Acceptable Use Policy

01What SiftVid is

SiftVid is software you use to organise your own video files. The free web app runs entirely in your browser; your videos, thumbnails, tags, and search index never leave your machine unless you explicitly upload them.

The optional paid plans add a private encrypted backup of your library — an extension of your own storage, accessible only by you, on your own devices.

02What SiftVid isn't

SiftVid is intentionally narrow. It is not:

• ×A public host. There is no feature that creates a public URL for any clip in your library.
• ×A file-sharing or peer-to-peer service. There is no in-app mechanism to send clips to other users or to the public.
• ×A marketplace. You cannot list, sell, advertise, or transact in content stored within SiftVid.
• ×A creator-payout platform. SiftVid does not collect or disburse payments on your behalf — no tips, fan payments, subscriptions to your library, or revenue shares.
• ×A cyberlocker. SiftVid is not designed to store, exchange, or distribute third-party content.
• ×A streaming server. SiftVid does not stream your library to guests, viewers, or other users.

03Prohibited content

You agree that you will not use SiftVid — including the free web app, your library, the encrypted cloud, or any other part of the service — to store, process, or transmit:

• ×Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) of any kind. Zero tolerance. Reports are forwarded to NCMEC and law enforcement.
• ×Non-consensual intimate imagery (sometimes called “revenge porn”).
• ×Content that depicts real, non-fictional violence, torture, or sexual violence against any person.
• ×Content that infringes another party's copyright, trademark, or other intellectual-property rights — including unauthorised copies of films, television, broadcasts, or paid streaming material.
• ×Content that violates applicable laws in your jurisdiction.
• ×Malware, executable payloads disguised as video files, or files designed to exploit playback or transcoding software.
• ×Content that promotes terrorism, organised hate, or imminent violence against any group or person.

04Prohibited conduct

Independent of the content itself, you agree not to:

• ×Attempt to share your library, your encrypted cloud, or any clip within it with another person.
• ×Resell, sublicense, or grant access to any part of your account.
• ×Share account credentials, including with family members or coworkers.
• ×Use SiftVid to coordinate the distribution of infringing or illegal content, even if no content is uploaded to SiftVid itself.
• ×Attempt to bypass storage limits, encryption protections, or rate limits.
• ×Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the SiftVid service or attempt to access another account.
• ×Use SiftVid in support of any operation that violates this policy.

05The single-user rule

SiftVid accounts are personal. One human, one account. The account holder is the only person authorised to access, decrypt, or play the contents of the account's library.

If you're a working professional with a team — a studio with assistant editors, a coaching staff with multiple analysts — that is currently not supported. We are sizing demand for a team tier; in the meantime, do not share credentials. We will detect concurrent-device patterns inconsistent with single-user use, and we will suspend accounts that show them.

06Your files are your responsibility

You are responsible for confirming that you have the legal right to store, transcode, and organise every file you load into SiftVid. The fact that SiftVid will technically open a file does not mean you have any right to that file under copyright, contract, or any other law.

If you upload someone else's footage — a stock library you didn't license, a paid stream you ripped, a film you don't own — we will, at minimum, remove it from our service. Where appropriate we will also terminate your account and respond to the rightsholder's DMCA notice.

07Privacy & encryption

The free web app is local-first by design. Your files don't leave your browser unless you click upload. When you do, they're encrypted client-side and stored in a private S3 bucket with no public access; SiftVid staff cannot decrypt or view your content.

That privacy is a feature, but it is not a shield. If we are presented with a valid legal request, we will comply to the extent we technically can — which, because of the encryption design, is generally limited to account metadata (email, plan, billing history, IP addresses of recent sessions). Read the Privacy Policy for the full disclosure.

08How we enforce this policy

We rely on three signals: technical detection (filesize/format anomalies, automated CSAM hashing on uploaded thumbnails), abuse reports, and legal notices. When we have a reasonable basis to believe an account is violating this policy, we may, depending on the severity:

• —Warn the account holder by email and require a written acknowledgement.
• —Suspend cloud access while we investigate, with the free web app and your local library unaffected.
• —Permanently terminate the account, with cloud data deleted after a 14-day cool-down for the user to export.
• —Report the matter to NCMEC, INHOPE, or relevant law enforcement where the law requires it (CSAM cases — always).

We will tell you which clause of this policy we believe you've violated, unless doing so would interfere with a legal investigation.

09Reporting abuse

If you believe a SiftVid user is violating this policy — particularly Section 3 (Prohibited content) — please tell us. Reports are reviewed by a human within one business day. Reports about CSAM are reviewed and escalated within four hours.

10Changes to this policy

We will update this policy when SiftVid's product changes or when the legal environment requires it. Material changes will be announced by email at least fourteen days before they take effect. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

Previous versions are kept on file for two years and available on request.