Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 14, 2026

1. Information We Collect

SearchMovie collects only the information necessary to provide our service:

• Account credentials (username and password) for authentication
• Favorites and watchlist data you choose to save
• Watch progress to enable the "continue watching" feature

2. How We Use Your Information

Your data is used solely to provide and improve the SearchMovie experience, including maintaining your favorites, watchlist, and watch progress across sessions.

3. Data Storage

Your data is stored securely in our database. Passwords are hashed and never stored in plain text.

4. No Media Storage

SearchMovie does not host, store, or distribute any movies, TV shows, anime, or other media files. We have no media content on our servers.

All video content streamed through this site is sourced entirely from independent third-party embedding services. We act only as an index that links to these external sources — similar to how a search engine links to external websites. We are not responsible for the content, availability, or legality of any media served by those third-party providers.

5. Third-Party Services

SearchMovie uses the following third-party services:

• TMDB (The Movie Database) — movie and TV show metadata
• AniList — anime metadata
• Various third-party embed providers — video playback (we do not control or store this content)

We do not sell, share, or transfer your personal data to any third parties.

6. Copyright & DMCA

SearchMovie does not host or distribute any copyrighted content. All media is streamed from independent third-party sources that are not under our control. We respect intellectual property rights and comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

If you are a copyright holder and believe that content accessible through this site infringes your rights, please contact us at [email protected] with the following information:

• Identification of the copyrighted work you claim is being infringed
• The specific URL or link on our site pointing to the infringing content
• Your contact information
• A statement that you have a good faith belief the use is not authorised by the copyright owner

We will review valid DMCA requests and remove the relevant links promptly.

7. Open Source

The SearchMovie application code is open source. The open source license applies only to the source code of this application — it does not grant any rights to the movies, TV shows, anime, or other media content that may be accessible through the site. All media content remains the property of its respective copyright holders.

8. Cookies

We use a session cookie to keep you logged in. No tracking or advertising cookies are used.

9. Data Deletion

You can delete your account and all associated data at any time from the account page. Once deleted, your username, favorites, watchlist, and watch progress are permanently removed and cannot be recovered.

10. Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, contact us at [email protected]