Privacy Policy

What we do not collect

There are no user accounts, so we never ask for a name, an email address or a password to use the downloader.

We do not build advertising profiles, we do not sell data, and we do not share anything with data brokers.

We do not keep a record of which Shorts you have downloaded that is tied to you.

What we process while you use the site

The YouTube link you paste is sent to our server so the video can be looked up. It is used for that request and is not stored against your identity.

Your IP address is processed to apply rate limits and to count requests towards the periodic verification check. It is held only for as long as those counters live, at most 24 hours.

A session cookie is used to protect the request that fetches your download, and a language cookie stores the language you picked in the switcher so we can open the right version next time.

Standard web server logs may briefly record the IP address, timestamp and requested path. They are used for diagnosing faults and abuse, and are rotated regularly.

Files

YouTube stores video and sound separately, so every file you download is assembled on our media server: the streams are fetched, joined into an MP4 or WebM, or the sound is converted to MP3. The result is cached for a few hours so a repeat download is instant, then deleted automatically.

Download links are signed and expire after an hour. They are not listed anywhere and cannot be guessed.

Third parties

The preview player on a result card is YouTube’s own embedded player, loaded from youtube-nocookie.com only when you press play. Once you do, Google processes that request under its own privacy policy, as it would for any embedded video.

Cloudflare Turnstile is used for the occasional "are you a robot" check. It runs only when a check is actually required, and Cloudflare processes the data needed to make that decision under its own privacy policy.

Requests to YouTube for video information are made from our servers, through third-party proxy providers, on our behalf. Only the link being looked up is passed on — never your IP address.

Your rights and contact

Because we hold no account data, there is usually nothing to export or delete. If you believe we hold information about you, or you have any question about this policy, write to us at the address on the contact page.