Your creative work belongs to you, not their algorithm
You’ve built your portfolio, your style, your body of work. The last thing you need is a cloud provider quietly using it to train the AI that competes with you.
It’s your work, not theirs
You have built your portfolio, your style, your body of work. The last thing you need is a cloud provider quietly using it to train the AI that competes with you. Bigby stores everything in encrypted form, and we do not access a pixel of it.
Big Tech cloud storage wasn’t built with creators in mind
Most cloud services are free, or near-free, because your data is part of the deal. For most people that’s a trade-off they’re happy to make. For creative professionals, it’s a different story.
AI training on your images
Major cloud providers have updated their terms to permit the use of stored content in AI development. Photographs, illustrations, design files: all of it can fall within scope. Once your work is used to train a model, there’s no undoing it.
Scanning and analysis
Services scan stored files for a range of purposes, from content moderation to ad targeting. For photographers and designers handling client work, this raises questions about confidentiality that most service terms don’t clearly answer.
IP ownership ambiguity
When unreleased work is stored on a platform with broad usage rights in its terms, the lines around ownership become uncomfortably blurry. That includes client shoots, brand identities in progress, and unpublished portfolio pieces.
Your data stored outside the UK
US providers store data on US servers, subject to US law. That means potential access by US authorities without you necessarily being notified. If you hold client files, that’s worth taking seriously.
How Bigby works
Encryption at rest, UK infrastructure, and no business model built on your data
Unlike the major cloud platforms, Bigby does not scan, analyse, or profit from the files you store. Here is how that works.
01. Encrypted at rest
Your files are encrypted on our UK servers. The data stored on our infrastructure is in encrypted form, which provides meaningful protection in the event of a storage breach and ensures your files are not sitting as readable plain text on any server.
02. No access to file contents
Bigby does not open, scan, or read the contents of what you store. We have no business reason to and our data processing terms prohibit it. Your photographs, designs, and client work are stored without anyone at Bigby viewing them.
03. No AI training or secondary use
Your stored content is not used for AI training, advertising targeting, or any analysis of any kind. The subscription fee covers the cost of running the service. That is the entire arrangement.
04. Your IP stays yours
Because we do not access your files, we do not use them. Not for AI training, not for analysis, not for anything. What you store is yours, full stop.
Frequently asked questions
Will Bigby ever use my photos or designs to train AI?
No. We do not access the contents of your files. Bigby is a subscription service. Your subscription fee covers the cost of storing and delivering your files. There is no advertising model, no AI pipeline, and no commercial reason to analyse what you store.
Can I share work-in-progress files with clients securely?
Yes. You can share files and folders from your Bigby storage. Recipients access what you’ve shared and nothing more. Client work stays between you and your client, not visible to a cloud platform that has its own interests in your data.
What happens if there’s a data breach?
Files are stored in encrypted form on UK infrastructure. An attacker who gained access to our file storage would encounter encrypted data rather than readable files. We also store data in the UK, which means UK legal frameworks and breach notification requirements apply.
Is this suitable for storing client files under a professional engagement?
Bigby is designed precisely for this kind of sensitive, professional storage. UK data residency and GDPR compliance mean you’re on solid ground with UK clients. If you have specific contractual obligations around data handling, it’s worth reviewing those against our terms.
How does Bigby make money if it doesn’t sell data?
We charge a fair price for the service. That’s it. No advertising, no data brokering, no hidden monetisation. The price you pay covers what it costs to run Bigby, with a margin on top. We think that’s how it should work.
Does it work with tools I already use, like Lightroom or Figma?
Bigby supports WebDAV, an open standard that works with a wide range of applications and operating systems. If your workflow involves syncing or accessing files from desktop software, there’s a good chance it’ll work. We’re happy to answer specifics if you have a particular setup in mind.
Your work deserves a storage service that treats it as yours
Private, encrypted, UK-based cloud storage from £3.99/month. No data mining. No AI training. No compromise.
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