Downloading and republishing are separate acts. A creator may permit a personal copy without allowing distribution or commercial use.
Keep a record of licenses and approvals. When in doubt, link to the original post rather than uploading a new copy.
A practical checklist
- Confirm you own the video or have explicit permission to save it.
- Use an official export or creator-enabled download when one is available.
- Choose the source quality that fits your storage and editing needs.
- Keep a record of where the file came from and when you saved it.
VidTransfer only processes a download when an authorized file is available. Recognizing a link is not the same as granting access to its media.