Last updated August 1, 2026

Terms and takedowns

Written to be read. If something here is unclear, ask us at hello@69.studio and we will answer in plain words rather than point at a clause.

1. What this service is

69.studio is a directory and listening app for podcasts that publish on YouTube. A hub collects links to episodes a show has already made public, and every episode plays through YouTube’s own embedded player. We do not host, copy, re-encode, download, or store anybody’s audio or video. Plays, advertising, and analytics all happen on YouTube and count for the channel that published them.

2. Community hubs, and who they belong to

Anyone can add a show. That is the point of the free tier and it does not require the host’s permission, because everything a community hub indexes is already public. It does not make the person who added it an owner of anything. A hub belongs to the show it is about.

We index public metadata only: titles, descriptions, thumbnails, durations, publication dates, and view counts, all as published by YouTube. We do not index members-only videos, unlisted videos, private videos, or anything behind a paywall, and we do not attempt to reach content the channel has restricted.

3. Removing a show

If you host, produce, or own a show and would rather it were not here, email hello@69.studio and we will remove the hub. Tell us the show and the address of its page. We aim to act the same business day and will confirm when it is done.

There is no form, no retention offer, and no requirement that you explain yourself or prove ownership before we act. If it turns out a request did not come from the show, we will restore the hub and tell whoever asked.

The same address handles copyright complaints. If you believe a hub links to material that infringes your rights, send us the page, the material, and the basis for the claim, and we will remove the link while we look into it. Because we link rather than host, a complaint about the underlying video itself is something YouTube has to resolve.

4. Claiming a hub

A host can claim their show at any time. We verify control of the channel, usually by a note in the channel description or a reply from the address the channel publishes. Once claimed, the page becomes yours to edit and everything already built stays where it is. Claiming does not transfer ownership of 69.studio’s software, and cancelling does not transfer it either.

5. Plans, billing, and terms

Prices are listed on the podcaster page and are the same numbers used in this document:

  • Community Free
  • Claimed $69 per month
  • Branded $169 per month
  • Sponsors $369 per month
  • Studio $690 per month
  • Quarterly Tune Up $690 per quarter
  • Monthly Build $690 per month

Monthly plans bill monthly and can be cancelled any time. Branded carries a nine-month minimum from go-live because moving a show onto its own domain and its own sign-in is work we would rather do once and do right. Studio carries twelve months. Quarterly Tune Up bills quarterly and can be cancelled before the next quarter starts.

Payment processing is 5% plus 79 cents. Platform overages, meaning usage beyond what a plan includes, are billed at cost plus 20%. Unused build-time hours carry forward one period. Anything larger than the hours remaining is quoted before work starts.

Money you collect from listeners and sponsors is yours. Stripe pays your account directly and we take no percentage of memberships or advertising.

6. Cancelling

A paid hub drops back to the free Community tier rather than disappearing, so your listeners do not hit a dead link. Your data and your email list export on the way out. We hold your content and settings for 90 days in case you come back, then delete them.

7. Your content and your listeners’ data

You keep every right you already had in your show. On a paid plan you grant us only the permission needed to run the service: to store, display, and deliver your content to your listeners. Your listener email list is yours, exportable at any time, and we do not market to it, sell it, or use it for anything other than running your show.

We collect basic page analytics across the site. We do not sell personal data and there is no advertising on community hubs.

8. What we ask of you

Do not use the service to break the law, infringe someone else’s rights, add shows in order to harass their hosts, or attempt to reach content a channel has restricted. We can remove a hub or close an account that does. If we close a paid account for one of these reasons we refund the unused portion of the current period.

9. The honest limitations

The service is provided as it is. We do not promise it will never be down, and because episodes play through YouTube, a video that YouTube removes or restricts stops working here too, which is outside our control. Where the law allows it to be limited, our liability is capped at what you paid us in the previous twelve months, which for a free community hub is nothing.

If we change these terms in a way that affects a paid plan, we will tell you before it takes effect and you can cancel rather than accept it.

10. Who you are dealing with

69.studio is operated by Johnny Outlaw LLC. Reach a person at hello@69.studio.