Privacy

This document describes our privacy practices in plain English. It has not been reviewed by a lawyer. It is not a legal contract.

No account, no login

This site does not offer an account system. You cannot “sign in” and we do not collect names, email addresses, phone numbers or other personal identifiers.

Search queries

When you type a channel name, that query is sent to our server and forwarded to the official YouTube Data API v3 so we can return matching public channels. We do not store the text of your searches on our server.

Our server keeps short-lived operational logs of API requests. These logs record only: route name, HTTP status, response duration, cache hit/miss, rate-limit outcome, and an anonymized short hash of your network location (never the raw IP address). Query text, full user- agent, referer, and authorization headers are excluded from logs by design.

Recent-search history

The “recent searches” list on the homepage is stored in your browser's localStorage only. It is not sent to our server or to any third party. Clearing it (via the “Clear history” button) removes it immediately.

Shareable URLs

The earnings calculator encodes its current inputs (country, niche, monthly views, currency, etc.) as URL parameters so you can share the exact state of your calculation with someone else. These parameters are visible in the URL bar and in the share links you copy — they are not private. Do not paste them into a public place if you consider your assumptions sensitive.

Cookies

This site does not set tracking cookies. We do not require a cookie banner because product analytics are disabled by default (see below). The underlying hosting platform may set strictly-necessary cookies (for example, session or CSRF cookies) — those are not used for cross-site tracking.

Product analytics

Product analytics are disabled by default. No third-party analytics provider is loaded. The application ships with a provider-neutral analytics abstraction that operators can wire to a privacy-respecting service later; even when enabled, that abstraction is designed to never send: your raw search text, the YouTube API key, full IP addresses, or any information that could identify a specific person.

Third-party services we call

• YouTube Data API v3 — for public channel information. Requests are subject to Google's privacy policy.
• Public channel thumbnails are served from Google-hosted image domains. Your browser fetches them directly from Google.

No access to YouTube Studio

We do not have access to YouTube Studio, private creator analytics, watch time, ad category mix, or revenue reports. Everything shown on this site is derived from public API data.

Contact

For privacy questions or requests, open an issue on the project's source repository.