Effective Date: June 28, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to YouTube AI Indexer, a browser extension designed to enhance your YouTube viewing experience by generating a table of contents for videos.
This Privacy Policy outlines our practices and principles regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of information when you use our Extension. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner.
By installing and using the Extension, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Extension.
2. Information We Collect
To provide and improve our service, we collect a limited set of information. We have designed our systems to collect only the data that is essential for the functionality and enhancement of the Extension.
A. Information You Provide to Us Indirectly:
- Video Transcript Data: When you are on a YouTube video page and activate our Extension, we retrieve the publicly available transcript of that specific video. This data is fundamental to our service, as it is the source from which we generate the table of contents. We do not collect any personal information or user-generated content (such as your comments or playlists) associated with your YouTube account.
- Video Viewing Data: We collect data related to the duration of your engagement with a video for which our service is used ("Watch Time"). This data is collected to analyze the effectiveness of our generated table of contents and to improve the quality of our service. This information is processed in an aggregated and/or anonymized form where possible.
B. Automatically Collected Information:
- Technical and Usage Data: We may automatically collect limited technical information, such as your browser type, Extension version, and error logs. This data is used for troubleshooting, maintaining the security of our service, and ensuring compatibility.
3. How We Use Your Information
The information we collect is used strictly for the purposes of providing and improving the Extension. These purposes include:
- To Provide and Maintain our Service: Primarily, to process video transcripts and generate a functional table of contents for the YouTube video you are watching.
- To Improve, Personalize, and Develop our Service: We analyze viewing data to understand user behavior and service effectiveness. This analysis helps us refine our algorithms for creating more accurate and useful tables of contents, thereby enhancing the overall quality of the Extension.
- To Monitor and Secure our Service: To identify and prevent technical issues, bugs, or security vulnerabilities.
- To Fulfill Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or enforceable governmental requests.
4. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We hold your privacy in the highest regard. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes. We may share your information only in the limited circumstances described below: