Is CapCut safe with your data?

CapCut

ByteDance

17/100

Poor disclosure · high confidence

CapCut earns an F (17/100) because it discloses little about its data practices.

#207

of 211 apps ranked

score · Image & video avg 46

-29

vs category average

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

CapCut trains models with no disclosed opt-out, grants itself perpetual sublicensable rights to user content, and lacks global transparency on data rights and security controls.

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

D1.1 & D1.2: Fabricated opt-out quotes

The ledger cited "unless you opt out of training through your account settings" for both D1.1 and D1.2, but this phrase does not exist anywhere in CapCut's privacy policy. The policy discloses training but no opt-out mechanism.

D1.4: Perpetual sublicensable content licence

"you grant to the Company and its affiliates a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, perpetual and worldwide licence to use your User Content" , adverse clause; user outputs are not owned/controlled by user.

D2.4: Canada-only correction right

The right to "rectify and correct inaccuracies" is disclosed only in the Canada regional section, not in the global policy. Global assessment must score ZERO.

D7.1: No named security controls

Policy states "technical, administrative, and organisational measures" but names no TLS, AES, RBAC, or ISO certifications , only vague boilerplate.

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-inAdverse

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 outputsAdverse

Data-subject rights0 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataPartial

Grants a right to delete your dataPartial

Offers data portability in a usable formatSilent

Grants a right to correct your dataSilent

Grants a way to object to or opt out of processingPartial

Retention and deletion0 of 4 disclosed

States a retention period for your dataSilent

States a deletion timeline after closure or requestSilent

Sets a shorter retention for AI conversation logsSilent

Commits to collecting only the data it needsSilent

Third-party sharing0 of 5 disclosed

Lists the categories of third parties it shares withPartial

References a sub-processor list or data processing agreementSilent

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

Names a safeguard for international data transfersPartial

States a standard for government and law-enforcement accessPartial

Transparency0 of 5 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AIPartial

Marks AI-generated or synthetic outputSilent

Enumerates the categories of data it collectsPartial

Maps processing purposes to legal basesSilent

Is versioned and dated, with change noticePartial

Sensitive data and children0 of 3 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathSilent

Limits the use of special-category dataSilent

Governs biometric data specificallyNot applicable

States protections for children's dataPartial

Security and accountability0 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsSilent

Commits to breach notificationSilent

Names a certification or a privacy contactSilent

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: Image & video
Modalities: image, video
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2026-04-15
Region scored: Global / US-default
Last assessed: 2026-07-08

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.