Privacy Policy for CrackAnalytics for YouTube

Effective date: August 10, 2026

CrackAnalytics for YouTube is a Chrome extension designed to help users analyze YouTube channels, videos, trends, keywords, and estimated monetization signals directly from their browser.

This Privacy Policy explains what data the extension uses, where that data is stored, and how it is handled.

1. No developer-owned remote data storage

CrackAnalytics for YouTube does not store user data on developer-owned remote servers.

The extension is designed to work locally in the user's browser. Channel analysis data, video inventories, reports, settings, and saved results are stored locally on the user's device using browser storage technologies such as IndexedDB, localStorage, and Chrome extension storage.

The developer of CrackAnalytics for YouTube does not operate a remote database for storing user analysis data, API keys, channel reports, video reports, or monetization estimates.

2. Local storage of data

The extension may store the following data locally in the user's browser:

- Analyzed YouTube channel information.

- Video inventories collected from public YouTube pages.

- Public video metadata such as titles, views, likes, duration, thumbnails, descriptions, and keywords when available.

- Generated keyword analysis results.

- Estimated monetization reports.

- Optional ad-break analysis reports.

- Optional public channel statistics from external public sources when requested by the user.

- User settings, including selected AI model, subtitle preferences, keyword limits, and OpenRouter API key.

This information remains on the user's local device unless the user chooses to export it or use an optional feature that requires sending data to a third-party service.

3. API key storage

If the user configures an OpenRouter API key, CrackAnalytics for YouTube stores that API key locally in the user's browser.

The API key is not stored on developer-owned servers. It is saved locally using browser storage mechanisms and is used only to make requests from the extension to OpenRouter when the user activates AI-powered analysis features.

The API key is protected by the browser's local storage environment and the user's device/profile security. Users should keep their device, browser profile, and OpenRouter account secure. The extension does not publish, sell, share, or upload the API key to any developer-controlled server.

4. Third-party services

CrackAnalytics for YouTube may communicate with third-party services only when required for its features:

- YouTube: to read public channel pages, video pages, metadata, subtitles when available, and other public or page-visible information needed for analysis.

- OpenRouter: only when the user configures an API key and requests AI-powered monetization or commercial context analysis.

- vidIQ public endpoints: when the user requests optional public channel metrics and the channel has a compatible public channel ID.

When using OpenRouter, the extension may send selected analysis context such as video metadata, keywords, channel context, and related public information to the selected AI model in order to generate an estimate. Users should review their settings before using AI-powered features.

CrackAnalytics for YouTube does not control the privacy practices of YouTube, OpenRouter, vidIQ, or any other third-party service. Users should review the privacy policies of those services separately.

5. Data collected from YouTube

The extension analyzes information that is visible or publicly available from YouTube pages accessed by the user. This may include:

- Channel name and public channel identifier.

- Public subscriber, view, video, country, and join-date information when available.

- Video titles, URLs, thumbnails, views, likes, duration, descriptions, publish dates, and keywords when available.

- Subtitles or caption text when the user enables subtitle-based analysis and captions are available.

- Public or page-visible monetization-related signals used for local estimates.

CrackAnalytics for YouTube does not access private YouTube Studio analytics, real channel revenue, private retention data, private advertising contracts, or monetized impression data.

6. Monetization estimates

Monetization results generated by CrackAnalytics for YouTube are estimates only.

The extension does not claim to know real YouTube earnings. It does not access private revenue data, private advertiser data, contracts, or official YouTube Studio monetization metrics.

Estimated CPM, RPM, revenue, and projections are based on public data, local calculations, keywords, optional subtitles, and optional AI analysis when enabled by the user.

7. Data sharing

CrackAnalytics for YouTube does not sell user data.

The extension does not share locally stored reports, API keys, channel inventories, or saved analysis data with developer-owned remote servers.

Data may be sent to third-party services only when necessary for a user-requested feature, such as:

- Sending selected context to OpenRouter for AI analysis.

- Fetching public YouTube information.

- Fetching optional public vidIQ metrics.

8. User control

Users can control their data by:

- Deleting analyzed channels from the extension dashboard.

- Clearing browser extension storage or site data from Chrome settings.

- Removing or replacing the OpenRouter API key in the extension settings.

- Disabling subtitle analysis.

- Choosing not to use AI-powered analysis features.

- Exporting reports only when they intentionally choose to do so.

9. Permissions

CrackAnalytics for YouTube requests permissions needed to operate as a browser extension, including access to supported YouTube pages, browser storage, tabs, scripting, and supported external service URLs used by optional features.

These permissions allow the extension to insert analysis buttons, read public/page-visible YouTube information, store local reports, and communicate with services selected or requested by the user.

10. Security

The extension is designed to avoid storing user data on developer-owned remote servers. Locally stored data is protected by the security of the user's browser profile, operating system, and device.

Users are responsible for keeping their device, Chrome profile, and API keys secure. If a device or browser profile is compromised, locally stored extension data may also be at risk.

11. Children's privacy

CrackAnalytics for YouTube is intended for users who analyze YouTube content, channels, and public metrics. The extension is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children.

12. Changes to this policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated if the extension changes how it stores data, communicates with third-party services, or handles user settings.

If material changes are made, the updated policy should describe the new behavior clearly.

13. Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy or the privacy practices of CrackAnalytics for YouTube, contact the extension developer through the support information provided in the Chrome Web Store listing.