Who we are
Cuts - Video Editor & Maker ("Cuts" or the "App") is developed and operated by AS3 Labs Global LLP (LLPIN ADC-8582), a limited liability partnership registered in India ("we", "us", "our"). This Privacy Policy explains what the App keeps on your phone, what it sends, and the choices you have.
Android package name: com.shorts.video.editor
By installing or using the App you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the App.
What stays on your phone
- The videos, photos and music you edit. You pick them with Android's photo picker, which gives Cuts only the items you choose, and Cuts edits them on your phone.
- Your drafts (your edits, not copies of your videos), texts, captions, stickers, voice-overs, the photos you add as layers, the fonts, stickers and music you download, and the App's settings. They are kept in the App's private storage.
- What you make: videos are saved to your gallery in Movies/Cuts, audio in Music/Cuts, and GIFs and cut-out pictures in Pictures/Cuts.
- Everything Cuts does with your media. Auto captions (Android 13 and later) give the speech in your clips to your phone's own on-device speech recogniser; text to speech uses your phone's speech engine; background removal and the AI cutout use Google's ML Kit on your phone. None of this audio, text or picture is sent to us.
We never receive any of this. A video leaves your phone only when you share it to another app (for example Instagram, YouTube or WhatsApp), which then handles it under its own privacy policy. Uninstalling Cuts deletes what it keeps in its own storage; what you saved to your gallery stays until you delete it. On Android 12 and later, if Android's backup to your Google account is on, it saves Cuts' settings (such as your export quality and watermark choice), never your drafts or media; you can turn this off in Android's settings.
What the app sends
Usage statistics (Google Analytics for Firebase)
Cuts records a few events: that an export started (its resolution and frame rate) and was saved; which quick tools, templates and editing features were used (for example picture-in-picture, keyframes, reverse, stabilise or background removal, and how many captions were made); which music library track was added; which language was picked; that the Pro screen was opened, from where, and which plan was bought; that the rating prompt was shown or Rate was tapped; and which ads were shown, and where. Analytics also records app opens, screens viewed, how long the App is used, in-app purchases (product and price), the App version, the phone's model, Android version and language, an app-instance ID, the advertising ID where Android allows it, which Google Play page or campaign the install came from, and the approximate location (country and city) worked out from the IP address. None of this contains your videos, photos, file names or the text you type.
Crash reports (Firebase Crashlytics)
If Cuts crashes or runs into an error, Crashlytics sends a technical report: where in the code it failed, the App version, the phone's model and Android version, free memory and storage at that moment, and an installation ID.
Ads (Google AdMob, free version only)
The free version shows ads: a card on the Home screen; a card while a video, an MP3, a GIF or a cut-out is being made, and on the screen that says it was saved; a banner at the bottom of Templates and All tools; and, now and then, a full-screen ad after a video is saved (never after your first export, and at most one every two minutes). There are no ads in the editor. Google AdMob collects device information, the advertising ID, the IP address and how ads are viewed and tapped, to show and measure ads and to prevent fraud. On phones that support it, AdMob may also use Android's Privacy Sandbox ad features (ad topics and measurement), which you can manage in Android's settings.
In the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, Cuts asks for your consent first with Google's consent form, and in US states with privacy laws you can opt out of personalised ads. You can change your choice at any time in Settings › Ad privacy choices (shown where this applies), and reset or delete your advertising ID in Android's settings. If you decline, you may still see ads that aren't personalised. Cuts Pro has no ads. More about Google's use of this data: How Google uses information from apps that use its services.
Fonts, stickers, music and templates (Firebase)
The App gets the list of fonts, sticker packs, music and templates you can download through Firebase Remote Config, with an installation ID, and downloads the ones you pick from our Firebase Hosting storage (shorts-7afe6.web.app). As with any download, these servers see your IP address and the file requested; nothing about you or your videos is sent.
Google's on-device tools
Background removal and the AI cutout use Google's ML Kit; auto captions and text to speech use the speech services installed on your phone (usually Google's). They work on the phone. The first time, your phone may download a model or a language pack from Google, and ML Kit sends Google statistics about how well it runs on your phone, never your pictures.
Purchases (Google Play)
Cuts Pro is bought through Google Play. Google handles the payment, and we never see your card, UPI or other payment details. Google Play tells the App which plan is active and when it renews or its free trial ends; the App checks the purchase on your phone and remembers it so Pro also works offline. We don't run our own server for purchases.
Rating the app
If you rate Cuts from inside the App, Google Play's own review screen handles it; we don't receive your rating, review text or account details.
What Cuts doesn't do
No account or sign-in, and no selling or renting of data. Cuts doesn't upload your videos, photos or voice to us, doesn't read your contacts or location, doesn't use the camera, and sees only the photos and videos you pick. It uses the microphone only while you record a voice-over, and Android requires the same permission for on-device speech recognition (auto captions), but Cuts doesn't record you for captions.
App permissions
Cuts asks for a permission only when you use something that needs it, and you can withdraw it at any time in Android's settings.
| Permission | Why we need it |
|---|---|
| Photos and videos | None needed: Android's photo picker gives Cuts only the items you pick. |
| Microphone | To record voice-overs, and because Android requires it for on-device speech recognition (auto captions). Optional. |
| Notifications (Android 13 and later) | To show an export's progress and when it's saved. Optional. |
| Foreground service and wake lock | To finish an export or a quick tool after you leave the App, with a notification you can cancel it from. |
| Storage (Android 9 and earlier only) | To save what you make in the gallery. |
| Internet and network state | Ads, purchases, usage statistics, crash reports and the downloads described above. Your media is not uploaded. |
| Advertising ID and Android ad services | Ads in the free version, and the ad and usage statistics described above. |
| Google Play billing and install referrer | Purchases, and the Google Play page or campaign an install came from (for the usage statistics). |
How long data is kept
Crash reports are deleted after 90 days. Analytics keeps individual events for up to 14 months and only totals after that. Ad data is kept by Google under its own policies. Everything on your phone stays until you delete it or uninstall Cuts.
Children's privacy
Cuts is a general video editor and isn't made for children under 13; we don't knowingly collect information from them. In India, users under 18 should use the App with the consent of a parent or guardian. If you believe a child has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
Your rights and choices
There is no account, so the information above isn't tied to your name or email. You can refuse or withdraw the microphone and notification permissions in Android's settings, change your ad choice in Settings › Ad privacy choices (where this applies) and your advertising ID in Android's settings, and uninstalling Cuts deletes everything it keeps in its own storage.
- India: under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 you may withdraw consent, ask about the data we hold, nominate another person to exercise your rights and raise a grievance with the Grievance Officer below.
- EEA, UK and Switzerland: we rely on our legitimate interest in keeping Cuts working, safe and improving (GDPR Article 6(1)(f)) for crash reports and usage statistics, on your consent for personalised ads, and on our contract with you for purchases. You can object to processing based on legitimate interest, ask for access, correction or deletion, and complain to your data protection authority.
- California and other US states: you can ask to know, delete and correct personal information and opt out of targeted advertising. We don't sell personal information for money.
- Google may process this data outside your country, including in the United States, under its data protection terms.
To make a request, email contact@as3labsglobal.com with the subject "Cuts – Privacy Request". To have analytics or crash data deleted, use the subject "Cuts – Delete my data" and tell us roughly when you used the App and your phone's model. We will respond within 30 days, except where the law requires us to keep data.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top, and mention important changes in the App's release notes.
Grievance Officer
In accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000, the rules made under it, and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, the Grievance Officer for AS3 Labs Global LLP is:
Grievance Officer
AS3 Labs Global LLP
C-163, Shiv Sadan, Akash Nagar, Dasna, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201015, India
Email: contact@as3labsglobal.com
We will acknowledge your complaint within 24 hours and aim to resolve it within 15 days of receipt.
Contact us
AS3 Labs Global LLP
C-163, Shiv Sadan, Akash Nagar, Dasna, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201015, India
Email: contact@as3labsglobal.com