Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 2026. Here's exactly what we collect, and what we don't.
What we don't collect
No account, no email, no name. We don't store the videos you download, and we don't keep a history of which videos you've looked up tied to your identity.
What we do process, briefly
To fetch a download link, the YouTube URL you paste is sent to our server to look up the video. This lookup isn't permanently stored — it exists only for the moment it takes to process your request.
Rate limiting
To keep the service usable for everyone, we briefly track request counts by IP address for rate-limiting purposes. This data expires automatically within minutes and isn't used for any other purpose.
Standard technical logs
Like virtually every website, our hosting/network providers (Cloudflare) may log standard technical data (IP address, browser type, timestamps) for security and reliability purposes, per their own privacy policies.
Cookies
YTMATE does not use tracking or advertising cookies.
Third parties
Downloading a video involves communicating with YouTube's own infrastructure to retrieve it — YouTube's own privacy policy governs that part of the process.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Check back here for the latest version.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Reach out via the contact details on our homepage.