Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to TUG (tug-ai.com). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

• YouTube video URLs you input for thumbnail downloading
• Text prompts for AI-generated content (titles, tags, descriptions, thumbnails)
• Email address (if you contact us)

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• IP address
• Pages visited and time spent on pages
• Referring website addresses

3. How We Use Your Information

• To provide and maintain our YouTube creator tools
• To process your requests for thumbnail downloads and AI-generated content
• To improve our website and services
• To analyze usage patterns and optimize user experience
• To communicate with you about updates and support
• To comply with legal obligations

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• Groq AI: For generating YouTube titles, tags, and descriptions
• Hugging Face: For AI-powered thumbnail generation
• YouTube API: For fetching thumbnail images
• Google AdSense: For displaying advertisements
• Analytics Services: To understand how visitors use our site

These services may collect information as described in their respective privacy policies.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

6. Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Access to your personal information
• Correction of inaccurate data
• Deletion of your data
• Object to processing of your data
• Data portability

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

10. 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 and updating the "Effective Date."

11. Contact Us

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

• Email: theuniversityguy00@gmail.com
• Website: tug-ai.com