This Privacy Policy is intended to provide you with important information about how Clipify ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares your personal information. This policy should be reviewed by a legal professional before implementation.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways to provide and improve our services:

• **Personal Data You Provide:** When you register for an account, we collect information such as your name, email address, and password (which is securely hashed). If you subscribe to a paid plan, our third-party payment processor will collect your payment information.
• **Content Data:** We collect the YouTube video URLs you submit for processing. We also store the resulting video clips, transcripts, and associated metadata on your behalf.
• **Usage Data:** We automatically collect information when you use our services, including your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and the dates and times of your visits.
• **Cookies and Tracking Technologies:** We use cookies and similar technologies to maintain your session, analyze website traffic, and personalize your experience. You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. For more details, please see our Cookie Policy.

2. How We Use Your Information

Your information is used for the following purposes:

• To provide, operate, and maintain our services, including processing your videos.
• To manage your account, process payments, and provide customer support.
• To communicate with you about service updates, security alerts, and marketing information (from which you can opt-out).
• To analyze usage and trends to improve our AI models and the overall user experience.
• To prevent fraudulent activity and ensure the security of our platform.

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with third-party service providers under the following circumstances:

• **Service Providers:** We use third-party vendors for hosting (Google Cloud/Firebase), payment processing (e.g., Stripe), and analytics. These providers are only given access to the information necessary to perform their functions and are contractually obligated to protect your data.
• **Legal Compliance:** We may disclose your information if required by law, subpoena, or other legal process, or if we have a good faith belief that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.

4. Data Retention and Security

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our services. We will retain your generated clips for the duration of your active subscription. We take commercially reasonable measures to protect your information from loss, theft, and unauthorized access, including data encryption and secure server infrastructure provided by Google Cloud.

5. Your Data Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, or delete your data. You can manage some of this information directly in your profile settings. For other requests, please contact us at teamclipify@gmail.com.

6. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to individuals under the age of 13 (or a higher age threshold as required by local law). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on our website and, where appropriate, through email notification.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at teamclipify@gmail.com.