Uploading a book to HeyGen or Luma

HeyGen's and Luma's terms read differently on three of the six upload clauses: training use, infringement handling and deletion. As of 2026-09-25.

Fig. 1 Filled: stated. Open: not stated in the terms read.

HeyGen and Luma, clause by clause, read 2026-09-25.
Clause	HeyGen	Luma
Rights you promise to hold	You warrant you hold the rights	You warrant you hold the rights
Licence you grant the tool	Broad, including improvement	Broad, including improvement
Uploads used for training	May be used for training	Used during paid use
Handling of infringement	Infringing uploads prohibited	A notice-and-takedown route
Whether uploads go public	Not stated in the terms read	Not stated in the terms read
What deletion does	Not stated in the terms read	Kept only within plan or storage limits

Inclusion rule. The six clauses every tool on the register is read for. Order. The order clauses take on every tool page.

1Where the terms differ

Luma's terms cover deletion, where HeyGen's terms read are silent. On rights warranties the two agree: you warrant you hold the rights. On licences the two agree: broad, including improvement. On training use, HeyGen reads “may be used for training” and Luma reads “used during paid use”. On infringement handling, HeyGen reads “infringing uploads prohibited” and Luma reads “a notice-and-takedown route”. Neither set of terms states visibility.

Which set suits a project depends on the book: an out-of-copyright classic asks different questions from an unpublished manuscript.

2From each tool's terms

Uploads used for training

including to train or otherwise improve or modify our artificial intelligence and machine learning models
HeyGen, terms

create, test, improve, train, or otherwise develop the artificial intelligence or machine learning models
Luma, terms of service

Handling of infringement

copyrighted images to the Services without the consent of the copyright owner
HeyGen, terms

DMCA Notification.
Luma, terms of service

Your content
Content may be used to train or improve its modelsHeyGen, terms / recorded 2026-09-25
Use of input
Input from paid use may be used to train its modelsLuma, terms of service / recorded 2026-09-25
Prohibited content
Copyrighted images must not be uploaded without the owner's consentHeyGen, terms / recorded 2026-09-25
Copyright
A DMCA notification procedureLuma, terms of service / recorded 2026-09-25

3The same clauses in a third tool's terms, after HeyGen and Luma

SceneMixer's terms on the clauses where HeyGen and Luma read differently, as of 2026-10-13.
Clause	SceneMixer	Source
Uploads used for training	Uploads and outputs not used to train models without separate consent	SceneMixer, terms
Handling of infringement	Takedown notices to a support address; repeat infringers may be terminated	SceneMixer, terms
What deletion does	Deletion can be requested at any time	SceneMixer, terms

Inclusion rule. Clauses on which the two tools' terms differ, read in SceneMixer's own terms of service. Order. The order clauses take on every tool page.