Last updated 4 August 2026.

ClipGate is a single static web page. There is no backend, no database, no account system and no upload endpoint — the checking is done by JavaScript running in your own browser. That is not a promise about how we handle your data; it is a description of a page that has nowhere to send it.

Your video

Your clip is never uploaded. When you drop a file in, the page creates a local object URL and reads it with a hidden <video> element to get its width, height, duration and file size. Those four numbers are compared against the brief. The file itself never crosses the network, and the page has no code that could send it anywhere.

What is stored, and where

• On your device only. The brief, caption and description you type, your platform and follower inputs, and your manual checkbox answers are saved in your browser's localStorage under the key clipgate.v1, so a refresh does not lose your work. It stays on your machine, and the Reset button deletes it.
• No cookies. ClipGate sets none.
• No analytics, trackers, ads or third-party scripts. The page loads exactly two of its own files (assets/styles.css and app.js) and nothing from any CDN, font host or measurement service.

The optional AI pass

ClipGate's rule engine needs no key and no network. If you choose to run the optional AI pass, you supply your own API key and the request goes directly from your browser to your provider — api.anthropic.com or api.openai.com — carrying the brief text you pasted. That provider's own privacy policy governs what happens next. Your key is held in sessionStorage under clipgate.key, which your browser discards when you close the tab, and Clear key removes it immediately. The key and the brief are never sent to us, because there is no "us" to send them to: this page has no server of its own.

Server logs

The page has to be served from somewhere. The web server that delivers these files keeps ordinary access logs — IP address, timestamp, the file requested, and the browser's user-agent string — which is what any web server records in order to run. They are used only to keep the site up. They are not linked to a person, not used to build a profile, not sold, and not shared.

What we never collect

No email address, no name, no account, no payment details, no contact form, no newsletter, no fingerprinting. There is nothing to log into and nothing to delete on our side, because nothing of yours is on our side.

Children

ClipGate is a tool for people running paid clipping and UGC campaigns and is not directed at children under 13. It collects no personal information from anyone, regardless of age.

Changes

If this ever changes — for instance if a feature is added that genuinely needs a server — this page will be updated with a new date before that feature ships.

Contact

Questions: author@shellygisele.com.