CapCut
CapCut grants itself perpetual, worldwide rights to all your content even after you delete your account. They can use your videos, photos, and creations for any purpose including commercial use without paying you. The company can terminate your account at any time for any reason and disclaims most liability for their services.
Instead of emailing CapCut directly for support, you now have to use their website form to report hacked accounts, request refunds, delete your account, or complain about other users' content. This might mean slower responses since you can't email them anymore, and everything goes through their ticket system. Make sure you keep track of your ticket numbers since that's how you'll follow up on your issues.
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AI-generated summary of the terms as we read them. Opinion, not legal advice.
CapCut grants itself perpetual, worldwide rights to all your content even after you delete your account. They can use your videos, photos, and creations for any purpose including commercial use without paying you. The company can terminate your account at any time for any reason and disclaims most liability for their services.
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Notable Clauses
“By submitting User Content via the Services, you grant TikTok USDS Joint Venture and our affiliates, agents, services providers, partners and other connected third parties an unconditional, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully transferable, sub-licensable, perpetual and worldwide license to use your U...”
“This means that you are granting us the right to use your User Content without the obligation to pay royalties to you or any third party, including, but not limited to, a sound recording copyright owner (e.g. a record label), a musical work copyright owner (e.g. a music publisher), a performing righ...”
“SUBJECT TO THE PARAGRAPH ABOVE, WE AND OUR AFFILIATES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND BUSINESS PARTNERS, INCLUDING TT COMMERCE & GLOBAL SERVICES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND ADVISORS, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR: (I) ANY LOSS OF PROFIT (WHETHER INCURRED DIRECT...”
“YOU AND TIKTOK USDS JOINT VENTURE AGREE THAT YOU MUST INITIATE ANY PROCEEDING OR ACTION WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR OF THE DATE OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THE EVENT OR FACTS GIVING RISE TO A DISPUTE THAT IS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE PLATFORM OR THE SERVICES. OTHERWISE, YOU FOREVER WAIVE THE ...”
“Your payment will automatically be charged at the start of each new subscription term for the fees applicable to that term, unless you cancel or change your subscription to the Premium Services before the end of the then-current subscription period applicable to you.”
“We reserve the right to temporarily or permanently suspend or terminate your account or take other remedies available to us with or without notice at any time, for no reason or any reason, including without limitation:”
“Any claim, cause of action or dispute, arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Platform or the Services shall also be resolved exclusively in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California or the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles.”
“This license to your User Content allows us to modify, adapt, reproduce, make derivative works of, display, publish, transmit, distribute and/or store your User Content for the purposes of operating, developing and providing the Services, subject to your Platform settings.”
“If you subscribe the Premium Services (either on fixed-term basis or on automatic renewal basis), you may, with or without reason, cancel your subscription of the Premium Services with a full refund within 14 calendar days following the start of your subscription to the Premium Services, provided th...”
Protect Yourself
ACTIONABLESettings and actions you can take to limit your exposure
Disable Auto-Renewal Subscriptions
Prevents automatic charges by turning off subscription renewals before they occur
- For iOS: Go to Settings → Apple ID → Media & Purchases → Subscriptions → CapCut → Cancel Subscription
- For Android: Open Google Play → Menu → Subscriptions → CapCut → Cancel
- For Web version: Log into CapCut account → Account settings → Subscription management → Cancel
Backup Your Content Regularly
Download your videos and projects to prevent loss if your account is terminated
- Export and save all your video projects locally to your device
- Download any drafts or work-in-progress videos from cloud storage
- Set up automatic cloud backup to a service you control (Google Drive, iCloud, etc.)
Review Subscription Before Renewal
Check your subscription status before the renewal date to avoid unwanted charges
- Set a calendar reminder 3 days before your subscription renewal date
- Check your payment method and subscription status in account settings
- Cancel if you don't want to continue using premium features
Limit Content Uploads
Be selective about what you upload since they get permanent rights to use your content
- Only upload content you're comfortable with them using commercially
- Avoid uploading personal photos, private videos, or sensitive content
- Consider watermarking important content before uploading
Use Local Editing When Possible
Edit videos locally on your device instead of using cloud features to maintain more control
- Use the desktop version for local editing without cloud sync
- Turn off cloud storage features in app settings
- Export final videos rather than saving drafts to their servers
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Disclaimer: The clauses shown above are excerpts from publicly available Terms of Service documents. Ratings and severity levels reflect community and AI assessment, not legal advice, factual claims, or determinations about a company's legality or intent. Clauses marked “VERIFIED” have been confirmed as exact quotes from the source document. Clauses marked “AI-extracted” were identified by AI and may contain errors. Always verify against the original TOS.
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