Are uploads to AI video tools public?

Six tools' terms say whether uploads go public. Pika, Runway, Topview, Descript and SceneMixer make content public only when you share, publish or submit it; Krea lets some submissions be seen by other users unless the plan includes private mode. The other 18 say nothing in the terms read. As of 2026-10-13.

Fig. 1 Each source links to the page on this site that files it.

Sources that answer this, read 2026-10-13.
Source	Covers	What it says
Descript	Visibility	Projects become public only when you designate them so
Krea	Visibility	Some submissions may be visible to other users unless the plan includes private mode
Pika	Visibility	Content becomes public only if you choose to make it so
Runway	Visibility	Content submitted to a public area can be seen, used and reproduced by other users
SceneMixer	Visibility	Content is treated as public once you publish it, submit it as a sample or enter it into a campaign
Topview	Visibility	Content is public only where you share it, through links, the library or the community

Inclusion rule. A source is listed when its own text states what the question asks. Order. Sources in alphabetical order.

For an unpublished manuscript, visibility is the plainest risk: a scene shown in a community gallery has been published in the ordinary sense.

Runway's terms add that other users may search for, see, use, modify and reproduce content submitted to a public area.

A private mode tied to a plan means the plan decides; checking it before the first upload is cheaper than taking a scene down later.

1In their own words

Descript

including if you designate a Project as “public”
Descript, terms of service

Krea

If your subscription tier does not include the private mode feature, some of your User Submissions may be viewable by other users.
Krea, terms

Pika

If you choose to make your User Content public, it may be viewed, tagged, or interacted with by other users
Pika, terms of service

Runway

other users may search for, see, use, modify and reproduce any of Your Content that you submit to any “public” area of the Services
Runway, terms of use

SceneMixer

Content you publish publicly, submit as a sample or enter into a campaign is deemed licensed to us, non-exclusively, for product showcase and promotion.
SceneMixer, terms

Topview

Content you have made public through share links, Library, Community, campaigns, or similar public or submitted surfaces
Topview, terms

Confidentiality
Projects become public only when you designate them soDescript, terms of service / recorded 2026-09-25
User submissions
Some submissions may be visible to other users unless the plan includes private modeKrea, terms / recorded 2026-09-25
User content
Content becomes public only if you choose to make it soPika, terms of service / recorded 2026-09-25
Your content
Content submitted to a public area can be seen, used and reproduced by other usersRunway, terms of use / recorded 2026-09-25
Your content and IP
Content is treated as public once you publish it, submit it as a sample or enter it into a campaignSceneMixer, terms / recorded 2026-10-13
Account closure
Content is public only where you share it, through links, the library or the communityTopview, terms / recorded 2026-09-25

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