PlaySpan Privacy Policy
Effective date: July 29, 2026 Applies to PlaySpan - Playlist Timer for YouTube™, version 1.3.0 and later versions that reference this policy.
PlaySpan is responsible for the data processing described in this Privacy Policy.
Privacy and support contact: playspansupport@gmail.com
PlaySpan - Playlist Timer for YouTube™ is a browser extension that calculates playlist timing information and provides local playlist and queue tools for YouTube.
The extension works locally inside the browser. It does not have a developer-operated backend, user account system, analytics service, advertising SDK, tracking service, or remote database. Data processed by the extension is not transmitted to PlaySpan or sold to third parties.
Depending on the features used, PlaySpan may process and store the following information locally in Chrome extension storage or IndexedDB:
• display, theme, and language preferences; • playlist titles and creator labels; • YouTube video identifiers, sequence, and measured durations; • the URL of the active YouTube playlist or queue; • the current playlist position and playback progress; • calculated total, watched, and remaining time; • saved playlists and portable playlist fingerprints; • sleep timer and queue restoration status; • the purchase email address entered for optional Pro activation; • the signed Pro license key associated with that email address; • license status, license identifier, optional expiry information, and revocation status; • the latest date and time observed by the installation when required to validate an expiring license.
This information is used only to provide the requested playlist timing, display, saved queue, restoration, sleep timer, portability, and licensing functions.
The extension does not create a general browsing history. It processes only the YouTube page and playlist information needed for its visible functions.
Where the General Data Protection Regulation applies, PlaySpan relies on the following legal bases:
• Performance of a contract or steps requested by the user under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, including providing playlist tools and validating a purchased Pro license. • Legitimate interests under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, including maintaining license integrity, preventing fraudulent activation, handling refunds or payment reversals, securing the extension, and providing support. • Compliance with legal obligations under Article 6(1)(c) GDPR where transaction or business records must be retained by law. • The user’s explicit action when accessing the clipboard or activating optional features.
PlaySpan’s legitimate interests do not override the fundamental rights and freedoms of users. Only information necessary for the relevant function is processed.
PlaySpan reads the clipboard only when the user selects the Paste ID function. It writes to the clipboard only when the user selects the Copy ID function.
Clipboard contents are processed locally. They are not automatically monitored, transmitted to PlaySpan, or shared with third parties.
Pro is activated using the purchase email address and a digitally signed license key.
The license signature is verified locally against a public verification key included in the extension. The extension does not send an activation request, purchase email address, or license key to PlaySpan or any external server.
The extension package may contain a list of revoked license identifiers. These are opaque identifiers and do not contain email addresses, payment information, or other directly identifying information. The list is identical for all installations and is checked locally.
Users may remove a stored activation at any time by selecting Deactivate in the Pro section.
Purchases take place outside the PlaySpan extension through Ko-fi. Ko-fi independently processes payment information according to its own privacy policy and terms.
The information made available to PlaySpan in connection with a purchase may include the buyer’s email address, order information, purchase status, and information needed to issue or support a license. PlaySpan does not receive complete payment card or bank account details.
PlaySpan may retain the buyer’s email address, license identifier, issue date, expiry information where applicable, and license status on a secured local system. These records are used only to issue, recover, support, or revoke licenses and to handle refunds, payment reversals, fraud prevention, and legal obligations.
Purchase records are retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for these purposes or as required by applicable law. Records are deleted or anonymized when they are no longer needed, unless retention is legally required.
PlaySpan does not sell personal information.
PlaySpan does not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, targeted advertising, profiling, creditworthiness, or lending purposes.
The extension does not transmit locally stored playlist, preference, clipboard, playback, or license information to PlaySpan or third parties.
When a user opens or restores a playlist, the browser navigates to YouTube. Google’s own terms and privacy policy apply to YouTube. When a user opens the Pro purchase page, Ko-fi’s own terms and privacy policy apply to Ko-fi.
The extension does not transfer locally processed extension data to PlaySpan or an external server.
Ko-fi, Google, and the Chrome Web Store may process information in countries outside the user’s country under their own privacy policies and legal safeguards. PlaySpan does not control the independent processing performed by those services.
Extension preferences and saved queues remain on the device until the user deletes them, resets the extension, clears extension storage, or removes the extension.
A saved Pro activation remains on the device until it expires, is revoked, is deactivated by the user, or the extension’s storage is removed.
Temporary sleep timer and restoration information is removed, replaced, or becomes irrelevant when the associated tab or session ends.
Users can:
• delete individual saved playlists in the queue library; • deactivate a stored Pro license; • reset extension settings; • clear PlaySpan’s browser storage; • uninstall PlaySpan.
Removing the extension normally removes extension-owned storage managed by Chrome.
Requests concerning purchase or license records held by PlaySpan may be submitted to playspansupport@gmail.com. PlaySpan may request reasonable information to verify that the requester is associated with the relevant purchase.
Subject to applicable law, users may have the right to:
• request access to their personal data; • request correction of inaccurate data; • request deletion of personal data; • restrict certain processing; • object to processing based on legitimate interests; • receive eligible data in a portable format; • withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; • lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority.
Because most extension data remains solely on the user’s device and is not accessible to PlaySpan, users can usually exercise deletion and control directly through the extension or Chrome.
Requests can be sent to playspansupport@gmail.com.
Residents of certain U.S. states may have rights to know, access, correct, or delete personal information and to receive information about how it is used or disclosed. Users may also have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising applicable privacy rights.
PlaySpan does not sell personal information and does not share personal information for targeted or cross-context behavioral advertising. PlaySpan therefore does not provide a separate “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” mechanism.
Applicable requests may be submitted to playspansupport@gmail.com. PlaySpan will respond as required by applicable law and may take reasonable steps to verify the request.
PlaySpan automatically verifies license signatures, expiry information, and revocation status to determine whether Pro features are available. This process is necessary to provide and protect the purchased license.
PlaySpan does not use personal data for profiling, advertising, credit scoring, lending, employment, insurance, or other decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
PlaySpan limits data processing to information required for its functions. Extension data is stored using browser-provided storage facilities.
Pro licenses use digital signatures and are verified locally. PlaySpan does not include the private signing key in the public extension package.
No method of electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users should protect access to their browser profile, device, purchase email account, and license key.
PlaySpan is a general-audience productivity tool and does not contain an integrated age restriction. It is not designed to solicit personal information from children or to provide child-directed advertising.
The extension does not transmit personal information to PlaySpan. Pro purchases must be made by a person legally permitted to complete the transaction or by a parent or legal guardian where required.
If a parent or guardian believes that PlaySpan holds purchase information relating to a child, they may contact playspansupport@gmail.com to request review or deletion.
PlaySpan does not use advertising identifiers, tracking cookies, analytics systems, behavioral advertising, or cross-site tracking. It does not respond differently to browser Do Not Track signals because it does not perform this tracking.
This Privacy Policy is hosted through GitHub Pages. When a person visits this page, GitHub may process technical information such as the visitor’s IP address for security and website delivery purposes under the GitHub Privacy Statement. PlaySpan does not receive or access GitHub’s visitor logs.
This Privacy Policy may be updated when PlaySpan’s functionality, legal obligations, or data practices change. The effective date at the top identifies the latest version.
If a future version introduces materially different data collection or transmission, the policy and Chrome Web Store disclosures will be updated before that version is published.
For privacy questions, data requests, deletion requests, purchase-record questions, and licensing support, contact:
playspansupport@gmail.com
YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. PlaySpan - Playlist Timer for YouTube™ is an independent product and is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with Google LLC.