Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 18, 2025

Headport LLC ("Headport," "we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and protect your data.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information:

  • Name
  • Email address

Career Information:

  • Resume contents including job history and career goals

Product Interaction Data:

  • Quiz results
  • Course completions
  • Feedback you provide

YouTube API Data:

Our Service uses YouTube API Services to curate educational video content. Through YouTube Data API v3, we collect and access:

Video Content Data:

  • Video titles, descriptions, and thumbnails
  • Video duration and publication dates
  • YouTube video IDs and URLs
  • Embedding permissions status

Engagement Metrics:

  • View counts, like counts, and comment counts
  • Channel subscriber counts
  • Video engagement ratios for quality scoring

Channel Information:

  • Channel names and titles
  • Channel authority metrics
  • Language and region settings

Technical Metadata:

  • Video embedding compatibility
  • Content language detection
  • Video format and duration details

We do not store YouTube video content itself, only metadata necessary for content curation. We do not access your personal YouTube account or viewing history.

2. Use of Information

We use your data to:

  • Deliver and personalize our Service
  • Improve our AI algorithms and models
  • Enhance the learning experience for all users
  • Curate relevant YouTube educational content based on your career goals

Your personal information remains private. Aggregated, anonymized data may be used to improve the Service.

YouTube API Data Processing:

  • Filter and rank educational videos by quality and relevance using engagement metrics
  • Cache video metadata for 30 days to optimize performance and reduce API usage
  • Personalize video recommendations based on your uploaded resume and skill gaps
  • Verify video embedding permissions before serving content
  • We do not access your personal YouTube account or viewing history
  • You may request deletion of all YouTube API data associated with your account

Third-Party Data Sharing:

We share specific data with service providers to deliver our Service:

OpenAI (GPT-4o API):

  • Resume text content for AI-powered analysis
  • Skill analysis requests for curriculum generation
  • No personal identifiers are sent with text content

YouTube (Data API v3):

  • Generic skill-based search queries (e.g., "JavaScript basics")
  • No personal information shared; only educational content searches

Supabase (Database & Authentication):

  • User profiles, learning progress, quiz results
  • Data encrypted with Row Level Security

Supadata (Video Transcription):

  • YouTube video IDs for transcript extraction
  • Only public video IDs processed; no user viewing data

3. YouTube API Services Integration

Our Service integrates YouTube API Services. Your use of Headport is subject to:

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell your information.

We may share your data with third-party services (e.g., job boards or recruiters) only with your explicit permission.

If you opt in, the following information may be shared:

  • Your name and email address
  • Your resume and work experience
  • Your career goals
  • Course completions
  • Assessments completed
  • Badges and certificates earned

We use Stripe for payment processing and standard tools to operate the Service.

Third-Party Services:

  • Payment processing through Stripe
  • Educational content curation via YouTube API Services
  • Optional career services (only with explicit consent)

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Headport does not place cookies or similar tracking technologies on your devices. However, YouTube API Services may use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy. When you interact with YouTube content through our Service, Google's privacy practices apply to that interaction.

6. Data Deletion

You may request account and data deletion at any time by contacting us at support@headport.ai. Upon request, we will permanently delete:

  • Your personal information
  • Career data and resume contents
  • All YouTube API data associated with your account
  • Product interaction history

Data will be deleted unless legally required to retain it.

7. Data Retention and Refresh

Automatic Data Refresh Schedules:

  • YouTube Video Metadata: Refreshed every 30 days to ensure current engagement metrics and availability
  • Educational Content Cache: Skills-based video recommendations updated every 30 days for quality optimization
  • User Analytics: Replacement and interaction patterns analyzed over 7-day rolling windows
  • Resume Data: Automatically purged after 30 days for privacy protection

Manual Refresh Options:

  • Users can request immediate video refresh if content becomes unavailable
  • System administrators can force-refresh specific learning paths as needed
  • Daily pre-caching occurs at 2:00 AM UTC for optimal performance

Single Project Architecture:

All user data is processed within a single, secure project environment (Project ID: 134748018952). No data is shared across multiple project instances or tenant environments. Consistent data handling policies apply to all users regardless of access point.

Data Retention Consistency:

  • All cached educational content follows the same 30-day refresh cycle
  • User-generated data (progress, preferences) is retained according to account status
  • Temporary processing data (debug logs, error traces) is purged within 7 days

Personal Data: Your personal information is retained while your account is active and for a reasonable period afterward to provide customer support.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for individuals under the age required by YouTube (currently 13 years old). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children below this age.

9. Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your data, though no online service is completely secure.

10. Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. You will be notified of material changes.

11. Contact

If you have any questions, email us at: support@headport.ai

For YouTube API Services related inquiries, you may also contact Google directly through their support channels.