Privacy Policy

Everything you make in Slate is saved on your device, in your browser's storage (or the app's storage on iPhone and iPad):

• your film, shots, drafts, look bible, reference notes and saved takes;
• stills and clips you add to the storyboard, with the small preview images and key frames Slate makes from them;
• your rewrite settings, including an AI provider API key if you enter one;
• a note that you agreed to send content to an AI provider (see below).

We don't have a copy of any of this. Slate has no user accounts and no database of your work.

AI rewrite. When you run a rewrite with AI (not the offline rules), Slate sends the shot's draft and the generator you picked, and, if present, your look bible, the shot's reference notes and short notes about earlier shots that missed. This goes to Slate's server and from there to the AI provider you chose in rewrite settings.

Match this frame. When you tap Match this frame, Slate sends the shot's still, or up to three key frames taken from its clip, as compressed images, along with the look bible and the shot's draft, the same way.

AI providers. The provider is xAI by default, or OpenAI if you choose it. Slate uses the provider only to produce the result you asked for. What the provider does with the request is governed by its own terms and privacy policy (xAI: x.ai/legal/privacy-policy; OpenAI: openai.com/policies/privacy-policy). Before Slate first sends anything to a provider, it asks you to agree. If you cancel, nothing is sent. The offline rules never send your content anywhere.

Your API key. If you enter your own API key, it is kept on your device. It travels to Slate's server with each AI request so the server can call the provider for you, and it is not stored on the server.

Slate's server. The server runs on Vercel. It passes requests to the AI provider and returns the answer. We don't save the content of your requests. Like most hosting, Vercel keeps technical logs of requests (such as IP address, time, the address requested and browser type) to run and secure the service. We use them only for operating and troubleshooting Slate.

On the web you can add a still or clip from Google Drive. If you do, Google asks you to sign in and allow access. Slate asks only for the drive.file permission, which covers just the files you pick in Google's picker. It does not let Slate see the rest of your Drive.

The file you pick is downloaded straight from Google to your browser and saved on your device like any other upload. It does not pass through Slate's server. The access Google gives is held in the open page only for as long as Google allows, and is not stored or sent to us. Slate does not read, keep or use any other Google account data.

A picked file only leaves your device again if you then use Match this frame on it, in which case its images are sent to your chosen AI provider as described above, at your request.

Slate's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. We don't use Google user data for advertising, we don't sell it, and no person at Unseen Energy reads it.

You can remove Slate's access at any time at myaccount.google.com/permissions.

On the web you can add a file from Dropbox using Dropbox's Chooser. Dropbox shows its own window, where you sign in and pick a file. Dropbox then gives your browser a link to that one file, which Slate downloads to your device. Slate never sees your Dropbox password or other files. Dropbox's own privacy policy applies to your use of the Chooser.

In the iPhone and iPad app, Slate asks for camera, photo library and microphone access only when you choose Take a photo, Record a clip or Photos. The microphone records the sound in a clip you film. What you capture or pick is saved on your device. Like any other frame, it is sent only if you use Match this frame. You can change these permissions in Settings › Slate.

Slate's typefaces are loaded from Google Fonts, so your browser contacts Google's font servers, which receive your IP address and browser details, as with any website using Google Fonts.

On the web, Google's and Dropbox's picker code loads from their servers when you open the menu for adding a frame, if those options are available.

• No advertising and no ad networks.
• No analytics or tracking tools, and no tracking across other companies' apps or websites.
• We don't sell or rent personal information.
• No accounts, so no profile about you.

Slate may offer optional paid features. If you subscribe in the iPhone or iPad app, Apple processes the purchase and we never see your payment details. We may use a subscription service such as RevenueCat to check purchases. We receive only an anonymous purchase status, such as whether a subscription is active and when it renews or ends.

Slate is not directed to children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Because your work lives on your device, you control it. In Slate you can remove frames, delete takes or start a New film. To erase everything, clear this site's data in your browser settings, or delete the app on iPhone or iPad. To remove Google Drive access, use myaccount.google.com/permissions.

We don't hold a copy of your work. For questions or requests about anything we or our hosting may hold, such as server logs, email Unseenenergyproductions@gmail.com.

Slate's connections use HTTPS. Content sent for a rewrite or match is processed in memory to answer the request and is not kept on Slate's server. No method of sending or storing data is perfectly secure, so keep your device and any API key you use safe.

Slate's server and the AI providers may process requests in the United States or other countries where they operate.

If this policy changes, we will update this page and its effective date. If a change matters for how your content is handled, we will also say so in the app.

Unseen Energy LLC. Email: Unseenenergyproductions@gmail.com