AVE Privacy Policy.

Summary

AVE is built as a local-first Mac video editor. Your project files, imported media, local analysis, timeline execution, and exports stay on your Mac by default. This policy explains what TinyThings receives through the website, downloads, purchases, updates, support, and optional provider workflows.

Information AVE keeps local by default

Local project data includes footage, audio, graphics, transcripts, visual notes, timelines, generated local analysis, render outputs, and project files stored by the desktop app. TinyThings does not automatically receive that local project data just because you use AVE.

Information you may provide to TinyThings

• Contact information, such as your email address, when you contact support.
• Support material you choose to send, such as screenshots, logs, diagnostics, or written descriptions.
• Purchase and license information needed to activate, refresh, and support AVE Pro.
• Technical download or update information handled by the distribution services used for AVE releases.

Please do not send raw provider keys, unredacted license keys, confidential client footage, private media, or sensitive personal information unless support explicitly asks for a safe redacted sample.

Website analytics

The AVE website uses Google Analytics 4 to understand page visits, traffic sources, and aggregate site usage. Analytics starts when the website loads unless you have rejected analytics in the last 30 days. If you reject analytics, the website switches analytics storage to denied, disables future Google Analytics hits on that page, and attempts to clear existing Google Analytics cookies.

Your analytics choice is stored in this browser for 30 days. After that, the site asks again. Website analytics do not give TinyThings access to local AVE project files, imported media, timelines, exports, provider keys, or other content inside the Mac app.

Manage analytics preference

Optional AI providers and external services

AVE can use local models, installed assistants, custom API endpoints, and bring-your-own generation providers. If you connect an external provider, the information sent to that provider depends on the provider, model, prompt, settings, and feature you choose. Those providers process data under their own terms and privacy policies.

Provider API keys are handled by the desktop app and stored using encrypted secure storage where supported. AVE Pro checkout and license handling are processed through Polar. AVE downloads are distributed through GitHub Releases.

How information is used

• To provide downloads, updates, activation, support, and license management.
• To respond to support requests and troubleshoot user-reported issues.
• To maintain security, prevent abuse, and verify download or license state.
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce applicable terms.

Sharing

TinyThings does not sell personal information. TinyThings may share information with service providers used to operate AVE, such as Polar for checkout and license management, GitHub for release downloads and updater artifacts, Google Analytics for website analytics unless rejected, email providers for support, and any external AI or generation provider you choose to connect.

TinyThings may also disclose information if required by law, to protect rights or security, or with your consent.

Privacy choices and rights

You can choose not to connect external AI providers. You can avoid sending support diagnostics or media unless you decide they are needed. You can contact TinyThings to request access, correction, or deletion of personal information TinyThings holds about you, where applicable.

If a privacy law gives you additional rights, such as rights to know, delete, correct, opt out of sale or sharing, or limit certain uses of sensitive personal information, TinyThings will respond as required by that law. Because TinyThings does not sell personal information, there is no separate sale opt-out flow on this site at launch.

Retention and security

TinyThings keeps personal information only as long as reasonably needed for the purposes above, unless a longer period is required for legal, tax, accounting, security, or dispute-resolution reasons. AVE uses a local-first architecture, encrypted secure storage for supported secret handling, and Mac download verification steps, but no software or service can guarantee perfect security.

Children

AVE is not directed to children under 13. Do not use AVE or contact TinyThings with a child account or child personal information unless a parent, guardian, school, or organization has a lawful basis to do so.

Changes

TinyThings may update this policy as AVE changes. The effective date above shows when this policy was last materially updated.

Contact

Questions about privacy can be sent to support@tinythings.app.