ViewsBrain

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-10-12

Draft — pending legal review. This policy reflects how ViewsBrain is built and operated, but it has not yet been reviewed by counsel.

ViewsBrain ("we", "us") is operated by [LEGAL ENTITY — Czech s.r.o., registered address]. This policy explains what data we collect, why, and what your rights are. Contact: support@viewsbrain.com.

1. What ViewsBrain does

ViewsBrain analyzes publicly available YouTube data — channel statistics, video metadata, view counts, and thumbnails — to detect overperforming videos, break down what was different about them, and — when a member asks — generate optional AI write-ups. We never access private channel data: there is no YouTube account connection, no OAuth, and no permissions you grant us.

2. YouTube API Services

ViewsBrain uses YouTube API Services to retrieve public channel and video data. By using ViewsBrain you agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service. Google's handling of data is described in the Google Privacy Policy.

Specifically:

  • We store public data only: channel titles, handles, subscriber/view counts, video titles, descriptions, statistics, and thumbnail images.
  • Titles, descriptions, thumbnails, channel names and other stored API data are refreshed or deleted within 30 days — what you see reflects recent API state, not stale copies.
  • Public statistics (view, like, comment and subscriber counts) are also kept as dated history for up to 36 months, which powers growth charts and comparisons.
  • Scores, rankings, breakdown comparisons and revenue estimates are calculated by ViewsBrain from those public statistics and labelled as such — they are not provided by YouTube.
  • We do not collect, store, or process any private YouTube account data, and we make no API requests on your behalf or with your credentials.
  • Pages showing YouTube data credit YouTube as the source, and every video page links back to the source video on YouTube.
  • You can request deletion of any data we hold about your channel by writing to support@viewsbrain.com; we comply within 7 days.

3. Account data we collect

When you create an account: your email address, password (hashed — we never see it), organization name, and your onboarding answers (channel size bracket, niches, channels you follow). When you subscribe: billing is handled entirely by Paddle, our merchant of record — we never see or store your card details. Paddle's processing is governed by the Paddle privacy policy.

4. Analytics and cookies

We use session cookies (required for sign-in) and PostHog for product analytics (page views, feature usage) when enabled. We honor the Do Not Track browser setting — with DNT enabled, no analytics events are sent. We do not sell data, run third-party advertising, or share data with brokers.

5. AI processing

Video breakdowns are computed on our own servers from public YouTube data. No AI service is involved.

When a member requests an AI write-up for a video, public YouTube data about it is sent to Anthropic's Claude API, which processes it as our service provider: the video's title, a description excerpt, tags and public statistics; the channel's name and subscriber count; the titles and view counts of the channel's recent uploads; a few example titles of breakout videos from other channels in the same category; and the breakdown facts computed from that data. The write-up is cached and shared across all users viewing the same video, and deleted after 30 days.

When someone uses the title analyzer and AI scoring is available, the title they type (and the niche they pick, if any) is sent to Anthropic. Results may be cached so that repeat checks of the same title aren't sent again. When AI scoring isn't available, titles are scored by a built-in rule-based scorer on our servers.

No account data, such as your email address or name, is sent to Anthropic.

6. Your rights (GDPR)

We operate from the Czech Republic under the GDPR. You have the right to access, rectify, export, and erase your personal data, and to object to processing. Deleting your account removes your personal data; aggregated public YouTube data is unaffected (it is not personal data about you). Exercise any right by emailing support@viewsbrain.com. You may lodge a complaint with the Czech Office for Personal Data Protection (ÚOOÚ).

7. Data retention and security

Account data is retained while your account exists and deleted within 30 days of account deletion. Public YouTube data follows the refresh/purge cycle in §2. Data is stored in the EU on encrypted infrastructure with access limited to operators of the service.

8. Changes

We will note material changes here with an updated date, and notify subscribers by email for significant changes.