Is CapCut safe with your data?

CapCut

ByteDance

36/100

Weak disclosure · high confidence

CapCut earns a D (36/100) because it leaves much about its data practices unstated.

#170

of 216 apps ranked

score · Image & video avg 48

-12

vs category average

Grade scaleA · 70–100B · 60–69C · 48–59D · 35–47F · 0–34

CapCut discloses that it uses user content to improve its machine learning models and takes a perpetual, sub-licensable licence over uploaded content, while offering named advertising opt-out toggles and a clear age-13 gate.

What CapCut's privacy policy and terms of service say about your data

Content licence

Uploading content grants an unconditional, royalty-free, fully transferable, sub-licensable, perpetual and worldwide licence to use that content, with no stated way to withdraw it.

Model training

The policy states that information is used to improve the company's technology, including its machine learning models and algorithms, and names no opt-out for that use.

Retention

Retention is described only as lasting as long as necessary to provide the service, with no retention period named for the global version and no deletion timeline after account closure.

Advertising and opt-out

The policy says it sells and shares information for cross-context behavioural advertising, and names two opt-out routes: an in-app Your Privacy Choices toggle and the Global Privacy Control browser signal.

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: keeping user inputs out of model training
Not stated: a way to opt out of training
Not stated: whether training use differs by plan
Not stated: your ownership of generated outputs

CapCut privacy rating

Training-data use0 of 4 disclosed

Keeps user inputs out of model training, or makes training opt-inSilent

Names a way to opt out of or into trainingSilent

Says whether training use differs by plan or tierSilent

Lets the user keep ownership of generated outputsSilent

Data-subject rights1 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataPartial

Grants a right to delete your dataPartial

Offers data portability in a usable formatPartial

Grants a right to correct your dataPartial

Grants a way to object to or opt out of processingDisclosed

Retention and deletion0 of 4 disclosed

States a retention period for your dataPartial

States a deletion timeline after closure or requestSilent

Sets a shorter retention for AI conversation logsSilent

Commits to collecting only the data it needsPartial

Third-party sharing2 of 5 disclosed

Lists the categories of third parties it shares withDisclosed

References a sub-processor list or data processing agreementSilent

Does not sell or share data for advertising, or offers opt-outPartial

Names a safeguard for international data transfersPartial

States a standard for government and law-enforcement accessDisclosed

Transparency2 of 5 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AIDisclosed

Marks AI-generated or synthetic outputSilent

Enumerates the categories of data it collectsDisclosed

Maps processing purposes to legal basesPartial

Is versioned and dated, with change noticePartial

Sensitive data and children1 of 2 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathNot applicable

Limits the use of special-category dataPartial

Governs biometric data specificallyNot applicable

States protections for children's dataDisclosed

Security and accountability1 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsPartial

Commits to breach notificationSilent

Names a certification or a privacy contactDisclosed

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: Image & video
Modalities: image, video
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2024-03-28
Region scored: Global / US-default
Last assessed: 2026-10-13

Documents examined

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Each grade reflects our analysis of what an app states in its public privacy policy and terms as of the assessment date. It measures the transparency of those documents, not the company's actual data practices, security, or compliance. Grades are our opinion, offered for general information. Full disclaimer.