Terms of Service

Warden · Shpaga Chat Moderator (https://yt.shpaga.party) · Last updated: October 7, 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of Warden ("the Service"), a private live chat moderation tool operated by Yaroslav Zakabluk, an independent developer based in Kyiv, Ukraine ("we", "us"). By signing in to or otherwise using the Service you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. The Service

The Service gives the moderators of a single YouTube channel a web dashboard for the live chat of that channel's own broadcasts. It reads the live chat through the YouTube Data API, detects messages that break the channel's chat rules, and lets moderators — or automatic rules configured by the channel — delete messages, time out or ban chat participants, and post messages through the channel's dedicated bot account. Moderators may optionally connect their own YouTube account to post chat messages under their own name; they are responsible for the messages they post that way.

2. YouTube Terms

The Service uses YouTube API Services. By using the Service you agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service. Your use of information obtained through the Service is also subject to the Google Privacy Policy and our Privacy Policy.

3. Accounts and access

• The Service is not open to the public. Accounts are created only by the channel's administrator for people the channel has appointed to moderate its chat, and for reviewers who need read-only access.
• You must keep your password confidential and must not share your account. You are responsible for actions taken with your account.
• Each account has a role that limits what it can do. Access can be changed or removed by the channel administrator at any time.

4. Acceptable use

You agree to use the Service only to moderate the channel's live chat in good faith and in line with the YouTube Community Guidelines and the channel's rules. You must not:

• use the Service to harass, discriminate against or target chat participants, or to take moderation actions for reasons unrelated to the chat rules;
• send spam, misleading content or any content that violates YouTube's policies through the bot account;
• copy, export or reuse chat participants' data outside the Service, except as needed to moderate the channel;
• attempt to access data or functions you are not authorized for, interfere with the Service, or circumvent its security or the YouTube API quotas and policies.

5. Moderation actions

Moderation actions taken through the Service are performed on YouTube by the channel's bot account and are recorded in the audit log together with the moderator who requested them. The channel remains responsible for its chat rules and for the automatic rules it configures. Actions depend on YouTube's systems and may be delayed or fail; the Service shows their status but cannot guarantee that YouTube will apply them.

6. Availability and changes

The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranties of any kind. We may change, suspend or discontinue the Service or any part of it at any time, including when access to YouTube API Services changes or is limited.

7. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages, or for any loss of data, revenue or audience, arising from the use of or inability to use the Service.

8. Termination

We or the channel administrator may suspend or terminate your access at any time if you breach these Terms or the YouTube Terms of Service. You can stop using the Service at any time.

9. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. The date at the top shows the latest revision. Continuing to use the Service after a change means you accept the updated Terms.

10. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Ukraine.

11. Contact

Yaroslav Zakabluk · Kyiv, Ukraine · slavious@gmail.com