Privacy Policy

PokePax Comment Tools — effective November 4, 2026

PokePax ("we", "us") operates the Poke Pax YouTube channel (@pokepax15) and a private, internal software tool called PokePax Comment Tools (the "App"). The App is used only by the channel owner to run giveaways on the channel's own videos. This policy explains what information the App accesses, how it is used, and how it is stored.

Who operates the App

The App is operated by Paxton Haggerty, doing business as PokePax, Trenton, Georgia, USA. Contact: phpoke15@gmail.com.

Information the App accesses

The App uses the YouTube Data API, authorized by the channel owner through Google OAuth, and acts only on the Poke Pax channel. It accesses:

• Comments posted publicly on the Poke Pax channel's own videos, including the comment text, the commenter's public channel name and channel ID, and the comment ID.
• Metadata and statistics for the Poke Pax channel and its own videos (titles, view counts, comment counts) for channel management.
• The channel's own playlist contents, to keep series playlists organized.

The App does not access any other channel's private data, does not collect viewers' Google account information, email addresses, or passwords, and does not track viewers off YouTube.

How the information is used

• Giveaway entries: viewers enter channel giveaways by commenting a code word shown in a video. The App reads comments on the channel's own entry videos to find those code words and record each entry.
• Entry confirmations: the App posts one reply per entrant, from the channel's own account, confirming the entry.
• Winner draws: recorded entries are used to draw giveaway winners, as described in each video's rules.
• Channel management: the owner reviews his own channel and video statistics and playlist organization.

Storage and retention

Entrant records (public channel name, channel ID, and comment ID) are stored only on the operator's own computer. Records are kept for the duration of a giveaway cycle and for winner record-keeping afterwards. They are never uploaded to third-party analytics or advertising services.

Sharing

We do not sell, rent, trade, or share any information the App accesses with third parties. Information is disclosed only if required by law.

Google and YouTube data

The App's use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including its Limited Use requirements. Use of YouTube is also subject to the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.

Your choices

Comments on YouTube are public and controlled by your own YouTube settings. If you commented on a Poke Pax video and would like your entry record removed, contact us at phpoke15@gmail.com and we will delete it.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this URL with a new effective date.

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