Last updated: July 3, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains what information Cutout ("we", "the site", "the tool") collects when you use it, how that information is used, and what third parties are involved. Cutout is a background-removal tool available at this domain, and this policy covers your use of it.
Your photo is uploaded to remove the background, then discarded. When you click "Remove background," the image you selected is sent over an encrypted HTTPS connection to Cutout's backend, which forwards it to a third-party background-removal API to generate the transparent-background result, and streams that result straight back to your browser. Cutout's own backend does not write your photo to a database or persistent storage; it exists only for the duration of that single request.
We do not control how long the third-party background-removal provider retains request logs or temporary copies on their own systems. See the "Third parties" section below for the specific provider currently in use.
Like most websites, our hosting provider (Cloudflare) automatically logs standard technical information for security and performance purposes, such as IP address, browser type, and request timestamps. This is standard web server behavior and is not something Cutout configures separately.
If analytics are enabled on this site, they may record anonymous, aggregate usage statistics such as page views and general visit duration. Analytics data does not include the contents of any photo you upload.
Cutout uses a small amount of local browser storage to remember whether you've already responded to the cookie consent banner, so it doesn't reappear on every visit. If advertising is active on the site (see below), the ad provider may set its own cookies for ad personalization, measurement, and fraud prevention.
You can decline non-essential cookies via the cookie banner shown on your first visit. Most browsers also let you block third-party cookies at the browser level while still using the core background-removal feature normally, since that feature does not depend on cookies to function.
Because no account is required, there is no login-based data to request deletion of. If you have a specific privacy question about a request you made, contact us using the details below.
Cutout is not directed at children and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
If this policy changes, the "Last updated" date above will be revised. Continued use of the site after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
Questions about this policy can be sent to support@cutoutstudio.org.
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