Privacy policy

Information the extension processes

On www.youtube.com, the extension reads information needed to show and export the current video's captions:

• The video title, channel name, video identifier, duration and URL.
• Available caption tracks, their languages, caption text and timing.
• Player state and temporary request information provided by YouTube to retrieve a caption track.
• Your choices within the panel, such as the selected track and whether to include timestamps.

This information is used to load the requested transcript, display it beside the video, let you jump to a timestamp, and create the copies or files you request. The extension does not request access to your general browser history or run on unrelated websites.

Requests to YouTube

Caption requests go directly to YouTube over HTTPS through your existing browser session. YouTube may therefore receive the requested video or track information and normal connection information, such as your IP address and session cookies. The extension does not ask for your Google password or send session information to the developer.

When needed, the extension may temporarily change the player's caption track or open YouTube's transcript panel. It tries to restore the previous state. An interrupted operation can leave a different caption setting; you can change it using YouTube's controls.

YouTube is a separate service. Its handling of information is covered by the Google Privacy Policy.

Storage and deletion

Loaded video and caption data, including temporary request information, is kept temporarily in the page's memory. Closing the page clears this working data. The extension does not maintain a permanent transcript library or synchronize transcripts to a developer account.

Two display preferences — whether the panel is open and whether timestamps are enabled — are kept in session storage for the current tab. Your browser may preserve a tab's session when restoring it. YouTube may separately remember caption settings in its own storage.

You can stop the extension by disabling or uninstalling it in your browser. Uninstalling does not delete files you downloaded or clear your clipboard.

Copying and downloading

Copy writes the transcript to your clipboard. Download creates a TXT, Markdown, SRT or VTT file, when that format is available, in the location managed by your browser.

These copies remain until you remove or replace them. Your operating system, clipboard manager, backup tools or cloud-synced folders may handle them separately. If you paste or upload a transcript into another service, that service's privacy terms apply. The extension does not do this for you.

Use and sharing of data

The developer does not receive the video or caption data processed by the extension. The extension does not sell this data, use it for advertising, send it for AI training, or transmit usage analytics or crash reports.

The extension's use of information is limited to its caption-reading and export features, in accordance with the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including its Limited Use requirements.

This privacy page

This page is hosted with ChatGPT Sites. Hosting providers may process connection information, such as IP addresses and request logs, to deliver and secure the page. This page has no added analytics, advertising, forms or application cookies, and receives no transcripts from the extension.

For information about the hosting service, see the OpenAI Privacy Policy.

Contact

For privacy questions or support, email the developer at nikoscwsapps@gmail.com.

If you contact us, we receive the email address, message and any attachments you choose to send. We use them to respond and investigate your request; the email provider also processes the correspondence. You can ask us to delete your support correspondence.

For a technical issue, the video URL, selected language and error message are usually enough. Do not include passwords, session tokens or private transcripts.