Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 24, 2026

Hive Investing (this site, and the associated Blogger, YouTube, and podcast feed published under the same name) is operated by a single individual as a personal research and publishing project. This policy explains how Google account data is used by the automation that runs this project.

Who this applies to

This project connects to Google services using only the operator's own Google account. It is not a multi-user application, does not offer "Sign in with Google" to visitors, and does not collect, process, or store personal data belonging to any third party through Google APIs.

What Google data is accessed, and why

• Blogger — used to automatically publish blog posts written by the operator's content pipeline to the operator's own Blogger site.
• YouTube (upload, readonly) — used to automatically upload videos produced by the operator's content pipeline to the operator's own YouTube channel, and to read basic channel/video status to confirm uploads succeeded.
• Gmail (modify, send) — used internally by the automation to send and organize the operator's own notification emails about the publishing pipeline (for example, run summaries and error alerts). It is not used to read, send, or act on anyone else's email.
• Calendar — used to schedule and check the operator's own publishing calendar (for example, when the next post or episode is due).
• Drive (readonly, file) — used to read and store the operator's own working files (drafts, audio, generated artifacts) used by the content pipeline.
• Sheets (readonly) — used to read the operator's own tracking spreadsheets (for example, a content calendar or publishing log).
• Cloud Platform (read-only) — used internally by the automation to read the status of its own Google Cloud project (for example, API quota and configuration checks). It does not access any other Google Cloud project or any data belonging to anyone else.

What is not collected

This site is a static blog, podcast feed, and archive. It does not use cookies, analytics, tracking pixels, or sign-in forms, and it does not collect any data from visitors who read or listen to the content.

Data sharing

No data accessed through these Google scopes is sold, rented, or shared with any third party. Data is used solely to operate this project's own publishing automation.

Google API Services User Data Policy

This project's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Data retention and revocation

Tokens and working files are retained only as long as needed to operate the publishing pipeline. Access can be revoked at any time from the Google Account permissions page.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be raised via GitHub Issues on this project's repository.