Terms of Service

Last Updated: March 25, 2026

This service uses Google’s YouTube API Services (YouTube Data API v3). By using this service, you understand and agree that your Google user data (such as playlists and video metadata) may be processed through the API. This is subject to the YouTube Terms of Service (https://www.youtube.com/t/terms) and Google Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy).

1. Service Overview

This service (FixMyPlaylist) provides automated tracking and restoration for YouTube playlists to maintain their integrity. The service operates based on the following standards:

• Definition of 'Abnormal Videos':

  The service identifies videos that are no longer public. This encompasses videos that are Deleted, Private, or Country-blocked(blocked in specific regions due to copyright).

• Daily Quota System:

  The Service operates based on a logical daily quota assigned to each user, which is consumed by all tracking and restoration activities.

• How It Works:

  The Service operates through a cyclical process designed to maintain playlist health:

  Monitoring: The Service periodically scans your linked playlists to detect changes and identify Abnormal Videos.

  Attempted Restoration: When a broken video is detected, the system attempts to find a suitable replacement and update the playlist using your assigned daily Quota.

  Replacement Not Found: If the system cannot find a suitable replacement for a backed-up Abnormal Video, A designated 'FixMyPlaylist' temporary placeholder video will be inserted to preserve the track's position and notify the user.

  Fallback to Cleanup: If the operation fails due to quota exhaustion or technical limitations, the Service will remove the Abnormal Videos to ensure the playlist remains functional.

2. Conditions of Use

Compliance:

Linking your Google account is required to use the service.

You must comply with the YouTube API usage policy. The following actions are prohibited:

• Spam or large-scale automated operations
• Unauthorized reproduction of copyrighted content
• Actions causing excessive API call volume

Technical Acknowledgement:

• You agree to provide accurate information and maintain the connection to your Google Account. You acknowledge that the Service's ability to modify your playlist relies on valid OAuth tokens and sufficient API quotas.
• You acknowledge that playlist data may be cached and that temporary discrepancies may occur.

3. Rights and Obligations

User Rights:

• You may disconnect your Google account at any time.
• You may request permanent deletion of all data by withdrawing from membership.

Service Provider Rights:

• The provider may restrict service use if these terms are violated.
• The provider may modify or discontinue parts of the service for operational or technical reasons.

4. The Quota System

Consumption:

A logical quota is assigned to each user and resets daily. All actions consume this quota, including:

• User actions: Service signup(for channelId), playlist views, manually adding playlists
• System actions: Viewing videos, searching for replacements, adding videos(restore), deleting videos

Exhaustion:

If your daily quota is exhausted, automated restoration and synchronization tasks may stop or be partially executed. In addition, user-initiated actions such as viewing playlists or registering new playlists may also be temporarily restricted until the quota resets.

5. Operation Policy & Failure Handling

The Service Provider strives to ensure stable operation but does not guarantee the perfect restoration of all videos. The Provider is expressly not liable for data loss or service limitations. The following policies describe how abnormal videos are handled:

A. Initial Registration and Baseline Cleanup

Upon the initial registration of a playlist, the Service establishes a clean synchronization baseline between the user’s playlist and the internal backup database. The Service actively retrieves and backs up the metadata for pre-existing 'Country-blocked' videos. However, videos for which metadata fundamentally cannot be retrieved via the API, such as completely Deleted or Private videos, are not backed up. Accordingly, these unretrievable videos are removed without attempting restoration to ensure a consistent and reliable initial state.

B. Synchronization Logic and Unbacked Abnormal Videos

The Service continually backs up and synchronizes publicly available videos (“Normal Videos”) alongside recognized Country-blocked videos. As part of its regular operation, the background recovery scheduler periodically aligns the actual YouTube playlist with the Service’s internal records.

If a user manually adds a video to a playlist and that video becomes abnormal before the scheduler performs its synchronization, the Service has no backup record for that video. Such videos are classified as unbacked abnormal videos and are not eligible for restoration. To preserve playlist consistency, these videos are removed without replacement.

Edge Case: If a user manually adds a video to their playlist and that video becomes abnormal(Deleted, Private, or Country-blocked) before the scheduler performs its next synchronization backup, the Service has no metadata record for that video. Such videos are classified as Abnormal Videos and are not eligible for restoration. To preserve overall playlist consistency, these unbacked videos are removed without replacement.

C. Restoration Attempts, Failure & Cleanup Fallback

When abnormal videos are detected that do have a valid backup record, the Service attempts to restore them by identifying a suitable replacement video, adding the replacement to the playlist, and then removing the abnormal video. All restoration operations are subject to API availability, concurrency constraints, and user-specific quota limits.

In the event of API errors, concurrency conflicts, quota exhaustion, or temporary external service failures, the Service may perform a single retry attempt where quota and system conditions allow. No further retries are guaranteed.

If restoration cannot be completed after this retry in cases where API errors, concurrency conflicts, quota exhaustion, or external service failures occur, the following fallback rules apply:

• Case 1 (Replacement Add Failed): If the Service cannot add a replacement video after retry attempts, restoration is deemed impossible. To prevent playlist inconsistency, the abnormal video is permanently removed (Cleaned Up) without replacement.
• Case 2 (Abnormal Delete Failed): If the replacement video is successfully added but removal of the abnormal video fails, the abnormal video may temporarily remain in the playlist. During the next scheduled run, the Service will identify it as an unbacked abnormal video and perform a Clean Up to restore consistency.
• Case 3 (Both Add and Delete Failed): If neither operation succeeds, no immediate changes occur. On the next scheduled execution, the Service will again identify the abnormal video and perform a Clean Up operation.

In summary, the Service follows a principle of “Attempt Restoration, Then Default to Cleanup”. Only videos with valid backup records are eligible for restoration, and whenever restoration cannot be reliably completed, the Service prioritizes playlist integrity by removing abnormal videos.

D. Geo-Location Discrepancies

The identification of 'Abnormal Videos' (specifically Country-blocked items) is strictly based on the Country Code detected from your IP address at the time of initial service registration. Videos restricted in your registered country region will be classified as 'Abnormal' and subject to recovery or removal (Clean Up), regardless of your current physical location or network changes (e.g., using VPN).

E. API Quota Limits

Service operation is strictly bound by Google's daily API Quota limits. Operations (tracking, adding, deleting) may stop or be partially processed if the quota is exceeded.

6. Limitations and Disclaimer

The Service is provided on an “as-is” and “as-available” basis. While reasonable efforts are made to ensure stable operation, the Service does not guarantee the complete preservation, restoration, or integrity of any playlist or video data.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Service Provider shall not be liable for any direct or indirect data loss, playlist modification, deletion, restoration failure, or service interruption arising from the use of the Service, including those caused by API limitations, quota exhaustion, external platform errors, synchronization behavior, or automated processing.

Users acknowledge that the Service operates by automatically modifying live YouTube playlists and that such operations inherently involve the risk of unintended changes.

External Dependencies and Events

The Service may be affected by changes to YouTube Terms of Service, API policies, platform requirements, or events beyond reasonable control, including natural disasters, government actions, or major network outages.

User-Controlled Circumstances

The Service Provider is not responsible for issues arising from circumstances under the user's control, including account mismanagement, compromised credentials, unauthorized access, or misuse of the Service.

7. Changes to Terms

Any changes to these terms will be notified through service notices or by email. If there is no objection within 7 days of notice, the changes will take effect.

8. Dispute Resolution

Any disputes related to this service shall be resolved under the laws of the Republic of Korea.

If you do not agree to these terms, please discontinue use of the service.