1. About HALO
HALO is an independently developed creator-intelligence and analytics system. It is currently used as an owner-controlled tool for analyzing and improving content performance, including the authorized EliasKingMundial YouTube channel.
Privacy contact: marimbamusicrd@gmail.com.
2. YouTube API Services
HALO uses YouTube API Services. Use of YouTube data is governed by the YouTube Terms of Service, the YouTube API Services Terms of Service, and the YouTube API Services Developer Policies.
Google's handling of personal information is described in the Google Privacy Policy.
HALO does not claim to be sponsored, endorsed, or operated by YouTube or Google.
3. Information HALO accesses
For an authorized channel, HALO may access YouTube channel and video identifiers, titles, descriptions, thumbnails, publication dates, duration, public statistics, and authorized analytics made available through YouTube API Services.
The current YouTube OAuth access is read-only and is limited to the scopes required to read YouTube channel/video information and YouTube Analytics for the authorized account. HALO does not request or store a user's Google password.
4. Why HALO uses this information
HALO uses authorized YouTube data to provide independent creator intelligence, including content cataloging, performance baselines, descriptive trend analysis, content-quality research, and owner-facing reporting.
Any metric calculated independently by HALO is identified as a HALO-derived metric and is not represented as a metric supplied directly by YouTube.
HALO does not use YouTube API data to infer protected personal characteristics, conduct user surveillance, or create individual-level profiles of viewers.
5. Storage and retention
Authorized first-party channel data is retained only while the authorization and operational need remain valid and while retention is permitted by applicable YouTube API policies.
Until YouTube expressly approves HALO for the additional derived-metrics and data-storage policies, HALO does not maintain an extended persistent third-party comparative dataset. Public API data that is subject to refresh/deletion requirements is refreshed or deleted within the applicable policy period.
If YouTube approves the additional derived-metrics and data-storage use case, HALO may retain only the statistical and independently derived data permitted by that approval and only for the permitted period. Metadata such as titles, creator names, descriptions, and comment text remains subject to the applicable refresh/deletion rules.
6. User control, revocation, and deletion
An authorized user can revoke HALO's Google/YouTube access through the user's Google Account permissions page at Google Account Permissions.
A user may also request deletion of data associated with their authorization by emailing marimbamusicrd@gmail.com. HALO will process valid deletion requests and authorization-loss cleanup within the time required by applicable YouTube API policies.
If HALO can no longer verify authorization for user-associated data, that data will not be retained indefinitely.
7. Sharing
HALO does not sell YouTube API data. Access is limited to the owner/operator and authorized representatives necessary to operate the system. HALO does not provide private YouTube Analytics data to unrelated third parties.
8. Security
HALO uses reasonable technical controls intended to protect OAuth tokens, YouTube API data, and user-associated information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Tokens are handled through the existing secured connection path and are not intentionally exposed in public pages.
9. Comments and sensitive data
HALO does not currently persist raw YouTube comment text or comment-user identities as part of the YI-08 ECOS baseline layer. Community-depth and semantic-response features remain unavailable unless a separate compliant evidence and privacy gate is approved.
10. Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated as HALO's approved use of YouTube API Services changes. Material changes to the stated YouTube API use case will be handled in accordance with applicable YouTube policies and approval requirements.
11. Contact
Questions, access requests, or deletion requests: marimbamusicrd@gmail.com.