Privacy Policy

1. Overview

Team Essence (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit teamessence.org and related pages (the “Site”) or interact with our recruitment and community programs.

2. Information We Collect

• Application Data: When you apply through our recruitment form, we collect details such as your Discord name, email, social links, and any content you choose to submit.
• YouTube Data (OAuth): When you sign in with YouTube, we use Google’s OAuth 2.0 to access your own channel’s basic information—channel ID, handle, and subscriber count—via the youtube.readonly scope. We do not access or modify other YouTube data.
• Automatically Collected Data: We may collect limited technical data such as your browser type or approximate region for analytics and site performance.

3. How We Use Information

• To review recruitment applications and verify eligibility (e.g., minimum 300 YouTube subscribers).
• To respond to support or community inquiries.
• To maintain and improve the Site and our programs.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties. Limited access may be granted to trusted service providers who help operate our website or review submissions, and they are required to keep information confidential.

5. Data Retention & Deletion

Recruitment application data is retained for the duration of the review process and team membership consideration. You can request deletion of your data at any time by contacting teamessencegow@gmail.com.

6. Google & YouTube Data Usage

Our use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. You may revoke Team Essence’s access to your YouTube account at any time from your Google Account permissions page.

7. Your Rights

You may request access, correction, or deletion of your personal data. Contact us at teamessencegow@gmail.com.

8. Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available at teamessence.org/privacy.