Terms of Service

Last updated: [DATE]

Draft: placeholder text pending legal review. This page is a working outline, not a final legal document. Text in [brackets] must be completed and every section reviewed by a lawyer before launch.

1. Who we are and acceptance of these terms

PeakCut is operated by [COMPANY LEGAL NAME], [REGISTERED ADDRESS] ("PeakCut", "we", "us"). By creating an account or using the service you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. [LAWYER: confirm acceptance mechanism and wording]

2. Eligibility and accounts

You must be at least [MINIMUM AGE] years old to use PeakCut. You are responsible for keeping your login credentials secure and for all activity under your account.

3. The service

PeakCut analyzes videos you upload or link to, suggests highlight clips using automated (AI) scoring and transcription, lets you edit those clips, and can publish them to your YouTube channel on your instruction. AI suggestions may be inaccurate or incomplete. [SERVICE DESCRIPTION / NO-WARRANTY LANGUAGE]

4. Your content and the rights you need

You keep ownership of content you upload. You may only upload, link to, clip or publish videos that you own or are authorized to use (for example, with the rights holder's permission or under an applicable exception). You grant us a limited license to host, process and transform your content solely to provide the service. [LICENSE SCOPE, DURATION, SUBLICENSING TO PROCESSORS]

We respond to copyright complaints as described in our Copyright & DMCA policy and may remove content or terminate repeat infringers.

5. YouTube

PeakCut uses YouTube API Services. By connecting a YouTube account you also agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service. You can revoke PeakCut's access at any time from Settings or from your Google account's security settings. [LAWYER: confirm YouTube API Services compliance wording]

6. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

infringe anyone's intellectual property, privacy or publicity rights;
publish unlawful, harmful, deceptive or spam content through the service;
circumvent usage limits, access controls or rate limits, or disrupt the service;
[ADDITIONAL PROHIBITED USES]

7. Plans, payments and refunds

Paid plans are billed in advance through our payment processor, Stripe, and renew automatically until cancelled. [PRICING, RENEWAL, CANCELLATION, REFUND POLICY (the plan page currently mentions a 14-day money-back guarantee), TAXES, EU WITHDRAWAL RIGHT]

8. Suspension and termination

You may stop using PeakCut and delete your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate accounts that breach these Terms. [NOTICE PERIODS, DATA ON TERMINATION]

9. Disclaimers and limitation of liability

[WARRANTY DISCLAIMER, LIABILITY CAP, EXCLUSIONS, CONSUMER-LAW CARVE-OUTS]

10. Governing law and disputes

[GOVERNING LAW, JURISDICTION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION]

11. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms. We will notify you of material changes [HOW / HOW FAR IN ADVANCE].

12. Contact

Questions about these Terms: [CONTACT EMAIL]