Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 28, 2026

Atom ("we," "us," "our") operates the website tryatom.ai and develops the Atom AI plugin for After Effects. This policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and your rights regarding that data.

1. Summary

We collect minimal personal information. We do not use cookies, analytics, or tracking scripts. The only data we collect directly is your email address when you make a purchase or activate the software. Atom sends project data through AI agents to model providers when you use its features. See Section 5 for details.

2. Information We Collect

Information you provide

  • Email address: Collected when you purchase Atom, for purchase confirmation, license activation, and support.
  • Communications: If you contact us via email, we retain the correspondence to respond and improve our services.

We do not collect names, phone numbers, or other personal information directly.

Information collected automatically

Our website is hosted on Cloudflare. Cloudflare may temporarily log IP addresses, browser type, and access times as part of standard hosting infrastructure and security services. We do not access or analyze these logs for tracking purposes.

We do not use cookies, analytics services, or any tracking scripts on our website.

Payment information

Payment processing is handled by Polar.sh, which uses Stripe for payment processing. We do not receive or store your full payment card information.

3. How We Use Your Information

  • Send purchase confirmations and receipts
  • Deliver software activation codes
  • Provide customer support
  • Send important product updates (you may opt out of non-essential emails)

4. Third-Party Services

We rely on a small number of third-party services to operate. Each has their own privacy policy:

  • Polar.sh / Stripe: Payment processing
  • Cloudflare: Website hosting and security
  • OpenAI: AI processing via Codex (see Section 5)
  • OpenRouter: Image generation (optional, see Section 5)

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party for marketing purposes. We may disclose your information if required by law.

5. Data Sent to AI Providers

Atom runs AI processing through Codex (OpenAI) installed on your machine. You authenticate directly with OpenAI. We do not have access to your provider credentials or usage data.

When you use Atom, the following data is sent through your AI agent to the model provider:

  • After Effects project structure (layer names, properties, expressions, composition settings)
  • Your chat messages and prompts
  • Composition frame previews (rendered preview frames from your active comp, used to give the AI visual context)
  • Files you explicitly attach to chat (images, PDFs, audio, CSVs, and other supported file types)

If you use Atom's optional image generation feature, image prompts are sent through OpenRouter to AI image providers. No project data or chat history is sent through OpenRouter, only the image generation prompt.

The following data remains on your local machine and is never sent:

  • Full-resolution source footage and final renders
  • Files not explicitly attached to the chat
  • Your API keys (stored locally and encrypted)

Review your agent provider's privacy policy to understand how your data is handled.

6. Data Retention

We retain your email address for as long as necessary to provide license fulfillment, customer support, and legal/accounting obligations. You may request deletion of your information at any time by contacting us.

7. Your Rights

Regardless of where you live, you can:

  • Request access to the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your personal data
  • Opt out of non-essential communications

To exercise these rights, email us at hey@davey.design. We aim to respond within 30 days.

If you are in the European Economic Area, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. Your information may be transferred outside of Europe, including to the United States.

8. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.

9. Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal data, including using HTTPS for all connections, relying on established infrastructure providers, and storing API keys locally on your device rather than on our servers. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "last updated" date at the top. For significant changes, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you.

11. Contact

For questions about this privacy policy or to exercise your rights, contact us at hey@davey.design.