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Local Video Redaction Studio Privacy Policy
Effective October 6, 2026
Local Video Redaction Studio processes videos you choose on your Windows device. It does not upload video, audio, images, transcripts, detection results, or project data to Compile North. It has no Compile North account, analytics, advertising, or automatic crash-report upload feature.
Files and processing
When you import a video, the app makes a local editing copy and keeps a project record with region positions, timing, review marks, audio edits, and any transcript you create. Face and text detection run on your computer. Matched text is used in memory during analysis; saved regions use generic labels instead of the recognized text. Plate detection is experimental and was trained on Chinese plates. Deleting a project in the app removes its editing copy and saved record. It does not delete your original video or exports.
Exports and review reports
Your original video is never modified. You choose where exported MP4 files go. An optional review report lists region types, timing, treatments, and review status. It does not include source paths, recognized text, or transcript text. Original metadata and subtitle tracks are left out of exports, although the video encoder can add normal format information.
Speech model
Offline transcription works only if you import your own Whisper model file. The app does not download models. Transcripts stay on your device and can contain sensitive speech. Remove the project or the imported model when you no longer need them.
Storage location
Projects are stored in your Windows user profile by default. If you choose another storage folder, the library and any imported speech model are copied there. The previous copy stays on disk until you remove it.
Review responsibility
Automatic detection can miss faces, text, plates, and speech. Review the whole exported video and audio before sharing. The app does not guarantee anonymity and is not a legal compliance tool.
Network and Microsoft Store
Video processing does not use a network service. Microsoft Store handles purchase, download, licensing, and updates under Microsoft's privacy statement. If you contact support, Compile North receives only the information you choose to send. Please do not send videos that contain sensitive people or information by ordinary email.
Contact
Privacy questions: [email protected]. Publisher: Compile North, compilenorth.digital.