Privacy Policy for HackerTube

Effective Date: November 4, 2026

HackerTube ("we", "our", or "us") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how information is handled when you use the HackerTube website and mobile application.

Our goal is to provide a simple video discovery experience while keeping your personal information private.

1. Information We Collect

HackerTube does not require users to create an account or register to use the service.

We do not directly collect personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, or password through account registration.

2. Locally Stored Information

HackerTube may store certain preferences and activity data locally on your device or browser to provide its features.

This information may include:

This information is stored locally using browser storage technologies, such as local storage, where supported.

We do not operate a user account system or synchronize these lists across devices.

You can remove locally stored information by clearing your browser or application storage, or by using available application settings where supported.

Uninstalling the application may also remove locally stored data, depending on your device and application configuration.

3. YouTube Embedded Videos

HackerTube displays videos through YouTube's privacy-enhanced embedded player.

Videos may be loaded using YouTube's privacy-enhanced embedding service. When you interact with or play an embedded video, YouTube may collect certain technical information, including device information, IP address, usage information, and other data according to its own privacy practices.

HackerTube does not control how YouTube collects or processes information through its embedded player.

For more information, please review:

Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

YouTube Terms of Service: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms

4. Third-Party Services

HackerTube may rely on third-party services to provide video playback and related functionality.

These services operate under their own privacy policies and terms. We encourage users to review the privacy policies of third-party services they interact with.

We are not responsible for the independent privacy practices of third-party services.

5. Data Sharing

HackerTube does not sell, rent, or trade users' personal information.

Since HackerTube does not require user accounts and stores personal video preferences locally, we do not maintain a central user profile containing your liked videos, watch history, or Watch Later list.

However, information may be transmitted directly to third-party services, such as YouTube, when their content or embedded players are loaded or used.

6. Data Security

We aim to minimize the collection and storage of personal information.

Locally stored information remains on your device or browser under normal operation. However, no method of electronic storage or transmission is completely secure.

Users should protect their devices and keep their applications and browsers updated.

7. Children's Privacy

HackerTube is not specifically designed to collect personal information from children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through account registration because our service does not require accounts.

If you believe that personal information has been provided to us inappropriately, please contact us.

8. Your Privacy Choices

You can control locally stored information by:

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, features, or applicable requirements.

Any updates will be published on this page with a revised Effective Date.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

App Name: HackerTube

Website: https://hackertube.org/

Contact: https://x.com/karpathy


By using HackerTube, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.