Privacy

What Shotso stores, why, and how to get rid of it.
Last updated 8 September 2026

The short version

Your videos never leave your computer. Shotso edits and exports locally; nothing is uploaded, and there is no cloud to upload it to. The only things that reach a server are your sign-in details and a few counters: how many people use the app, how often they open it and how long they spend editing. Never what they are editing.

What we store

If you sign in

Signing in is optional. You can skip it and keep editing.

Your email address, your name and your profile picture, as Google gives them to us
Whether you want email about updates
The date your account was created

Once per launch, if you are signed in

A scrambled fingerprint of your computer. Not a serial number, and not something we can trace back to a machine. It only lets us count one computer once instead of twice.
Which version of Shotso you are running
Which version of Windows you are running
When we last saw that computer
How many times you have opened Shotso, as a running count

While you work, if you are signed in

How many minutes you spend actively editing, as a running total and a per-day figure. The app checks in every few minutes; if you have not touched it for a quarter of an hour, or the window is in the background, those minutes are not counted.

This is a count of time and nothing else. It records that you were working, never what you were working on.

What never leaves your computer

Your projects, timelines and settings
Your video, audio and image files
Anything you do inside the editor: what you cut, what you export, what your footage contains

Why

The sign-in exists so we can tell how many people actually use Shotso, how often they come back, how much it gets used and which versions are still out there, and so we can let you know when something new lands. That is all it is for. We do not sell, rent or share your data with anyone, and there are no advertising or tracking scripts on this website.

Email

The box for update emails is ticked by default when you sign in. You can untick it there, or change your mind any time from the profile icon in the app. Every email we send carries an unsubscribe link. If you would rather not decide in the app, ask us on Discord and we will switch it off.

Who else sees it

Supabase stores the accounts and counters (hosted in the EU).
Google handles the sign-in itself; we never see your password.
Cloudflare serves this website and keeps short-lived request logs.
Microsoft distributes the app through the Store and handles installing and updating it.

Nobody else. No data brokers, no ad networks.

How long

We keep your account details until you ask us to delete them. Install records older than two years get cleared out, since a count from that long ago tells us nothing.

Your rights

Under the GDPR you can ask for a copy of everything we hold about you, have it corrected, or have it deleted, including your account, in which case everything tied to it goes with it. Ask us on Discord and we will sort it within a month.

Children

Shotso is not meant for children under 13, and we do not knowingly keep their data.

Changes

If this page changes in a way that matters, we will say so in the Discord and update the date at the top.

Contact

Reach us on Discord. That is the fastest way, and where the rest of the community is too. You can also email us at contact@shotso.com.