YouTube Data Usage - AmplifyContent.ai Platform

Overview

AmplifyContent.ai is a content creation platform that transforms YouTube video content into educational materials using artificial intelligence. This document provides a comprehensive explanation of how we access, process, and utilize YouTube data through the YouTube Data API v3 and OAuth 2.0 integration.

Application Information

YouTube Integration Purpose

Our platform serves business, ministry, and educational communities by enabling content creators to:

1. Import Their Own Video Content: Users connect their YouTube channels to access their uploaded videos
2. Generate Educational Materials: Transform video transcripts into study guides, discussion questions, blog posts, and quizzes
3. Organize Content Libraries: Manage and categorize video content for business, ministry, and educational use
4. Create Accessible Resources: Convert video content into multiple formats for broader accessibility

OAuth Scope Requested

Detailed Data Access and Usage

1. Channel Information

Data Retrieved:

• Channel ID, name, and description
• Channel thumbnails and profile images
• Subscriber count and video count statistics
• Channel creation date and custom URL
• Branding settings and channel metadata

Purpose:

• Display channel information in user dashboard
• Associate imported videos with correct channel ownership
• Provide channel statistics for content organization
• Enable channel-specific content management

2. Video Metadata

Data Retrieved:

• Video ID, title, and description
• Upload date and duration
• Video thumbnails (multiple resolutions)
• Privacy status and category
• View count and engagement statistics
• Video tags and metadata

3. Video Description Updates (Write Access)

What Gets Added to Video Descriptions:

• AI-Generated Summary: A concise overview of the video's main topics and key points
• Video Chapters: Timestamped chapter markers that help viewers navigate to specific sections of your video

How It Works:

1. After you import a video from your YouTube channel, our AI analyzes the video transcript
2. The AI generates a summary and chapter timestamps based on the content
3. Your original video description is preserved completely
4. The AI-generated summary and chapters are appended to the end of your existing description
5. The updated description is automatically saved to your YouTube video

Benefits of Description Enhancement:

• Improved Discoverability: More detailed descriptions help YouTube's search algorithm understand your content
• Better User Experience: Chapter markers allow viewers to jump to specific sections
• Increased Engagement: Clear summaries help viewers decide if your video matches their needs
• Time Savings: Automatically generate content that would take hours to create manually

Data Storage and Security

Storage Architecture

Data Categories Stored:

• OAuth tokens (encrypted with AES-256-CBC)
• Channel information and statistics
• Video metadata and thumbnails
• Generated educational content
• User preferences and settings

Data Sharing Policy

Limited Service Provider Usage:

• AI Processing Only: Google Gemini and OpenAI receive only video transcript text for content generation. These services do NOT receive your YouTube account information, channel data, or OAuth tokens.
• No Marketing or Analytics Sharing: We do not share YouTube data with marketing platforms, advertising networks, or analytics services.
• No AI Training: Your YouTube data is never used to train AI models or shared with AI training datasets.

Data Retention

Retention Periods:

• YouTube Channel Data: Retained while your YouTube account remains connected to AmplifyContent.ai
• Video Metadata: Retained while your account is active and connected
• OAuth Tokens: Retained until you disconnect your YouTube account or revoke access through Google
• Generated Content: Retained while your account is active; deleted upon account closure

Data Deletion

You can delete your YouTube data at any time through the following methods:

• Disconnect YouTube Account: Remove YouTube connection from your profile settings - deletes all YouTube data within 24 hours
• Revoke OAuth Access: Revoke AmplifyContent.ai access through Google Account settings - immediately invalidates our access and triggers data deletion
• Delete Individual Videos: Remove specific videos from your dashboard - deletes that video's metadata and generated content
• Close Account: Delete your entire AmplifyContent.ai account - permanently removes all YouTube data within 30 days

User Control and Consent

Explicit Consent Process

1. OAuth Authorization: Users must explicitly authorize YouTube access
2. Scope Disclosure: Clear explanation of requested permissions
3. Data Usage Transparency: Detailed privacy policy and terms of service
4. Ongoing Control: Users can disconnect YouTube access at any time

User Rights

• Access: View all stored YouTube data
• Modification: Update preferences and settings
• Deletion: Remove YouTube connection and delete associated data
• Portability: Export personal data and generated content
• Revocation: Disconnect YouTube authorization through Google account

Contact Information and Support

Conclusion

AmplifyContent.ai platform is designed with user privacy, data security, and transparency as core principles. We access YouTube data solely to provide valuable educational content generation services to business, ministry, and educational communities. Our PostgreSQL database architecture, comprehensive security measures, and user control options ensure responsible stewardship of user data while delivering powerful AI-driven content creation capabilities.

This document serves as our commitment to transparent data practices and responsible YouTube API usage. We regularly review and update our data handling procedures to maintain the highest standards of user privacy and data protection.