Data residency

Video transcription that helps with GDPR data residency

GDPR compliance depends on your full workflow, not any single tool — but CaptionLab's local processing removes one common complication: your video and audio data never crosses a border to a third-party server, because it never leaves your machine.

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How local processing simplifies data residency

Under GDPR, sending personal data (which recorded speech usually is) to a cloud processor outside the EU raises data-transfer questions that legal/compliance teams have to evaluate. CaptionLab sidesteps this specific issue by not transmitting the audio anywhere at all.

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No cross-border data transfer

Audio never leaves the machine it's processed on, so there's no third-country transfer question for transcription specifically.

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No third-party processor involved

No sub-processor agreement needed for the transcription step — there's no vendor server in the loop.

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You control retention

Output files live on your own storage under your own retention policy, not a vendor's.

Important: this isn't a compliance certification

CaptionLab is a technical tool, not a legal service — using it doesn't automatically make a workflow GDPR-compliant, and we don't hold or claim any formal GDPR/ISO certification. What it does provide is a transcription step with no data leaving your machine, which is one common item on a data-protection checklist. Talk to your own legal/compliance team for a full assessment.

Frequently asked questions

Is CaptionLab GDPR certified?
No formal certification is claimed. CaptionLab simply doesn't transmit your audio/video data anywhere, which addresses the cross-border-transfer concern specifically — full compliance depends on your entire workflow, not one tool.
Does CaptionLab store any personal data from the audio?
The generated transcript is saved locally as a standard SRT file on your own machine — CaptionLab itself doesn't retain a separate copy anywhere.
Is there a data processing agreement (DPA) available?
Since no footage or audio data is transmitted to Edit Lab Tools' servers during transcription, there's no data-processing relationship for that step. Contact editlabtools@gmail.com with specific compliance questions.

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