# Is Vid0 safe?

> Is Vid0 safe? Read-only YouTube access, no password, encrypted tokens, and you can remove its access any time. See exactly what it can read.

Last updated 23 October 2026.

## Short answer

Yes. Vid0 connects to YouTube with read-only permissions: it can never upload, edit or delete anything on your channel, and it never asks for your Google password. Signing in only shares your Google name, email address and picture. Connecting a channel is optional, and you can remove Vid0's access at any time.

## What Vid0 can see

| When you | Permission | What Vid0 gets |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sign in with Google | `openid`, `email`, `profile` | Your name, email address and profile picture. Nothing from YouTube. |
| Connect your channel (optional) | `youtube.readonly`, `yt-analytics.readonly` | Your channel's videos and stats, and its YouTube Analytics reports (retention, traffic sources, revenue), read-only. |
| Use the Chrome extension | Access to youtube.com and vid0.in | The IDs of the videos and channels on the page. The page itself, your history and your searches stay on your device. |

## What Vid0 can't do

With those permissions, Vid0 can't:

- Upload, edit, delete or unlist your videos
- Post comments, like videos or subscribe as you
- Change your channel's settings, titles or thumbnails
- See your Google password, or anything in Gmail or Drive

In YouTube Studio, the extension can paste a title idea, description or tag into the form when you click it. Nothing changes on YouTube until you press Save.

## How your data is protected

- HTTPS everywhere, with HTTP Strict Transport Security on vid0.in and the API.
- Google OAuth tokens encrypted before they're stored (AES-256-GCM for channel tokens, with the key kept outside the database); short-lived access tokens only in memory.
- The database is encrypted at rest. Passwords are hashed with scrypt, and API tokens and sign-in links are stored only as SHA-256 hashes.
- Production access is limited to the operator, with multi-factor authentication.
- Card details go to Polar, our merchant of record. Vid0 receives your plan and billing status, not your card number.

## How your data is used

- Your Google data is used only for the features you use: never for ads and never to train AI. Vid0's use of it follows the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
- Vid0 doesn't sell personal data or use it for advertising.
- It's shared only with the providers that run Vid0 (Google, Cloudflare, Vercel, Railway, Neon, Anthropic, Nebius, Resend and Polar), as each one needs. The AI providers don't train on it.

The [Privacy Policy](https://vid0.in/privacy.md) has every detail; the HTML page at https://vid0.in/privacy is authoritative.

## How to remove Vid0's access

- Press Disconnect on your channel in Vid0: it revokes the grant with Google and deletes that channel's private analytics and tokens straight away.
- Or remove Vid0 from your Google account's [third-party access page](https://security.google.com/settings/security/permissions).
- To delete your whole account, email support@vid0.in. It's done within 30 days, except records the law requires us to keep.

## FAQ

- **Does Vid0 need my YouTube or Google password?** No. You sign in through Google's own page, and Vid0 only receives the permissions you approve there. It never sees your password.
- **Can Vid0 change or delete my videos?** No. The YouTube permissions Vid0 asks for are read-only (youtube.readonly and yt-analytics.readonly), so it has no way to upload, edit, delete or comment.
- **Can using Vid0 get my channel in trouble with YouTube?** Vid0 takes no actions on your channel. It reads data through YouTube's official APIs under YouTube's API terms, and never posts, likes, comments or changes anything for you.
- **Is Vid0 affiliated with YouTube?** No. Vid0 uses YouTube API Services, but it isn't affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by YouTube or Google.
- **What does it send to Vid0?** The IDs of the videos and channels on the page, so we can look up their public stats. The page itself, your history and your searches stay on your device.
- **How do I report a security issue?** Email support@vid0.in. We review security reports promptly, and we'll tell you and the authorities about any breach that affects your data, as the law requires.