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Two platforms.
Same questions.
Focal
WORKFLOW & AUTOMATION
PROMPT
Users retain nominal ownership of their submitted inputs ('Your Inputs'), but grant Focal a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to process that content for operation and maintenance of the Service. Metadata such as keywords or location data associated with content is also collected. Focal reserves the right to remove, edit, or delete any submitted content at any time without prior notice. No explicit assertion that users retain full exclusive ownership is made.
OUTPUT
Focal claims broad rights over outputs. Users are granted only monitoring rights, not exclusive ownership, over 'Your Outputs.' Focal holds a worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, and irrevocable (for so long as content is stored) license to access, use, reproduce, distribute, publish, modify, and otherwise process both inputs and outputs. A separate perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, and sublicensable license is also granted specifically for model-training and improvement activities. Output ownership in any strong proprietary sense is not affirmed for users.
TRAINING
Training use is explicitly and broadly confirmed across multiple surfaces. The Privacy Policy states personal information may be used to 'train our artificial intelligence models' and that de-identified or anonymized data may be shared with third parties to train proprietary algorithms or machine learning systems. The AI Addendum separately states users acknowledge and agree that Inputs, Outputs, and all interactions with the Service may be used for training, enhancing, and improving machine learning models and algorithms. No opt-out from training use is described in the cited materials.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use of outputs is restricted by default. Unless a user has subscribed to a plan that expressly permits it, monetizing, commercializing, or using outputs for any commercial purpose is prohibited. Downloaded or shared content is limited to personal, non-commercial use with required attribution. Reproduction, resale, or exploitation of any portion of the Application or Service requires the Owner's express prior written permission.
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Velvet
WORKFLOW & AUTOMATION
PROMPT
The Privacy Policy states users are responsible for ensuring anyone appearing in their content has consented to recording and sharing. Velvet may use personal information, including Task Submissions, for research and development purposes. No explicit clause addresses user retention of ownership over prompt inputs; the AI Addendum's broad assignment and licensing language (see output_ownership_summary) effectively extends to all submitted content. Prompt ownership as a standalone topic is not directly addressed.
OUTPUT
Velvet claims near-total ownership of Task Submissions. Users irrevocably assign all right, title, and interest — including copyrights and all Intellectual Property Rights — to Velvet on a perpetual, universe-wide basis, and waive all moral rights. Where assignment is legally incomplete, users grant Velvet and its affiliates a perpetual, irrevocable, freely transferable, sublicensable, fully paid-up, royalty-free exclusive license covering all exploitation rights in any media, by any technology, now or hereafter known, throughout the universe. Velvet also receives a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free right to use the user's name, image, likeness, and biographical information in connection with Task Submissions without further consent or compensation. Velvet explicitly retains the right to sell or license Task Submissions to other users and third parties.
TRAINING
Training use is the platform's stated core purpose. Velvet's Privacy Policy explicitly discloses that it provides a platform for video creators to deliver Task Submissions for the purpose of third-party AI companies training artificial intelligence models; that these third parties may use Task Submissions to train AI; that it collects, uses, or sells personal data for the purpose of training large language models (LLMs); and that it licenses Sensitive Personal Information to third-party AI companies for AI model training if the user instructs or explicitly consents. The AI Addendum confirms the grant to Velvet includes the right to use Task Submissions to train artificial intelligence and machine learning models and to license or sell Task Submissions to Velvet's customers for that purpose.
COMMERCIAL
Velvet prohibits users from using the Service for commercial solicitation purposes and from copying, renting, selling, sublicensing, reselling, distributing, modifying, or creating derivative works of the Service or Velvet's Intellectual Property. Conversely, Velvet itself discloses collecting and sharing personal information for targeted advertising business purposes, disclosing personal information categories to business-purpose recipients, and explicitly retains the right to sell or license user Task Submissions to other users and third parties. De-identified or aggregated usage data may be shared with third parties for any lawful business purpose.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
Focal carries the most permissive license terms of the set; Velvet has no scored posture yet (unrated).FOR ENTERPRISE: FOCAL NOT RECOMMENDED · VELVET NOT YET SCORED
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | FOCAL | VELVET |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
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📂 Intellectual Property & Model Training
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SURFACE 01
Prompt Ownership
Focal
MEDHIGH
Users retain nominal ownership of their submitted inputs ('Your Inputs'), but grant Focal a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to process that content for operation and maintenance of the Service. Metadata such as keywords or location data associated with content is also collected. Focal reserves the right to remove, edit, or delete any submitted content at any time without prior notice. No explicit assertion that users retain full exclusive ownership is made.
“ All trademarks — nominal or figurative — and all other marks, trade names, service marks, word marks, illustrations, images, or logos appearing in connection with this Application are, and remain, the exclusive property of the Owner or its licensors and are subject to the protec…”
Velvet
MEDUNRATED
The Privacy Policy states users are responsible for ensuring anyone appearing in their content has consented to recording and sharing. Velvet may use personal information, including Task Submissions, for research and development purposes. No explicit clause addresses user retention of ownership over prompt inputs; the AI Addendum's broad assignment and licensing language (see output_ownership_summary) effectively extends to all submitted content. Prompt ownership as a standalone topic is not directly addressed.
“ To the best of your knowledge, all content you posted under these Terms, including all Task Submissions, are truthful and accurate.”
O
SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
Focal
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Focal claims broad rights over outputs. Users are granted only monitoring rights, not exclusive ownership, over 'Your Outputs.' Focal holds a worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, and irrevocable (for so long as content is stored) license to access, use, reproduce, distribute, publish, modify, and otherwise process both inputs and outputs. A separate perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, and sublicensable license is also granted specifically for model-training and improvement activities. Output ownership in any strong proprietary sense is not affirmed for users.
“ Until payment of the total purchase price is received by the Owner, any Products ordered shall not become the User’s property.”
Velvet
MED⚠ CAUTIONUNRATED
Velvet claims near-total ownership of Task Submissions. Users irrevocably assign all right, title, and interest — including copyrights and all Intellectual Property Rights — to Velvet on a perpetual, universe-wide basis, and waive all moral rights. Where assignment is legally incomplete, users grant Velvet and its affiliates a perpetual, irrevocable, freely transferable, sublicensable, fully paid-up, royalty-free exclusive license covering all exploitation rights in any media, by any technology, now or hereafter known, throughout the universe. Velvet also receives a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free right to use the user's name, image, likeness, and biographical information in connection with Task Submissions without further consent or compensation. Velvet explicitly retains the right to sell or license Task Submissions to other users and third parties.
“ agree otherwise, will not contain any third party’s content and will not be generated, in whole or in part, with the use of any generative or other artificial intelligence tools or technology.”
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SURFACE 03
Model Training
Focal
MEDHIGH
Training use is explicitly and broadly confirmed across multiple surfaces. The Privacy Policy states personal information may be used to 'train our artificial intelligence models' and that de-identified or anonymized data may be shared with third parties to train proprietary algorithms or machine learning systems. The AI Addendum separately states users acknowledge and agree that Inputs, Outputs, and all interactions with the Service may be used for training, enhancing, and improving machine learning models and algorithms. No opt-out from training use is described in the cited materials.
“ Users acknowledge and accept that by providing their own content on this Application they grant the Owner a non-exclusive, fully paid-up and royalty-free license to process such content solely for the operation and maintenance of this Application as contractually required.”
Velvet
MEDUNRATED
Training use is the platform's stated core purpose. Velvet's Privacy Policy explicitly discloses that it provides a platform for video creators to deliver Task Submissions for the purpose of third-party AI companies training artificial intelligence models; that these third parties may use Task Submissions to train AI; that it collects, uses, or sells personal data for the purpose of training large language models (LLMs); and that it licenses Sensitive Personal Information to third-party AI companies for AI model training if the user instructs or explicitly consents. The AI Addendum confirms the grant to Velvet includes the right to use Task Submissions to train artificial intelligence and machine learning models and to license or sell Task Submissions to Velvet's customers for that purpose.
“ From time to time, Velvet or other Users may commission you to create and provide to Velvet (either through a User Account or via email or such other mutually agreed upon method of delivery) certain works of authorship, including but not limited to videos, footage, film, cli…”
C
SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
Focal
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Commercial use of outputs is restricted by default. Unless a user has subscribed to a plan that expressly permits it, monetizing, commercializing, or using outputs for any commercial purpose is prohibited. Downloaded or shared content is limited to personal, non-commercial use with required attribution. Reproduction, resale, or exploitation of any portion of the Application or Service requires the Owner's express prior written permission.
“ Unless you have subscribed to a plan that expressly permits it, you agree not to monetize, commercialize, or otherwise use Your Outputs for any commercial purpose. If you intend to use Your Outputs commercially, you must be on a subscription plan that authorizes such use.”
Velvet
MED⚠ CAUTIONUNRATED
Velvet prohibits users from using the Service for commercial solicitation purposes and from copying, renting, selling, sublicensing, reselling, distributing, modifying, or creating derivative works of the Service or Velvet's Intellectual Property. Conversely, Velvet itself discloses collecting and sharing personal information for targeted advertising business purposes, disclosing personal information categories to business-purpose recipients, and explicitly retains the right to sell or license user Task Submissions to other users and third parties. De-identified or aggregated usage data may be shared with third parties for any lawful business purpose.
“ use or display the Service in competition with us, to develop competing products or services, for benchmarking or competitive analysis of the Service, or otherwise to our detriment or disadvantage;”
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
D
SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
Focal
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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“ The Owner may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Owner may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to fulfil a…”
Velvet
MED⚠ CAUTIONUNRATED
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“ This Privacy Policy does not apply to information that we process on behalf of our business customers (such as AI companies) while providing services to them. Our use of information that we process on behalf of our business customers is governed by our agreements with such custo…”
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SURFACE 06
Tier Differences
Focal
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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“ The right of withdrawal only applies to European Consumers.”
Velvet
UNRATED
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