Privacy policy
This policy explains what Deepcut does with information when you use the website. In short: Deepcut has no accounts, no ads, no analytics and no tracking cookies, and we keep no database of visitors.
Who is responsible
Deepcut is run by Swarit Chavan, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Contact: watchdeepcut@gmail.com
What is saved on your device
Deepcut saves the following in your browser's local storage. It stays on your device and is never sent to us.
- Videos you like and videos you add to Watch later.
- Your history of videos you opened (the last 200).
- A small copy of video titles, channels and tags, used for the "For you" ordering and to show your lists. It is refreshed from YouTube at least every 24 hours and removed after 25 days.
- Your choices: theme, whether you agreed to the terms, whether you allowed the YouTube player, and other settings.
You can delete all of it at any time with "Clear my saved data" in Settings, or by clearing site data in your browser.
What our server handles
Deepcut's server sits between your browser and YouTube so that our YouTube API key stays secret. When you use the site, the server receives your request, including your IP address and browser details, as any web server does.
- We use your IP address only for short-lived rate limiting, to stop abuse. It is held in memory and is not written to a database or log by Deepcut.
- The server asks YouTube for videos, details, comments and search results. Your IP address and identity are not passed to YouTube; YouTube sees our server as the requester.
- Responses from YouTube may be cached for a short time to save quota (up to 24 hours, or up to 7 days as a fallback when YouTube is unavailable), and never longer than 30 days.
- Your search words are sent to YouTube to get results. Do not type personal information into the search box.
What other services receive when you use Deepcut
Your browser connects directly to the services below, so each can see your IP address and basic browser details, and each has its own privacy policy.
| Service | Why | When |
|---|---|---|
| i.ytimg.com (YouTube / Google) | Video thumbnails | When video cards are shown |
| youtube-nocookie.com (YouTube / Google) | Video player | Only after you choose to allow it |
| Cloudflare, Inc. | Delivers this website and may keep standard server logs | Every visit |
YouTube API Services
Deepcut uses YouTube API Services. By using Deepcut you agree to be bound by the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/t/terms" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube Terms of Service</a>. How Google handles information is described in the <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Google Privacy Policy</a>. You can review and revoke access that other apps hold to your Google account in the <a href="https://security.google.com/settings/security/permissions" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Google security settings</a>. Deepcut does not ask you to sign in to Google and has no access to your Google account.
Comments shown from YouTube
Deepcut shows public YouTube comments, read-only, with the commenter's public name. They are fetched live from YouTube and are not stored by Deepcut beyond the short cache described above. To change or remove a comment, use YouTube. If you want it removed from Deepcut's cache sooner, email us with the link. Contact: watchdeepcut@gmail.com
Your rights
We do not keep personal data about visitors, so there is usually nothing to access or delete beyond what is saved on your own device, which you control. You can still contact us to ask what we hold, to correct or delete anything, or to make a complaint. We will reply within a reasonable time.
If you are in India, you have rights under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, including to access, correct and erase personal data and to have grievances addressed. If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have rights under the GDPR, including to complain to your local data protection authority. Grievance contact: Swarit Chavan, watchdeepcut@gmail.com.
Children
Deepcut is not directed at children and we do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone. Videos and comments on YouTube may not be suitable for children.
Changes
If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top of this page. If we ever add accounts, analytics or other data collection, we will update this policy first and ask for consent where the law requires it.