The NovaScope Media application (the “App”) is a private, single-user publishing tool operated by the NovaScope Media project (the “operator”). It manages only the operator’s own YouTube channels and Facebook Pages. This policy explains what data the App accesses through Google and Meta APIs, why, and how it is handled.
1. Whose data the App accesses
Only the operator’s own accounts and content:
- the operator’s own YouTube channels and the videos, captions, thumbnails, playlists and comments on them;
- the operator’s own Facebook Pages and the videos, Reels and posts on them;
- aggregate performance statistics for that same content (for example, views, watch time, reach); and
- the operator’s own notification email address, used only to send the operator an operational report.
The App does not access, collect, process or store personal data belonging to any other person — no other users’ accounts, no viewers’ personal information, no contact lists, no message contents, and no third-party data of any kind.
2. Google API scopes the App requests, and why
| Scope | Why it is needed |
|---|---|
youtube.upload | Upload the operator’s own videos to the operator’s own channels. |
youtube.readonly | Read the operator’s own channel, video and playlist state to confirm that scheduled posts went live. |
youtube.force-ssl | Edit the operator’s own video metadata, attach caption tracks, and post the operator’s own comment on the operator’s own videos. |
yt-analytics.readonly | Read aggregate performance statistics for the operator’s own channels. |
gmail.send | Send the operator a routine operational notification email when the daily production task finishes or fails. Send-only: the App cannot read, list, search or delete anything in the mailbox. |
3. How the data is used
- To upload and schedule the operator’s own videos, Shorts and Reels on the operator’s own channels and Pages;
- to read back the state of those posts and aggregate performance statistics, so the operator can measure their own content;
- to send the operator an operational notification email about the automated daily run.
No data accessed through the APIs is used for advertising, profiling, resale, or for training any model.
4. Storage and retention
- OAuth refresh tokens and access tokens are stored locally, on the operator’s own computer, in the operating system’s secured credential store (macOS Keychain). They are never transmitted to any third party, never committed to a repository, and never shared.
- Aggregate statistics are used transiently to produce a short internal report and are not retained beyond that purpose.
- Video and audio source material is stored on the operator’s own local storage.
5. Sharing
Data obtained through Google or Meta APIs is never sold, rented, traded or transferred to any third party. It is used solely by the operator for the purposes described above. The App has no advertising partners and no analytics third parties.
6. Google API Services User Data Policy — Limited Use
NovaScope Media’s use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Specifically: Google user data is used only to provide the user-facing features described in this policy; it is not transferred to others except as necessary to provide those features, to comply with applicable law, or as part of a merger or acquisition; and it is not used or transferred for serving advertisements, for determining creditworthiness, or for any purpose unrelated to the features described here.
7. Deleting your data / revoking access
The App stores no personal data of any third party, so there is nothing to delete on behalf of others. The operator — as the only user — can revoke the App’s access at any time:
- Google: myaccount.google.com → Data & privacy → Third-party apps & services → remove NovaScope Media. Local tokens are deleted from the Keychain at the same time.
- Facebook: Settings & privacy → Settings → Apps and websites → remove the App.
8. Contact
Questions about this policy: media.hq.global@gmail.com
9. Changes
This policy may be updated; the date at the top of the page reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be reflected here before they take effect.