The compliance department for YouTube creators
YouTube won’t warn you. We will.
A channel worth millions can vanish in a day — no warning, one appeal, decision final. We read your catalog against the written rules, and put it in writing.
no sign-in · no passwords · a confirmation straight away, then your report
- Catalog
- 500 reviews read against the current rulebook
- Finding
- 1 — the clause, its date, and the edit
- Ruled out
- Weapon manufacturing — a commercial trigger, no fabrication shown
- Confirmed
- YouTube age-restricted this exact video — independently
01THE RISK
We study how channels die.
Not to scare you — to learn where the warning signs hide. Measured: they hide in what is said and shown, not in the titles.
VERBATIM POST TITLES · r/PartneredYoutube — the forum for monetized creators
02THE WATCH
The rules moved 141 times since 2019. Your videos didn’t.
We check the rulebook every day and, once a change is reviewed, map it to the catalogs we guard — “this touches 6 of your videos.” Old videos were made under rules that no longer exist: some became dangerous, some can earn again.
RESEARCH DESK · every change dated and quoted from YouTube’s own policy pages · reviewed by a person before it touches a catalog
6 videos affected
2 fall under a rule that was relaxed
4 need an edit — clause quoted in each ticket
03THE PROOF
THREE REAL SCANS FROM OUR AUGUST 2026 PILOT · 1,437 VIDEOS, JUDGED BLIND · REPORTS SINCE WITHDRAWN
3findings.
Disaster documentaries
437 videos on nuclear accidents and industrial catastrophes. Grim subject matter throughout — and not one false alarm. A lobotomy engraving is an engraving, not surgery.
True-crime podcast
A studio show — people talking. Dozens of titles sound alarming; the content is not. The two findings are videos that describe an act, not a topic.
Firearms reviews
Hundreds of videos, every one about guns. The scan stayed quiet through the ordinary reviews and stopped on a single trigger device demonstrated firing — the one video actually against policy.
04THE METHOD
How a finding is made — and why you can trust it.
Two instruments, one rule: a finding names the clause and the evidence — and in the paid tiers, a person checks every material finding before it reaches you.
FIG. 01 — THE WITNESS AND THE JUDGE
One describes. One rules.
A witness writes down what is said and shown, moment by moment; a separate judge rules only on that record and the quoted clause.
FIG. 02 — THE CASCADE
Machines sort. People decide.
The record is checked for completeness, a reasoning judge rules on the quoted clause, and in the paid tiers a person signs.
FIG. 03 — THE SEALED DOSSIER
Evidence, not memories.
A dated record of when you were clean — what an appeal can carry.
05THE REVIEW
CHANNEL-SPECIFIC REVIEW
Your channel deserves evidence — not another score.
CreatorWarden turns material channel findings into a documented review record, so you can see what deserves attention and move forward with clarity.
DOCUMENTED
A clear record of channel-specific findings, built for review and follow-through.
HUMAN-REVIEWED
Material findings are reviewed by a human analyst — not left to an automated score.
No Google sign-in or OAuth connection required for public-channel analysis.
Independent risk assessment — not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google.
06THE LADDER
Depth follows trust.
The first look is free. The depth is your call.
PUBLIC
What anyone can see
What is said and shown in your public videos — read the way a policy reviewer reads it.
$0 · no sign-in
SIGNED
Your whole catalog, in writing
Up to 500 videos, read in full against today’s rules. Every finding carries the clause, the date it changed, and the fix — and a person signs it.
$399 one-time
ONGOING
What changes tomorrow
A scan is a photograph — your channel moves. New uploads detected and read, reconciled daily; every reviewed rule change re-mapped to your catalog.
$99/mo · with a human $299
07THE DIFFERENCE
A checker reads words. We read the catalog.
You have probably tried one. Here is the whole difference, in five lines.
Growth tools grow the asset. The Warden protects it.
What we cover — three commitments
The rulebook, quoted — our versioned corpus of 1,840 clauses, every one copied from YouTube’s own policy pages and kept under human review; zero written by us.
Silence when your catalog is fine — most catalogs come back quiet, and we say so in writing.
The dossier — a dated copy of every finding that outlives the video.
What we refuse to promise — three refusals
Immunity from YouTube’s decisions — anyone who guarantees that is lying to you.
Per-video prediction — nobody beats a coin flip there; we measured. We work at the level YouTube actually enforces.
Tricks against the platform — we protect channels, we don’t outsmart rules.
08THE PRICE
Built for channels where downtime is expensive.
A termination takes everything; the Warden takes 1.4% — for a channel earning $250k a year, that is the cost of ongoing protection. The first look is free.
Know where you stand.
- Your public videos — what is said and shown
- The clause quoted, not a score
- Fully automatic — a system reading, not an audit
- No Google sign-in, no passwords
Best forAnyone who wants a first look, with nothing to sign — including channels that are almost certainly fine and want it in writing.
- Your public videos, read the way the rules read them — what is said and what is shown, not just the title
- The clause quoted — every finding names the rule and the evidence, not a score
- Fully automatic — a system-only reading; no person reviews it and it is not an audit
- No Google sign-in or OAuth connection required — public videos only, one email with your report
Where do I stand right now?
- Every video — what is said and shown, read in full
- Your video list from your own YouTube Studio — we prepare the export links, you send the files
- A signed, dated baseline — 30 days of Shield included
Best forA back catalog that has never been read against today’s rules — hundreds of older videos, made under policies that have changed since.
- Every video read in full — what is said and what is shown, not a sample and not just the title
- Findings located to the moment — you know where to look, not just which video
- Clause quoted, policy-change date, fix — for every finding — so you can argue with us
- A signed, dated baseline — a person reviews every material finding and signs the record
- The sealed dossier — a dated record; each entry carries the fingerprint of the one before it
- The inspector’s note — signed by the person who read it — reply, and the same person answers
- A recorded walkthrough — the reviewer takes you through the report, plus one consolidated written follow-up
- 30 days of Shield included — then you choose: continue, move to Guard, or end. Silence charges nothing
Tell me when anything changes.
- New uploads detected automatically, reconciled daily
- Every detected upload analysed — or reported as not analysed
- Every reviewed rule change re-mapped to your catalog
- A new dossier entry every month
Best forChannels that upload on a schedule and would rather hear about a problem from us than from YouTube.
- New public uploads detected automatically — through YouTube notifications, confirmed and reconciled against your channel every day
- Every detected upload analysed — or reported as not analysed; we never guess, and we do not promise a reading before you publish
- Every reviewed rule change re-mapped to your catalog — the rules moved 141 times since 2019
- A new dossier entry every month — a dated record of where your channel stood
- Warden Case — when YouTube acts on a monitored video: the clause, the evidence and the dated record, ready to send
- Up to 12 new uploads a month — heavier schedules quoted for your channel
Read it from my own file — and stand with me when it goes wrong.
- Everything in Guard
- Your original file as the input — the whole runtime, more than the public video shows
- A named reviewer — the same person on every report
- Appeal dossiers — prepared with you, against the specific clause
Best forChannels in closely-watched categories, where a single restriction costs more than a year of the subscription.
- Everything in Guard — the whole watch, unchanged
- Your original file as the input — send us the file and the same reading runs on the whole runtime, with more context than the public video alone
- Appeal dossiers — prepared with you, against the specific clause; we do not represent you before YouTube
- A written answer within 72 hours — any incident, any question, from a person who knows your channel
- The inspector’s note on every report — with a direct line back: reply, and the same person answers
- A quarterly review — where your catalog stands and what changed — written, or a call if you prefer
The free scan comes first, always — that is the trial. Want the audit? We agree the scope and invoice it up front: no card, no checkout, an invoice from a registered company, and a person replies the same working day. Most catalogs come back quiet — being able to trust that is what you pay for.
09THE NETWORKS
One warden. Your whole roster.
One customer, many channels — agencies answer to their clients, and the shared ledger is how you prove you were watching.
Agencies and networks: preferential pricing — write to us with your roster and we quote it.
10THE FOUNDER
We built this after it happened to us.
On a market drowning in phishing, the first proof is a face.
My team and I come from this industry. We have made video for years — and we have been on the receiving end of YouTube’s enforcement ourselves: no warning, one appeal, decision final. That is not a line from a report. That was our inbox.
So we built what would have saved us: something that warns a creator before it is too late, instead of explaining afterwards what went wrong.
Clever Arts Ltd, a registered Bulgarian company. Number, address and the person legally responsible are in our Terms — most of what lands in your inbox will not publish those.
11THE QUESTIONS
Questions, answered straight.
Access & permissions
CreatorWarden can
- Read the public data of your channel
- Read what is said and shown in your public videos
- Read the original files you choose to send us (Shield)
- Keep the dated record of every finding
CreatorWarden cannot
- Upload, edit or delete anything
- Publish or change your channel in any way
- Act on your behalf towards YouTube
- See your password — we never ask for one
Is it really just one appeal?
It depends on the decision. For per-video monetization reviews, YouTube states one appeal — and the reviewer’s decision is final. Age-restriction appeals are in practice one attempt per video. Community Guidelines strikes and channel terminations have their own processes — but none of them offers a second chance once the review is done. That is why we prepare the evidence before you need it.
Do you guarantee I won’t get banned?
No — and nobody honest can, because the decisions are YouTube’s. What we guarantee: you’ll know what in your catalog violates today’s rules, you’ll hear about every reviewed rule change that touches you, and if the worst happens you’ll hold a documented dossier instead of memories.
Do you need access to my account?
No — never. We read public videos only, and we never ask for a Google sign-in, a Studio invitation or a password. Nothing is granted, so there is nothing to revoke. For the Deep Audit you export the list of your videos from your own YouTube Studio Analytics — we prepare the links, you press Export and send us the files; only the channel owner can do that. In Shield you may also send us your own original file for a richer read. Both stay yours, and you can ask us to delete them at any time.
What counts as a “heavy” upload schedule for Shield?
Shield is priced for a weekly rhythm. If you publish substantially more, we quote your channel individually — after we have measured what your schedule actually takes. No surprise invoices either way.
Why not just use TubeBuddy’s free checker?
Because a keyword checker and a compliance audit are not the same product — the five-line comparison above sets them side by side. One practical note: TubeBuddy lists 50K+ subscribers among the criteria that can move an account to business licensing — which is roughly where this problem starts to cost real money.
The warden watches while you create
Find out where you stand — today.
A confirmation straight away, then one email with your report.
Scan your videos