verified_user 1. Zero-Telemetry Commitment for the FilmCraft Desktop App
The downloadable FilmCraft desktop application (for macOS, Windows, and Linux) operates 100% offline. It contains zero analytics beacons, zero telemetry daemons, and makes zero background network calls during media editing. Your project media, edits, timelines, and speech-to-text transcripts remain strictly on your local computer storage.
2. Information Collected on filmcraft.tech
When you browse our informational website (https://filmcraft.tech), standard web server logs and privacy-preserving client diagnostics may collect non-personally identifiable technical information, including:
- Browser type, version, language preferences, and operating system.
- Referrer URLs, entry/exit pages, and timestamps of access.
- Aggregated pageview counts and general geographic country/region (derived from IP address without storing full IP identifiers).
ads_click 3. Third-Party Advertising & Google AdSense Disclosures
We may use third-party advertising companies, including Google AdSense and its certified advertising partners, to serve advertisements when you visit our website. These companies may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites on the Internet.
Google Advertising Cookies (DoubleClick & AdSense):
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings (https://adssettings.google.com/).
- Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at optout.networkadvertising.org.
- For more details on how Google uses data when you use partner sites, please review Google's official privacy documentation: How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
4. Web Analytics & Performance Measurement
To understand how visitors navigate tutorial guides and improve UX performance, filmcraft.tech utilizes lightweight measurement tools:
- Microsoft Clarity: We partner with Microsoft Clarity and Microsoft Advertising to capture how you use and interact with our website through behavioral metrics, heatmaps, and session replay to improve and market our products. Website usage data is captured using first and third-party cookies and other tracking technologies. For more information about how Microsoft collects and uses your data, visit the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
- PageView Analytics: A privacy-friendly, cookieless analytics solution providing aggregate visitor counters without personal identification or cross-site fingerprinting.
5. Cookie Management & Opt-Out
You can instruct your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. For detailed information on the specific cookies used on this site and how to configure your browser settings, please refer to our dedicated Cookie Policy.
6. GDPR & UK User Rights (EEA/UK Visitors)
If you reside within the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the right to access, rectify, or erase any personal information we hold, to object to processing, and to withdraw cookie consent at any time through our on-site cookie settings.
7. California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have the right to know what personal data is collected, request deletion, and opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. We do not sell personal information for monetary compensation. You may exercise your right to opt out of targeted ad cookies via our cookie consent controls.
8. Children's Privacy
Our website and software are directed at professional video creators and general audiences over the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 in compliance with COPPA.
9. Contact & Data Controller Inquiries
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact our team: