Privacy Policy
Last Updated: March 18, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to YT-Thumbnail.com ("we," "our," or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our YouTube thumbnail generation services.
Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site or use our services.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide to Us
We may collect the following types of information when you use our services:
- User Content: Information you provide when using our services, including YouTube video URLs, thumbnail images for analysis, and customization preferences.
- Image Data: When you use our Thumbnail SEO Checker, we process your thumbnail images to extract text using OCR technology. This data is processed temporarily and is not stored permanently on our servers.
- Video Playback Data: When using our Ad-Free YouTube Player, we process video URLs to enable playback. We do not store or track the content of videos you watch on our servers.
- Watch History: Our Ad-Free YouTube Player stores your recently watched videos in your browser's local storage. This data remains on your device and is not transmitted to or stored on our servers.
- Thumbnail Comparison Data: When using our Thumbnail Previewer, we process the images you upload for comparison purposes. This data is not stored permanently on our servers.
- Communication Information: Information you provide when you contact us for customer support or other inquiries.
2.2 Information We Collect Automatically
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage patterns, including:
- Log Data: We collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our website, such as your IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and platform.
- Usage Data: We collect information about how you interact with our website, including the pages you visit, the time spent on those pages, and the actions you take.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and to hold certain information. See our Cookie Policy section for more details.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
- Providing, maintaining, and improving our services
- Processing and completing thumbnail generation requests
- Sending you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support messages
- Responding to your comments, questions, and requests
- Monitoring and analyzing trends, usage, and activities in connection with our website
- Detecting, preventing, and addressing technical issues
- Protecting the security and integrity of our website and services
4. How We Share Your Information
We may share your personal information in the following situations:
- Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf.
- Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
- With Your Consent: We may share your information with your consent or as otherwise disclosed at the time of data collection or sharing.
We do not sell, rent, or otherwise disclose your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent.
5. Data Security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
6. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following data protection rights:
- The right to access, update, or delete your personal information
- The right to rectification if your information is inaccurate or incomplete
- The right to object to our processing of your personal data
- The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information
- The right to data portability
- The right to withdraw consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
7. Children's Privacy
Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can delete such information.
8. Cookie Policy
Cookies are small files placed on your device when you visit our website. We use cookies to:
- Understand how you use our website
- Remember your preferences
- Improve your browsing experience
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.
9. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
10. Data Retention
We retain the information we collect for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. The YouTube video URLs and customization preferences you provide are processed in real-time to generate thumbnails and are not permanently stored on our servers.
11. 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.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Email: support@yt-thumbnail.com
By using YT-Thumbnail.com, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this privacy policy.