Privacy policy

Last updated: 12 November 2026

Shorts Scheduler is a personal tool that runs only on its owner's own computer. It's used by its owner to post their own short videos to their own YouTube, TikTok and Instagram accounts at set times.

What it accesses

It only gets access when the owner signs in through each platform's official sign-in screen. It uses:

• YouTube (YouTube Data API): youtube.upload to upload the owner's videos, and youtube.readonly only to show which channel is connected.
• TikTok (Content Posting API): user.info.basic to identify the connected account, and video.publish / video.upload to post the owner's videos or send them to the owner's TikTok drafts.
• Instagram (Instagram Graph API): instagram_basic, instagram_content_publish, pages_show_list and pages_read_engagement to publish the owner's Reels to the owner's own Instagram account.

Where data is kept

Sign-in tokens are stored only on the owner's PC, in Windows Credential Manager. The posting log (video title, post ID and link) is a file on the same PC.

Nothing is sent anywhere except to the official APIs of YouTube, TikTok and Meta. No data is sold, shared, or used for advertising, and no data about anyone other than the owner is collected.

Google API Services User Data Policy

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

Removing access

• Google / YouTube: myaccount.google.com/permissions
• TikTok: in the TikTok app, go to Settings and privacy → Security → Apps and services permissions.
• Instagram / Facebook: go to Settings → Apps and websites in Facebook, or Settings → Website permissions in Instagram.

Deleting the stored entries in Windows Credential Manager also removes the tokens from the PC.