TubeShield Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how TubeShield on Chrome and Microsoft Edge (Manifest V3) handles information. TubeShield is developed by RatioJuris and published by RatioJuris (“we”, “us”).

Who we are

TubeShield is developed by RatioJuris and published by RatioJuris.

For any privacy question or request, write to RatioJuris@duck.com.

Information TubeShield handles

What	Why	Leaves your device?
Blocked-site entries (domains and URL patterns you add)	To create the blocking rules you configure	No
Ad-blocking and site-blocking preferences	To remember your settings	No
Local statistics (ads blocked, time of the last block)	To show you what TubeShield has done	No
The layout of YouTube pages you open	To find and hide ad elements and skip video ads	No. Read in the page; nothing is recorded or sent.

Permissions

storage: To save your settings and statistics in the browser.
declarativeNetRequest: To let the browser block ad requests and the sites you list.
Access to youtube.com, youtu.be, googlevideo.com, vimeo.com, dailymotion.com and twitch.tv: To apply blocking on these video sites.
Access to doubleclick.net, googlesyndication.com and googleadservices.com: To block advertising requests from these ad networks.

Network connections and third parties

TubeShield makes no network requests of its own. It only tells the browser which requests to block, using the browser’s Declarative Net Request API.

We do not operate any server that receives information from TubeShield.

Storage, retention and deletion

Settings and statistics, in the browser’s local extension storage. They are not synced between devices.
Reset Statistics and Restore Default Settings on the Options page clear them.

Data stays until you reset it or uninstall TubeShield. Uninstalling removes all of it.

What we never do

We do not sell, rent or trade personal data.
We do not show advertising or use advertising identifiers.
We do not build profiles of you or track you across apps and websites.

If you contact us

If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you choose to include in your message. We use it only to reply and to deal with your request, and we delete correspondence when it is no longer needed for that purpose, unless the law requires us to keep it. Our address is a DuckDuckGo Email Protection address, so DuckDuckGo forwards your message to us; see the DuckDuckGo Privacy Policy.

Issues and discussions on GitHub are public. Do not post personal information, passwords or private keys there. GitHub's own privacy statement applies to your GitHub account.

Under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, we process this information because you have chosen to provide it for that purpose.

Children

TubeShield does not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children. If you believe a child has sent us personal information by email, contact us and we will delete it.

Security

We design our software to keep information on your device and to handle as little data as possible. No system is completely secure, so please keep your device, operating system and browser up to date. To report a vulnerability, follow the security instructions on the TubeShield security page, or email us.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, including under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the EU and UK General Data Protection Regulation, you may have the right to:

ask what personal data we hold about you, and get a copy;
ask us to correct, complete, update or erase it;
withdraw consent you have given;
nominate another person to exercise your rights if you die or become incapacitated; and
have a grievance addressed, and complain to your data protection authority, including the Data Protection Board of India.

Because TubeShield keeps information on your device, we usually hold no personal data about you other than emails you send us. To make a request, email RatioJuris@duck.com. We aim to reply within 30 days.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, we will publish the new version on this page and update the “Last updated” date. Every past version is preserved in the public revision history.

Contact and grievances

Questions, requests and grievances about privacy: RatioJuris@duck.com. You can also visit TubeShield Support.