Is CapCut safe for business data?
CapCut’s US privacy policy says it uses your videos, images, and other content to train and improve its machine learning models, and the policy we read names no setting to turn that off.
Training, plan by plan
- Used for training: CapCut (all accounts, US): used, with no opt-out setting named.
What it does with your data
| Question | CapCut app, desktop, and web (US) |
|---|---|
| Trains on your data by default? | Yes. CapCut’s US privacy policy says it uses your information, including scanning and reviewing your content, to train and improve its machine learning models. The policy we read names no setting to turn this off. Read on October 24, 2026 · source: capcut.com |
| How long chats are kept | CapCut keeps information as long as it needs it to provide the service and for the other purposes in its policy, including improving the service. Files you store in Cloud Space are deleted when you ask. Read on October 24, 2026 · source: capcut.com |
| Who can read them | Not confirmed. The policy we read says CapCut shares information with service providers and business partners, but does not say plainly who can see your projects. Not confirmed · page checked: capcut.com, October 24, 2026 |
| Where data is stored | Not confirmed. The US policy says the service is run by TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC but does not say where your content is stored. Not confirmed · page checked: capcut.com, October 24, 2026 |
| How to delete | Send a request to know, access, correct, or delete your information through the contact methods in the policy. Read on October 24, 2026 · source: capcut.com |
How to turn training off
- Only upload footage you are comfortable being analyzed, since CapCut says it scans and reviews user content. Source: capcut.com
- To delete information CapCut holds about you, send a request through the contact methods in its privacy policy. Source: capcut.com
Safer setup for a small team
Keep customer faces, names, and private footage out of CapCut, and use it only for content you would post publicly anyway.
Plan to approve: Not approved for customer or confidential footage
Setting to check: Public marketing content only
A line for your AI policy: CapCut is used only for public marketing videos. No customer footage, client files, or private recordings go into it.
Want this in your team’s AI policy? The SafeStart kit, a plain-English AI policy and training for small teams, is coming soon.
Questions about your own setup? Write to hello@terrapilgrim.org.
What changed
No changes recorded since we first published this page on October 24, 2026. Every change goes in the change log.
Sources (1)
- capcut.com/clause/privacy · read on October 24, 2026
“train, test, and improve technology, such as machine learning models and algorithms”
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