# Privacy Policy — Better Youtube

**Last updated:** March 2026

## Overview
Better Youtube is a browser extension that operates entirely on your local device. We do not collect, transmit, store, or share any personal data with any third party, server, or external service.

## Data Collected
The extension stores the following data **locally on your device only**, using the browser's built-in chrome.storage.local API:

- **Watch history list** — Video titles and channel names you have watched, marked as Not Interested, or imported. Used solely to filter videos from your YouTube feed.

- **Extension settings** — Your configured filter preferences (toggles, thresholds, keyword blacklist, etc.)

- **Session counters** — A temporary in-memory count of content removed during the current page session. This is never written to persistent storage.

## Data NOT Collected

- No personally identifiable information (PII)

- No account information, login credentials, or authentication data

- No browsing history outside of YouTube video titles and channel names

- No location data

- No financial or payment information

- No communications or messages

- No analytics or usage statistics

- No crash reports or telemetry

## Data Storage
All data is stored in chrome.storage.local, which is private to the extension and accessible only on your device. Data is never synced to any remote server. Data is never transmitted over the network.

## Third-Party Services
The extension makes no outbound network requests during normal operation. The only external resource referenced is during the optional history retrieval feature, which reads content directly from your own YouTube history page — a page you are already authenticated to — and writes the results to local storage only.

## Data Deletion
You can delete all stored watch history at any time using the **Wipe History** button in the extension popup (developer section) or the **Disable Watch List System** option in the Options page, which offers to delete all stored data when disabled. Uninstalling the extension removes all associated storage automatically.

## Changes to This Policy
If this policy changes in a future version, the updated date at the top of this document will reflect that. Continued use of the extension after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

## Contact
If you have questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please open an issue on the extension's repository page.