🔒 Privacy Policy

YouTube Auto Liker

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            📌 Summary: This extension respects your privacy. All data is stored locally on your device. No information is sent to external servers, except for optional premium features (Google OAuth authentication).
        

This Privacy Policy describes how the YouTube Auto Liker extension collects, uses, and protects your personal information. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about our data collection practices.

1. Data Collected

The extension collects and stores the following data only on your local device:

1.1. Analytics Data

Data Type	Description	Storage Location
📊 Like history	• Video ID • Channel name • Timestamp (date/time of like) • Video duration • Watch time • Percentage watched • Like method (automatic/manual)	Local storage chrome.storage.local
📈 Channel statistics	Number of likes per YouTube channel with aggregated counts	Local storage chrome.storage.local
📅 Daily statistics	Number of likes per day with date-based tracking	Local storage chrome.storage.local
🔢 Total counter	Total number of liked videos across all time	Synced storage chrome.storage.sync

1.2. Extension Settings

The following settings are stored to personalize your experience:

🌐 Language preferences (French/English)
⚙️ Trigger criteria (percentage or watch time)
📋 Channel whitelists and blacklists
🔔 Auto-subscribe preferences
⏱️ Daily like limits
⭐ Premium status (if applicable)

1.3. Google Authentication (Optional - Premium only)

For premium features, the extension may use Google OAuth authentication. This authentication is entirely optional and is only required for:

Accessing premium features
Managing your premium subscription

Important: Authentication tokens are stored locally and are only used to communicate with Google services necessary for premium features.

2. Data Usage

The collected data is used only for:

🚀 Extension features: Enable normal extension operation (automatic likes, statistics, etc.)
📊 Personal analytics: Provide you with statistics about your like activities
🎨 Personalization: Remember your preferences and settings
⭐ Premium features: Manage your subscription and access to advanced features

3. Data Storage

3.1. Local Storage

All data is stored locally on your device via Chrome's storage API (chrome.storage.local and chrome.storage.sync). No data is sent to our servers.

3.2. Storage Limits

📊 Like history is limited to 500 entries to optimize performance
🗑️ Older data is automatically deleted when the limit is reached
💾 You can export or delete your data at any time from the extension interface

4. Data Sharing and Transmission

🔒 No data is shared with third parties

The extension does not share, sell, or transmit your data to third parties. The only external communications are:

YouTube: To interact with the platform (liking videos, detecting channel information)
Google OAuth: Only if you use premium features (optional authentication)

These communications are necessary for the extension to function and are made directly between your browser and the relevant services.

5. Required Permissions

The extension requests the following permissions:

💾 storage: To save your settings and statistics locally
📑 activeTab: To access the active YouTube tab and interact with the page
⚙️ scripting: To inject the code necessary for the extension to function
🔐 identity: For Google OAuth authentication (optional, premium only)
🍪 cookies: To maintain your YouTube session
📺 youtube.com: To access YouTube pages and detect necessary information

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

👁️ Access your data: All your data is accessible from the extension interface
📤 Export your data: Use the export function in the Analytics tab (premium feature)
🗑️ Delete your data: Use the "Clear" button in the Analytics tab to delete all your statistics
🚫 Disable the extension: You can disable or uninstall the extension at any time

7. Security

We take the security of your data seriously. All data is stored locally on your device and never passes through our servers. The extension uses Chrome's standard security mechanisms to protect your information.

8. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The extension uses YouTube cookies to maintain your session. These cookies are managed by YouTube and are necessary for the extension to interact with the platform. We do not use third-party tracking cookies.

9. Changes to this Policy

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. Any changes will be indicated by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to regularly review this page to stay informed of our practices.

10. GDPR Compliance

This extension is compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

✅ Explicit consent for data collection
✅ Right to access your data
✅ Right to deletion of your data
✅ Right to export your data
✅ Local storage only (no transfer to external servers)
✅ Transparency about data usage

11. Contact

For any questions regarding this privacy policy:

Discord: Join our Discord server

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, please feel free to contact us via our Discord server.