Privacy Policy

Last Updated: December 7, 2025

Welcome to Helicase ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy notice or our practices with regard to your personal information, please contact us.

This Privacy Policy applies to all information collected through our website (https://helicase.site), and any related services, sales, marketing, or events.

1. Information We Collect

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the website, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services, or otherwise when you contact us.

  • Personal Information: We collect names, email addresses, and authentication credentials via Google/Firebase Auth.
  • Content Data: We store the YouTube URLs you submit, and the generated notes, summaries, flashcards, and deck titles you create.
  • Usage Data: We may collect information about how you interact with our services, such as the time and date of your visits and the features you use.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect or receive to:

  • Facilitate account creation and logon process: We use Firebase Authentication to manage user accounts.
  • Deliver services to you: We use the YouTube URLs you provide to generate study materials via our AI processing pipeline.
  • Maintain and improve our services: We monitor usage to improve the performance and user experience of Helicase.

3. Sharing Your Information

We only share information with the following third parties:

  • Google Firebase: For hosting, database storage, and authentication.
  • AI Service Providers: We transmit the text content of the videos you submit to third-party AI models (e.g., OpenAI) to generate summaries and flashcards. These providers do not use your data to train their models.

4. Data Retention

We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law. You can request the deletion of your account and all associated data at any time by contacting support.

5. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

6. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may email us at:
support@helicase.site