Hope Talk Publisher — Terms of Use

Effective date: October 2, 2026.

Hope Talk Publisher is operated for Hope Johnson’s own recorded-talk publishing workflow. It is a private internal application running locally on her Mac. It is not offered as a public SaaS product, has no public registration or customer accounts, and provides no customer subscription service.

Hope Talk Publisher uses YouTube API Services. By using its YouTube features, the operator agrees to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service. The applicable YouTube API Services Terms of Service also govern use of those services.

Use and approval

The tool helps prepare recordings, transcripts, written material, thumbnails, and captioned clips. Hope remains responsible for deciding what content may be processed externally, uploaded, published, or scheduled and for confirming that she has the necessary rights and permissions.

Preparation and review are separate from publishing. Generated content and proposed dates are not approvals. Publishing depends on Hope’s explicit approval of the relevant current content, files, destination, and delivery settings. A content approval alone does not authorize an otherwise disabled live integration. Changes to approved material may invalidate its approval and require a new review.

Third party services

The workflow may interact with YouTube, Substack, Buzzsprout, OpenAI, and, if separately implemented and authorized, Meta platforms. Their applicable account terms, platform rules, privacy policies, and technical restrictions also apply. Mentioning a platform here does not mean that its integration is currently operational.

The application’s data practices are described in its Privacy Policy.

Integration availability

Third-party integrations depend on authorization, API quota, account permissions, platform processing, and available controls. Their availability and successful operation are not guaranteed. The current YouTube API path is limited to disposable validation content, with real unattended delivery disabled pending verification. The manual upload fallback remains available for approved files.

If delivery or verification fails, the result should remain pending for review rather than being treated as successfully published. The tool does not replace Hope’s editorial decisions or platform account controls.

Contact

Questions about the application may be directed to Hope’s public contact page.