Terms & Privacy
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OpenShorts is a free, open-source AI clip generator. There are no accounts, no payments, and we do not persistently store the videos you upload or the clips we generate. By using the Service you agree to the points below.
The Service is offered for free, on a best-effort basis, with no warranties of any kind and no guarantee of uptime, accuracy, or fitness for any particular purpose. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any damages arising from your use of the Service.
Before processing a video, you must affirmatively confirm — via the checkbox in the upload interface — that you own the content or have the rights to process it. By doing so you represent and warrant that:
- You own all rights to the content, or have a valid license or permission to process it;
- The content does not infringe any third-party copyright, trademark, privacy, or other right;
- The content is not unlawful, defamatory, or otherwise prohibited.
If you submit content you do not have rights to, that is your responsibility, not ours. You agree to indemnify OpenShorts and its contributors against any third-party claim arising from content you submitted.
- Uploaded videos and generated clips: deleted with their job, typically within 1 hour. Not backed up off-server in our hosted deployment.
- Attestation record (IP, user-agent, timestamp, source):{' '} kept in memory with the job and discarded when the job is purged (≈1 hour). Used only to evidence the ownership confirmation in case of a takedown or dispute.
- Standard server access logs: retained up to 30 days for debugging and abuse prevention.
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API keys (Gemini, ElevenLabs, Upload-Post): stored
encrypted in your browser's
localStorage. They are sent as request headers when a feature needs them, used to call the relevant third party, and never written to our database or disk.
We do not sell, rent, or share your data with third parties for advertising or any unrelated purpose.
When you use a feature that requires it, OpenShorts forwards relevant data to the third-party API for which you provided a key — Google Gemini (AI analysis), ElevenLabs (optional dubbing), Upload-Post (optional social posting). Those services have their own terms and privacy policies which apply in addition to this notice.
Under the GDPR / UK GDPR you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, object to, or port your personal data. Because we do not hold accounts and job data is purged within an hour, most requests are auto-satisfied by the retention schedule. For anything else, file a request via{' '} GitHub Issues . You may also lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority (in Spain: AEPD,{' '} aepd.es ).
If you believe content processed through the Service infringes your copyright, open an issue at{' '} {ISSUES_URL} {' '} with: identification of the work, identification of the allegedly infringing material (job ID, URL, or sufficient detail to locate it), your contact information, and a statement that you are authorized to act on behalf of the rights holder. Note that uploaded content is typically deleted within 1 hour, so most takedowns are auto-resolved by retention.
OpenShorts is open source and may be self-hosted. This notice applies only to the hosted version we operate. Self-hosted instances are operated by their respective administrators, and their data handling, retention, and policies are their responsibility, not ours.
We may update this notice from time to time; the "Last updated" date above reflects the most recent revision. Continued use after a change constitutes acceptance. For any other question, please use{' '} GitHub Issues .
This notice is governed by the laws of Spain.