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Cookie policy
Last updated 1 September 2026
There's no cookie banner on this site because there's nothing to consent to. We set no advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. Here's the complete list of what is stored on your device.
1. What's stored right now
Browsing the site without an account uses two local storage entries and no cookies at all. Local storage stays on your device and is never transmitted to us.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
ys-theme |
Local storage | Remembers whether you chose light or dark, so the page doesn't flash the wrong theme on load. | Until you clear it |
ys-recent |
Local storage | Your recent summaries, so they're a click away. Never sent to our servers. | Until you clear it |
2. If you sign in
Accounts require one strictly necessary cookie to keep you signed in between page loads. It contains a session identifier, not your personal details, and is set only after you sign in. It expires when the session ends or when you sign out. Under the ePrivacy rules this is a strictly necessary cookie and doesn't require consent.
3. If you pay
Our payment processor sets its own cookies on its checkout pages, used for fraud prevention and completing the transaction. Those are governed by that provider's cookie policy, which you'll see at checkout.
4. What we don't use
- No advertising or retargeting cookies.
- No cross-site tracking pixels.
- No third-party analytics that build a profile of you across the web.
- No social media embeds that phone home while you read.
One third-party request is made: web fonts are loaded from Google Fonts, which
involves your browser contacting fonts.googleapis.com and
fonts.gstatic.com. That request sets no cookies, but it does expose
your IP address to Google. If you'd rather avoid it, a content blocker will
stop it and the site falls back to your system fonts.
5. How to clear it
The "Clear" button next to your recent summaries removes
ys-recent immediately. To remove everything, clear site data for
this domain in your browser settings — in most browsers, via the padlock icon
in the address bar. Doing so resets your theme preference and erases local
history, which we cannot recover because we never had it.
6. Changes
If we add anything that stores data on your device, this page and the table above will be updated first, and we'll add a consent mechanism if one is required.
7. Contact
Questions: privacy@youtubesummarizer.com.