Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 2026
Guardian Lock respects your privacy. This policy explains what information may be collected and how it is used.
Information We May Collect
When you begin a trial, purchase, activate, or request support for Guardian Lock, we may receive:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Subscription and transaction information
- License activation information
- Device identifiers used to manage license activations
- Information you voluntarily provide in a support request
Paddle securely processes payment information. Guardian Lock does not directly collect or store your complete payment-card details.
Guardian Lock Settings
Guardian Lock settings, including approved-channel selections and parental-control settings, are generally stored locally through the Chrome extension.
We do not sell information about your child’s viewing preferences.
How We Use Information
Information may be used to:
- Deliver your product key
- Verify and manage license activation
- Provide customer support
- Manage subscriptions, cancellations, and refunds
- Prevent fraud or misuse
- Improve Guardian Lock and its services
- Comply with legal obligations
Information Sharing
We do not sell or rent personal information.
Information is shared only when reasonably necessary to provide Guardian Lock, process payments, manage licenses, provide support, comply with the law, or protect legal rights.
Third-Party Services
Guardian Lock and its website may interact with:
- Paddle — Merchant of Record, payment processing, subscriptions, taxes, cancellations, and refunds
- Hostinger — website hosting
- Google Chrome and the Chrome Web Store — extension distribution and operation
- YouTube — the website on which Guardian Lock provides its controls
Each third-party service maintains its own privacy practices and policies.
Cookies
The Guardian Lock website may use cookies or similar technologies required for website functionality, security, and basic user experience.
Third-party services used by the website may also use cookies according to their own policies.
Data Security
Reasonable measures are used to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, loss, or misuse.
However, no electronic transmission or storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Children’s Privacy
Guardian Lock is intended to be purchased, installed, and managed by parents, guardians, educators, or other authorized adults.
Guardian Lock does not knowingly collect personal information directly from children.
If you believe a child has provided personal information directly to us, contact us so the matter can be reviewed.
Data Requests
You may contact us to ask about personal information associated with your Guardian Lock account or license.
Some transaction and subscription records may also be maintained by Paddle as our Merchant of Record.
Changes to This Policy
This policy may be updated as Guardian Lock develops or legal and operational requirements change.
The current version will be published on this page with an updated effective date.
Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy may be sent to:
support@youtubeguardianpro.com
Typical response time: Within 24 hours.