Terms of Service of YouTube Summary

Introduction

Welcome to youtubesummary.com ("we," "our," or "us"). By accessing or using our website and services, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). Please read them carefully. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use our services.

Acceptance of Terms

By using youtubesummary.com, you signify your acceptance of these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our Services.

Services

youtubesummary.com provides a service that uses large language models (LLM) to summarize YouTube videos into short summaries.

Our Services are open to everyone. No user account or subscription is required.

Usage is unlimited on a fair-use basis and subject to technical limits and abuse prevention. We may apply automated rate limiting and other protections, and we reserve the right to restrict, throttle, or terminate access at our sole discretion.

User Responsibilities

• Access Without Account: Most features are available without creating an account or purchasing a subscription.
• Account Termination: We may terminate or suspend your access to our services immediately, without prior notice or liability, if you breach these Terms or engage in any conduct that we deem inappropriate or harmful to our Services or users. Upon termination, your right to use our services will cease immediately.
• Compliance with Laws: You agree to use our services in compliance with all applicable local, state, national, and international laws and regulations.
• Prohibited Conduct: You agree not to:
  • Use our services for any unlawful purpose.
  • Upload, post, or transmit any content that is illegal, harmful, or violates the rights of others.
  • Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of our services.
• Privacy Policy: Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, and disclose information about you.

Fair Use Policy

While usage is offered without a hard quota, it is governed by a fair-use policy:

• Reasonable, non-abusive use intended for individual use.
• No automated scraping, high-volume batching, or attempts to bypass technical limits or rate limiting.
• No use that degrades, overloads, or interferes with the service.

We may throttle, rate-limit, or block access at any time and for any reason, including suspected abuse, at our sole discretion.

Content and Intellectual Property

• User Content: You retain ownership of any content you submit to our services. However, by submitting content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute such content.
• Our Content: All content provided by us, including text, graphics, logos, and software, is our property or the property of our licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws. You may not use, reproduce, or distribute our content without our prior written permission.

Third-Party Links

Our services may reference third-party content or websites. These links are provided strictly as a convenience for users; we do not participate in affiliate or referral programs tied to those links.

When you navigate to a third-party website, their own terms of service and privacy policies apply. We encourage you to review them before providing information or engaging with their services.

Disclaimer of Warranties

Our services are provided "as is" and "as available" without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not warrant that our services will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:

• Your use or inability to use our services.
• Any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any personal information stored therein.
• Any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from our services.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless youtubesummary.com, its affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, arising out of or in any way connected with your use of our services or your violation of these Terms.

Dispute Resolution

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which we operate (France), without regard to its conflict of law principles.

Arbitration

Any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or our Services shall be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the Centre de Médiation et d'Arbitrage de Paris (CMAP).

Changes to the Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Terms on our website. You are advised to review these Terms periodically for any changes. Your continued use of our services after the changes are posted will constitute your acceptance of the new Terms.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at valerian+legal@dtdg.fr.

By using our services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service.