Photo Privacy and Safety on DuetTake: An Honest Guide

Uploading personal photos to an AI service deserves a straight answer, not marketing. Here is what happens to your photos on DuetTake, what we can honestly promise, and what to consider before you hit generate.

What happens to my photos when I upload them?

Your photos travel over an encrypted connection (HTTPS) from your browser to our servers, and from there to the AI providers that render your video — they need the images to generate anything at all. The video you download is built from those uploads, so they are an essential part of the pipeline, not an optional extra we could skip.

Does DuetTake train AI models on my photos?

We do not use your photos to train models. Generation goes to third-party AI providers under their API terms, which prohibit training on customer-submitted content. For the full legal picture — what we collect, how long, and your rights to access or delete your data — read our privacy policy.

Who is allowed to appear in my video?

The practical rule: generate people you have permission to depict. Yourself, absolutely. Your friends and family, when they are fine with it. Strangers, ex-partners, coworkers, or public figures — no. Beyond being wrong, it also fails: realistic photos of real people are the most likely to trip the content safety review, which rejects the task before rendering.

What does the safety review actually check?

Every generation request passes an automated review of both the prompt and the photos before rendering begins. Most rejections involve realistic photos of identifiable people in sensitive contexts, or prompts asking for content the models refuse. A rejected task never starts rendering, and your credits are refunded in full — you are never charged for a video that was not made.

Practical tips before you upload

• Strip metadata you do not need. Photos often carry location data. Removing EXIF metadata before uploading is a good habit for any service, not just ours.
• Use the minimum viable photo. You need one clear face, not your whole camera roll. Crop to what the photo selection guide recommends and nothing more.
• Keep private photos private. If a photo would embarrass someone if leaked, no upload to any cloud service is the right move — including ours.

The bottom line

Treat your uploads the way you would treat any cloud photo service: upload what you are comfortable storing online, of people who agreed, over a connection you trust. We handle the technical side — encryption in transit, no model training on your uploads, automatic refunds on rejected content. You handle the judgment calls.

Frequently asked questions

Can I delete my photos after generation? You can delete your account data, including uploaded content, through your account settings or by contacting us — see your rights in the privacy policy.

Is it safe to upload photos of my children? Technically yes, through the same encrypted pipeline. Legally and ethically, generate your kids only in ways they would be comfortable with, and never in public-facing content without thinking it through first.

What happens if my generation is rejected by the safety review? Nothing renders, no video is produced, and the credits for that task return to your balance automatically.