Postpetal privacy policy
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Postpetal is a Mac and Windows app that writes captions for your videos and posts them to social media, made by The Tech Express (Himanshu Verma) ("we", "us"). This policy explains what it collects, why, where it goes and the choices you have.
The short version
- Your videos stay on your computer unless you post them. Speech-to-text and still frames are made on your own computer.
- We never see your social media passwords. You connect each platform on its own login page, through our posting partner Upload-Post.
- No ads, no selling. We don't show ads, and we don't sell your data or share it with advertisers or data brokers.
- Your content isn't used to train AI. What you send for writing is used only to write your captions.
- Payments go through Razorpay. We never receive your card number, CVV, bank password or UPI PIN.
Information we collect
Your account
You create an account with your name, email address and a password, or with Continue with Google, which gives us your name, email address and profile picture (never your Google password). Your password is stored only as a one-way hash that can't be read back.
What you add
The videos you choose to process, their transcripts and still frames, the notes and product links you add, the drafts and posts you create, and your settings (such as your channel's niche, audience and writing style).
Keys you connect
If you connect your own AI key (OpenRouter, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI ChatGPT or Google Gemini) or an Upload-Post key, the key is stored on your computer in a file only your user account can read, and is sent only to that company to do what you asked.
Payments
When you buy a plan or credit pack, Razorpay handles the payment. We receive the plan or pack, the amount, the date, the payment status and the contact details you enter at checkout, so we can activate your purchase and send receipts.
Where your data is kept
In this version of Postpetal, your account, videos, drafts and settings are stored on your own computer, in Postpetal's folder. Deleting a post in the app deletes its video and drafts. Uninstalling Postpetal and deleting its folder removes everything it kept.
Where your video and text go
- Writing captions: the transcript, a few still frames, your notes and product-page details are sent to the AI provider you chose, which writes the drafts and sends them back. With your own key, they go straight from your computer to that provider under its terms.
- Product links: to read a product's real name and price, Postpetal fetches the page you link to, or asks the AI provider to look it up.
- Posting and scheduling: when you click post or schedule, the video and the captions for the platforms you picked are sent to Upload-Post, which delivers them to those platforms at the time you chose.
Who we share it with
Only with the services that do the job you asked for:
| Service | What it gets | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Your chosen AI provider (OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI or Google) | Transcript, still frames, notes, product details | Writing your captions |
| Upload-Post | The video, captions and the accounts you connected | Posting and scheduling |
| The platforms you post to (YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, X) | The video and its captions | Publishing your post |
| Razorpay | Payment details you enter at checkout | Taking payments |
| Your sign-in, if you use Continue with Google | Signing you in |
When you post to YouTube, YouTube's handling of your content is covered by the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy. We may also disclose information if the law requires it.
How long we keep it
- On your computer: until you delete it, or uninstall Postpetal and delete its folder.
- Payment records: as long as Indian tax and accounting law requires.
- Emails you send us: only as long as the conversation needs.
Security
Postpetal's engine listens only to your own computer, keys are stored in files only your user account can read, and passwords are hashed. No system is perfectly secure. If you find a security problem, please tell us at business@thetechexpress.in.
Your choices and rights
- Edit or delete any post, draft or setting in the app at any time.
- Disconnect a social account in Upload-Post, or remove an AI key in Postpetal's Settings, at any time.
- Under applicable law, including India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, you can ask to access, correct or erase personal data we hold about you, or raise a complaint. Email business@thetechexpress.in and we'll reply within 30 days.
Children
Postpetal is meant for people aged 18 and over, and we don't knowingly collect information from children.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we'll update the date at the top of this page. If a change is significant, such as moving accounts to our servers, we'll tell you in the app before it applies.
Contact
For privacy questions, data requests or complaints, email business@thetechexpress.in.