Privacy Policy

Last updated: 8 November 2026. The software part applies to Schnippo from version 0.13.1.

This policy has two parts: part 1 covers the Schnippo software, part 2 covers this website.

Controller

Seitz Dominik Visuals Dominik Seitz Brunnenweg 11 83417 Kirchanschöring

Email: [email protected]

No data protection officer has been appointed because there is no obligation to do so (Section 38 BDSG).

Part 1: The Schnippo software

Schnippo is local software. The publisher runs no server for Schnippo and receives no data from you.

Schnippo is not intended for people under 18.

Data collection

Schnippo processes the following on your computer: video, audio and images from the folders you specify, audio tracks, frames, transcripts and analyses derived from them, and your settings and API keys. There is no telemetry, no usage statistics and no crash reporting.

Use and storage

Everything stays local unless it is listed in the next section.

Cache: ~/Library/Caches/schnippo, on Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\schnippo\Cache
Settings, glossaries, brand details: ~/.config/schnippo, on Windows %APPDATA%\schnippo
Exports: the schnippo-export/ folder next to your footage
Keys: the extension settings in Claude Desktop, the plugin settings in Claude Code, the macOS Keychain, the Windows Credential Manager, an environment variable or your config.toml. Keys are never logged.

The bundled sound effects are our own or CC0 recordings. Schnippo uses them locally and connects to no sound service.

Third-party sharing

Recipient	Data	When	Reason
Gladia (`api.gladia.io`)	Audio track, 16 kHz mono, without metadata, and your glossary terms	when transcribing and again for the sense check of the finished cut (listening back), with your key	your request, your Gladia account
Your AI provider, for example Anthropic (Claude)	Transcripts, editing context, file names, frames and contact sheets	during the cut in the chat	your account with the provider
GitHub (`api.github.com`)	No content, only a query for the latest version; GitHub sees your IP address	at most once a day, can be switched off	update notice
PyPI, GitHub, Playwright CDN	No content, only one-time downloads of dependencies, for example ffmpeg, OpenCV and Chromium for graphics	at installation, at the first start, at the first ingest and at the first graphics render	installation

These services have their own privacy policies: Gladia, Anthropic, GitHub.

Only use Schnippo with material you are allowed to share with these services. This applies especially to recordings of other people.

Retention

Local data stays until you delete it: with the clear_cache tool, in the Finder or Explorer or by uninstalling the extension or the plugin. How long Gladia and your AI provider keep data depends on their terms and your account.

Contact for the software

Questions about the software are welcome at the address above and as GitHub issues.

Part 2: This website

Hosting

This website runs on servers of Hetzner Online GmbH in Gunzenhausen. The servers are located in Germany and the data is processed in the EU. Hetzner processes it on our behalf. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in secure and reliable operation (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

We manage the servers through the interface of xCloud Hosting LLC (Delaware, USA), which allows administrative access to the server.

Server logs

When you open a page, the web server automatically stores access logs: IP address, date and time, requested address, status code, amount of data transferred, the previously visited page and details of your browser and operating system. This serves operation, security and troubleshooting (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The logs are deleted automatically after about 52 days.

Cloudflare

We use Cloudflare, Inc. (San Francisco, USA) for DNS and as a proxy. All requests to this website pass through Cloudflare's network, which processes your IP address among other data. The purpose is protection against attacks and fast delivery (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Transfers to the USA are based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, supplemented by the Standard Contractual Clauses (EU) 2021/914. See Cloudflare's privacy policy.

Fonts

The fonts of this website are stored on our own server. Loading them creates no connection to Google Fonts or other font providers.

Cookies and analytics

The website can remember your language in the cookie pll_language (valid for one year).

We use AnalyticsWP for visitor statistics. The plugin runs on our own server and the data does not go to any analytics provider. It records the page opened, the previously visited page, campaign parameters in the address, device type, browser, IP address and time. To recognise returning visits, the plugin stores a random identifier (unique_session_id) as a cookie and in your browser's local storage.

Analytics only run if you agree in the cookie banner (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, Section 25(1) TDDDG). Only then is the identifier stored and data recorded. We keep the analytics data for one year, after which it is deleted.

You can withdraw your consent at any time for the future using the icon at the bottom right of every page. Your choice is stored in the cookie mhcookie and in your browser's local storage and is valid for seven days. As proof, we log your choice with IP address, browser and time.

Contacting us

If you email us, we process your address and the content of your message to answer your enquiry (Art. 6(1)(b) and (f) GDPR). Our mailbox is hosted by Proton AG in Geneva. An adequacy decision of the European Commission exists for Switzerland. We delete messages once the enquiry is settled and no statutory retention obligations apply.

Your rights

Under the GDPR you have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing and data portability, and the right to object to processing. You can withdraw consent at any time for the future. You can also complain to a data protection supervisory authority. The authority responsible for us is:

Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht, Promenade 18, 91522 Ansbach, https://www.lda.bayern.de