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Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information.

Last updated: October 13, 2026

Information We Collect

YouTube URLs: We process the YouTube video URLs you provide to extract thumbnail information. These URLs are processed in real-time and are not stored on our servers.

Usage Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site, such as pages viewed, approximate location, device type, and referring site. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect this information.

Technical Information: Our hosting provider automatically records technical information such as IP addresses, browser type, and request logs for security and performance purposes.

Contact Form: If you use our contact form, the name, email address, and message you enter are sent to Formspree, the service that delivers the message to us. We use this information only to reply to you.

How We Use Your Information

  • Process YouTube URLs to extract thumbnail information
  • Provide thumbnail download functionality
  • Improve our service performance and user experience
  • Monitor and prevent abuse or security threats
  • Generate anonymous usage statistics

Data Protection

No URL Storage: We do not store the YouTube URLs you paste or keep a download history. URLs are processed in real time to fetch thumbnails and are not saved to a database.

Secure Transmission: All data transmission is encrypted using HTTPS to ensure your information is protected during transfer.

Third-Party Services: To provide and fund the site we rely on these services, each of which processes data under its own privacy policy:

  • YouTube (Google) — thumbnail images and public video details are requested from YouTube
  • Google Analytics — site usage statistics
  • Google AdSense — advertising (see Cookies and Advertising below)
  • Formspree — delivery of contact form messages
  • Vercel — website hosting

Cookies and Advertising

Analytics Cookies: Google Analytics sets cookies to measure how the site is used. You can block them in your browser settings or with Google's Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Advertising Cookies: We show ads through Google AdSense. Google and other third-party vendors use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this website and other websites. Google's advertising cookies allow it and its partners to show you ads based on those visits.

Your Ad Choices: You can turn off personalized advertising in Google Ads Settings, and opt out of some third-party vendors' personalized ads at aboutads.info. Learn more about how Google uses data for advertising.

Your Rights

The thumbnail tools work without an account, and we do not keep a database of visitor profiles. If you have contacted us through the form, you can ask us to delete that message.

You can:

  • Use our service without providing any personal information
  • Disable or delete cookies in your browser settings
  • Turn off personalized ads in Google Ads Settings
  • Contact us with any privacy concerns
  • Stop using our service at any time

Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

We encourage you to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this privacy policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

Email: contact@thumbnailcatcher.com

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