Privacy Policy

1. Scope

This policy applies to VonWallace.com, related pages and tools hosted on https://vonwallace.com, and private administrative or creator tools operated by the site owner when those tools refer to this policy.

This policy does not control the independent privacy practices of websites, platforms, advertisers, embedded services, or third parties that may be linked from or displayed through this website.

2. Information We May Collect

Information you provide

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide through contact forms, email, account features, service requests, surveys, applications, comments, or other communications. This may include:

• Name, email address, telephone number, and preferred contact method.
• The contents of messages, requests, questions, or files you submit.
• Business, technical, or account information needed to respond to a request.
• Consent choices and records of correspondence.

Information collected automatically

Standard website and security systems may automatically record limited technical information, including:

• Internet Protocol address and approximate geographic region.
• Browser type, operating system, device type, and user-agent information.
• Pages requested, referring page, timestamps, response codes, and diagnostic events.
• Security signals used to detect abuse, malicious automation, fraud, or attacks.
• Cookie, session, preference, and analytics information where applicable.

Information from authorized services

When a user or administrator expressly authorizes a connected service, we may receive information allowed by that authorization. The type of information depends on the service, requested permissions, and the feature being used.

3. How Information Is Used

Information may be used to:

• Provide, operate, maintain, and improve website features and tools.
• Respond to messages, support requests, applications, or inquiries.
• Complete tasks specifically requested or authorized by the user.
• Secure the website, prevent abuse, investigate incidents, and enforce access controls.
• Diagnose technical errors and measure general website performance.
• Maintain records reasonably necessary for administration, compliance, and dispute resolution.
• Comply with applicable law, legal process, or lawful governmental requests.

Information is not used for materially different purposes without an appropriate legal basis, notice, or consent where required.

4. Confidentiality

All information submitted directly to VonWallace.com is considered confidential unless the person submitting it clearly makes it public or authorizes its disclosure.

Access is limited to the site owner, authorized administrators, and service providers who reasonably need the information to operate the requested service, maintain security, or comply with law. Those parties are expected to protect the information and use it only for authorized purposes.

Confidentiality does not prevent disclosure when reasonably necessary to investigate fraud or abuse, protect rights or safety, comply with a valid legal obligation, or respond to an emergency.

5. YouTube API Services and Google User Data

Certain private creator and administrative tools associated with VonWallace.com use YouTube API Services. Use of those features is also subject to the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.

Data accessed

After authorization through Google OAuth 2.0, the tools may access information associated with the authorized YouTube account, including:

• Channel, video, playlist, and playlist-item identifiers and metadata.
• Video titles, descriptions, tags, categories, language settings, status, and related details.
• Caption-track information and caption text for authorized videos where available.
• OAuth access and refresh tokens needed to perform authorized API requests.

How YouTube data is used

YouTube data is used only to provide authorized channel-management functions, such as reading video metadata, preparing transcript-based title or description suggestions, updating authorized video metadata, organizing authorized videos into playlists, preventing duplicate processing, and controlling API quota usage.

Storage and local processing

Authorized transcript text, video identifiers, processing-version markers, API operation records, and related administrative information may be stored locally or on private systems operated by the site owner. Local transcript caching is used to avoid unnecessary repeated API downloads. Locally hosted artificial-intelligence software may process authorized transcript and metadata content to prepare suggested text.

Limited use and disclosure

Google user data is not sold, used for advertising profiles, or shared with unrelated third parties. It is used only for the authorized functionality described in this policy, security, maintenance, legal compliance, and service providers acting on behalf of the site owner.

Revoking access

A user can revoke this site's access to Google or YouTube account data through the Google Account third-party connections page . Revocation prevents future access but may not automatically remove information previously stored for legitimate authorized purposes. A deletion request may be sent using the contact information below.

6. Cookies and Similar Technology

This website may use cookies, local storage, session identifiers, or similar technologies to maintain preferences, support security, prevent abuse, measure performance, and provide requested functionality.

Third-party content, advertising, analytics, security, video, or social media services may place or read their own cookies under their own policies. Browser settings can usually block or delete cookies, although doing so may prevent some features from working correctly.

7. Disclosure and Sharing

Information may be disclosed only in limited circumstances, including:

• Service providers: Hosting, security, email, analytics, infrastructure, or technical providers acting for the purposes described in this policy.
• Authorized actions: When disclosure is necessary to complete a request or when the user gives permission.
• Legal and safety reasons: To comply with law, valid legal process, or lawful requests, or to protect users, the public, the website, and the site owner's rights or safety.
• Business transfer: As part of a merger, sale, reorganization, or transfer of website assets, subject to reasonable confidentiality protections.

Personal information is not rented or sold. Aggregated or de-identified information that does not reasonably identify a person may be used for analytics, security, or website improvement.

8. Data Retention and Deletion

Information is retained only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, to complete an authorized task, maintain security and backup records, satisfy legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce agreements.

Retention periods vary by the type of information. For example, routine server logs may be retained for a limited operational period, while correspondence or security records may be kept longer when needed. Cached YouTube transcript or metadata information may remain until it is no longer needed, access is revoked, the associated tool is retired, or a valid deletion request is completed.

To request access, correction, or deletion of personal information, contact us using the information below. Requests may require reasonable identity or ownership verification. Some information may be retained when legally required or necessary for security, fraud prevention, backup integrity, or legal claims.

9. Security

Reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards are used to protect information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, misuse, or destruction. These safeguards may include access restrictions, authentication, encryption in transit, security filtering, backups, software updates, logging, and monitoring.

No website, network, transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users should avoid submitting passwords, financial account numbers, private authentication tokens, or other highly sensitive information unless specifically requested through an appropriate secure method.

10. Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on applicable law and the nature of the information, a person may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection, portability, or withdrawal of consent.

Requests can be submitted by email. We will evaluate each request under applicable law and may ask for information needed to verify identity, authority, account ownership, or the scope of the request.

Users may also manage browser cookies, unsubscribe from optional email communications, and revoke connected Google-account access through Google's account-permissions controls.

11. Children's Privacy

This website is not directed toward collecting personal information from children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate authorization. A parent or guardian who believes a child submitted personal information may contact us to request review and deletion.

12. External Services, Embedded Content, and Links

This website may contain links to external sites or embed content from services such as YouTube, social-media platforms, news providers, advertising networks, analytics providers, or security providers. Those services may collect information independently and are governed by their own terms and privacy policies.

A link or embedded item does not mean that VonWallace.com controls or accepts responsibility for the external service's privacy practices.

13. Changes to This Policy

This policy may be revised to reflect changes in website features, connected services, security practices, legal requirements, or business operations. The date at the top of this page will be updated when a material revision is published.

Continued use of the website after a revised policy is posted indicates acknowledgment of the updated policy to the extent permitted by law.

14. Contact and Privacy Requests

Important Notice

This page is intended to describe the privacy practices of VonWallace.com in plain language. It is not legal advice and does not create contractual rights beyond those required by applicable law.