Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to feed.academy ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our educational video curation service.

YouTube API Services

feed.academy uses YouTube API Services to curate and display educational videos. By using our service, you are also agreeing to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service.

We access the following YouTube data through the official YouTube Data API v3:

• Video metadata (titles, descriptions, thumbnails)
• Video statistics (view counts, like counts)
• Channel information (channel names, subscriber counts)
• Video durations and publication dates

This data is used solely to provide you with a curated feed of educational videos and is not stored permanently on our servers beyond a 15-minute cache for performance optimization.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

• Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your email address and name through Manus OAuth authentication.
• Topic Preferences: The educational topics you select to personalize your video feed.
• Saved Videos: Videos you bookmark or save to your collection.

Automatically Collected Information

• Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our service, including videos watched and topics selected.
• Device Information: Browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
• Log Data: IP address, access times, and pages viewed.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide and maintain our educational video curation service
• Personalize your video feed based on your topic preferences
• Save and manage your video collection
• Authenticate your account and ensure security
• Improve our service and develop new features
• Communicate with you about service updates
• Comply with legal obligations

How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

• With Your Consent: When you explicitly agree to share your information.
• Service Providers: With trusted third-party service providers who assist in operating our service (e.g., hosting, authentication).
• Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights and safety.
• YouTube: When you interact with embedded YouTube videos, YouTube may collect data according to their Privacy Policy.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our service:

• Session Cookies: Used for authentication and maintaining your login session.
• Local Storage: Used to store your topic preferences and saved videos locally on your device.
• YouTube Cookies: The embedded YouTube player may use its own cookies as described in Google's Privacy Policy.

You can control cookies through your browser settings, but disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our service.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. YouTube data is cached temporarily for 15 minutes and not stored permanently.

Your Rights and Choices

You have the right to:

• Access and review your personal information
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
• Delete your account and associated data
• Opt-out of certain data collection practices
• Revoke access to YouTube data through Google security settings

Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

Third-Party Links

Our service contains links to YouTube and other third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Your continued use of our service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: