Privacy Policy
Last updated: November 13, 2026
The Cinelier operator (the "Operator") sets out below how it handles users' information in Cinelier (the "Service").
1. Information we collect
The Service collects the following.
- Account information: display name, email address, and password (stored in a form that cannot be turned back into the original text)
- Record information: title, original title, synopsis, release year, runtime, language, countries, genres, credits, watched date, platform, score, mood tags and note
- Poster images: the image URL you enter, or the image you upload
- Attached images: the images you upload to attach to a record, such as photos of pamphlets or flyers
- Contact information: the email address and message you enter in the contact form
- Support payment information: the name and email address you enter on the Stripe payment page, the amount you pay, and your card's brand, last 4 digits, expiry date and issuing country (we do not receive your full card number)
- Information used to keep you logged in
- Activity logs: access time, IP address, browser type, and your user ID when an error occurs
2. How we use it
We use the information for:
- providing the Service (saving, showing, searching, editing and exporting records);
- logging in and verifying who you are;
- answering inquiries;
- confirming support payments;
- investigating and fixing problems;
- preventing abuse, such as limiting login attempts and blocking automated submissions of the login, sign-up, and contact forms; and
- dealing with violations of the Terms of Use.
3. Sharing with third parties
Except where required by law, the Operator does not share the information with third parties without your consent.
However, to run the Service, the Operator may entrust the handling of information to the providers listed in "4. External services", only as far as needed.
4. External services
The Service uses the following external services.
- TMDB (film search and information): the words you search for are sent from our server to TMDB. When TMDB poster images are shown, your IP address and browser information are sent to TMDB.
- Vercel (United States): the web server of the Service. Access logs are kept.
- Cloudflare Turnstile (United States): to block automated submissions of the login, sign-up, and contact forms, your IP address and browser information are sent to Cloudflare.
- Resend (United States): to deliver your inquiry to the Operator by email, the email address and message you enter are sent to Resend.
- Stripe (United States): to process support payments, Stripe handles the card number, email address and other details entered on its payment page. The Operator does not receive your card number.
We will add the provider and country of the server that stores account information, records, and uploaded images to this policy once it is decided.
Information on the personal data protection system of the United States is available on the website of Japan's Personal Information Protection Commission.
We do not use external services for advertising or analytics.
5. Cookies and local storage
The Service uses cookies and local storage for:
- keeping you logged in (two cookies); and
- remembering your theme setting (light or dark) in your browser.
They are not used for advertising or tracking.
6. Retention and deletion
Account information and records are kept until you delete your account. When you do, your account information, records and uploaded images are deleted.
Contact information is kept as long as needed to answer the inquiry and deleted once it is no longer needed.
Records of support payments are kept by Stripe and are not deleted when you delete your account.
Activity logs are deleted after a set period.
7. Security
The Operator works to prevent leaks, loss and damage of the information.
Passwords are stored in a form that cannot be turned back into the original text.
Communication with the Service is encrypted (HTTPS).
8. Access, correction and deletion
From the account settings, you can change your display name, email address and password, and delete your account (and with it your information).
For any other request, please use the contact form. We will respond after confirming your identity.
9. Changes to this policy
The Operator may change this policy when needed. Changes take effect when posted on the Service.
10. Contact
For questions about this policy, please use the contact form below.
Contact form