Privacy policy

Last updated 2026-11-04

What we collect

When you transcribe a YouTube video, we receive the link you paste. We download the video's audio, turn it into text, and keep the finished transcript so you can view and download it.

When you upload a file, we receive the file. We turn its audio into text and delete the file as soon as the transcript is finished. If you are signed in, the transcript of your file is saved privately to your account so you can open it again from your history; you can delete it there at any time. Signed out, it is kept only for a few hours so you can download it. Transcripts of uploaded files are never shared with anyone else.

Like most websites, our servers also see your IP address. We use it to stop abuse, such as too many requests from one place, and to guess your country so the page can pick a sensible default transcript type. The country lookup happens on our own server and isn't stored. Your IP address appears briefly in server logs.

If you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email address and profile picture from Google. We use them to show who is signed in, to keep track of your free AI minutes, and to save your history: the list of videos you've transcribed (video id, title, length and date). You can remove videos from it, or clear it, any time from the history panel.

To share free AI transcripts fairly, we count how many minutes are used each month per browser, per signed-in account and per internet connection. Browser ids and IP addresses are stored only as one-way codes, which can't be turned back into the original.

How long we keep it

• The audio, and any file you upload, is deleted as soon as the transcript is finished.
• Transcripts of public videos are saved, so that anyone who transcribes the same video later gets it instantly. A transcript only contains what is said in the video. It isn't linked to you, your IP address or anything else about you.
• Server logs are kept for a limited time by our hosting provider.

Who we share it with

We use a small number of providers to run ScriptYT:

• Groq and DeepInfra turn the audio into text. Audio is sent to them for transcription only.
• Railway hosts our servers.
• Supabase stores finished transcripts, usage counts, sign-in accounts and account history.
• Google handles sign-in, if you choose to sign in.
• Google Analytics tells us how many people visit and which pages they use. It sets its own cookies.

We don't sell your data, and we never use your audio or transcripts to train AI models.

Cookies and storage

We use one session cookie to keep the site working and to keep you signed in. Your browser also remembers a few things on your device only: that you accepted the terms and your light or dark choice. Google Analytics uses its own cookies.

Contact

Questions about your data? Email support@scriptyt.com.