Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12 August 2026

This policy explains what Chop collects, why, and what you can do about it. Chop is a tool that automatically edits talking-head videos. It is operated by ATS Collective Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 17374176), whose registered office is at 4 Shrub Road, Hampton Vale, Peterborough, PE7 8LW ("we", "us"). ATS Collective Ltd is the data controller for the purposes of UK GDPR.

What we collect

Data	Why
Email address and password	To create and secure your account. Passwords are hashed by our authentication provider and are never visible to us.
Display name, profile photo, TikTok handle	To personalise your account. Optional except the name.
Videos and audio you upload	To detect silences, filler words and retakes, and to produce your edited video.
Transcripts generated from your audio	To identify what to cut and to match repeated takes.
Usage data — edits made, credits spent, time saved	To show your dashboard statistics and to operate the credit system.
Diagnostic logs	When something fails we record the error and basic device information so we can fix it. These are not used to profile you.
Payment records — amount, credits purchased, country	To fulfil purchases and meet accounting obligations. We never see or store your card details.

We do not sell your data, we do not use it to train AI models, and we do not use it for advertising.

Your video content

Your footage is yours. We process it only to produce the edit you asked for.

Editing happens on your device wherever possible. Only a compressed audio track is uploaded for analysis on most edits.
Full video is uploaded to our storage only when you need it synced across devices or rendered on our servers.
We do not watch, review, share or publish your videos.
Deleting a video in the app removes it from our storage.

Who processes your data

We use the following providers. Each acts on our instructions under a data processing agreement.

Provider	Purpose
Supabase	Accounts, authentication, database
Cloudflare R2	Video and audio storage
Deepgram	Speech-to-text transcription of your audio
Modal	Server-side video rendering
Stripe	Payment processing
Resend	Account emails such as password resets
GitHub Pages	Website hosting

Some of these providers are based outside the UK. Where data is transferred internationally it is protected by the UK International Data Transfer Addendum or Standard Contractual Clauses.

Why we are allowed to process it

To perform our contract with you — running your account, editing your videos, delivering credits you have bought.
Legitimate interests — keeping the service secure, diagnosing faults, understanding how the product is used.
Legal obligation — retaining transaction records for tax and accounting.
Consent — marketing emails, if you have opted in. You can withdraw at any time.

How long we keep it

Account data: until you delete your account.
Videos and audio: until you delete them, or until you delete your account.
Diagnostic logs: up to 90 days.
Transaction records: six years, as required for UK accounting. These are anonymised when you delete your account, so they no longer identify you.

Deleting your account

You can delete your account at any time from Settings → Delete my account inside the app. This permanently removes your profile, your saved edits and any remaining credits, and cannot be undone. Your transaction history is anonymised rather than deleted, because we are legally required to keep financial records.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you can ask us to give you a copy of your data, correct it, delete it, restrict how we use it, or object to processing. You can also ask for your data in a portable format. Email hello@chopedit.com and we will respond within one month.

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your data you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.

Security

Traffic is encrypted in transit with TLS. Stored data is encrypted at rest by our providers. Access to production data is limited to the people who need it. No system is perfectly secure, and we will tell you promptly if a breach affects your data.

Children

Chop is not intended for anyone under 16. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has created an account, contact us and we will remove it.

Cookies and local storage

We use local storage and IndexedDB on your device to keep you signed in, hold your editing preferences, and store your videos while you work on them. These are necessary for the app to function. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.

Changes

If we make significant changes we will update the date at the top of this page and, where the change is material, tell you by email.