📜 Privacy Policy for TubeGuardian Chrome Extension
Effective Date: July 25, 2025
Last Updated: July 25, 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how TubeGuardian (“we”, “our”, or “us”) collects, uses, and protects your information when you use our Chrome Extension and related services (such as email verification or subscription payments).
📌 1. What Information We Collect
We only collect the minimum data necessary to provide the service:
a. User-Provided Data
- Email address (for verification and managing free trials)
- Stripe payment-related data (e.g., subscription status)
b. Automatically Collected Data
- YouTube channel ID (for parental control filtering)
- Local usage metrics (e.g., number of blocked channels)
We do not collect or store YouTube browsing history, passwords, or video content.
🔐 2. How We Use Your Information
- To verify the parent’s identity via email
- To enforce free trial limits and manage subscriptions
- To allow parents to block or whitelist YouTube channels for their children
- To process payments and subscriptions via Stripe
🚫 3. What We Do NOT Do
- We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties.
- We do not track your activity across websites or collect analytics.
- We do not access or store your Google account or YouTube login data.
🛡 4. How We Store and Protect Data
- Email and trial information is securely stored on our backend (hosted on WordPress).
- Stripe data is handled securely via Stripe’s API; we do not store credit card details.
- Local extension settings (e.g., blocked channels) are stored using Chrome’s extension storage and are not transmitted unless required for syncing.
🔄 5. Third-Party Services
- Stripe: We use Stripe to securely process payments. Stripe’s Privacy Policy: https://stripe.com/privacy
- Chrome Storage API: Used to save user preferences locally in the browser.
- WordPress (if applicable): Used to manage backend verification services (e.g., email verification).
📧 6. Your Rights
You may:
- Request deletion of your data by contacting us
- Revoke your trial or unsubscribe at any time
To contact us, email: info@webestech.com
📦 7. Children’s Privacy
TubeGuardian is designed for parental use. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us data, please contact us for removal.
📅 8. Policy Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Updates will be posted in the extension or on our website.
📞 9. Contact
If you have questions about this policy, please contact:
📧 info@webestech.com
🌐 https://webestech.com