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Content Ownership & IP Policy

Last updated: April 23, 2026 · A plain-English explanation of who owns what on snapshots.cloud — your originals, your AI output, and our platform.

The Short Version

Your photos: You own them. Always. We never claim ownership of anything you upload.

AI-processed output: You own the output we deliver to you, subject to the conditions in this policy. You can use it personally and, in most cases, commercially — with some important exceptions around third-party faces.

The platform: We own it — the software, the brand, the UI. You get a license to use it, not a copy of it.

Read on for the full picture.

1. Your Original Uploads

You retain full copyright and ownership of every photograph and media file you upload to snapshots.cloud. Uploading does not transfer ownership to us, does not grant us any rights to publish or distribute your originals, and does not affect any existing licenses or rights you hold in those photos.

By uploading, you grant snapshots.cloud a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free license to:

• Store your photos on our servers and cloud infrastructure
• Transmit your photos to third-party AI processing APIs solely to deliver your requested output
• Generate thumbnails and previews for display within your account dashboard
• Cache and serve your processed output to you

This license exists only to deliver the service to you. It does not permit us to publish, sell, license to others, use in advertising, or display your photos publicly without your explicit permission. It terminates when your content is deleted from our systems.

We will never use your personal photos to train AI models. Not ours, not third-party providers'. Your memories are not training data.

2. AI-Processed Output — What You Receive

When you use snapshots.cloud features — photo restoration, enhancement, or Cinema film generation — we deliver processed output to you. This output may include:

• Restored or enhanced versions of your original photos
• Upscaled or colorized images derived from your originals
• AI-animated video clips generated from your photos
• Compiled Cinema films combining your photos, AI-generated video, and AI-composed music

3. Who Owns the Output?

This is the question most users actually care about, so here is a direct answer.

Your ownership of the output

snapshots.cloud assigns to you all rights, title, and interest we hold in the processed output delivered to your account. We do not retain a license to use, display, or distribute your output after delivery, except as described in Section 5 (Shared Films).

For enhanced and restored photos: because these are derivative works of your original copyrighted photos, and because meaningful human authorship (yours, in selecting, uploading, and directing the processing) is involved, these outputs are generally treated as your copyrightable works in most jurisdictions.

For AI-generated video clips and Cinema films: the U.S. Copyright Office has stated that purely AI-generated content without sufficient human authorship cannot be registered as a copyright. However, your original photo contribution and creative direction (choosing photos, ordering, selecting styles) may constitute sufficient human authorship in the overall compilation. Copyright law in this area is actively evolving.

Our position: We treat the output as yours. We assign our interest to you. We make no competing claim. What copyright protection you can actually register may depend on your jurisdiction and the specifics of the work — consult an IP attorney if this matters for commercial or legal purposes.

What you can do with the output

• Personal use — share with family and friends, post on social media, print, display in your home, include in personal projects. No restrictions.
• Commercial use — use in your own commercial projects (e.g., a family history book you sell, a documentary, a commercial print) is permitted, provided you have the rights to the original photo and any identifiable individuals have consented to commercial use of their likeness (see Section 6).
• Resale of output — you may not resell raw AI output from snapshots.cloud as a standalone AI-generated product (e.g., selling AI-animated clips as stock footage) without our written permission.

What you cannot do with the output

• Use output to impersonate, defame, or harass any individual
• Create synthetic media of real people for deceptive purposes (deepfakes)
• Use output depicting identifiable third parties in advertising or commercial contexts without their consent
• Claim AI-generated portions of output as entirely your own original human creation in contexts where that distinction is material (e.g., entering a purely AI-generated image in a human-only art competition)
• Use output in ways that violate applicable law, including right-of-publicity laws

4. The Music in Cinema Films

Cinema films include AI-generated music composed specifically for your film. This music is generated by third-party AI music services (currently fal.ai / MusicGen) and is delivered to you as part of your film output.

AI-generated music currently occupies an uncertain copyright status in most jurisdictions. We assign any interest we hold in the generated music to you as part of the film delivery. For personal use and social sharing, this is sufficient. If you intend to monetize a film commercially (e.g., on YouTube with monetization enabled, in a paid broadcast), we recommend either (a) replacing the music with a properly licensed track, or (b) seeking legal advice specific to your jurisdiction and use case.

5. Shared Films — Public Links

When you choose to share a Cinema film via a public share link (the /share/token URL), that film becomes publicly accessible to anyone with the link. By sharing:

• You grant snapshots.cloud a limited license to host and serve that film to anyone who accesses the link, for as long as the share link remains active.
• You confirm you have the right to share the content publicly, including any identifiable faces in the film.
• You acknowledge that once shared, others may view, screenshot, or download the film — we cannot control downstream use.

You can revoke a share link at any time from your project settings, which will make the film inaccessible to new visitors.

6. Third-Party Faces and Likeness Rights

If your output contains identifiable faces of people other than yourself — family members, friends, historical figures — additional considerations apply:

• Personal/family use: Generally no issue. Sharing a restored photo of your grandmother with family is normal and legally unproblematic in virtually all jurisdictions.
• Public sharing: Posting an animated video of an identifiable living person is generally fine for personal, non-commercial sharing. Be thoughtful.
• Commercial use: Using AI-generated output depicting an identifiable living person in any commercial context — advertising, products, paid media — requires that person's explicit written consent in most jurisdictions. This is true regardless of whether we delivered the output.
• Deceased individuals: Right-of-publicity protections for deceased individuals vary widely by state. California protects publicity rights for 70 years post-death. Indiana for 100 years. Many states have no post-mortem protection. Know your jurisdiction.

See our Biometric & Likeness Rights Policy for full detail on our obligations and yours.

7. snapshots.cloud Platform IP

The snapshots.cloud platform — including the software, source code, UI design, visual design language, branding, logo, atom mark, color palette, typography choices, and all original written content — is our exclusive intellectual property, protected by copyright, trademark, and other applicable laws.

Your account gives you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the platform for its intended purpose. This license does not permit you to:

• Copy, reproduce, or redistribute the platform software or UI
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code
• Scrape, crawl, or systematically extract data from the platform
• Use our brand name, logo, or trademarks without written permission
• Build competing products using knowledge gained from access to the platform
• Frame or mirror any part of the platform on another website

8. Aggregate and Anonymized Data

We may use aggregate, anonymized, non-personally-identifiable data about platform usage (e.g., "Cinema films average X photos per project," "restoration jobs take Y seconds on average") for internal analytics, product development, and business reporting. This data cannot be used to identify you or your content.

We do not sell or license aggregate data to third parties.

9. Moral Rights

In some jurisdictions (notably the EU, UK, Canada, and Australia), creators retain moral rights in their works — including the right of attribution and the right of integrity (protection against distortion or mutilation). These rights may survive even a broad license grant.

We respect moral rights. Our processing is intended to enhance, restore, and animate your photos — not to distort, defame, or misrepresent them. If you believe we have processed your content in a way that violates your moral rights, contact us at hello@snapshots.cloud.

10. Disputes Over Ownership

If a third party claims that content you uploaded or output we delivered infringes their intellectual property rights, we may be required to remove the content pending resolution. See our DMCA & Copyright Policy for the process.

You agree to indemnify snapshots.cloud against any claims arising from your upload of content you do not have rights to, or your use of output in ways that violate third-party rights.

11. Changes to This Policy

IP law — especially as it applies to AI-generated content — is evolving rapidly. We will update this policy as the legal landscape clarifies and as our platform evolves. Material changes will be communicated by email with at least 14 days' notice.

12. Questions

Questions about ownership, licensing, or commercial use? hello@snapshots.cloud