Terms of Service

Introduction

Short Shorts (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates the Short Shorts platform at shortshorts.ai and associated products and services (collectively, the “Service”). By accessing or using the Service you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

Contact: legal@shortshorts.ai

Who May Use the Service

• You must be at least 16 years old to use the Service.
• Users under 18 must have parental or guardian permission.
• Business users represent that they have authority to act on behalf of their organisation and to bind it to these Terms.
• Free plan users may not use the Service for commercial purposes. Paid plan users are licensed for commercial use.

User Accounts

• You must sign in with Google or X (Twitter) to use the Service.
• You must provide accurate registration information.
• You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials.
• You must not share your account credentials with others outside your organisation.
• You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account.

Acceptable Use

You agree NOT to:

• Infringe any intellectual property, publicity, privacy, or other rights of any person or entity.
• Upload content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, or discriminatory.
• Upload content that exploits minors or depicts unlawful acts or extreme violence.
• Use the Service to spam or distribute unsolicited promotional content.
• Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or extract source code from the Service.
• Use output from the Service to develop a competing AI model or product.
• Scrape, crawl, or spider any pages, data, or content from the Service.
• Crack, circumvent, or attempt to obtain other users' passwords or security information.
• Manipulate engagement metrics on any connected platform.
• Use individuals' names, photographs, voices, or likenesses without proper authorisation.
• Violate YouTube's, X's, or any other connected platform's Terms of Service.
• Use the Service in any way that could damage, disable, or impair our servers or infrastructure.
• Collect or transmit personal information of children under 13.
• Buy, sell, or transfer API keys or account access without our written consent.

Your Content

“Content” means videos, audio, images, thumbnails, text, branding, channel information, and any other material you submit to or process through the Service.

You retain all ownership rights in your original Content. By using the Service you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to:

• Process your videos using AI to identify, cut, and produce clips.
• Store your Content temporarily on our servers for processing purposes.
• Upload clips to your connected YouTube and X accounts on your behalf.
• Generate thumbnails, subtitles, titles, and descriptions from your Content.

You represent and warrant that you own or have all necessary rights and licences to the Content you submit, and that your Content does not infringe the rights of any third party.

Marketing Licence

By creating an account and connecting your YouTube channel or X account, you grant Short Shorts a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to use your name, username, profile image, channel information, video thumbnails, and still frames from videos processed through the Service for the purpose of marketing, promotional materials, case studies, and showcasing our platform's capabilities and results.

This licence covers only Content you have submitted to the Service or that is publicly associated with your connected accounts. It does not extend to third-party content within your videos in which you do not hold the underlying rights (for example, licensed background music or third-party footage).

You may revoke this permission at any time by contacting us at legal@shortshorts.ai. We will remove your Content from our marketing materials within 30 days of receiving your request.

DMCA / Copyright Infringement

We respect intellectual property rights and expect users to do the same. If you believe that Content on the Service infringes your copyright, please send a notice containing the following to dmca@shortshorts.ai:

• A description of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed.
• A description of where the allegedly infringing material is located on the Service.
• Your contact information (name, address, telephone, email).
• A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use is not authorised by the copyright owner.
• A statement under penalty of perjury that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on their behalf.
• Your physical or electronic signature.

Connected Platforms

The Service integrates with YouTube and X (Twitter) via OAuth. By connecting these accounts you authorise us to act on your behalf to upload content, manage playlists, and access analytics as permitted by your account settings. You may disconnect any platform at any time from your account settings. Disconnecting a platform does not delete Content already published to that platform.

Your use of YouTube through our Service is subject to the YouTube Terms of Service. Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.

API Usage and Quotas

The Service is subject to YouTube API quota limits. Different subscription tiers include varying upload limits. Exceeding your quota may result in delayed uploads or require an upgrade to a higher tier. We are not liable for delays caused by third-party API quota exhaustion.

Subscription and Billing

• Subscription fees are billed monthly or annually as selected at signup.
• Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled via your account settings before the renewal date.
• All fees are non-refundable except as required by applicable law.
• Free trials must be cancelled before the trial period ends to avoid being charged.
• Upon cancellation you will retain access until the end of your current billing period.
• We reserve the right to change pricing with 30 days' advance notice.
• Payments are processed by third-party payment processors. We do not store your payment card details.

Account Suspension and Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at any time for any violation of these Terms, abuse of the Service, or for any other reason at our discretion. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately. We may, but are not obligated to, delete Content associated with terminated accounts. You may delete your account at any time from your account settings.

Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any AI-generated output.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Short Shorts and its officers, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or relating to your use of the Service. Our maximum aggregate liability to you for any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall not exceed the greater of $100 or the total fees paid by you to Short Shorts in the twelve months preceding the claim.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Short Shorts and its officers, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in any way connected with your use of the Service, your Content, or your violation of these Terms.

Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California and applicable federal law, without regard to conflict of law provisions.

Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service that cannot be resolved informally shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules, conducted in San Francisco County, California. Both parties waive any right to a jury trial and agree that all claims must be arbitrated on an individual basis — no class actions or representative proceedings are permitted.

You have 30 days from the date you first accept these Terms to opt out of the arbitration agreement by sending written notice to legal@shortshorts.ai.

Any cause of action arising out of or related to the Service must be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrues, otherwise it is permanently barred.

Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify users of material changes via email or through the Service at least 14 days before the changes take effect. Continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

Miscellaneous

• These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Short Shorts regarding the Service.
• If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force.
• Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later.
• You may not assign your rights under these Terms without our written consent.
• Nothing in these Terms creates an employment, agency, partnership, or joint venture relationship.

Contact

If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us at: legal@shortshorts.ai