Shorts Finder Privacy Policy

Last updated: 21 October 2026

Shorts Finder ("the app") turns long videos into short clips. It is developed by Oğuzhan Örnek ("we", "us"), an individual developer based in Türkiye. This policy explains what data the app collects, why, and what you can do about it.

Data we collect

• Account data: when you sign in with Apple, Google or email and password, we receive your user ID, email address and, if you share it, your name. With Sign in with Apple you can hide your email; we then receive a private relay address. Sign-in is handled by Google Firebase Authentication.
• Videos you submit: the links you paste and, for videos you pick from your gallery, the audio track and still frames extracted on your phone. For linked videos the app uploads a low-resolution copy, its audio and captions. We use this material only to find the best moments for you.
• Analysis results: transcripts, suggested moments, titles and timestamps for each project.
• Purchases: which credit packs you bought and your credit balance. Payments are handled by the App Store or Google Play; we never see your card details. Purchase records are processed by RevenueCat on our behalf.
• Device token (Android app): a Firebase Cloud Messaging token so we can notify you when a project is ready.
• App usage (Android app): which screens you open and actions such as signing in, starting an analysis, exporting a Short or buying credits, with counts like video length or credits spent, plus your device model, Android and app version, language and approximate country. This is collected with Google Analytics for Firebase. It never includes your email, the links you paste or video titles.
• Crash reports (Android app): if the app crashes, Firebase Crashlytics sends us a report with the error details, your device model, Android and app version, and your user ID, so we can find and fix the problem.

We do not show ads, we do not collect advertising IDs (Google Analytics runs with advertising ID collection turned off), and we do not sell or share your data for advertising.

What stays on your phone

Editing and exporting happen on your device. Your edits and the final exported videos are saved to your phone and are not uploaded to us.

How we use data

• To analyze your videos and suggest clips. Uploaded material is processed with Google's Gemini API under Google's paid-service terms, which do not allow Google to use it to train its models.
• To keep your account, projects and credit balance in sync.
• To process purchases and prevent fraud.
• To send notifications you can turn off in your phone's settings.
• To diagnose crashes and keep the app stable.
• To understand how the app is used (for example, where people get stuck) and improve it.

Service providers

Google Firebase (authentication, database, notifications, crash reporting, Google Analytics), Google Gemini API (video analysis), Cloudflare R2 (temporary media storage), Apple App Store, Google Play and RevenueCat (purchases). They process data only to provide these services to us.

Retention

• Uploaded video, audio and frames are deleted automatically within 3 days.
• Crash reports are kept by Firebase Crashlytics for 90 days.
• Usage data linked to your account or device is kept by Google Analytics for 2 months; only aggregated reports are kept longer.
• Account data, projects and analysis results are kept until you delete your account.
• Purchase records may be kept longer where tax or accounting law requires it.

Security

All data is sent over encrypted connections (HTTPS). Media storage is private and accessed only through short-lived signed links.

Your rights and account deletion

You can ask to access, correct or delete your data at any time. To delete your account and its data, follow the steps on our account deletion page. Depending on where you live (for example under KVKK or GDPR) you may have additional rights, including complaining to your data protection authority.

Children

The app is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their data.

Changes

If this policy changes, we will update this page and the date above.

Contact

ornekoguzhan@gmail.com