gmail.com. It will be deleted within 7 days of your request.
• If you revoke the app's access to your Google account, all stored tokens and YouTube data for your account are deleted within 7 days.

10. How to revoke access

You can revoke BuildWithGaurav Channel Automation's access to your Google account and YouTube data at any time from the Google security settings page at https://security.google.com/settings/security/permissions. After access is revoked, the app can no longer read or change anything in your account.

11. Children's privacy

BuildWithGaurav Channel Automation is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect data from them. If you believe a child has provided data to the app, contact us and it will be deleted.

12. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, this page will be updated with a new "Last updated" date. Material changes to how Google user data is used will be shown in the app and will need your consent before they apply.

13. Contact

For questions about this policy or your data, contact Gaurav Arora at gaurav.arora90@gmail.com.

This website

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