Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 2026
1. Introduction
At YouTube Thumbnail Extractor (accessible from https://ytthumbnailextractor.com), we strongly respect your privacy. Our core philosophy is to provide a useful utility without demanding user accounts, emails, or personal identification.
2. Information We Do Not Collect
We do not ask for or collect names, email addresses, phone numbers, payment details, or physical addresses. You can use our tool anonymously at any time.
3. Video URL Processing
When you paste a YouTube URL into our extraction tool, the video identifier is extracted to retrieve publicly accessible image endpoints from YouTube CDN servers. We do not maintain public logs associating your IP address with the video URLs you process.
4. Local Storage (Recent Searches)
To improve your user experience, the website may store your last 5 processed video IDs in your web browser's local storage (localStorage). This data resides entirely on your device and is never transmitted to or stored on our external servers. You can clear this history anytime by clicking "Clear History" on the homepage.
5. Third-Party CDN Services
Thumbnail previews and image downloads originate from YouTube's public content delivery networks (such as img.youtube.com and i.ytimg.com). Your browser connects directly to these services when rendering thumbnails.
6. Security
All traffic between your browser and our website is protected using industry-standard TLS/HTTPS encryption. Our download proxy enforces strict validation to reject arbitrary requests and protect against vulnerabilities.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions or feedback regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@ytthumbnailextractor.com.