HookPop (“we,” “our,” or “us”) provides a platform that automates YouTube SEO optimization and social media distribution for content creators. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how we protect it when you use our service.
By using HookPop, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this policy.
When you sign in via Google OAuth or email, we collect your name, email address, and a unique identifier associated with your account.
When you connect your YouTube channel, we collect and store your channel ID, channel name, thumbnail URL, video metadata (titles, descriptions, video IDs, thumbnail images), and your Google OAuth2 access and refresh tokens. These are used to update your video metadata and authenticate requests to YouTube on your behalf. Video thumbnails may be sent to Google Gemini to help generate titles that complement your thumbnail.
When you connect social accounts, we store OAuth tokens and account identifiers for X (Twitter), Facebook, Threads, and LinkedIn. These tokens are used solely to post content on your behalf. We do not store your passwords.
We maintain a record of your credit balance, credit transaction history, and optimization history (including original and AI-generated video titles and SEO scores) to provide the service and improve it over time.
We use your email address to send transactional emails including: a welcome email when you connect your YouTube channel, onboarding guidance emails on days 2 and 7 after signup, a weekly digest summarizing your optimization activity, and notifications when Auto-Run optimizes a new video. You can opt out of digest and notification emails at any time via Settings or the unsubscribe link in any email.
If you participate in our referral program, we store a record linking the referring account to the referred account for the purpose of issuing credits. This linkage is visible to the referring account.
We collect internal usage data including optimization frequency, feature usage, and account activity. This data is used solely for internal product improvement and is not shared with third parties.
We do not use your information for advertising and we do not sell your data to third parties.
Your account data, OAuth tokens, and credentials are stored in Google Cloud Firestore, hosted in the United States, accessible only to the HookPop service. Video files processed for social distribution are held in server memory or ephemeral storage and permanently deleted immediately after upload. We implement reasonable security measures, but no internet transmission is 100% secure.
We do not sell your Google user data. We share or disclose Google user data only in the following limited circumstances:
We do not share Google user data with any third parties beyond those listed above, and only to the extent necessary to provide the HookPop service.
HookPop integrates with Google / YouTube, X / Twitter, Meta (Facebook & Instagram), Threads, LinkedIn, and Google Gemini AI. Your use of these integrations is subject to their respective privacy policies.
We retain your data for as long as your account is active. Disconnecting a social account immediately deletes the associated tokens. Disconnecting YouTube immediately revokes and deletes your Google OAuth tokens. To request full account deletion, contact us and we will process it within 30 days.
HookPop is not directed at individuals under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Contact us if you believe we have inadvertently done so.
We may update this policy from time to time. Continued use of HookPop after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
HookPop is operated as a US-based service. For questions or concerns, reach us through the HookPop platform.
