Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 16, 2026

1. Who we are

Vifose ("we", "us", "our") builds software for content creators, including the Cooker desktop application (formerly Forge) and this website (vifose.com). This policy explains what data we collect, how it's used, and how you can control it.

2. Cooker is a local application

Cooker runs entirely on your own computer. Your projects, scripts, generated assets, and settings are stored in files on your local disk — not on servers we operate. We do not have access to your projects unless you explicitly send them to us (for example, attaching a file to a support request).

3. Connected accounts (YouTube, TikTok)

Cooker can connect to your YouTube and TikTok accounts, with your explicit authorization, so it can upload videos on your behalf. When you connect an account:

• You are redirected to YouTube's or TikTok's own sign-in and consent screen — we never see your account password.
• The access/refresh tokens YouTube or TikTok issue are stored in your operating system's secure local store on your own device. They are never transmitted to or stored on any Vifose server.
• Cooker uses these tokens only to call the YouTube Data API or TikTok Content Posting API directly from your device — to upload a video, set its title/description, or check upload status — and only when you explicitly run or schedule a publish.
• You can disconnect an account at any time from within Cooker, which immediately deletes the stored tokens from your device and revokes access.

4. TikTok-specific data use

Cooker integrates directly with TikTok's developer APIs using the minimum required scopes:

• user.info.basic: Allows the application to securely identify your connected creator account, displaying your TikTok username and avatar inside the desktop interface to confirm authentication.
• video.upload: Enables you to upload rendered videos directly to your TikTok account as private creator drafts.

Cooker does not read your TikTok feed, messages, followers, or any other TikTok data. Cooker will never publish a video publicly without your final review and submission in TikTok.

5. Third-party AI and API providers

To generate scripts, images, voiceovers, and other assets, Cooker calls third-party AI providers (such as Anthropic, OpenAI, or image/voice generation services) using API keys that you supply and that are stored locally on your device. Content you generate is sent to whichever provider you've configured, subject to that provider's own privacy policy. Vifose does not operate or have access to these AI services.

6. What we collect on this website

When you use the contact form on vifose.com, we collect the information you submit (name, email, message) solely to respond to your inquiry. If you make a purchase, payment is processed by our payment provider — we do not store your full card details ourselves.

7. What we don't do

We do not sell your personal data. We do not use your YouTube/TikTok account data for advertising or share it with third parties except the service providers strictly necessary to operate Cooker's own features (e.g. the AI providers you configure).

8. Data retention and deletion

Local project files and stored credentials remain on your device until you delete them (via Cooker itself, or by uninstalling it and clearing its data folder). Contact form submissions are retained only as long as needed to handle your request. To request deletion of any data we do hold about you, email us using the address below.

9. Children's privacy

Cooker and vifose.com are not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as Cooker's features change. Material changes will be reflected here with an updated "last updated" date.

11. Contact us

Questions about this policy or your data? Email support@vifose.com or use our contact form.