UnTrap is an all-in-one YouTube productivity toolkit. It helps users stay focused, cut distractions, and use YouTube more intentionally. Beyond simply hiding Shorts, video suggestions, or comment sections, UnTrap provides advanced customization tools to redesign the YouTube interface, filter content by keywords, set time limits, and manage viewing habits. For deeper focus and efficiency, UnTrap also offers AI-based video summarization, enabling users to save time and learn faster.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that all data handling is transparent, minimal, and secure.

Permissions Required

To function as intended, UnTrap requires the following browser permissions:
▪ activeTab: To access and modify the contents of the currently active tab.
▪ Access to domains such as www.youtube.com and m.youtube.com: To apply layout customizations, hide distractions, and filter content.
These permissions are used strictly to implement features locally on your device.

Data Collection

After installation, no data is transmitted or stored outside your device.

All core features run locally on your device without transmitting information to our servers.

Users may optionally create an account to access two features that require cloud processing:
▪ Cross-device sync of settings
▪ AI-based video summarization

When using an account we store:
▪ Account email and authentication hash.
▪ User settings (e.g., layout, filters, time limits), only if sync is enabled.
▪ Video summaries are processed and stored on our server only if the user enables the summarization feature. Summaries are saved anonymously and are not linked to user identities.

We do not store:
▪ Browsing history
▪ Watched videos
▪ Personally identifiable usage behavior

All communication is encrypted (via HTTPS). You can delete your account or synced data at any time from the extension settings.

Data Processing Without Collection

Some information is processed locally on your device but never collected or transmitted:

▪ Language settings – to display the extension in your preferred language.
▪ Device type (e.g., laptop or mobile) – to provide device-specific options.
▪ User settings – such as layout preferences, filters, and time limits, stored only in your browser.

User Consent

UnTrap can be used fully in local-only mode without creating an account or transmitting any data.
A privacy consent dialog is shown only when you choose to sign up for an UnTrap account. This dialog explains what data may be processed and stored for cloud features.
Consent is required before any data is sent to our servers.

User Control

You retain full control over your data:
▪ Use without an account for full local-only privacy.
▪ Delete cloud data or account at any time via settings.
▪ Adjust or reset extension settings from within the extension.

Detectability by Websites

UnTrap modifies YouTube by injecting CSS and JavaScript to hide or change interface elements. While this is technically visible to the YouTube website, UnTrap does not intentionally expose its presence or collect data from page content.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this policy as the extension evolves. Any changes will be posted here with a new effective date.

Contact

For questions or concerns, please contact:
 swifterapps@gmail.com