Privacy Policy - We respect your right to privacy

Last Updated: July

SkipVids Ltd (“SkipVids”, “we”, “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy while providing an enhanced, ad-free interface for watching publicly available YouTube videos via the YouTube iframe API.

1. Information We Collect

Account data – e-mail address, hashed password and optional display name (required for premium features).
Payment data – card brand, last four digits, country, expiry month/year as returned by Stripe Payments Europe Ltd. No raw card numbers ever hit our servers.
Usage data – non-identifiable analytics (page views, video-ID requests, feature clicks). IP addresses remain in server logs for up to 24 hours for abuse and fraud prevention.
Cookies & local storage – strictly necessary session cookies plus local-storage items for theme, language and autoplay settings. We set no third-party advertising or tracking cookies.

2. Why We Process Your Data (Art 6 GDPR)

Contract – to create your account, deliver premium features and process payments.
Legitimate interest – to prevent fraud, secure the service and compile anonymous statistics.
Consent – when you opt into beta features or marketing e-mails (you can withdraw at any time).
Legal obligation – to comply with tax, accounting and AML regulations.

3. Third-Party Services

YouTube – videos embedded via the YouTube iframe API; see the Google Privacy Policy.
Stripe Payments – processes all subscription payments; see the Stripe Privacy Policy.
Error & performance logs – stored on our servers.

4. Data Retention

Subscription invoices & tax records – 7 years (statutory).
Account data – until you delete the account or 24 months after last login, whichever is sooner.
Server logs – 24 hours, then anonymised.

5. Your Rights

You may exercise the GDPR rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection and portability by e-mailing [email protected]. UK/EU residents may complain to their local data-protection authority.

6. Children

The Service is not directed at children under 13. You must be at least 18 to purchase a subscription.

7. Changes

Material changes will be announced via an in-app banner and e-mail seven (7) days before they take effect.

8. Contact details

For any questions or concerns, please contact us at [email protected].