Privacy Policy

Zen & Chef is a YouTube Shorts comedy channel hosted by two original AI-animated mascots — Zen (a pigeon) and Chef (a frog). The channel and this website are operated by the channel owner.

You can reach us at zenandchef.channel@gmail.com.

We do not run accounts on this website, and we do not use tracking cookies. The only information we collect is standard server log data (such as IP address, browser type, and requested page) that hosting providers may record automatically when you visit a page. We do not link this data to your identity, and we do not sell or share it.

We do not run analytics on this site unless that is stated here. No personal information is requested or required to browse these pages.

The Zen & Chef publishing tool is an internal, single-user application operated by the channel owner. It uses the YouTube Data API v3 with the scope https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.upload solely to upload the channel owner’s own videos to the channel owner’s own YouTube channel. It does not access, store or share any other user’s Google data.

Our use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

YouTube API Services are used on this website and by the publishing tool. You can review the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.

The channel owner can revoke access to the connected Google account at any time via https://myaccount.google.com/permissions.

Access tokens used by the publishing tool are stored as encrypted secrets and are never shared with third parties. We retain server logs only for as long as needed for security and stability, then delete them.

This website and the Zen & Chef channel are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the “Effective date” above. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated policy.

Questions about this policy? Email us at zenandchef.channel@gmail.com.