Do I need my idol's project files?

No, just their published video. IdolKit analyzes directly from YouTube — paste any public video URL and we'll extract the patterns automatically. No downloads, no project files, no complicated setup.

Is my video data private?

Yes. We only analyze public YouTube videos. We don't store video content — just the analysis results. Your comparison history is private to your account. We never share your data or use it to train models.

Will this actually help increase my retention?

The insights are designed to address the specific things that cause viewers to click away: slow hooks, inconsistent pacing, flat delivery, missing visual variety. Creators who apply the recommendations typically see 10-20% retention improvements within their next few videos.

How accurate is the comparison?

We use shot-by-shot analysis for pacing and cuts, AI transcription for audio delivery, and computer vision for visual patterns. The metrics are objective — you'll see exactly how many cuts, what WPM, and where energy spikes happen. The recommendations are based on patterns from thousands of successful videos.

What do I get for free?

The free tier includes: pacing analysis (cuts per minute, average shot length), hook timing comparison (first 30 seconds), speaking pace (WPM), and basic thumbnail analysis. Enough to get real value and see if IdolKit works for your workflow.

What kind of creators is IdolKit for?

IdolKit is built for YouTubers who want to improve their editing by learning from successful creators. Whether you're at 1K or 500K subscribers, if you've ever wondered 'what makes their videos so engaging?', IdolKit shows you exactly that — with specific timestamps and actionable fixes.

IdolKit - AI YouTube Video Comparison Tool for Creators

This Privacy Notice for IdolKit ("we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your personal information when you use our services ("Services"), including when you visit our website at idolkit.com or use IdolKit, our video analysis platform.

Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at support@idolkit.com.

Summary of Key Points

What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use.

Do we process any sensitive personal information? We do not process sensitive personal information.

Do we collect any information from third parties? We do not collect any information from third parties.

How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law.

How do we keep your information safe? We have adequate organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information.

1. What Information Do We Collect?

Personal Information You Disclose to Us

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, or otherwise when you contact us.

Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services. The personal information we collect may include:

Email addresses
Usernames
Passwords
Contact or authentication data
Profile information from Google OAuth (name, profile picture)
Uploaded video files

Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process your payment if you choose to make purchases. All payment data is handled and stored by Polar.sh. You may find their privacy notice at https://polar.sh/legal/privacy.

Social Media Login Data. We may provide you with the option to register with us using your Google account. If you choose to register in this way, we will collect certain profile information about you from Google.

Information Automatically Collected

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, and other technical information.

The information we collect includes:

Log and Usage Data. Service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services.
Device Data. Information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access the Services.
Video Analysis Results and AI-Generated Insights. Analytical data generated from processing user videos including pacing metrics, hook analysis, visual comparisons, audio delivery scores, and AI-generated coaching recommendations.

2. How Do We Process Your Information?

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:

To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user accounts.
To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may process your information to provide you with the requested service.
To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may process your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the requested service.
To send administrative information to you. We may process your information to send you details about our products and services, changes to our terms and policies, and other similar information.
To fulfill and manage your orders. We may process your information to fulfill and manage your orders, payments, returns, and exchanges made through the Services.
To request feedback. We may process your information when necessary to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Services.
To protect our Services. We may process your information as part of our efforts to keep our Services safe and secure, including fraud monitoring and prevention.
To identify usage trends. We may process information about how you use our Services to better understand how they are being used so we can improve them.
To process and analyze uploaded videos using AI. We use uploaded videos to perform AI-powered analysis comparing them against idol videos, generating insights on pacing, hooks, visual composition, audio delivery, and providing actionable coaching recommendations.
To improve AI models and analysis accuracy. We analyze usage patterns and video comparison results to refine our AI algorithms, improving the quality and accuracy of coaching insights.

3. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?

We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work.

The third parties we may share personal information with are as follows:

AI Service Providers: Microsoft Azure AI
Allow Users to Connect to Their Third-Party Accounts: Google account
Cloud Computing Services: Microsoft Azure, Modal, and Supabase
Functionality and Infrastructure Optimization: SendGrid
Invoice and Billing: Polar
Website Hosting: Fly.io

4. Do We Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to gather information when you interact with our Services. Some online tracking technologies help us maintain the security of our Services and your account, prevent crashes, fix bugs, save your preferences, and assist with basic site functions.

Google Analytics

We may share your information with Google Analytics to track and analyze the use of the Services. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across the Services, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

5. Do We Offer Artificial Intelligence-Based Products?

As part of our Services, we offer products, features, or tools powered by artificial intelligence, machine learning, or similar technologies (collectively, "AI Products"). These tools are designed to enhance your experience and provide you with innovative solutions.

Use of AI Technologies

We provide the AI Products through third-party service providers ("AI Service Providers"), including Microsoft Azure AI. Your input, output, and personal information will be shared with and processed by these AI Service Providers to enable your use of our AI Products.

Our AI Products

Our AI Products are designed for the following functions:

AI insights
Image analysis
Machine learning models
Natural language processing
Text analysis
Video analysis
AI predictive analytics

6. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. No purpose in this notice will require us keeping your personal information for longer than the period of time in which users have an account with us.

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible, then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

7. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?

We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.

8. What Are Your Privacy Rights?

Depending on your state of residence in the US or in some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), Switzerland, and Canada, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time, depending on your country, province, or state of residence.

In some regions, you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data portability; and (v) not to be subject to automated decision-making.

If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can log in to your account settings and update your user account.

9. Do We Make Updates to This Notice?

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date at the top of this Privacy Notice. If we make material changes to this Privacy Notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification.

10. How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at support@idolkit.com or contact us by post at:

IdolKit

Šantrochova 12

Prague 6 16200

Czechia

11. How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect From You?

Based on the applicable laws of your country or state of residence in the US, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, details about how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, or delete your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please fill out and submit a data subject access request.

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