TLDW Privacy Policy

Last Updated: February 28, 2026

Data We Collect

Category	Purpose	Where It Lives
Google account email, display name, and profile photo	Sign-in and account management	Our servers
YouTube video identifiers	Generating summaries and service audit	Our servers and your browser
Video transcript text	AI summarization (processed in transit, not retained)	Processed in transit only
Usage data (including voice and model selections per request)	Enforcing plan limits and service audit	Our servers
Payment identifiers	Subscription management	Our servers and our payment processor
Extension preferences (voice, language, speed, subtitle settings)	Personalizing the extension and enabling cross-device sync	Our servers (signed-in users) and your browser
Generated audio	Replaying summaries without regenerating them	Your browser only — never uploaded
Device identifier	Enforcing free trial limits for signed-out users	Our servers

How We Use Your Data

Authentication — to verify your identity when you sign in.
Summarization and audio — transcript text is sent to AI services to produce a written summary and audio. Transcript text is not retained after processing is complete.
Billing — payment identifiers are used to manage your subscription and process renewals and cancellations.
Plan limits — usage data is tracked to enforce the limits of your plan.

We do not use your data for advertising, behavioral profiling, or any purpose not listed above. We do not sell your personal information.

Data Sharing

We share data only as necessary to operate the service:

Cloud infrastructure provider — hosts our backend, database, and API services.
Payment processor — handles subscription billing.
AI and audio services — receive text data to generate summaries and audio.

All processors are based in the United States and are contractually bound to handle data only for the purposes described above.

Data Retention

Account data (email, name, usage): retained until you request deletion.
Transcript text: not retained after processing is complete.
Payment identifiers: retained for the life of your subscription and as required by law thereafter.
Device identifier: retained for the duration of the free trial period.
Audio and summaries stored in your browser: kept only on your device and never uploaded to our servers.

Your Rights

EEA and UK residents (GDPR/UK GDPR) have the right to access, correct, erase, port, and restrict processing of their personal data, and the right to object to processing.

California residents (CCPA) have the right to know what personal information we collect, request deletion, and opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information).

To exercise any of these rights, contact: [email protected]

Children's Privacy

TLDW is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Contact [email protected] if you believe this has occurred.

Google API Limited Use

The use of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Changes

We may update this policy and will update the date above when we do.

Contact

[email protected]