Privacy policy

This English version is a courtesy translation. The legally binding version is the German one.

As of: 19.06.2026 · applies to vod4u.de

1. Controller

The controller responsible for the processing of data on this website is:
Paul Buyse, VOD4u, Heimstättenstraße 3 · 82166 Gräfelfing
E-mail: contact@vod4u.us

2. What data we process

• Account data: name, e-mail address, encrypted password — to provide your customer account.
• Channel data: your Twitch/Kick channel name and the link to your YouTube channel as well as your upload settings.
• YouTube access token: an OAuth token granted by you via Google login (stored encrypted) so that we can upload VODs to your YouTube channel on your behalf.
• Payment data: processed exclusively by our payment service provider Stripe; we do not store full card details.
• Usage/log data: technical logs (e.g. the time of actions, job status) for the provision and security of the service.

3. YouTube / Google API Services

VOD4u uses the YouTube Data API to upload videos to your own YouTube channel on your behalf and to read the connected channel (e.g. the channel title). For the later revenue-share billing, the YouTube Analytics API may additionally be used – only with your separate consent – to read your own revenue data. By using VOD4u you agree to the YouTube Terms of Service. The Google Privacy Policy also applies.

VOD4u's use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Specifically: we use the access solely to provide the feature you requested (the automatic upload of your VODs and the billing). We do not share this data with third parties (other than the sub-processors required for the service), do not use it for advertising, and do not allow humans to read the data, except with your consent, for security purposes, or where required by law.

You can revoke the connection at any time – in your portal or in your Google account permissions. After that we delete the stored access token.

4. Twitch / Kick

To detect new VODs we retrieve publicly available information about your Twitch or Kick channel (via the official or publicly accessible interfaces). No login data for these platforms is stored with us.

5. Recipients / processors

• Google/YouTube (upload & analytics) – Google Ireland Ltd.
• Stripe (payment processing) – Stripe Payments Europe Ltd.
• Hosting of the website/database (All-Inkl / ALL-INKL.COM) and of the processing infrastructure (Hetzner Online GmbH, Germany).
• Resend (transactional e-mails).

6. Legal bases

Processing for the performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR), on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, e.g. the YouTube link), for compliance with legal obligations (lit. c), and on the basis of our legitimate interest in a secure, functioning service (lit. f).

7. Cookies

We use technically necessary cookies (e.g. a session cookie so that you stay logged in). These are required for operation and do not require consent. We do not set tracking or marketing cookies.

8. Retention period

We store personal data only for as long as is necessary for the stated purposes or as long as statutory retention periods apply. After you terminate your account, the associated data is deleted or anonymized, unless a retention obligation prevents this.

9. Your rights

You have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and objection, as well as the right to withdraw a granted consent at any time. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. To exercise these rights, please contact contact@vod4u.us.