Privacy Policy

Who we are

ShootClip is a native macOS video editor. This policy explains what data the ShootClip app and the shootclip.com website handle, and what never leaves your Mac. Questions: support@shootclip.com.

Your videos stay on your Mac

ShootClip is a local editor. Your media, projects, and timelines are stored on your computer and are never uploaded to ShootClip servers. We have no access to your footage, exports, or project files.

What we collect

Account. When you sign in with Google we receive your name, email address, and profile photo. We use them to identify your account and activate your license in the app.

Subscription. Payments are processed by Dodo Payments. We store your plan, subscription status, and billing dates. We never see or store your card details — those stay with the payment processor.

Server logs. Standard technical logs (IP address, request time) are kept briefly for security and debugging.

Auto captions (Pro)

When you run auto captions, the clip’s audio is sent directly from your Mac to OpenAI for transcription — it never passes through ShootClip servers. Our server only authorizes the request and counts the clip’s duration toward your plan’s monthly caption minutes. You never need your own API key.

Publish to YouTube

ShootClip uses YouTube API Services to offer direct publishing. When you connect your Google account for publishing, the app requests permission to upload videos to your YouTube channel — and uses it only when you click Publish, only for the video you selected. The sign-in token is stored in the macOS Keychain on your Mac; ShootClip servers never see it, and the app cannot read your YouTube history, subscriptions, or any other account data. Signing out of YouTube in the app revokes the token with Google and deletes it from the Keychain; you can also revoke access at any time at myaccount.google.com/permissions. ShootClip’s use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Use of YouTube is also governed by the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.

Cookies

The website uses a session cookie to keep you signed in. We do not use advertising trackers or sell data to anyone.

Sharing

We share data only with the processors needed to run the service: Google (sign-in and, if you use direct publishing, YouTube uploads), Dodo Payments (billing), OpenAI (auto-caption audio, transiently), and — when you connect an MCP client — the AI provider you choose. We never sell your personal data.

How we protect your data

Encryption in transit. All connections the app and the website make — to ShootClip servers, Google and YouTube APIs, Dodo Payments, and OpenAI — use TLS (HTTPS). Credential storage. Google sign-in tokens are stored only in the macOS Keychain, Apple’s encrypted credential store on your Mac; they are never transmitted to or stored on ShootClip servers. Payment data. Card details are handled entirely by Dodo Payments; we never see or store them. Server security. Access to account records is restricted to what is needed to operate the service, and server logs are kept only briefly.

Retention & deletion

Account and subscription records are kept while your account is active and as long as required for accounting. To delete your account and its data, email support@shootclip.com from your sign-in address. Google user data is not retained on our servers at all: the only stored credential is the YouTube token in your Mac’s Keychain, which is revoked and deleted when you sign out of YouTube in the app.

Changes

If this policy changes materially, we will post the update here with a new effective date.