HyperCutPrivacy Policy
The short version. Your videos are processed on your iPhone and stay in your photo library. We keep an account for you (name, email, plan) so your subscription follows you. The optional AI second look sends the transcript of a take, never the audio or video, to our server and to Google's Gemini API. We don't sell data and we don't run advertising trackers.
1. Who we are
HyperCut is an iPhone app made by Hyper Attention ("we", "us"). You can reach us at hello@hyperattention.ai. This policy covers the HyperCut app and the website usehypercut.com.
2. Your videos
When you record or import a take, HyperCut transcribes it and finds the cuts on your device, using Apple's on-device speech recognition and our own analysis. The video, its audio and its transcript are stored on your phone, inside the app and in your photo library when you export. We do not receive them.
Two optional features involve a server:
- AI second look. If it is on (Settings → Cutting), the transcript of the take (the words and their timestamps) is sent over an encrypted connection to our server, which asks Google's Gemini API to spot reworded retakes and false starts. The audio and video never leave your phone. We do not keep the transcript after the reply is returned; Google processes it under its API terms, which do not permit it to train on the data.
- Cloud processing. Where offered, you can choose to have a take cut on our servers instead of your phone. In that case the video is uploaded over an encrypted connection, processed, and deleted from our storage within 30 days of completion. We use Deepgram for transcription in that path.
3. Your account
You sign in with Apple, Google or an email address and password. We store the identifier the provider gives us, your email address, your name if the provider shares it, and the display name you choose. Authentication is handled by Supabase on our behalf.
With your account we also keep the records needed to run the service: your plan, how many cuts you have used this month, and a device token if you allow notifications so we can tell you when a cut is ready.
4. Purchases
Subscriptions are sold through Apple's App Store. Apple handles payment; we never see your card details. We use RevenueCat to check which plan is active for your account. We receive the subscription status and an anonymised transaction identifier, not your payment information.
5. Usage statistics
To improve the cutting rules we keep de-identified statistics about cuts: how long a take was, how much was removed, which kinds of cuts were made. These numbers are not linked to your identity and they do not contain your words, audio or video.
6. What we don't do
- We do not sell or rent personal data.
- We do not use advertising networks or cross-app tracking, and the app contains no third-party analytics SDK.
- We do not use your videos or transcripts to train models.
7. Service providers
| Provider | What for | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Sign in with Apple, App Store purchases, on-device speech recognition | Per Apple's policies |
| Sign in with Google; Gemini API for the AI second look | Sign-in identity; transcript text when the second look runs | |
| Supabase | Accounts, plan and usage records | Account data described above |
| RevenueCat | Subscription status | Anonymous app user id, App Store receipt data |
| Deepgram | Transcription, cloud processing only | Audio of the take you chose to process in the cloud |
| Netlify | Hosting this website | Standard server logs (IP address, browser) |
8. Where data is stored and for how long
Account and usage records are stored in the United States. They are kept while your account exists. When you delete your account (Settings → Delete account, or by emailing us), we delete your personal data within 30 days; the de-identified cut statistics described in section 5 are kept, as they cannot be linked back to you. Videos you have exported stay in your photo library under your control.
9. Your rights
You can see and change your account details in the app, export your clips at any time, and delete your account yourself. Depending on where you live you may also have the right to access, correct, port or erase your data, or to object to its processing; email us and we will help. If you are in the EU or UK you may also complain to your local data protection authority.
10. Children
HyperCut is not directed at children under 13 (or the age of digital consent where you live), and we do not knowingly collect their data. If you believe a child has created an account, contact us and we will delete it.
11. Changes
If we change this policy in a way that matters, we will say so in the app and update the date at the top of this page.
12. Contact
Hyper Attention · hello@hyperattention.ai