TranscriptTube Privacy Policy

Effective date: November 3, 2026

TranscriptTube is a browser extension that shows the transcript of the YouTube video you are watching. It is published by Mohamed EL Fadouaki. This policy explains what data the extension handles and where that data goes.

In short: the developer does not run a server for this extension. There are no accounts, analytics, ads or tracking. Your transcript is sent outside YouTube only if you click Summarize.

Data stored on your device

You do not need to enter an API key. The extension does not save any of your data. Transcripts, translations and summaries are kept in memory only while the page needs them, and they are discarded when you change videos or close the page. They remain on your device only if you copy or download them yourself.

Data sent to YouTube

When you open the transcript, the extension requests the video's caption information and caption files from YouTube, and it requests machine translations from YouTube if you choose a translation language. These requests go directly from your browser to YouTube, and they may include your YouTube cookies, like other requests made on youtube.com. Google's Privacy Policy applies to this data.

Data sent to OpenRouter

The AI summary is optional. Each time you click Summarize or Re-summarize, the extension sends the following directly from your browser to OpenRouter:

• The text and timestamps of the transcript currently shown, which may be a translated version.
• An API key built into the extension, which belongs to the developer's OpenRouter account.
• The extension's name, sent as a technical request header.

OpenRouter passes the request to an AI model provider to generate the summary. The extension uses free models, and OpenRouter or the model providers may log or retain what they receive, under their own terms. Please read OpenRouter's Privacy Policy before using this feature, and do not use it if that is not acceptable to you.

Nothing is sent to OpenRouter unless you click one of those buttons. Because these requests use the developer's key, OpenRouter may show the developer's account usage records for them, such as request times, models and token counts.

What the developer does with your data

The developer does not run any service that collects your data, and does not sell or share it. It is not used for advertising or to determine creditworthiness, or for any purpose other than the features described above.

The use of information received from Chrome APIs adheres to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Removing your data

The extension keeps none of your data after you change videos or close the page. To ask about data already sent to OpenRouter or YouTube, contact those services directly.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted at this address with a new effective date.

Contact

Questions about this policy: fatouaki56@gmail.com