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Viral Garden Privacy Policy

At Viral Garden (https://viral.garden), we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you use our web application.

1. Information We Collect

We collect minimal personal information necessary to provide our services:

  • Email address
  • User ID (provided by Google)

This information is used to associate the videos you create with your account.

2. How We Use Your Information

Your information is used solely for the purpose of providing our service:

  • To tie videos you create to your account
  • To upload videos to TikTok on your behalf (with your explicit permission)
  • To upload videos to YouTube on your behalf (with your explicit permission)

3. TikTok Integration

When you grant us permission to access your TikTok account, we only use this access to upload videos on your behalf. We do not:

  • Access any personal information from your TikTok account
  • Like, follow, or view videos on your behalf
  • Edit or delete existing videos
  • Upload any videos without your explicit permission

4. Google Authentication

Viral Garden uses Google Authentication to provide its functionality. By using our service, you agree to the following:

  • By signing into Viral Garden with Google, you are subject to Google's Privacy Policy.
  • Signing in with Google grants us your email address and user ID only. It does not grant access to any other Google service.
  • Access to YouTube is separate and optional. It is requested in its own consent screen, only if you choose to connect a channel, and is described in section 6 below.

Data Deletion and Revoking Access

You can revoke Viral Garden's access to your data at any time through the Google security settings page. If you request to remove your authentication, we will promptly delete all associated tokens and data.

5. TikTok Upload Process

When uploading videos to TikTok, Viral Garden will ask for your permission to set the following metadata properties:

  • Title / caption
  • Description
  • Privacy status (Public, Friends, or Private)

6. YouTube Integration

Viral Garden uses YouTube API Services to publish videos to a channel you connect. Connecting a channel is optional, and nothing is uploaded without your explicit action.

By using this feature you agree to the YouTube Terms of Service. Google's handling of your information is governed by the Google Privacy Policy.

What we access

We request only the permissions needed to upload on your behalf and to show you which channel is connected:

  • Uploading videos you create in Viral Garden to your channel
  • Reading your channel's name, ID and avatar, so you can confirm the right channel is connected
  • Reading back the status of a video we uploaded, so we can show you whether it published

We do not:

  • Read your watch history, subscriptions or private data
  • Like, comment, subscribe or view videos on your behalf
  • Edit or delete videos that Viral Garden did not upload
  • Upload anything without your explicit permission
  • Sell, share or transfer YouTube data to third parties

What we store

We store your channel ID, channel name and avatar URL, and an encrypted copy of the access and refresh tokens Google issues. Tokens are encrypted at rest and are never exposed to your browser or to any other user. We also keep a record of each video we uploaded for you, including its title, description, channel, YouTube video ID, and the visibility and upload status returned at that time.

How long we keep YouTube data

We check connected channels daily to confirm that Google still authorizes our access and to refresh the stored channel name and avatar. We delete local YouTube upload records after 29 days. These records describe the upload at the time it happened; manage the video's current settings in YouTube.

Encrypted tokens are used only to maintain your connection and carry out uploads you request. If you have not connected or attempted a YouTube upload for 29 days, our daily cleanup removes the connection and its stored data. You can reconnect when you next want to publish.

The TikTok analytics page uses TikTok data. Its publication-date filters and engagement calculations do not use YouTube data. We do not collect YouTube analytics or calculate YouTube engagement scores.

Revoking access and deleting data

You can disconnect a channel from within Viral Garden at any time, using Disconnect in the Publish to YouTube dialog. A successful disconnect revokes our tokens with Google and deletes the channel information and associated YouTube upload records from our database. If Google is temporarily unavailable, publishing through that connection is disabled and cleanup is retried daily. Local deletion is completed within seven calendar days of your request. You can also revoke access directly from the Google security settings page. Our daily checks detect revoked access and delete its stored tokens and associated YouTube data. You can also request deletion by emailing support@viral.garden; we fulfill deletion requests within seven calendar days. Deleting your Viral Garden account removes the stored tokens and upload records. Videos already published to your channel remain on YouTube. To delete those videos, use YouTube itself.

7. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell, share, or disclose your personal information to any third parties. Your data is kept strictly for use within our product.

8. Data Storage and Security

Your Google information is stored securely in our database and will not be transferred outside our system unless you request us to delete your email and associated videos.

9. Cookies and Tracking

We do not use cookies or tracking technologies to track users. We use PostHog to monitor button clicks within the application for the purpose of improving user experience. This information is kept internal and is not sold or shared with any third parties.

10. Your Rights

You have the right to request deletion of your email and videos created using our service. To exercise this right, please contact us using the information provided below.

11. Changes to This 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.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: support@viral.garden

13. Compliance

While we strive to adhere to best practices in data protection, we recommend consulting with a legal professional to ensure full compliance with all applicable privacy laws and regulations, which may include GDPR, CCPA, or others depending on your user base and operational jurisdictions.