VideoCull Privacy Policy

Information the application accesses

VideoCull accesses only the folders and files you explicitly open. File names, paths, video content, media metadata, and any people or other personal information visible in a video may therefore be processed by the application.

The bundled FFmpeg and FFprobe tools process those files on your computer to generate thumbnails and metadata. VideoCull uses this information to display, search, sort, compare, and review your videos. It does not upload your videos or local review data to StippieDot.

Local storage, security, and retention

Status decisions, ratings, favorites, bookmarks, settings, recent folders, media metadata, duplicate fingerprints, and thumbnail references are stored in local SQLite databases, configuration files, and thumbnail folders. You can choose the cache location in the application settings.

This data remains on storage you control and is protected by your Windows account and file-system permissions. VideoCull does not add separate encryption or access controls. Cached data remains until you clear it in VideoCull or remove it from disk; uninstalling the application does not automatically remove user-managed cache data.

Network access and disclosure

VideoCull does not sell personal information and does not disclose your videos, file names, paths, metadata, or review decisions to StippieDot, advertisers, or data brokers.

When automatic update checks are enabled, the direct-download edition contacts the official GitHub release service. You can disable automatic checks in Settings. Updates for the Microsoft Store edition are handled by Microsoft Store. These services may receive standard connection information such as your IP address, but VideoCull does not include your videos or local review data in those requests.

Your controls

You choose which folders VideoCull can read and where its cache is stored. You can view and change review data in the application, clear the cache and reload the current folders, disable automatic update checks in the direct-download edition, and remove local cache or configuration files from storage you control.

Marking a video Delete changes its local review status. The source file stays in place until you run and confirm the final delete action.

VideoCull first attempts to send confirmed files to the Windows Recycle Bin. If that fails for some files, the application asks before using a permanent fallback.

This website

The current website does not include analytics, advertising pixels, accounts, forms, or marketing cookies. Its hosting provider may receive and retain standard request information, such as IP addresses and browser details, for security and reliability.

Changes to this notice

This Privacy Policy may be updated at any time to reflect changes to VideoCull, this website, applicable law, or our practices. Every change will be recorded in the history below, and the effective and last-updated dates on this page will be updated accordingly.

• 22 September 2026: Identified this page as the VideoCull Privacy Policy, clarified information access, local storage, security, disclosures, retention, and user controls, and added this change-notice commitment.
• 18 September 2026: Clarified that the direct-download edition can contact GitHub for update checks, while Microsoft Store manages updates for the Store edition.

Questions and issues

Start with VideoCull Support for help and contact guidance. The desktop application is open source, and bugs can also be reported through the secondary GitHub issue tracker.