Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 24, 2026
1. Operator
Golden Mirage Sounds / OudBeat.com operates this website. OudBeat is a public music, education and journal site. For general site questions or privacy requests, use the official Golden Mirage Sounds YouTube channel as the public contact route.
2. Information we collect
OudBeat does not require visitor accounts and does not ask visitors for passwords, payment information, or YouTube login credentials. The site does not intentionally collect sensitive personal information through its public pages.
Our hosting and security providers may process ordinary technical information needed to deliver and protect the website, such as IP address, request details, browser information and security logs. We do not use this information on the site to build advertising profiles.
3. YouTube API Services
OudBeat uses YouTube API Services to retrieve public information about the Golden Mirage Sounds YouTube channel and its videos, including titles, publication dates, thumbnails, durations, descriptions and current public view counts when supplied by YouTube. The site does not request or store visitor YouTube credentials or authorized visitor YouTube data.
You can review the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use before using YouTube-powered features. YouTube API Services are governed by the YouTube API Services Terms and YouTube Developer Policies. YouTube's own Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy also apply when you use their services.
4. Cookies and local storage
OudBeat uses Google Analytics and Google AdSense only after the visitor makes a consent choice where required. Before consent, Google consent signals are set to denied for analytics and advertising storage. If consent is granted, these services may use cookies or similar technologies as described by Google. You can change or withdraw your choice using the privacy controls provided on the site.
5. Third-party services and links
The site links to or requests content from YouTube/Google services and links to TikTok. Those services operate under their own policies. OudBeat does not control their data practices. OudBeat also uses Google Analytics for aggregated site measurement and Google AdSense for advertising when optional consent is granted. Google may process information such as device, browser, approximate location and interactions according to its own policies and the consent choices available on this site.
6. Data retention and deletion
OudBeat does not maintain a visitor account database. Temporary hosting/security logs may be retained by service providers under their own policies. If you believe OudBeat has received personal information that should be removed, contact the operator through the public contact route above and describe the request without sending passwords or API keys.
7. Security
The YouTube API key is stored as a Netlify server-side environment variable and is not intentionally published in page source or browser code. The site uses HTTPS and security response headers.
8. Children's privacy
OudBeat is not designed as a service directed to children. We do not knowingly request personal information from children.
9. Changes
This policy may be updated when the site's services, technology or legal requirements change. The date above identifies the current version.