Privacy Policy — YouTube Channel Hunter

Last updated: February 24, 2026

What data we collect

YouTube Channel Hunter stores the following data locally on your device only:

• YouTube API keys — provided by you, stored in Chrome local storage
• Search results — channel data found during searches
• Search settings — your filter preferences (subscribers, views, languages, niches)
• Google account email — only if you connect Google Sheets (optional)

What we do NOT collect

• We do not send any data to external servers
• We do not track your browsing activity
• We do not use analytics or tracking services
• We do not sell or share any data

Third-party services

This extension makes API calls directly from your browser to:

• YouTube Data API v3 (googleapis.com) — for searching videos and channels
• Google Sheets API v4 (sheets.googleapis.com) — only if you connect Google Sheets

These calls use your own API key and are subject to Google's privacy policy.

Data storage

All data is stored in chrome.storage.local on your device. No data is transmitted to any server owned or operated by us. Uninstalling the extension removes all stored data.

Permissions

• storage — save settings and search results locally
• identity — OAuth2 authentication for Google Sheets (optional)

Contact

For questions about this privacy policy, please open an issue on the project's GitHub repository.