Privacy Policy

Welcome to what2watch.net.

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how what2watch.net ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects your information when you use our website https://www.what2watch.net.

1. Information We Collect

When you interact with our website, we may collect the following information:

• Personal Information: such as your username and email address when you register or contact us.
• Technical Data: including your IP address, browser type, device information, and browsing behavior via Google Analytics.
• Cookies and Usage Data: we use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience and serve personalized content and ads (via Google AdSense).

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for the following purposes:

• To operate and maintain our website
• To provide and manage your premium account and purchases
• To respond to inquiries via contact forms
• To analyze website traffic and usage trends
• To comply with legal obligations
• To serve relevant ads through Google AdSense

3. Legal Basis for Processing (for EU Users)

If you are located in the European Union, we process your personal information based on the following legal grounds:

• Your consent (e.g. for marketing or cookies)
• Contractual necessity (e.g. premium account services)
• Compliance with legal obligations
• Legitimate interests (e.g. site analytics and security)

4. Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising

We use Google AdSense to serve ads. Google and its partners may use cookies and other tracking technologies to personalize ads and measure performance.

You can learn more about how Google uses your data here.

You may opt out of personalized advertising via Ad Settings.

5. YouTube API Services

what2watch.net uses YouTube API Services to provide video and channel-related functionality.

YouTube branding in our interface is used for source attribution and API compliance only. what2watch.net is not endorsed by, affiliated with, or partnered with YouTube or Google.

By using features that rely on YouTube API Services, you acknowledge and agree that YouTube data handling is also governed by Google's Privacy Policy: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy.

If you have authorized YouTube-connected features, you can revoke what2watch.net access any time from Google security settings: https://security.google.com/settings/security/permissions.

You can also request deletion of YouTube-related stored data from within your account controls or by contacting privacy@what2watch.net. We process deletion requests as soon as possible and within 7 days where required.

• Refresh/update cadence: YouTube API cache is refreshed on-demand when features are used and by scheduled background jobs (daily checks, with more frequent refresh for enabled datasets).
• Retention/deletion cadence: Non-authorized YouTube API cache is automatically deleted after 30 days through a scheduled retention cleanup job.
• User revocation/deletion: after user revocation or deletion request, related authorized data is deleted as soon as possible and within 7 days.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your data with:

• Service providers (e.g., hosting, analytics, payment processors)
• Legal authorities if required by law
• Advertisers via Google AdSense (in accordance with their policies)

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Access, correct, or delete your personal data
• Object to or restrict processing
• Withdraw consent at any time
• File a complaint with a data protection authority

To exercise your rights, contact us at: privacy@what2watch.net

8. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law.

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, but no method is 100% secure.

10. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect data from minors.

11. International Transfers

As we operate globally, your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers outside your country. We ensure such transfers comply with applicable laws.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a new "Effective Date".

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: