Last updated: 18 October 2026. This policy explains how The Elastic Band handles information through theelasticbandwebsite.com and its private YouTube publishing automation. For privacy questions or requests, email theelasticband@hotmail.com.
Who we are and what the automation does
The Elastic Band operates this website and the “Elastic Band YouTube Automation” OAuth app. The app is an n8n workflow hosted at n8n.smartops.ie. Authorised band operators use it to upload approved promotional video clips to The Elastic Band’s own YouTube channel. It is not a public service for managing other people’s channels.
Google account access and data we process
The YouTube channel owner connects the workflow through Google OAuth. We request only the youtube.upload permission, which is needed to upload videos to the connected YouTube channel. Google supplies an OAuth access/refresh credential for that connection. The workflow uses it to authenticate the upload; it does not ask for access to Gmail, contacts or unrelated Google account data.
For each approved upload, the workflow processes the selected video file and publishing details such as its title, description, category and visibility. It sends those items to the YouTube Data API. Google may return the uploaded video ID, link, status or an error message. We may keep those results, together with the clip reference and execution record, to confirm the upload, prevent unintended repeat posting and troubleshoot failures. The source clip is retrieved separately from the band’s Google Drive; this YouTube OAuth permission is not used to read Google Drive.
How we use and share Google data
We use the Google OAuth credential solely to let the workflow upload the band’s approved clips to its connected YouTube channel. Google/YouTube receives the video and publishing details to provide that service. The credential and upload results are available only to authorised operators of the band’s n8n installation and its hosting environment. We do not sell Google user data, use it for advertising or transfer it to data brokers. We do not use Google user data to train general-purpose AI models.
The automation can also publish the band’s own source video and caption to Facebook or Instagram through separate connections. It does not pass the YouTube OAuth credential, YouTube account information or YouTube API response to those platforms.
Storage, security and retention
The Google OAuth credential is kept in n8n’s credential store, rather than in the public website or the video description. Access to n8n is restricted to authorised operators. The credential remains available for the connection until the channel owner revokes it, the operator disconnects it or it expires. Workflow execution records and publishing metadata are held for operational and troubleshooting purposes under the n8n installation’s retention settings; an authorised operator can delete them when no longer needed. A video uploaded to YouTube remains on the channel until its owner changes its visibility or deletes it in YouTube Studio, subject to YouTube’s own policies.
Your choices and deletion requests
The connected Google account owner can withdraw the app’s access in their Google Account’s third-party connection settings. They may also ask us to remove the n8n credential, associated workflow records or uploaded videos. For access, correction or deletion requests about information we hold, email theelasticband@hotmail.com. We will handle requests in line with applicable law; some records may need to be kept where required by law or for a legitimate operational reason. Revoking access prevents future uploads through that connection but does not automatically remove videos already published to YouTube.
Website enquiries and browsing
If you contact us through the website or by email, we use the details you provide, such as your name, contact information, event information and message, to respond to your enquiry and manage a possible booking. We retain correspondence while it is needed for the enquiry, booking, business records or legal obligations. Website hosting and security services may process technical data such as IP address, browser information and request logs to deliver and protect the site. WordPress may use cookies for essential site or administrator functions. Embedded content, where present, may be governed by the provider’s own privacy policy.
We may use service providers to host this website, email and automation. They process data for those services, subject to their own terms and applicable data-protection obligations. For questions about these practices or to exercise your data-protection rights, contact theelasticband@hotmail.com.