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Privacy Policy

Last updated: early access, 2026

Plain version: we read your footage to make ads. We don't sell it, we don't advertise against it, and we don't feed it to general-purpose models. The long version is below.

Overview

Cutboard is an AI agent that turns the video footage already sitting in your Google Drive into editor-ready ads. To do that, we connect to the sources you choose, index what's inside them, and generate creative on top. This policy explains exactly what we collect, why, who touches it, and how to get it back or delete it. It applies to the Cutboard app, our website, and related services (collectively, the "Service"). We're in early access, so we'll keep this current as the product grows.

Information we collect

We try to collect only what the Service actually needs to run.

  • Account info — your name, email, organization, and authentication details, so you can sign in and we know which workspace is yours.
  • Google Drive content you connect — the videos, files, and metadata in the folders you authorize. We access this read-only. We never modify, move, or delete anything in your Drive.
  • Usage and workspace data — your chats with the agent, brand-brain inputs (voice, audience, winning angles), generated ads, and product analytics like which features you use and when.
  • Messages you send us — when you contact us or request early access, we keep the email and message so we can reply and follow up.

How we use it

Your data powers the things you came here for, and nothing you didn't.

  • Provide the Service — transcode and scene-index your connected footage, generate ad creative (copy, hooks, on-screen text, the exact cut), and run the brand brain on your behalf.
  • Improve the product — diagnose issues, measure quality, and make Cutboard better, using aggregated or de-identified signals wherever we can.
  • Service communications — send you account, security, and product notices you need to receive as a user.

Google Drive & Limited Use

Cutboard's use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

In practice, that means:

  • We request only the drive.readonly scope — enough to read the footage you point us at, nothing more.
  • We never sell data obtained from your Drive.
  • We never use it for advertising, and we don't use it to train generalized or foundation AI models.
  • We use it solely to provide and improve user-facing features — indexing your library and generating your ads.

Sharing & third parties

We do not sell your data. We share it only with the vendors that make the Service run, each scoped to its role and bound by contract:

  • Cloud hosting & infrastructure — to store workspace data and run our compute.
  • AI model providers — used for scene-indexing and creative generation, processing only what's needed and not permitted to train general models on your content.
  • Payment processor — to handle per-seat billing securely. We don't store full card details ourselves.

Data retention

We keep things only as long as they're useful to you. Transcoded video proxies are ephemeral — they're generated to index your footage and purged afterward. Your workspace data (chats, brand brain, generated ads) persists so you can come back to it, and you stay in control: you can delete individual sources, entire workspaces, or your whole account at any time. When you delete, we remove the associated data from active systems and purge backups on our standard cycle.

Security

We protect your data with industry-standard safeguards:

  • Encryption in transit and at rest.
  • Scoped, least-privilege access for both systems and staff.
  • Tenant isolation, so one workspace can't reach another's data.

No system is perfectly secure, but we treat your footage and brand data like it's our own.

Your rights

You can access the data in your workspace, export your generated ads and brand inputs, and delete sources, workspaces, or your entire account. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under local law — reach out and we'll honor them. We won't make you jump through hoops to leave.

Cookies

We use essential and session cookies only — the kind needed to keep you signed in and the app working. We don't run third-party advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.

Children

Cutboard is a business tool and is not directed to anyone under 18. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a minor has used the Service, contact us and we'll remove the data.

Changes to this policy

As the product evolves, we'll update this policy and revise the date at the top. If we make a material change, we'll give you reasonable notice. Continuing to use the Service after an update means you accept the revised policy.

Contact

Questions about privacy, or want to exercise your rights? Email us at privacy@cutboard.io and a human will get back to you.

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