Privacy Policy

ZoomAssist Pro ("we", "our", "us") is a free Premiere Pro plugin and supporting website. We try to collect as little personal data as possible. This Privacy Policy explains what is collected, why, and what your choices are.

1. The plugin itself

The ZoomAssist Pro plugin runs entirely inside Adobe Premiere Pro on your computer. It does not create an account, does not require a license key, and does not continuously phone home with telemetry, usage analytics, or project contents.

The plugin only touches files on your computer (your Premiere Pro project, the clips you operate on, and locally generated bug-report bundles you create explicitly). It does not transmit project files, footage, or render output to us automatically.

2. What we explicitly do not do

For clarity — and because Adobe reviewers and privacy-minded editors rightly ask — the plugin:

• Collects no personal information. No name, email, IP, machine ID, license key, or account.
• Transmits nothing automatically. No data is ever sent to any server. Everything stays on your local machine unless you choose to attach a diagnostic file to an email yourself.
• Includes no analytics or telemetry. No usage tracking, no crash reporting service, no third-party SDKs.
• Does not read your project content. The plugin only interacts with the active clip's motion keyframes through the Premiere Pro API. It does not read, copy, or store your project files, audio, or media on disk. The one exception: when you press Capture Frame at Playhead, a single still image of the current frame is written locally to the plugin's own UXP data/temp folder (under %AppData%/Adobe/UXP/PluginsStorage/... on Windows, and the equivalent ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/UXP/PluginsStorage/... on macOS) so the preview panel can show it and you can place the zoom region on it. This preview stays on your machine, is never uploaded anywhere, and is overwritten on the next capture.
• Requires no account. No login, no registration, no email signup.

3. UXP manifest permissions — what they actually do

Adobe UXP requires plugins to declare permission categories up front. Here is exactly what ZoomAssist Pro uses each one for.

localFileSystem: fullAccess

This is the broadest category UXP exposes. ZoomAssist Pro uses it for four narrowly scoped things — nothing else:

• Reading bundled assets. The in-app how-to guide loads JPEG frame sequences from the plugin's own install folder (plugin/how-to/frames/). Read-only, no user files touched.
• Storing a captured frame preview. When you click Capture Frame at Playhead, the plugin saves a single still image of the current Premiere Pro frame to its own UXP data/temp folder on your machine (%AppData%/Adobe/UXP/PluginsStorage/... on Windows, ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/UXP/PluginsStorage/... on macOS). This preview is only used to render the zoom-placement UI inside the plugin so you can pick where the zoom should land. It is never uploaded, never transmitted, and is replaced the next time you capture a frame.
• Writing your preferences. When you flip a Settings toggle, the plugin writes a small preferences.json file to the UXP app-data folder (%AppData%/Adobe/UXP/PluginsStorage/... on Windows, the equivalent location on macOS). This file stores only two boolean values — Default Motion Blur on/off and Default Place Marker on/off. Nothing else.
• Saving diagnostic reports you ask for. When you use "Report a Problem", the plugin packages the session log into a ZIP file at a location you pick in a file dialog. The log contains only plugin operation events — no Premiere project content, no file paths outside the plugin's own scope, and no personal information.

clipboard: readAndWrite

The plugin uses the clipboard in two places, both write-only in practice:

• URL fallback. If launching the Buy Me a Coffee or website link in your system browser fails (UXP cannot always spawn a browser process), the URL is copied to your clipboard so you can paste it manually.
• Report path copy. After saving a diagnostic report, a "Copy path" button writes the saved file's path to your clipboard for convenience.

The plugin never reads your clipboard contents. UXP requires the readAndWrite category even for write-only usage — there is no write-only variant.

launchProcess (https, http, .html, .url)

Used to open external URLs in your system browser. Specifically:

• buymeacoffee.com — optional donations.
• zoomassistpro.com — plugin website, documentation, and support.
• Optionally, opening a saved diagnostic report HTML file locally.

No URLs are ever opened automatically — only in direct response to you clicking a button.

4. Local files in plain English

There are only two file types the plugin ever writes:

• preferences.json in the UXP app-data folder — two boolean toggles, stays on your machine, used only by the plugin itself.
• A diagnostic ZIP at a location you choose — created only when you click "Report a Problem", contains only plugin operation events, never auto-uploaded anywhere.

5. Bug reports you send us

The plugin lets you package a bug-report bundle on your computer — typically containing screenshots you choose to attach and developer/diagnostic logs. Due to Adobe UXP sandbox limitations, the plugin cannot send emails automatically. To submit a report, you manually attach the bundle and email it from your own email client to support@zoomassistpro.com.

That means you choose what to share — which screenshots, whether to include certain logs, what to write in the email body. You are fully responsible for the contents of anything you send. Avoid attaching client footage, NDAs, sensitive project data, or personal information you do not want to disclose.

When you email us a report, we receive whatever you attached together with your email address and any information your email client adds (subject line, message body, mail headers). We use this strictly to investigate the issue, reply to you, and improve the plugin. We do not sell, rent, or share this content with third parties.

6. The website

The website zoomassistpro.com serves static content — landing page, documentation, install guide, changelog, and tutorials. It is hosted on a managed cloud platform that may collect standard server logs (IP address, user agent, timestamps, requested URL) for security, abuse prevention, and basic operational analytics. These logs are retained for up to 30 days on a rolling basis and are not used to build personal profiles.

Some pages embed third-party content (for example YouTube tutorial videos or links to "Buy me a coffee"). When you interact with those embeds or click those links, the corresponding third party may set its own cookies and process data under its own privacy policy. We do not control those services.

7. Cookies & local storage

The website uses a small amount of local storage in your browser to cache changelog and tutorial content so pages load instantly on return visits. This data lives only in your browser and is not transmitted to us.

We do not run advertising trackers or cross-site behavioral profiling. Any cookies set are functional (e.g. keeping you signed in to the admin area, which is for the author only).

8. Donations

The optional "Buy me a coffee" donation flow is handled entirely by Buy Me a Coffee. Payment information, tax data, and donor identity are processed by them as an independent data controller under their own terms and privacy policy. We only see what their dashboard exposes (e.g. a donor name and message, if you choose to leave one). We never receive your card details.

9. Third-party services we rely on

• Cloud hosting and CDN for the website and content storage.
• YouTube — when you watch embedded tutorial videos.
• Buy Me a Coffee — for optional donations.
• Email infrastructure — for receiving support email at support@zoomassistpro.com.

Each of these processes data according to its own privacy policy. We try to use as few as possible.

10. Data retention

Bug-report emails and attachments are retained for as long as needed to investigate and resolve the issue, plus a reasonable reference period (typically up to 24 months), after which they are deleted. Server access logs are kept on a rolling window of up to 30 days. You can request earlier deletion of your email correspondence at any time.

10a. Your rights under the GDPR

Because the operator is established in Hungary (EU), processing of personal data is governed by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the GDPR). If you are in the EU/EEA you have the following rights with respect to personal data we hold about you (essentially: anything you have emailed us):

• Right of access — ask whether we hold personal data about you and request a copy.
• Right to rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") — ask us to delete your email correspondence and attachments.
• Right to restriction of processing — ask us to limit how we use your data while a request is being resolved.
• Right to data portability — receive the personal data you provided in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
• Right to object — object to processing based on our legitimate interests.
• Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, withdraw it at any time (without affecting prior lawful processing).

To exercise any of these rights, email support@zoomassistpro.com. We aim to respond within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In Hungary this is the Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság (NAIH) — naih.hu. You may also contact the supervisory authority in your EU/EEA country of residence.

11. Your choices

Because the plugin works offline and the website does not require an account, the main personal data we hold is anything you voluntarily send us by email. You can:

• Stop sending us bug reports at any time — the plugin will keep working without them.
• Request access to, correction of, or deletion of your email correspondence by writing to support@zoomassistpro.com.
• Clear the website's local-storage cache in your browser settings at any time.

12. Children

ZoomAssist Pro is a professional editing tool and is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

13. Changes to this policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated occasionally. The "Last updated" date at the top of the page reflects the most recent revision. Significant changes will be flagged in the changelog.

14. Data controller

The data controller for personal data processed via this website and the email support channel is:

• Adam Makar — sole trader registered in Hungary
• 1054 Budapest, Honvéd utca 8, 1st floor, door 2, Hungary
• Tax number: 58053904-1-41 · EU VAT: HU58053904
• Email: support@zoomassistpro.com

See the Legal Notice for full operator and hosting details.

15. Contact

For any privacy-related question or request, email support@zoomassistpro.com. See also our Terms of Service.