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Privacy Policy

Effective date: September 27, 2026 · Applies to modelrecap.com and the Model Recap YouTube channel operation.

Who we are

Model Recap publishes short-form video recaps of AI research and industry developments ("the Service"). The Service is operated by the Model Recap team. Contact: business@modelrecap.com.

Google user data: what we access and why

Our internal publishing tooling ("ModelRecap Release") uses the YouTube Data API to operate our own YouTube channel. We access Google user data only for the account that owns the Model Recap channel:

• youtube.upload scope — to upload our own video files and their metadata (title, description, tags) to our channel.
• youtube.readonly scope — to read back basic channel information and verify that each upload succeeded (title, privacy status) as part of our internal quality-assurance audit.

We do not access, read, or store data from any other user's Google account. The Service has no user accounts, no user login, and no third-party sign-in.

How we store and protect Google user data

• OAuth credentials (client configuration and refresh token) are stored on a private, access-controlled server with filesystem permissions restricted to the administrator account.
• Credentials are never included in source control, never displayed in logs, and are used solely by the automated publishing pipeline described above.
• Access to the publishing server is limited to the Service operator.

What we do NOT do with Google user data

• We do not sell, rent, or share Google user data with third parties.
• We do not use Google user data for advertising, marketing, or profiling.
• We do not use Google user data to train machine-learning or AI models.
• We do not transfer Google user data to unaffiliated parties except as required by law.

Our use of Google user data adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Data retention and deletion

OAuth credentials are retained only while the publishing pipeline is active. Stored upload audit records (video IDs, titles, timestamps) are retained for internal quality assurance. You may request deletion of any stored data by contacting business@modelrecap.com; the YouTube revocation page (myaccount.google.com/permissions) removes our tooling's access at any time.

Other data

This website is static. We do not set tracking cookies, run third-party analytics, or collect personal information from site visitors. If affiliate links appear on the channel or site in the future, the associated platforms' own privacy policies apply to interactions with them.

Children's privacy

The Service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes

If we change how we handle Google user data, we will update this page and the effective date above before the change takes effect.