How SHOT.CAFE Handles Privacy and User Data

SHOT.CAFE's own login notice states that signing in does not post anything to Facebook or Google, and the site says it "super respect[s] your privacy." Beyond that, the site's visible privacy language is thin: it links a Privacy Policy and Terms of Usage, describes its images as being presented "for educational and research purposes only," and states that no ownership of those images is claimed or suggested. If you need a detailed account of what data is collected, how long it is retained, or how deletion requests are handled, the public page evidence here does not spell that out — you would need to open the linked Privacy Policy itself.

What the site says about login and third-party sharing

The login modal is the most specific privacy statement on the page:

• No posting to Facebook or Google. The notice reads: "We don't post anything to Facebook or Google and like, super respect your privacy."
• Login unlocks features, not social broadcasting. The stated purpose of signing in is to use "favorites, collections and other features" — not to publish activity elsewhere.

This tells you the login is framed as a way to save and organize shots rather than to syndicate your activity. It does not, by itself, describe what account data is stored or for how long.

What the site says about the images

SHOT.CAFE is explicit that the stills are reference material, not licensed assets:

The About section describes the origin: in July 2016 a New York City–based cinematographer needed a lighting plan quickly, got frustrated with existing options for searching film grabs, and built the tool as a searchable stills database for "decks, moodboards, lookbooks, research."

Practical implications if you plan to log in

• Saving work requires an account. Favorites and collections — the features tied to login — are how you build decks and moodboards, so privacy considerations apply mainly once you sign in.
• Your saved material is personal reference, not published content. Based on the login notice, the expected behavior is that your favorites and collections stay within your account rather than being broadcast to linked social accounts.
• Check the linked policies for the specifics. The page points to a Privacy Policy and Terms of Usage but does not reproduce their contents, so retention, cookies, and data-request procedures are not answerable from the page text alone.
• Contact is via Instagram. The site lists @the.shot.cafe as the way to reach them, which is worth noting if you have a data question and prefer email.

What is not covered here

The page evidence does not include the text of the Privacy Policy or Terms of Usage, any statement about cookies or analytics, any retention period, or any account-deletion process. It also does not mention pricing, so nothing here should be read as confirming whether any feature is free or paid. For those details, open the Privacy Policy and Terms of Usage links directly, or reach out through the listed Instagram account.