Last updated: June 2, 2026

Privacy Policy

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This Privacy Policy explains how Andre Taissin operates IndigoInk Research Assistant, a private personal research tool.

Use of YouTube API Services

IndigoInk Research Assistant uses YouTube API Services. By using this tool, users acknowledge that YouTube API Services are provided by YouTube/Google and that Google's Privacy Policy applies to Google's processing of data. Google's Privacy Policy is available at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

What YouTube API data the tool accesses

The current workflow uses API-key access to public YouTube Data API endpoints only. It does not use OAuth, does not request access to a user's YouTube account, and does not access private or authorized user data.

The tool may access the following public YouTube API data:

Search results for public videos matching a research topic.
Public video metadata, including title, description, publication date, duration, view count, like count when available, and comment count when available.
Public channel metadata and public channel statistics, including channel name and subscriber count when available.
Samples of public top-level comments when public comments are available through the API.

How the data is used

YouTube API data is used to discover relevant public videos, rank candidate videos by public metadata, and prepare private research summaries and local research artifacts. The tool does not sell YouTube API data, does not serve ads against YouTube API data, and does not use the data to manage user accounts.

Storage and retention

The tool may store local research artifacts such as selected video metadata, sampled public comments, and generated research summaries for private research and reproducibility. These artifacts are retained only as long as needed for the research workflow and are deleted or refreshed when no longer needed.

Sharing

YouTube API data collected by the tool is used privately by Andre Taissin. It is not sold and is not shared with third parties except where required to operate the workflow, comply with law, or support an audit or compliance request from Google/YouTube.

No uploads or account management

IndigoInk Research Assistant does not upload videos, update videos, delete videos, create playlists, moderate comments, subscribe users to channels, or otherwise modify YouTube accounts or YouTube content.

User controls and contact

The current workflow does not request OAuth authorization and therefore does not create a YouTube account connection that users need to revoke. If OAuth authorization is added in the future, this policy will be updated and users will be able to revoke access through their Google security settings at https://security.google.com/settings/security/permissions.

For privacy questions, contact Andre Taissin at ataissin@posteo.de.