Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 2026
prepublish.io is operated by ACLARO. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights.
1. Who we are
prepublish.io is a pre-publish decision support tool for football content creators. We help creators review their thumbnails and titles before they publish.
Our contact email is hello@prepublish.io.
2. What data we collect
When you use prepublish.io we may collect:
- Email address and channel size when you join our waitlist
- Thumbnail images you upload for review (processed and not stored beyond your session unless you are signed in)
- Video titles you submit for review (processed and not stored beyond your session unless you are signed in)
- Anonymous session data to maintain your review history on your device
- Review scores and feedback generated during your session
When you connect your YouTube channel (Creator Pro feature):
- Your YouTube channel ID and channel name
- Metadata from your recent videos including titles and descriptions
- Comment threads from your recent videos to provide channel-specific feedback
- We do not access your private data, financial information, or data from other Google services
- We do not store your comment data beyond your review session
- We do not modify, post to, or manage your YouTube channel in any way
- We request read-only access only
3. How we use your data
We use your data to:
- Provide thumbnail and title review feedback specific to your content
- Calibrate scoring to your channel and audience where you have connected your YouTube channel
- Maintain your review history across sessions when you are signed in
- Send you waitlist and product updates if you have joined our waitlist
- Improve the accuracy of our feedback
We do not:
- Sell your data to third parties
- Share your data with advertisers
- Use your YouTube data for any purpose other than generating your review
- Store YouTube comment data after your review session ends
4. YouTube data
prepublish.io uses the YouTube Data API v3 to access your channel data when you choose to connect your YouTube account.
Our use of YouTube data complies with the YouTube API Services Terms of Service and the Google API Services User Data Policy.
By connecting your YouTube channel you agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service at youtube.com/t/terms.
The data we access from YouTube is used solely to provide you with more accurate, channel-specific packaging feedback. We access:
- Your channel name and ID
- Your recent video titles and descriptions
- Comment threads from your recent videos
We do not access:
- Your private videos
- Your financial or payment data
- Your YouTube Studio analytics
- Any data from other Google services
- Any data from channels you do not own
You can revoke prepublish.io access to your YouTube account at any time by visiting your Google account permissions at myaccount.google.com/permissions and removing prepublish.io.
5. Data storage and security
Your data is stored securely using Supabase infrastructure. We use industry-standard encryption for data in transit and at rest.
Thumbnail images uploaded for review are processed in memory and are not permanently stored unless you are signed in and have review history enabled.
6. Cookies and tracking
We use session storage and local storage to maintain your review history on your device. We use PostHog for product analytics in the EU region. We do not use advertising cookies or tracking pixels.
7. Your rights
You have the right to:
- Request a copy of the data we hold about you
- Request deletion of your data
- Withdraw consent for data processing
- Object to how we use your data
To exercise any of these rights contact us at hello@prepublish.io.
8. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the product grows. We will update the date at the top of this page when changes are made. Continued use of prepublish.io after changes constitutes acceptance.
9. Contact
For any privacy questions contact us at hello@prepublish.io.