Privacy Policy
Last updated: 22 September 2026 · Effective: 22 September 2026
RawCut ("we," "us") is an iPhone app that turns your own video clips into short videos. This policy explains what the app does with your footage and data. We built it to keep your footage on your device. This policy describes that in plain terms.
Your videos stay on your device
The clips in your library are references to videos in your iOS Photos library. Your original video files are never uploaded to us or anyone else. They stay on your iPhone.
What is sent for analysis
To find the right moments for your script, the app analyzes each clip once. For that analysis it sends, on your behalf, to Google's Gemini API:
- downscaled still frames sampled from the clip (a few for a short clip, a few dozen for a long one; not the video itself), and
- a compressed, low-quality copy of the clip's audio track, used to transcribe any spoken words.
When you make a video, the text you type (your script or idea, or a search in your library) and the text descriptions of your clips are also sent to Google's Gemini API, to match your words to the right moments and to suggest video ideas.
The app tells you this before your first clips are read. By adding clips you agree to it.
The model returns text descriptions and a transcript, which are stored on your device and reused, so a clip is never analyzed twice. Your full-resolution video is never sent.
Google as a processor
The frames, audio and text described above are processed by Google via the Gemini API to generate the analysis. Google processes this data under its API terms. RawCut uses the paid API tier, under which Google states that submitted data is not used to train its models. See Google's Gemini API terms.
How the app talks to the AI
The app does not contain any AI credentials. Analysis requests go through our own backend, which verifies they come from a genuine copy of the app (Apple App Check) and forwards them to the Gemini API. We do not store your frames or audio on our backend; it only relays them.
Accounts
You can add and analyze clips without an account. Creating a video requires a free account (email & password, or Sign in with Apple). For signed-in users we store, in our database: your email address (via Firebase Authentication), your plan tier, and a count of how many videos you have created (used to enforce the free plan's limits). You can delete your account at any time in the app under Profile → Delete account, which removes this data. If you no longer have the app installed, this page explains how to request deletion by email.
Analytics
We collect usage data to improve how videos are assembled, including the script lines you type and which clips they are matched to.
Data we store
Your library, the on-device analysis cache, and your projects are stored locally on your iPhone. You can remove them by deleting your account in the app (Profile → Delete account) or by deleting the app.
Children
RawCut is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country), and we do not knowingly collect their data.
Changes
We may update this policy as the app evolves. Material changes will be reflected here with a new "Last updated" date.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email my.lyf.app@gmail.com.