Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 22, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Vidpipe.ai ("we," "our," or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our service.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

Account Information: Name, email address, and Google profile information when you sign up via Google OAuth
Payment Information: Processed securely through Stripe (we do not store credit card details)
Content: Videos you upload or YouTube URLs you provide for conversion
Generated Content: Articles and newsletters created from your videos

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

Usage Data: How you interact with our service, features used, and time spent
Device Information: Browser type, IP address, and device identifiers
Cookies: We use session cookies to maintain your login state

3. How We Use Your Information

To provide and maintain our video-to-article conversion service
To process your payments and manage your credits
To send you transactional emails (e.g., account verification, password resets)
To improve our service and develop new features
To detect and prevent fraud or abuse
To comply with legal obligations

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to provide our platform. For the specific subset of these providers that receive YouTube or Google user data obtained via OAuth, see Section 5.4 below.

Google OAuth: For authentication (subject to Google's Privacy Policy)
Stripe: For payment processing (subject to Stripe's Privacy Policy)
OpenAI: For AI-powered article generation (subject to OpenAI's Privacy Policy)
AssemblyAI: For video transcription (subject to AssemblyAI's Privacy Policy)
Cloudflare R2: For temporary video storage
Neon: For database hosting
Upstash: For Redis queue management
Resend: For transactional emails

5. YouTube API Services

Vidpipe uses YouTube API Services to allow you to connect a YouTube channel that you own and to discover its newly published videos for article generation. By using these features, you also agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.

Limited Use disclosure. Vidpipe.ai's use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

5.1 Scope We Request

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly — read-only access used solely to enumerate the YouTube channels you own or manage so you can pick one to connect.

5.2 Data We Access and Store

Accessed: Your YouTube channel ID, channel name, channel handle, and channel thumbnail URL — fetched once via channels.list?mine=true at the moment you verify ownership.
Stored: When you choose a channel and click Connect, only that channel's ID, name, handle, and thumbnail URL are stored on Vidpipe alongside a flag marking it as ownership-verified. The OAuth access token is discarded immediately after verification — we do not persist, refresh, or reuse it.
Public video metadata: Once a channel is connected, Vidpipe periodically reads the channel's public RSS feed to detect newly published videos. No private YouTube data is accessed.
Not accessed: Vidpipe does not access your videos' private metadata, comments, viewer data, analytics, playlists, subscriptions, or any other YouTube account data outside the channel-list call described above.

5.3 Revoking Access

You can revoke Vidpipe's access to your Google account at any time at https://myaccount.google.com/permissions. You can also disconnect a channel from inside Vidpipe at any time on the Channels page; doing so removes the stored channel record and stops further polling.

We share YouTube and Google user data only with the following service providers, and only as required to operate the channel-connection feature:

Neon (database) — stores your connected channel's ID, name, handle, thumbnail URL, and ownership-verified flag. No other YouTube data is persisted.
Vercel (frontend hosting) and DigitalOcean (backend processing) — process requests that include the stored channel record, encrypted in transit via HTTPS/TLS.
AI generation providers (via OpenRouter) — when article generation runs on a public video from your connected channel, the publicly available text of that video is sent through OpenRouter to Anthropic (primary) or OpenAI to generate the article and related outputs. Per both providers' API terms, content submitted via the API is not used to train their models.

We do not share YouTube or Google user data with advertisers, analytics providers, data brokers, or any other third parties. The OAuth access token obtained during channel verification is never shared — it is discarded in memory immediately after the one-time channels.list?mine=true call.

5.5 Limitations on Use of Google User Data

In addition to the Limited Use commitment above, we specifically affirm that:

We do not sell Google user data.
We do not use Google user data for advertising of any kind, including retargeting, personalized advertising, or interest-based advertising.
We do not use Google user data to train AI or machine learning models, and our AI subprocessors (Anthropic and OpenAI, accessed via OpenRouter) are bound by API terms that likewise prohibit using submitted data for model training.
We do not transfer Google user data to data brokers or other aggregators.
We do not allow humans to read Google user data except where (a) we have your affirmative consent, (b) it is necessary for security purposes, (c) it is necessary to comply with applicable law, or (d) the data has been aggregated and anonymized.

5.6 Retention and Deletion of YouTube and Google User Data

Connected channel records (ID, name, handle, thumbnail, verification flag) are retained until you disconnect the channel via the Channels page or revoke access at https://myaccount.google.com/permissions. On disconnect the channel record is deleted immediately and polling stops.
Transcripts and articles derived from public videos on connected channels are retained alongside the article in your Vidpipe library. They are deleted when you delete the article or your account.
OAuth access tokens are never persisted — discarded in memory after the one-time channel-list call at verification time.

6. Data Storage and Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data:

All data is encrypted in transit using HTTPS/TLS
Passwords are hashed using bcrypt
Uploaded videos are deleted after transcription to minimize storage
Database access is restricted and monitored
Regular security audits and updates

7. Data Retention

Account Data: Retained while your account is active
Generated Articles: Stored indefinitely unless you delete them
Uploaded Videos: Deleted immediately after transcription
Payment Records: Retained for 7 years for tax/legal compliance

8. Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access: Request a copy of your personal data
Correction: Update or correct inaccurate information
Deletion: Request deletion of your account and data
Data Portability: Export your generated content
Opt-out: Unsubscribe from marketing emails (we don't send marketing emails by default)

To exercise these rights, please contact us at support@vidpipe.ai

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for users under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

10. International Data Transfers

Your data may be processed in the United States and other countries where our service providers operate. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for international transfers.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by email or through a notice on our website.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Email: support@vidpipe.ai
Website: https://vidpipe.ai