{"id":6772,"date":"2026-09-03T19:43:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bentonil.com\/?page_id=6772"},"modified":"2026-09-03T20:22:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T20:22:21","slug":"city-of-benton-illinois-youtube-api-services-privacy-notice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bentonil.com\/?page_id=6772","title":{"rendered":"City of Benton, Illinois \u2014 YouTube API Services Privacy Notice and Terms of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>City of Benton, Illinois \u2014 YouTube API Services Privacy Notice<\/p>\n<p>The City of Benton, Illinois operates an internal software utility that uploads recordings of the City&#8217;s public meetings to the City&#8217;s official YouTube channel. This utility uses YouTube API Services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What it accesses.<\/strong>\u00a0The utility authenticates to a single Google account owned by the City \u2014 the account that owns the City&#8217;s YouTube channel. It does not access, collect, or store information about any other person&#8217;s Google or YouTube account. It has no end users and no public interface.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What it stores.<\/strong>\u00a0The utility stores a credential authorizing it to upload to the City&#8217;s channel, and a local record of which meeting recordings have already been uploaded \u2014 a source video identifier, the resulting YouTube video identifier, and a timestamp. Video files are deleted from local storage after upload. No YouTube analytics, viewer information, subscriber information, or other API data is retrieved or retained.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sharing.<\/strong>\u00a0No data is shared with any third party. No advertising is served. No cookies or similar tracking technologies are used.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Revoking access and deleting data.<\/strong>\u00a0Access may be revoked at any time through the Google security settings page at\u00a0<code>https:\/\/security.google.com\/settings\/security\/permissions<\/code>. Following revocation, the stored credential is deleted within 30 calendar days. Requests to delete data held by this utility are honored within 7 calendar days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Governing terms.<\/strong>\u00a0Use of YouTube API Services is subject to the YouTube Terms of Service at\u00a0<code>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/t\/terms<\/code>\u00a0and the Google Privacy Policy at\u00a0<code>http:\/\/www.google.com\/policies\/privacy<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact.<\/strong>\u00a0Questions or complaints regarding this notice may be directed to grants@bentonil.gov, City of Benton, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>City of Benton, Illinois \u2014 Terms of Use: Meeting Recording Upload Utility<\/p>\n<p>Scope. These terms govern use of the internal software utility operated by the City of Benton, Illinois that uploads recordings of the City&#8217;s public meetings to the City&#8217;s official YouTube channel (the &#8220;Utility&#8221;). The Utility is operated solely by authorized City staff. It has no public interface and is not made available to residents or to any third party.<\/p>\n<p>Agreement to YouTube&#8217;s terms. The Utility uses YouTube API Services. By using the Utility, you agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service, available at https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/t\/terms.<\/p>\n<p>Privacy. Information handling by the Utility is described in the City&#8217;s YouTube API Services Privacy Notice. Google&#8217;s handling of information is governed by the Google Privacy Policy at http:\/\/www.google.com\/policies\/privacy.<\/p>\n<p>Permitted use. Authorized City staff may use the Utility only to upload recordings of the City&#8217;s own public meetings to the City&#8217;s own YouTube channel. Uploading third-party content, or use for any purpose other than publishing the City&#8217;s public meeting recordings, is not permitted.<\/p>\n<p>Revoking access. Access granted to the Utility may be revoked at any time through the Google security settings page at https:\/\/security.google.com\/settings\/security\/permissions.<\/p>\n<p>No warranty; official record. The Utility is provided as an administrative convenience. Recordings published through it are not the official record of any meeting. 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