Clipping desk

Privacy policy

Effective November 10, 2026

Summary

Clipping desk is software you run on your own computer. There is no Clipping desk server, so the developer never receives your account information, your videos or your sign-in tokens. Everything described below happens on the computer that runs the app.

What the app accesses through Google

When you connect YouTube, the app requests two permissions from Google:

• See your YouTube channel (youtube.readonly). The app reads your channel's name and ID to show which channel is connected, and may read basic details of the clips it uploaded, such as their view counts.
• Upload videos to your channel (youtube.upload). The app uploads the clips you approve, with the title, description and tags shown to you before you approve.

The app does not request access to your email, contacts or files. Within YouTube it does not read your playlists, subscriptions or comments, and it never edits or deletes videos that are already on your channel.

How that information is used

Your channel name and ID are used only to label the connection inside the app. View counts, when read, are shown only to you. The upload permission is used only to post clips you have approved. Information from your Google account is not used for advertising, is not used to train AI models, and is not combined with other data.

Where it is stored

The sign-in tokens Google issues, and your channel name and ID, are kept in a file on the computer that runs the app. They are sent only to Google, to authorize the app's own requests. Clips, captions and settings are also stored locally.

Sharing

Information from your Google account is not sold, shared or transferred to anyone. The app has no analytics, ads or tracking.

To choose moments, the app sends the transcript of the source video you are clipping to an AI service (the Claude API from Anthropic). Nothing from your Google account is included in those requests.

Google API Services User Data Policy

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

Other platforms

If you connect Instagram or TikTok, the same rules apply: the app stores that platform's sign-in tokens on your computer and uses them only to post the clips you approve.

Keeping and deleting your data

• Pressing Disconnect in the app deletes the stored tokens and asks Google to revoke the app's access.
• You can also remove the app's access at any time on your Google Account's third-party access page.
• Deleting the app's data folder removes everything it stored.

Children

The app is not directed to children and is not intended for use by anyone under 13.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be sent through the project's issue tracker.