Privacy Policy

1. This website

You can read this website without an account. We do not ask for your name or email here, we do not run advertising or analytics trackers on it, and we set no cookies of our own.

The site is served by Cloudflare. Like any web host, Cloudflare processes technical details of each visit, such as IP address, browser type and the page requested, to deliver the page and to protect the site from abuse. We do not use those details to identify visitors.

If you write to us by email, we keep your message and address for as long as we need them to answer you and to keep a record of any correction you asked for.

2. Otis Files Publisher

Otis Files Publisher is a private tool. Only the team behind The Otis Files can sign in to it, and it only connects to channels and pages that we own. Members of the public cannot use it and it never asks viewers for access to their accounts.

YouTube API Services

For our YouTube channels the tool uses YouTube API Services. Google's handling of data is described in the Google Privacy Policy.

What the tool accesses

• Our own channel and video details, so it can upload films, set titles, descriptions, thumbnails and publishing times.
• Comments left on our own videos. A comment carries what YouTube already shows in public: the comment text, the commenter's display name and channel link, and the time it was posted.
• Statistics for our own channels and videos, such as views, watch time and subscriber counts. These are totals, not information about single viewers.

How we use it

• To publish and schedule our own films.
• To read, answer and moderate comments on our own videos, including hiding spam.
• To understand which films people watch, so we can make better ones.

Storage and sharing

The data is kept on a private server that only we control. Comment data and statistics obtained through YouTube API Services are refreshed or deleted within 30 days. We do not sell this data, we do not share it with other companies, and we do not use it for advertising.

Withdrawing access

The tool's access to a Google account can be removed at any time on Google's security settings page: security.google.com/settings/security/permissions. When access is removed, the tool stops and stored data from that account is deleted.

Other platforms

The same tool posts our films to our own pages and profiles on other platforms, and reads comments and statistics there, through each platform's official interface. The same rules apply: only our own accounts, only what is needed to publish, answer comments and measure results, nothing sold or shared.

3. If you commented on one of our videos

Your comment is public on the platform where you posted it, under that platform's own privacy policy. We may read it and reply to it. You can delete your comment on the platform at any time. If you want us to remove any copy we hold, write to us and we will.

4. Children

This website is for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

5. Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new date.

6. Contact

Questions about this policy or about your data: hello@theotisfiles.com