Privacy Policy
The short version. Your videos are edited right on your device and are never uploaded to Offcut's servers. When you use an AI feature, only what that feature needs (audio for captions, words and a few still frames for AI edits, photos for thumbnails) is sent to our AI providers to be processed, and we don't keep it. We don't sell your data, and we don't use advertising trackers.
Who we are
Offcut is an online video editor for creators ("Offcut", "we", "us"). If you have a question about this policy or your data, email our contact email.
What we collect
| What | Why |
|---|---|
| Account details: your email address, and a password stored only in scrambled (hashed) form by our login provider. If you sign in with Google or Apple, we get the email address (and name, if shared) they pass to us. | To create your account and log you in. |
| Plan and billing records: which plan you're on, when it renews, and the customer and subscription IDs from our payment processor, Stripe. Your card details go straight to Stripe. We never see or store them. | To give you the features you pay for and let you manage billing. |
| Usage counts: how many minutes of transcription and how many AI edits you've used each week. | To apply the weekly limits for Pro and Max. |
| Preferences: your chosen app theme (saved to your account), plus small settings like your last-used tab and whether to stay logged in (saved in your browser). | So Offcut looks and works the way you left it. |
| Technical logs: our hosting provider records basic request information such as IP address, browser type, and time of each request. | To keep the service secure and fix problems. |
Your videos and photos
- Editing happens on your device. The videos you open in Offcut are read and edited by your own browser. They aren't uploaded to or stored on our servers. Exports are created on your device and saved wherever you choose.
- Face tracking and the thumbnail maker's background removal also run on your device. Your browser downloads the needed model files from Google's servers. Your images aren't sent to Google for this.
- AI features send only what they need. When you use them:
- Auto captions, AI auto edit, and the clip maker send your video's audio to OpenAI to be turned into text with timestamps.
- AI auto edit, the clip maker, and multi-clip ordering send that text, and for some styles a few small still frames, to Anthropic so its Claude AI can plan the edit.
- The thumbnail maker sends your photo, the background picture you add (or a few frames from your video), and your description to Anthropic.
Who we share data with
We only share data with the service providers that run Offcut, and only what each one needs:
- Supabase: accounts, logins, and our database.
- Vercel: hosts the website and our server code.
- Stripe: payments and subscriptions.
- OpenAI and Anthropic: the AI features described above.
- Google and Apple: only if you choose to sign in with them. Google also serves our fonts and on-device model files.
- jsDelivr and unpkg: content networks that deliver some of the code libraries the editor uses.
We don't sell your personal information or share it for advertising. We may disclose information if the law requires it, or to protect the safety of our users or the service.
Cookies and browser storage
Offcut uses your browser's storage to keep you logged in and to remember a few settings. We don't use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. The fonts and libraries we load from Google, jsDelivr, and unpkg can see your IP address when your browser requests them, as with any website.
How long we keep data
We keep your account details and plan information while your account is open. If you ask us to delete your account, we'll delete your account data within 30 days. Stripe keeps payment records for as long as the law requires. Usage counts are simple weekly totals and are deleted with your account.
Your choices and rights
- You can ask to see, correct, download, or delete the personal information we hold about you by emailing our contact email from the address on your account.
- You can cancel your subscription at any time from Manage billing in your account menu.
- Depending on where you live (for example, California or the EU), you may have additional rights under local law. We'll honor them, and we won't treat you differently for using them.
Children
Offcut isn't meant for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from them. If you believe a child under 13 has given us information, contact us and we'll delete it. If you're under 18, you need a parent's or guardian's permission to use Offcut, and a parent or guardian must handle any payment.
Security
We use established providers, encrypted connections (HTTPS), and access controls to protect your information. No online service is perfectly secure, so please use a strong, unique password.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top. If a change significantly affects how we use your information, we'll let you know on the site or by email before it takes effect.
Contact
Questions or requests: our contact email.