ClipAI ("we", "us", "our", or the "Company") values your personal information and takes your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information, and informs you of your privacy rights and how the law protects you. We strictly comply with GDPR CCPA PIPL and all other applicable privacy regulations.
By using our service, you agree to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
1. Interpretation and Definitions
Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
- "Account": A unique account created for you to access our Service.
- "Personal Data": Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
- "Usage Data": Data collected automatically when using the Service, including visit duration, page views, etc.
- "Service": The ClipAI application and website operated by the Company.
- "Service Provider": Any natural or legal person who processes data on our behalf, including facilitating the Service, performing Service-related services, or assisting in analyzing how the Service is used.
- "Device": Any device that can access the Service, such as a computer, mobile phone, or tablet.
- "Cookie": Small data files placed on your Device to remember preferences, maintain login state, etc.
2. What Information We Collect
2.1 Personal Data You Provide
- Account Information: Your email address and password at registration (passwords are encrypted; we cannot view your plain-text password).
- Creative Content: All text you input, images/videos/audio you upload.
- Transaction Records: Credit purchases and consumption history.
2.2 Usage Data (Collected Automatically)
We automatically collect the following information when you use the Service:
- Device Information: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device unique identifiers.
- Access Information: Access timestamps, pages viewed, time spent on pages, diagnostic data.
- Cookies: Used only for maintaining login state and language preferences — not for advertising tracking. You can manage cookies in your browser settings.
2.3 Face Data & Media Processing
When you upload images or videos containing human faces, we may detect facial position information through on-device face detection SDKs. This information is used for:
- Smart cropping to highlight human subjects.
- Analyzing media content to assist AI generation (e.g., character design).
- Filtering out media files that do not contain human faces to optimize processing.
Facial position data is processed locally on your device only and is never uploaded to our servers. Only processed content (after cropping or filtering) is uploaded for subsequent AI generation. We will not use facial data for any other purpose without your explicit consent. You may disable related permissions through your device settings at any time.
2.4 Device Permissions
To provide the full Service experience, we may request the following device permissions with your prior consent:
- Camera & Photo Library: For uploading images and videos for AI creation.
- Storage: For caching generated results and temporary files.
You may enable or disable these permissions at any time through your device's system settings.
3. Third-Party Service Providers
We may engage the following types of third-party service providers to support our business operations:
- Data Analytics: To monitor and analyze Service usage, evaluate and improve product experience.
- Cloud Storage & Hosting: To securely store your data and host our backend infrastructure.
- Infrastructure Monitoring: To detect and diagnose performance and stability issues.
- User Communications: To send service-related emails and notifications.
These service providers access your Personal Data only to the extent necessary to perform services on our behalf and are obligated to maintain confidentiality. We do not sell your images, videos, or audio to any third party.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- Providing and Maintaining the Service: Including AI script generation, image generation, video generation, voice synthesis, and other core features.
- Managing Your Account: Managing your registration information and login state so you can use our features.
- Processing Transactions: Handling your payments and credit management.
- Communicating with You: Sending service notifications, security updates, feature changes, and related communications.
- Marketing & Promotions: With your explicit consent, sending product updates, special offers, and event information (you may opt out at any time).
- Improving the Service: Analyzing usage trends, evaluating feature effectiveness, and optimizing user experience through data analytics.
- Legal Compliance: Fulfilling legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our agreements.
Your creative content belongs to you. Always. We never use your original creative content for advertising, resale, or any commercial purposes. AI model training uses only anonymized, aggregated data that cannot be linked to any specific individual.
5. Information Sharing & Disclosure
We may share your Personal Data in the following circumstances:
- With Service Providers: To share with the above-mentioned third-party service providers to support Service operations and analytics.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, asset sale, financing, or acquisition, your Personal Data may be transferred as part of the transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service.
- Affiliates: With parent companies, subsidiaries, or joint venture partners, who are required to honor this Privacy Policy.
- Legal Requirements: If required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., courts or government agencies).
- Protecting Legitimate Interests: Where we believe in good faith it is necessary to protect the Company's rights or property, prevent fraud, protect user safety, or guard against legal liability.
- With Your Consent: For other specific purposes with your explicit consent.
Except as described above, we do not sell, rent, or trade your Personal Data to any third party.
6. Data Storage & Cross-Border Transfer
Your data is stored on cloud servers in the United States (AWS Oregon region). Since we and the parties involved in our operations may be located in different countries, your information may be processed and stored on computers located outside your jurisdiction — where privacy protection laws may differ from those in your country.
By consenting to this Privacy Policy and submitting your information, you agree to such cross-border transfers. We have implemented the following safeguards:
- Encryption in transit: TLS 1.3; Encryption at rest: AES-256.
- EU/EEA users: Cross-border transfers follow the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).
- Chinese users: Cross-border transfers comply with Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) and related security assessment requirements.
7. Your Rights
7.1 Basic Rights for All Users
- Right of Access: Access your Personal Data and obtain a copy.
- Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete Personal Data.
- Right to Erasure: Delete your account and associated data (see "Data Retention & Deletion" below for details).
- Right to Export: Export all your creative content.
- Right to Restriction of Processing: Restrict how we process your data under certain circumstances.
7.2 Additional Rights for EU/EEA Users (GDPR)
- Right to Data Portability: Receive your Personal Data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: Object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw previously given consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing prior to withdrawal.
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your EU member state.
7.3 Additional Rights for California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)
- Right to Know: Know what Personal Information we have collected about you over the past 12 months and how it is used.
- Right to Delete: Request deletion of Personal Information we have collected (subject to statutory exceptions).
- Right to Opt-Out of Sale: We do not sell your Personal Information, nor do we share it with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: Exercising your privacy rights will not result in degraded service quality or experience.
- Sensitive Personal Information: We do not use or disclose your sensitive Personal Information without your explicit consent.
7.4 Additional Rights for Chinese Users (PIPL)
- Right to Know and Decide: Be fully informed and autonomously decide how your Personal Information is processed.
- Right to Restrict or Refuse: Restrict or refuse others' processing of your Personal Information.
- Right to Transfer: Under conditions set by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), transfer your Personal Information to a processor you designate.
- Rights of Deceased's Close Relatives: Close relatives of a deceased person may, for their own lawful and legitimate interests, exercise the rights to access, copy, correct, and delete the deceased's relevant Personal Information.
To exercise any of the above rights, please email contact@clipai.tv. We will respond within 15 business days after verifying your identity. Exercising these rights is generally free of charge, but we may charge a reasonable fee for manifestly unfounded or excessive repeated requests.
8. Data Security
The security of your data is critically important to us. We implement commercially reasonable technical measures to protect your Personal Data:
- Transport layer: TLS 1.3 encryption.
- At rest: AES-256 encryption.
- Access controls: Role-based, principle of least privilege.
- Regular security audits and penetration testing.
- Third-party service providers are required to sign Data Processing Agreements (DPAs).
It is important to honestly note that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. In the event of a data breach, we will notify you and relevant regulatory authorities as required by applicable law.
9. Data Retention & Deletion
- We retain your Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
- Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when used to strengthen security or improve Service functionality, or when a longer retention period is required by law.
- We retain your data while your account is active to provide the Service. You may update, modify, or delete certain Personal Information in your account settings at any time.
- After you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize all Personal Data within 30 days, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
- Creative content you actively delete is removed from our servers immediately.
- Even when you request deletion, we may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so (e.g., to comply with regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements).
10. Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. If you click a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
11. Children's Privacy
Our Service is not directed to individuals under the age of 16 (16 in the EU, 13–16 in the US depending on state law, and 14 in China). We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from minors. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from a minor without parental or guardian consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and discover that your child has used our Service without consent, please contact us immediately at contact@clipai.tv.
12. Legal Disclosure
The Company may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation (e.g., court order, subpoena, or search warrant).
- Protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of the Company.
- Prevent or investigate possible fraud or wrongdoing in connection with the Service.
- Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public.
- Protect against or mitigate legal liability.
13. Policy Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will:
- Send an email to your registered email address.
- Post a prominent notice within the Service.
- Update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
We recommend that you review this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes are effective upon posting, and continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments, or complaints about this Privacy Policy, or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at:
Email: contact@clipai.tv
