Draft for the RipClip alpha. Written in plain language; it should be reviewed by a lawyer before RipClip is offered to the public.
Privacy Policy
RipClip turns your videos into short clips. To do that we have to store your account, the videos you upload and the clips we make. This page explains exactly what we keep, why, and how you can get a copy or delete it. We don't sell your data, we don't show ads, and we don't use analytics or tracking tools. You can choose to share how you use the app (an unticked box at sign-up, and in Settings any time). No analytics tool is connected yet; if we add one, it will only run for people who said yes, and this page will name it first.
1. Who we are
RipClip is run by Legal business name: to be added (Business address: to be added). For anything about your data, email support@ripclip.org. We are the "controller" of the personal data described here.
During the alpha, RipClip runs on the computer of the person operating it. In that case your data stays on that computer. When RipClip is hosted for the public, the same data is stored on our servers, and we'll update this page to name where they are before that happens.
2. What we collect
| What | Examples | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Account | Email, display name, username, a salted hash of your password (never the password itself), the date you joined, whether your email is verified, your consent choices | To create your account, sign you in and keep it secure |
| Google sign-in (only if you use it) | Your Google email, name and account ID, sent to us by Google | To sign you in without a password |
| What you upload | Videos, links you paste (such as Kick clips), images, fonts and music | To make, edit and export your clips |
| What we make from it | Transcripts of the speech in your videos, caption timing, clip suggestions, projects, edits and exported clips | That is the service |
| Posts and connected accounts (only if you use them) | Captions and times of posts you plan, and access tokens for the Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube or X accounts you connect (stored encrypted) | To schedule and publish posts you ask us to publish |
| Waitlist (only if you join it) | Your email, whether you also asked for product news, which link brought you (for example a TikTok video), and a one-way code made from your IP address to stop spam sign-ups | To email you when RipClip opens. Ask us and we remove you; the list is deleted once the launch emails are sent, except for people who asked for product news |
| Messages to us | Your name (optional), email and message from the Contact form | To answer you |
| Technical data | Your IP address, kept in memory for a few minutes to limit repeated sign-in attempts; if you try RipClip without an account, a one-way code made from your IP address (not the address itself), kept with that trial; server error logs | Security, limiting free tries, and fixing problems |
We only ask for what we need. Your name is optional, we don't ask for your phone number, birthday, gender or address, and we don't collect payment details during the alpha. When paid plans start, card details will be handled by a payment provider and never stored by us.
3. Speech recognition and clip picking
If you enable “Improve clip suggestions” on the Accounts page, we keep separate learning evidence: source time ranges you choose, edit versions, publication identifiers and performance observations. We do not copy uploaded video bytes or caption text into that store. Counts you enter yourself are labelled user-reported; missing counts remain unknown. These records are for future research, not automatic model training. The option is off by default. Turning it off deletes your learning records without deleting your projects or posts; account deletion also removes them. A future training release will need an updated explanation and consent covering its use.
Transcripts are made by a speech model that runs on RipClip's own machine; your audio isn't sent to an outside AI service for this. Our clip model, Riptide, ranks moments inside your video. We don't use your uploads, transcripts or clips to train Riptide. If that ever changes, we'll ask first and it will be optional.
4. Why we're allowed to use it
- To provide the service you asked for (contract): your account, uploads, clips and posts.
- Legitimate interests: keeping RipClip secure and fixing errors.
- Consent: optional product news emails, and loading Google's sign-in script before you click it. You can withdraw consent at any time.
- Legal obligations: for example tax records once payments start.
5. Who we share it with
We don't sell or rent your personal data, and we don't share it for advertising. It only goes to these services, and only when needed:
- Google: if you choose "Continue with Google", to confirm who you are (Google's privacy policy).
- Instagram / Facebook (Meta), TikTok and X: only for accounts you connect, to publish the posts you schedule and read their statistics. Each platform's own privacy policy applies to what you post there.
- Our email provider: to deliver your sign-in codes and one welcome email with tips for getting started.
- Kick: when you paste a Kick link, we download that public video from Kick.
- Authorities: only if the law requires it.
The full list of outside code and services RipClip uses is on the Credits page.
6. How long we keep it
- Trying RipClip without an account: the video you add and everything you make from it are kept for 24 hours, then deleted automatically. If you create an account within that time, they move into your account instead.
- Clips in your Library: 10 days, then deleted automatically.
- Projects, uploads, presets and templates: until you delete them or your account.
- Your account: until you delete it. Deleting your account removes everything listed in section 2 within 30 days (backups included).
- Contact messages: up to 12 months.
- Sign-in attempt limits: a few minutes, in memory only.
7. Your choices and rights
In Account settings you can, at any time:
- Download your data: a file with your account details, projects, clips list, posts and connected accounts.
- Delete your account: removes your account and everything you made, straight away.
- Turn product news emails on or off. Every product email also has an unsubscribe link. Sign-in codes are always sent, because you need them to use your account.
Depending on where you live (for example the EU, UK or California) you also have the right to correct your data, object to or restrict how we use it, and complain to your data protection authority. Email us to use any of these rights; we reply within 30 days. We won't treat you differently for using them. We don't "sell" or "share" personal information as California law defines those words.
8. Children
You must be at least 13 to use RipClip, and at least 16 in the EU and the UK. We ask you to confirm your age when you sign up. If you're under 18, please use RipClip with a parent's or guardian's permission. If we learn we have data from a child under these ages, we delete it. Parents can reach us at support@ripclip.org.
9. Security
Passwords are stored only as salted PBKDF2 hashes, sessions are signed and marked HttpOnly, access tokens for connected social accounts are encrypted, and every request is checked against the account that owns the data. When RipClip is hosted, all traffic uses HTTPS. No system is perfectly secure; if a breach affects you, we'll tell you and the authorities as the law requires.
10. Cookies
We only use cookies that are needed to keep you signed in. See the Cookie Policy for the full list, and the cookie settings link at the bottom of every page to change your choice.
11. Changes
If we change this policy in a way that matters, we'll tell you in the app or by email before it takes effect. The date at the top shows the current version.