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Specifies that the Privacy Policy is governed by Belgian law without regard to conflict of law principles, and grants exclusive jurisdiction over disputes to the courts of the judicial district of Ghent, Ghent department.
Grants STORY CHIEF permission to collect specific categories of data (profile image, display name, profile ID, access tokens, existing videos, video and engagement data) when a user connects a YouTube channel via the YouTube API Services, and restricts the use of that data to providing the expected service and to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Introduces the heading for the right to restriction of processing, signaling the substantive right detailed in the following segment.
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- Terms of ServiceVerified - read in full - 0 citationsstaticLast captured 2026-07-27
- Privacy PolicyVerified - read in full - 21 citationsstaticLast captured 2026-08-17
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Grants STORY CHIEF permission to collect specific categories of data (profile image, display name, profile ID, access tokens, existing videos, video and engagement data) when a user connects a YouTube channel via the YouTube API Services, and restricts the use of that data to providing the expected service and to the extent permitted by applicable law.
" STORY CHIEF may allow you to connect a YouTube channel to your STORY CHIEF account through the YouTube API Services, in which case we will access certain information from Google and YouTube regarding your account. In particular, we may col..."
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" STORY CHIEF may allow you to connect a YouTube channel to your STORY CHIEF account through the YouTube API Services, in which case we will access certain information from Google and YouTube regarding your account. In particular, we may collect profile image, display name, profile ID, access tokens, existing videos. This includes the details of your video and engagement data (such as click rates, likes, re-shares, impressions, as well as general engagement counts), to the extent permitted by applicable law. This data will only be used by STORY CHIEF to provide you with the Service you expect and will not be shared with any third parties. By connecting a YouTube channel to your STORY CHIEF account you are agreeing to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service. Revoking access to a YouTube channel can be done by removing the channel in STORY CHIEF or through the Google security settings page. More information on Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use."
Grants STORY CHIEF permission to collect specific categories of data (profile image, display name, profile ID, access tokens, existing videos, video and engagement data) when a user connects a YouTube channel via the YouTube API Services, and restricts the use of that data to providing the expected service and to the extent permitted by applicable law.
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" 13.1. Applicable law This Privacy Policy is subject to Belgian law, without regard to conflict of law principles. 13.2. Competent Court The courts of the judicial district of Ghent, Ghent department, shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute ensuing from this Agreement between the parties."
Specifies that the Privacy Policy is governed by Belgian law without regard to conflict of law principles, and grants exclusive jurisdiction over disputes to the courts of the judicial district of Ghent, Ghent department.
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"All information about an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or by one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person."
Provides the full elaborating text of the Personal Data definition, specifying that identifiability may arise directly or indirectly through physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity factors; establishes the scope of data subject to all downstream obligations.
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"means any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data or sets of personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, blocking, erasure or destruction."
Continuation of the Processing definition text elaborating the full range of covered operations; establishes the operative scope of the term used throughout the policy.
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" This Privacy Policy contains the terms and conditions applicable to the processing of Personal Data that you disclose to STORY CHIEF."
States that the Privacy Policy contains the terms and conditions applicable to processing of Personal Data disclosed to STORY CHIEF; incorporates all subsequent provisions and defines the policy's scope.
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" Your Personal Data will be kept for the following purposes: Execution or conclusion of (an) agreement(s); Relationship management (customers (CRM) and/or suppliers); Direct Marketing."
Obligates STORY CHIEF to retain and use Personal Data only for the specified purposes of contract execution, relationship management, and direct marketing; enumerates the permitted processing purposes, thereby restricting use to those ends.
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" STORY CHIEF is concerned about the protection of your privacy and personal data. It has therefore already taken all the initiatives it deems necessary to comply with the current privacy legislation, in particular the Belgian Data Protection Act of 30 July 2018 (hereinafter referred to as the "Data Protection Act"), its implementing decrees, the amendments thereto and as recently updated and still to be amended pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the "GDPR"). STORY CHIEF undertakes to comply with this legal framework and, where necessary, to take additional measures and implement adjustments as a result of the update. The Personal Data requested by STORY CHIEF are therefore always limited to the data that we consider necessary and sufficient for the correct performance of our services. We strive to ensure that the Personal Data processed by us are correct and are updated in the event of any change. Your Personal Data is always kept for a specific period of time, in function of our services and/or the legal requirements with which STORY CHIEF must comply (e.g. accounting obligations). Finally, we guarantee adequate protection (including encryption) against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage of your Personal Data, depending on the state of the art and the sensitivity of the Personal Data concerned."Permalink to this finding →
Obligates STORY CHIEF to comply with applicable privacy legislation and to take all necessary measures to do so, including undertaking to follow the described legal framework and to take additional steps where necessary; establishes a compliance commitment regarding Personal Data processing.
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" 6.1. STORY CHIEF will only process your Personal Data if (i) you give your permission to do so in relation to one or more of the specific purposes mentioned above, (ii) the processing of your Personal Data is necessary for the performance of the services you request from STORY CHIEF (processing in the context of the performance of a contract), or (iii) STORY CHIEF can invoke a legitimate interest to this end, provided that your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not weigh more heavily. For direct marketing purposes, STORY CHIEF will always request your explicit consent for the use of your Personal Data. Notwithstanding your consent, you have the right at any time to object to the processing of your Personal Data for direct marketing purposes. 6.2. If you change your mind after your opt-in, you can withdraw your consent to the further processing of your Personal Data at any time by contacting us at support@storychief.io or by sending your request to the following address:"
Restricts STORY CHIEF to processing Personal Data only under one of three lawful bases — user consent, contractual necessity, or legitimate interest balanced against user rights — and imposes an obligation to always obtain explicit consent for direct marketing purposes.
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" STORY CHIEF strives for transparency with regard to the processing of your Personal Data. When STORY CHIEF processes your Personal Data, you may request us to be informed thereof in a concise and comprehensible manner. Where applicable, you have the right to request STORY CHIEF to inspect, rectify or delete your Personal Data, or to restrict the processing you are involved in. You can also object to the processing of your Personal Data and you have a right to a data transfer."
Confers on data subjects the rights to be informed about processing in a concise and comprehensible manner, to inspect, rectify, or delete their Personal Data, to restrict processing, to object to processing, and to data portability (data transfer); establishes enforceable user rights against STORY CHIEF.
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" When we process your Personal Data, you have the right to inspect this data and you can also request the following information from us: The processing purposes; The categories of Personal Data concerned; The recipients or categories of recipients to whom the Personal Data have been or will be disclosed; If possible, the period for which it is expected that the Personal Data will be stored; Where we do not obtain your Personal Data directly from you, the information available on the source of your Personal Data. If you request more than one copy, we reserve the right to charge an administrative fee for this."
Grants the data subject the right to inspect their Personal Data and to receive specific information about processing purposes, categories of data, recipients, retention periods, and data sources; also reserves the right to charge an administrative fee for multiple copies.
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" If you find that the Personal Data processed by us is incorrect or incomplete, you can ask us to make the necessary amendments or additions."
Grants the data subject the right to request correction or addition of inaccurate or incomplete Personal Data held by the controller.
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" In certain cases, you have the right to obtain the Personal Data relating to you that you have provided to STORY CHIEF in a structured, common and machine-readable form, and you have the right to transfer that data to another data processor. The cases in question are as follows: The processing of Personal Data is based on your consent or is necessary for the performance of the contract;"
Introduces the additional condition — processing by automated means — that must be met alongside the prior condition for the data portability right to apply.
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" 8.1. Taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs, as well as the nature, scope, context, processing purposes and the various risks to your rights and freedoms, STORY CHIEF shall ensure that it has taken the necessary security measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk. Where relevant, the measures taken by STORY CHIEF may include the following: The pseudonymisation and encryption of your personal data; The ability to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of its processing systems and services on an ongoing basis; The possibility, in the event of an incident, of restoring the availability of, and access to, the Personal Data in a timely manner; The establishment of a procedure for periodical testing, assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of technical and organisational measures to safeguard processing. 8.2. STORY CHIEF's products and services run on world-class infrastructure hosted at Amazon data centers running on Amazon Web Service (AWS) technology. Amazon maintains security certifications with:"
Obliges the controller to implement security measures appropriate to the risk, accounting for state of the art, implementation costs, nature, scope, context, and processing purposes, with measures potentially including pseudonymisation, encryption, and ongoing confidentiality, integrity, and availability of processing systems.
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" 8.3. STORY CHIEF guarantees that it has also taken adequate measures to ensure that any natural person acting under its authority only processes Personal Data on the instructions of STORY CHIEF, unless he/she is obliged to do so by law."
Obliges the controller to ensure that any natural person acting under its authority processes Personal Data only on its instructions, unless legally required otherwise, establishing an internal access control obligation protective of user data.
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" STORY CHIEF reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy without prior individual notice. Therefore, please check this policy regularly."
Reserves the controller's right to amend the Privacy Policy without prior individual notice, placing the burden on the user to regularly check the policy for changes.
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" 9.1. STORY CHIEF is required by law to report any breach of your Personal Data to the supervisory authority without unreasonable delay and, if possible, no later than 72 hours after it becomes aware of it. For Belgium, this regulatory authority is the Data Protection Authority (hereinafter referred to as the "DPA"), having its registered office at 1000 Brussels, rue de la presse 35 (Tel: +32 (0)2 274.48.00; Fax: +32 (0)2/274.48.35; email: contact@apd-gba.be). 9.2. Where appropriate, and where the breach is likely to pose a high risk to your rights and freedoms, STORY CHIEF undertakes to report the breach of your Personal Data to you as well, unless one of the following conditions is met: STORY CHIEF has taken appropriate technical and organizational protection measures to make your Personal Data incomprehensible to unauthorized persons; The communication would require a disproportionate effort. In that case, STORY CHIEF will instead make a public announcement."
Obliges the controller to report any Personal Data breach to the supervisory authority without unreasonable delay and within 72 hours of awareness; further obliges the controller to report high-risk breaches to affected data subjects, identifying the specific regulatory authority and contact details.
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" You have the right to require STORY CHIEF to delete the Personal Data that we process from you, but only in one of the following cases: Your Personal Data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it has been collected or otherwise processed by STORY CHIEF; You withdraw your consent to the processing of your Personal Data and there is no other legal basis for STORY CHIEF to further process your Personal Data; You may object to the processing of your Personal Data on account of a specific situation relating to you; Your Personal Data has been unlawfully processed; Your personal data must be deleted in order to comply with a legal obligation that rests on STORY CHIEF."
Introduces the heading for the right to restriction of processing, signaling the substantive right detailed in the following segment.
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" In certain cases, you may request STORY CHIEF to limit the processing of your Personal Data, in particular: If you dispute the correctness of your Personal Data, for a period that allows STORY CHIEF to verify the correctness; The processing would be unlawful, but you do not want your Personal Data to be deleted; STORY CHIEF no longer needs your Personal Data for processing purposes, but you need it yourself to set up, exercise or substantiate a legal claim; You may object to the processing of your Personal Data on account of a specific situation relating to you, awaiting an answer to the question whether the justifiable grounds of STORY CHIEF outweigh your interests."
Grants the data subject the right to request limitation of processing in enumerated circumstances, including disputed data correctness, preference against deletion despite unlawful processing, need for data to establish a legal claim, or pending response to an objection based on a specific personal situation.
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Clause detail — protections, your obligations, and coverage
Every clause below is a verbatim quote from StoryChief's own published policy, read in full and linked to its exact location. Protections and user obligations are reported separately from risk because they are different kinds of clause — an obligation on you is not a risk to your data. Informational only, not legal advice.
✅ Protections found
0 verified clausesClauses in StoryChief's policies that work in your favour — commitments the platform made to you.
No protective clause has been verified in StoryChief's published policies yet. That means we did not find one in the documents we read — not that the platform offers nothing.
📋 Rules you must follow
0 verified clausesWhat StoryChief requires of YOU. These are your obligations, not risks to your data or IP, so they are cited here and excluded from this platform's risk rating.
No user-conduct rule has been verified in StoryChief's published policies yet.
What the policies actually cover
0 topicsNone of StoryChief's verified clauses has been assigned a topic yet. The clause-trust review has not reached this platform's findings.
Clause intelligence
Canonical clauses and stance patterns extracted from the same gate-verified citations shown on this page.
The clause provides a deletion or time-bounded retention path.
“8.1 STORY CHIEF may choose, at its discretion, to offer a free trial period (“Trial Period”) of subscription to Customers. 8.2 If the Customer is accessing the Services on a trial basis, STORY CHIEF will make the Services available at no charge for a period of up to 7 (seven) days. The Trial Period is intended for evaluation purposes only. These Terms and Conditions shall fully apply during the Trial Period. 8.3 D...”Open source citation
The clause provides a deletion or time-bounded retention path.
“8.1 STORY CHIEF may choose, at its discretion, to offer a free trial period ("Trial Period") of subscription to Customers. 8.2 If the Customer is accessing the Services on a trial basis, STORY CHIEF will make the Services available at no charge for a period of up to 7 (seven) days. The Trial Period is intended for evaluation purposes only. 8.3 During or upon the expiry of the Trial Period, the Customer may purchas...”Open source citation
The clause provides a deletion or time-bounded retention path.
“8.1 STORY CHIEF may choose, at its discretion, to offer a free trial period ("Trial Period") of subscription to Customers. 8.2 If the Customer is accessing the Services on a trial basis, STORY CHIEF will make the Services available at no charge for a period of up to 1 (one) day. The Trial Period is intended for evaluation purposes only. 8.3 During or upon the expiry of the Trial Period, the Customer may purchase a...”Open source citation
The clause includes sublicensable, transferable, or assignable rights.
“16.1 The Customer hereby grants to STORY CHIEF a non-exclusive license to copy, reproduce, store, distribute, publish, export, adapt, edit and translate the Customer Data to the extent reasonably required for the performance of STORY CHIEF's obligations and the exercise of STORY CHIEF's rights under the Agreement. The Customer also grants to STORY CHIEF the right to sub-license these rights to its hostin...”Open source citation
The clause grants a broad content license.
“16.1 The Customer hereby grants to STORY CHIEF a non-exclusive license to copy, reproduce, store, distribute, publish, export, adapt, edit and translate the Customer Data to the extent reasonably required for the performance of STORY CHIEF's obligations and the exercise of STORY CHIEF's rights under the Agreement. The Customer also grants to STORY CHIEF the right to sub-license these rights to its hostin...”Open source citation
Tier matrix
Plan-level conditions detected from citation-backed clauses. Empty tiers mean AIRIN has not captured decisive tier language yet.
| Tier | Surface | Verdict | Risk | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All applicable tiers | commercial use | conditional | MEDIUM | 3 |
| All applicable tiers | data retention | worsens | HIGH | 5 |
| All applicable tiers | indemnity liability | conditional | MEDIUM | 2 |
| All applicable tiers | privacy data use | worsens | HIGH | 6 |
| Api | privacy data use | conditional | MEDIUM | 2 |
| Free | data retention | improves | LOW | 3 |
| Pro / Paid | indemnity liability | conditional | MEDIUM | 1 |
| Team / Business | privacy data use | conditional | MEDIUM | 3 |
Policy evolution
Open full timelineBefore/after stance changes across captured policy versions. When no material delta exists yet, AIRIN shows the latest citation-backed stance events instead.
legal burden changed from medium/liability limited to medium/indemnity.
“24.6 To the extent permissible under applicable law the maximum aggregate liability of STORY CHIEF arising out of or in connection with the Agreement, including any license, use, or other employment of the Services, whether such liability arises from any claim based on breach or repudiation of the contract, breach of warranty, tort, or otherwise, shall not exceed an amount equal to the monthly price actually paid by Customer for the use of the Services immediately preceding the event giving rise to such claim. There shall be only one aggregate liability cap under the Agreement even if there are multiple claims; each claim shall reduce the amount available in the aggregate liability cap.”Before citation
“4.1 The Customer recognizes and accepts that compliance with this AUP constitutes an essential obligation of the Agreement. 4.2 In the event of breach, the Customer shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless STORY CHIEF for any damages, losses, expenses, liabilities, or claims. 4.3 A breach of this AUP might also lead to criminal and/or civil prosecution.”After citation
content license improved from high/sublicensable or transferable to medium/broad license.
“16.1 The Customer hereby grants to STORY CHIEF a non-exclusive license to copy, reproduce, store, distribute, publish, export, adapt, edit and translate the Customer Data to the extent reasonably required for the performance of STORY CHIEF's obligations and the exercise of STORY CHIEF's rights under the Agreement. The Customer also grants to STORY CHIEF the right to sub-license these rights to its hosting, connectivity, and telecommunications service providers. 16.2 The Customer warrants to STORY CHIEF that the Customer Data will not infringe the Intellectual Property Rights or other legal rights of any person and will not breach the provisions of the applicable laws, statutes, or regulations. 16.3 STORY CHIEF shall create a backup copy of the Customer Data daily, shall ensure that each such copy is sufficient to enable STORY CHIEF to restore the Services to the state they were in at the time the backup was taken and shall retain and securely store each such copy for a minimum period of 60 days.”Before citation
“16.1 The Customer hereby grants to STORY CHIEF a non-exclusive license to copy, reproduce, store, distribute, publish, export, adapt, edit and translate the Customer Data to the extent reasonably required for the performance of STORY CHIEF's obligations and the exercise of STORY CHIEF's rights under the Agreement. 16.2 The Customer warrants to STORY CHIEF that the Customer Data will not infringe the Intellectual Property Rights or other legal rights of any person. 16.3 STORY CHIEF shall create a backup copy of the Customer Data daily and shall retain and securely store each such copy for a minimum period of 60 days.”After citation
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing on privacy data use
“STORY CHIEF may allow you to connect a YouTube channel to your STORY CHIEF account through the YouTube API Services, in which case we will access certain information from Google and YouTube regarding your account. In particular, we may collect profile image, display name, profile ID, access tokens, existing videos. This includes the details of your video and engagement data (such as click rates, likes, re-shares, impressions, as well as general engagement counts), to the extent permitted by applicable law. This data will only be used by STORY CHIEF to provide you with the Service you expect and will not be shared with any third parties. By connecting a YouTube channel to your STORY CHIEF account you are agreeing to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service. Revoking access to a YouTube channel can be done by removing the channel in STORY CHIEF or through the Google security settings page. More information on Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.”Open timeline citation
Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights on privacy data use
“When we process your Personal Data, you have the right to inspect this data and you can also request the following information from us: The processing purposes; The categories of Personal Data concerned; The recipients or categories of recipients to whom the Personal Data have been or will be disclosed; If possible, the period for which it is expected that the Personal Data will be stored; Where we do not obtain your Personal Data directly from you, the information available on the source of your Personal Data. If you request more than one copy, we reserve the right to charge an administrative fee for this.”Open timeline citation
Latest stance: deletion or time bound on data retention
“8.1 STORY CHIEF may choose, at its discretion, to offer a free trial period ("Trial Period") of subscription to Customers. 8.2 If the Customer is accessing the Services on a trial basis, STORY CHIEF will make the Services available at no charge for a period of up to 1 (one) day. The Trial Period is intended for evaluation purposes only. 8.3 During or upon the expiry of the Trial Period, the Customer may purchase a subscription to the Services. 8.4 If a Customer does not purchase a subscription to the Services at the end of the Trial Period: (a) all rights to access or use the Service will end, and (b) STORY CHIEF will delete all Customer data within 60 days of the expiry of the Trial Period. 8.5 STORY CHIEF may discontinue the Trial Period provision at any time at STORY CHIEF's sole discretion.”Open timeline citation
Latest stance: indemnity on indemnity liability
“4.1 The Customer recognizes and accepts that compliance with this AUP constitutes an essential obligation of the Agreement. 4.2 In the event of breach, the Customer shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless STORY CHIEF for any damages, losses, expenses, liabilities, or claims. 4.3 A breach of this AUP might also lead to criminal and/or civil prosecution.”Open timeline citation
Capture recency
- Terms of Service:Last captured 2026-07-27· verified 2026-07-27
- Privacy Policy:Last captured 2026-08-17· verified 2026-08-17
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190 findings first captured First scan: June 2026.
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