This Privacy Policy outlines how Ape Tactics ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects the personal information of users ("you" or "users") when accessing or using our online SaaS product ("the Service") that integrates with the YouTube v3 Data API. By accessing or using the Service, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. YouTube Data

   Ape Tactics makes use of YouTube API Services in order to deliver sservice to you. As such, by agreeing to out Terms and Conditions and this privacy policy, you are also agreeing to the YouTube Terms of Service along with Google Privacy Policy. Ape Tactics does not use, collect, or store any personal data from the user as it pertains to their YouTube account, but in the course of normal operation will store. To revoke Ape Tactics access to your YouTube Channel, you can go to the Google Third-party apps & services page and remove it from there, or log in and follow the link in your dashboard.

   • Channel Name
   • Channel Thumbnail and Banner image URLs
   • YouTube Access Tokens
   • A history of comments identified as Spam or Scams
   
   
   1.1. Security Measures:

   We protect your YouTube access tokens by following the security practice of encrypting your tokens while they are in our data store. These tokens are only decrypted in memory and never written to any storage. Once decrypted, your tokens are not sent over any network connection other than with our secure connection provided by YouTube in the standard and intended use of the YouTube Data API.

2. Information We Collect
   2.1. Personal Information:

   When you use our Service, we may collect certain personally identifiable information ("Personal Information"), including but not limited to:

   • Name
   • Email address
   • User credentials
   • Any additional information you provide voluntarily
   
   
   2.2. Usage Data:

   We may also collect non-personally identifiable information regarding your use of the Service ("Usage Data"), which may include:

   • Cookies and similar technologies
   • Log data (e.g., access times, pages viewed, interactions)


3. How We Use Your Information
   3.1 We may use the collected information for the following purposes:
   • To provide and maintain the Service
   • To communicate with you and respond to your inquiries
   • To personalize and improve the Service
   • To analyze usage patterns and gather statistical information
   • To prevent fraudulent or unauthorized activity
   • To comply with legal obligations
   
   

   We may also use your email address to send you materials related your use of our services. This may include responding to your queries, informing you of information relating to your account. In the future we may also use your email address to send you promotional and marketing materials related to our products and services. You can opt-out of receiving such communications at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the emails or by contacting us directly.



4. Information Sharing and Disclosure
   4.1 We may share your Personal Information with third parties in the following circumstances:
   • With your consent or as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which the information is provided
   • If required by law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request
   • To protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, or that of our users or the public
   • In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, in which case your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity
   
   
   4.2 Personal Information sharing

   We will not sell, rent, or lease your Personal Information to any third party unless we have obtained your consent or are required by law to do so



5. Data Retention

   We will retain your Personal Information only 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. We will also retain and use Usage Data for internal analysis purposes.



6. Third-Party Links

   Our Service may contain links to third-party websites, applications, or services that are not operated or controlled by us. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party platforms. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party platforms you visit.



7. Children's Privacy

   Our Service is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect or solicit Personal Information from children. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from a child without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.



8. Updates to this Privacy Policy

   We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated version on our website or through other appropriate means. Your continued use of the Service after such modifications will constitute your consent to the updated Privacy Policy.



9. Contact Us

   If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of your information, please contact us at help@apetactics.com