Privacy Policy

Welcome to Time Machine Videos. Your privacy is a priority for us. This document outlines how our application functions and how we interact with data via the YouTube API Services.

1. How Our Features Work

"Random Month Travel Surprise Me Button" (New Surprise Feature): This advanced discovery tool offers two specialized modes of temporal exploration:

1. Random Era Jump: Selects a random month and year between 2010 to 2024. It performs a request to the YouTube Data API v3 to identify the top 20-40 most-viewed videos from that specific period. To comply with YouTube's data freshness policies, results for these queries are temporarily cached on our server for 30 days. This optimizes performance and reduces API quota usage. After 30 days, the cache for that specific month is automatically deleted and refreshed upon the next request.

2. Classic Viral Videos (Hall of Fame) (JavaScript Curated): An instant-access mode that bypasses server requests to load a hand-picked selection of legendary viral videos. This curated list is managed directly via the Unified Engine's JavaScript, ensuring zero latency and immediate playback of the most iconic moments in internet history, regardless of API availability or server cache.

Time Travel Search: When you perform a manual search using keywords and a specific date, results are fetched in real-time directly through the YouTube API. We do not store or cache these specific manual search queries, ensuring that every direct search reflects the current state of YouTube's public index.

Calendar Browse: Our historical calendar allows users to discover content by specific dates. To ensure accuracy, our synchronization system verifies video availability every 30 days. Metadata (titles and IDs) is temporarily stored to enhance service speed, and any video found to be deleted, private, or restricted is automatically removed from our index during these periodic checks.

2. Information We Collect

Public API Data: We access public information (titles, ids, and dates) to enable the historical search functionality.
No Personal Data: We do not collect names, emails, or any personal identification. We do not use authorization tokens (OAuth) to access your private YouTube account information.

3. Cookies and Local Storage

        Data Retention: Since we do not have a user registration system, we do not maintain databases of user behavior. The vast nature of global searches (thousands of terms and dates across multiple languages) makes it impossible and unnecessary for us to store search history.
    

4. Third-Party Services

By using this site, you are interacting with YouTube's infrastructure and agree to be bound by the following:

5. Revoking Access

Although we do not store your personal Google data, you can always manage your third-party permissions at the Google Security Settings page.

6. Contact

If you have any questions regarding this policy or the technical operation of the site, contact us at:

Email: [avefenix7ikki@gmail.com]