diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index d5684bb040..51847faf3e 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@
     "statusReminder": {
         "message": "Check status.sponsor.ajay.app for server status."
     },
+    "confirmPrivacy": {
+        "message": "The video has been detected as not public. Click cancel if you do not want to check for sponsors."
+    },
     "changeUserID": {
         "message": "Import/Export Your UserID"
     },
diff --git a/content.js b/content.js
index 0a829e5144..39c9d73e7c 100644
--- a/content.js
+++ b/content.js
@@ -275,10 +275,10 @@ function resetValues() {
     sponsorDataFound = false;
 }
 
-function videoIDChange(id) {
+
+async function videoIDChange(id) {
     //if the id has not changed return
     if (sponsorVideoID === id) return;
-
     //set the global videoID
     sponsorVideoID = id;
 
@@ -286,9 +286,19 @@ function videoIDChange(id) {
     
 	//id is not valid
     if (!id) return;
-
+	
+    await wait(isPrivacyInfoAvailable);
+    if (isUnlisted()) {
+        let shouldContinue = confirm(chrome.i18n.getMessage("confirmPrivacy"));
+        if(!shouldContinue) return;
+    }
+	
     let channelIDPromise = wait(getChannelID);
-    channelIDPromise.then(() => channelIDPromise.isFulfilled = true).catch(() => channelIDPromise.isRejected  = true);
+    channelIDPromise.then(() => {
+        channelIDPromise.isFulfilled = true
+    }).catch(() => {
+        channelIDPromise.isRejected  = true
+    });
 
     //setup the preview bar
     if (previewBar == null) {
@@ -391,7 +401,7 @@ function sponsorsLookup(id, channelIDPromise) {
         setTimeout(() => sponsorsLookup(id), 100);
         return;
     }
-
+	
     if (!durationListenerSetUp) {
         durationListenerSetUp = true;
 
@@ -410,7 +420,7 @@ function sponsorsLookup(id, channelIDPromise) {
             channelIDPromise.then(whitelistCheck);
         }
     }
-
+	
     //check database for sponsor times
     //made true once a setTimeout has been created to try again after a server error
     let recheckStarted = false;
@@ -1132,6 +1142,27 @@ function getSponsorTimesMessage(sponsorTimes) {
     return sponsorTimesMessage;
 }
 
+// Privacy utils
+function isPrivacyInfoAvailable() {
+    if(document.location.pathname.startsWith("/embed/")) return true;
+    return (document.getElementsByClassName("style-scope ytd-badge-supported-renderer").length >= 2);
+}
+
+function getPrivacy() {
+    if(document.location.pathname.startsWith("/embed/")) return "Public";
+    return document.getElementsByClassName("style-scope ytd-badge-supported-renderer")[2].innerText;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Is this a unlisted YouTube video
+ * 
+ * @returns {Boolean}
+ */
+function isUnlisted() {
+    return !document.location.pathname.startsWith("/embed/") && 
+        (document.getElementsByClassName("style-scope ytd-badge-supported-renderer")[2].innerText === "Unlisted");
+}
+
 //converts time in seconds to minutes:seconds
 function getFormattedTime(seconds) {
     let minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
diff --git a/utils.js b/utils.js
index 838769a273..4885c9c7a9 100644
--- a/utils.js
+++ b/utils.js
@@ -104,4 +104,4 @@ function getErrorMessage(statusCode) {
     }
 
     return errorMessage;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}