Privacy Policy

Last updated October 25, 2026

1. Who we are

HookClip (the website https://hookclip.ai and the HookClip: AI Shorts Maker mobile apps) is operated by [Full Name], sole proprietor (Russia), Taxpayer ID [000000000000] ("we"). Address: [postal address]. Privacy questions: privacy@hookclip.ai.

2. Data we collect

• Account: email and password. Passwords are stored only as an irreversible hash (Argon2).
• Videos and results: links to videos you add; the video and audio downloaded from them; the speech transcript with timestamps and speaker labels; audio features (loudness, pace, pauses, laughter); detected moments, rendered clips, thumbnails, titles, descriptions, and tags; brand kits and fonts you upload; music tracks you upload, with the time and IP address of your rights confirmation for each; video files you upload yourself.
• Voiceover (only if you use it): voiceover scripts, voice recordings from your microphone or audio files you upload, and the finished voiceover. For voice cloning (by invitation) also the sample recording of your voice and your dated consent.
• AI Studio, dubbing, trends, and the new-channel wizard (only if you use them): your descriptions of videos and channels, storyboards, generated scenes, images and voice, translations and dubs, chosen niches and ideas, channel names and branding.
• Feedback: the text of your report or suggestion, a screenshot if you attach one, and the page, platform, and app version.
• YouTube (only if you connect a channel): channel ID, title, and avatar; OAuth tokens (the refresh token is stored encrypted); your publishing schedule and upload statuses; YouTube Analytics statistics (views and retention) for videos published through HookClip, if you grant that access.
• TikTok, Instagram, VK (only if you connect an account): account ID, name, and avatar; OAuth tokens (stored encrypted); the TikTok post visibility you chose; your publishing schedule and upload statuses; view counts of videos published through HookClip.
• Payments: plan, amounts, statuses, and payment and subscription IDs at the payment providers, and the ID of a saved payment method (a token the provider uses for renewals). We never receive or store card numbers or bank credentials: you enter them on the provider's page, in the App Store, or in Google Play.
• Technical data: IP address (brute-force protection, server logs) and crash reports without personal data.

We do not collect location, contacts, advertising identifiers, or browsing history, we show no ads, and we do not track you across other apps or websites. The website sets only technical sign-in cookies (no analytics or advertising cookies).

3. Why

• To provide the service: transcription, finding strong moments, editing clips, scheduled YouTube publishing.
• To process payments, renewals, and refunds, and to keep legally required accounting records and receipts.
• To keep accounts and the service secure, investigate failures, and answer support requests.

We do not sell data, share it for advertising, or use your videos to train AI models.

4. Who we share data with

Only with services we cannot work without, and only what they need:

• OpenAI (speech recognition) or, if we switch providers, Deepgram / ElevenLabs: the audio track.
• Anthropic (Claude models): the transcript text and audio features, to find moments and draft titles, descriptions, and tags. Under these providers' API terms, the data is not used to train their models.
• Google (YouTube Data API, YouTube Analytics API): uploading clips and reading statistics, only for channels you connect.
• TikTok (Content Posting API), Meta (Instagram API), VK (VK ID, VK API): publishing clips and reading view counts, only for accounts you connect. For Instagram, the video is passed as a temporary file link that Instagram uses to download it.
• Voiceover, dubbing, and generation (only when you ask for it): voice synthesis, translation, and dubbing services (ElevenLabs, OpenAI, Google) and video and image generation services (for example ByteDance Seedance, Google Veo, Runway, OpenAI, Google Imagen). They receive the text, audio, images, and descriptions needed for the task, and for voice cloning your sample recording, only after your consent. A voice clone is deleted at the provider when you delete your account.
• Payment providers: YooKassa, Prodamus, Stripe, and for in-app purchases Apple App Store, Google Play, and RevenueCat, each under its own terms.
• Server and database hosting, and Sentry (crash reports).

Some of these providers are located outside your country (including the US and EU). By using HookClip you agree to such transfers to the extent needed to provide the service. Data may also be disclosed when required by law.

5. YouTube and Google data

HookClip uses YouTube API Services. By connecting a channel you agree to the YouTube Terms of Service; Google processes data under the Google Privacy Policy.

We request access to upload and manage videos on your channel (to publish clips on schedule) and read-only access to YouTube Analytics (to pick publishing times and to show the model examples of your best clips). HookClip's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. We do not use YouTube data for advertising and do not share it with anyone except the processors listed above.

You can revoke access in HookClip (Channels, Disconnect) or in your Google security settings: https://myaccount.google.com/permissions. When you disconnect a channel or delete your account, we immediately delete that channel's tokens and data and revoke our access at Google.

TikTok, Instagram, and VK accounts are disconnected the same way, in Channels. We delete their tokens and revoke our access at TikTok and VK; you can also remove Instagram access in Instagram settings (Apps and websites). Data from these platforms is used only to publish your clips and pick publishing times.

6. Retention

• Downloaded source video and audio: 7 days after you add the video.
• Clips, transcripts, metadata, brand kits, music tracks, voiceovers and voice recordings, AI Studio videos, feedback with screenshots: for as long as your account exists.
• Abandoned unfinished file uploads are deleted automatically after 24 hours.
• Payment records: as long as accounting and tax laws require (up to 5 years), including after account deletion; your email is removed from them when you delete the account.
• Database backups: up to 14 days, then overwritten.
• Server logs: up to 30 days.

7. Deleting your account

Delete your account in the app or on the website (Account, Delete account), or email privacy@hookclip.ai from your account address. What is deleted and what is kept: account deletion page.

8. Your rights

You may access, correct, or delete your data, withdraw consent, object to processing, and complain to your data protection authority. Email privacy@hookclip.ai; we reply within 10 business days.

9. Security

HTTPS only, hashed passwords, encrypted YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and VK tokens, restricted server access. We will notify you by email of a serious breach affecting your data.

10. Age

HookClip is intended for users aged 16 and over. We do not knowingly collect children's data.

11. Changes

We will tell you about material changes by email or in the app in advance. The current version is always on this page.