Last updated: July 8, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how DLYoutubeThumbnail (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, stores, and protects information when you use our website, tools, and related pages at dlyoutubethumbnail.com.
DLYoutubeThumbnail provides a free YouTube thumbnail downloader and YouTube research tools, including thumbnail analysis, YouTube SERP analysis, thumbnail gap analysis, and video packaging analysis.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information when you use the website:
Information you provide directly
You may provide information when you contact us, unlock additional tool credits by email, request access to a paid plan, or submit information through forms on the website. This may include your name, email address, message content, selected plan, or other details you choose to provide.
Tool input data
When you use our tools, you may submit YouTube video URLs, thumbnail image URLs, keywords, target queries, uploaded images, or other inputs required to generate a report. These inputs are used to provide the requested tool result.
Technical and usage data
We may collect technical data such as IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, approximate location, page URL, referring page, timestamps, tool usage events, credit usage, error logs, and anti-abuse signals. This helps us keep the tools working, prevent abuse, manage free limits, and improve the website.
Cookies and browser storage
We may use cookies, local storage, and similar technologies to remember preferences, store recent thumbnail actions, manage tool usage limits, improve functionality, and understand how visitors use the website. More information is available in our Cookie Policy.
2. How We Use Information
We use collected information to:
- provide the YouTube thumbnail downloader and related analysis tools;
- generate thumbnail, SERP, keyword, and video packaging reports;
- manage free credits, email unlocks, usage limits, and anti-abuse checks;
- respond to contact requests, support messages, or plan inquiries;
- monitor website performance and fix technical issues;
- improve tool quality, user experience, and content;
- protect the website from spam, abuse, automated scraping, and security risks;
- comply with legal obligations where applicable.
3. Third-Party Services
We may use third-party services to operate and improve the website. These providers may process data only as needed to deliver their services.
OpenAI
Some analysis tools may use OpenAI API services to generate AI-assisted reports, summaries, recommendations, or visual analysis. Tool inputs such as thumbnail images, image URLs, video context, keywords, or report prompts may be sent to OpenAI when required to generate the requested output.
DataForSEO
Some tools may use DataForSEO to retrieve search result data, YouTube SERP data, keyword-related data, or other research data needed to generate reports.
Google Analytics
We may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website, which pages are visited, and how tools perform. Google Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies to collect usage statistics.
Hosting, security, and WordPress services
Our hosting provider, WordPress plugins, security tools, caching systems, email delivery services, and other technical providers may process limited technical data necessary to operate the website.
4. YouTube and Google
DLYoutubeThumbnail is not affiliated with YouTube or Google. YouTube video URLs and thumbnail images are processed only to provide downloader, research, or analysis functionality.
When you load YouTube thumbnail images or interact with YouTube-related resources, your browser may make requests to YouTube or Google-controlled domains. Their own privacy policies and terms may apply to those external services.
5. Legal Bases for Processing
Where applicable, we may process personal data based on one or more of the following legal bases:
- Consent — for optional cookies, email unlocks, contact forms, or marketing-related communication where applicable;
- Contract or pre-contractual steps — when you request tool access, paid plan information, or support;
- Legitimate interests — to operate, secure, improve, and protect the website and tools;
- Legal obligation — when we are required to keep or disclose certain information by law.
6. Data Retention
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Tool inputs, logs, usage records, and technical data may be retained for a limited period to provide reports, troubleshoot issues, manage credits, prevent abuse, and improve the tools. Contact form messages and plan inquiries may be retained as long as needed to respond and maintain business records.
Uploaded files or thumbnail inputs used for analysis are processed for the requested tool function. We do not intend to store uploaded images longer than necessary for technical, debugging, security, or reporting purposes.
7. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited data with service providers only when necessary to operate the website, generate reports, process tool requests, send emails, analyze usage, prevent abuse, or comply with legal requirements.
We may also disclose information if required by law, legal process, security investigation, or to protect our rights, users, or website.
8. International Data Transfers
Some third-party providers we use may process data in countries outside your location. When this happens, we rely on appropriate safeguards where required by applicable data protection laws.
9. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to processing, or request a copy of your personal data. You may also have the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
To make a privacy request, contact us through the Contact page: https://dlyoutubethumbnail.com/contact-us/
10. Cookies and Tracking Choices
You can control cookies through your browser settings. You may also clear local storage or browser data to remove saved tool preferences, recent thumbnail history, or other locally stored information.
Blocking cookies or local storage may affect some website features, including saved preferences, analytics opt-outs, tool limits, or recent thumbnail history.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the website, please contact us so we can review and remove it where appropriate.
12. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the website and the information processed through it. However, no website, server, or online transmission is completely secure.
13. Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, terms, or content of third-party websites.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.
15. Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle personal information, please contact us here: https://dlyoutubethumbnail.com/contact-us/