Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

GeniusTube ("we", "our", or "us") operates the GeniusTube website and services (the "Service"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

When you sign up for GeniusTube using Google OAuth, we collect:

• Your name and email address from your Google account
• Your YouTube channel information (channel ID, channel name, subscriber count)
• Your YouTube video metadata (titles, descriptions, thumbnails, view counts, engagement metrics)
• Profile picture URL

2.2 Usage Data

We collect information about how you use the Service:

• Videos you upload for analysis
• Analysis results and recommendations generated
• Token usage and billing information
• Interaction data (features used, time spent, actions taken)

2.3 Technical Data

We automatically collect:

• IP address and browser type
• Device information and operating system
• Referring URLs and pages visited
• Cookies and similar tracking technologies

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service, including YouTube video analysis
• To generate AI-powered recommendations and insights
• To notify you about changes to our Service
• To provide customer support
• To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
• To monitor the usage of our Service
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues
• To process payments and manage subscriptions
• To send you updates, newsletters, and marketing communications (with your consent)

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your personal information depends on the specific context:

• We need to perform a contract with you (providing the Service)
• You have given us permission to do so
• The processing is in our legitimate interests and it is not overridden by your rights
• To comply with the law

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

You can request deletion of your account and all associated data at any time by contacting us or using the account deletion feature in your settings.

6. Data Transfer

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to the United States and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

7. Security

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

We implement industry-standard security measures including:

• Encryption of data in transit (HTTPS/TLS)
• Secure storage of sensitive information
• Regular security audits and updates
• Access controls and authentication

8. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or California, you have certain data protection rights:

• Right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data
• Right to rectification: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure: You have the right to request deletion of your personal data
• Right to restrict processing: You have the right to request restriction of processing
• Right to data portability: You have the right to request transfer of your data to another service
• Right to object: You have the right to object to processing of your personal data

To exercise these rights, please contact us at contact@geniustube.io. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

9. Third-Party Services

We use third-party services to operate our Service. These services have their own privacy policies:

• Google OAuth: For authentication and YouTube API access
• YouTube Data API: For video metadata and analytics
• OpenRouter/OpenAI: For AI analysis and recommendations
• Stripe: For payment processing
• PostgreSQL: For data storage

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party services.

10. Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and store certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

Types of cookies we use:

• Session cookies: To operate our Service
• Preference cookies: To remember your settings and preferences
• Security cookies: For security purposes
• Analytics cookies: To understand how users interact with our Service

11. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for users under the age of 13 (or 16 in the EEA). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By email: contact@geniustube.io