1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using BrightClips.ai ("the Service"), you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the Service.

2. Service Description

BrightClips.ai provides AI-powered video analysis and navigation tools. Our service generates original analytical content, summaries, and insights to help users understand and navigate video content more efficiently.

The Service accesses publicly available video metadata and creates transformative analytical work using artificial intelligence. We do not host, store, or redistribute video content.

3. User Responsibilities

By using the Service, you agree to:

• Only analyze videos you have permission to access
• Comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and third-party terms of service, including YouTube's Terms of Service and API Services Terms
• Not use the Service to infringe on copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights
• Not use the Service for illegal, harmful, or fraudulent purposes
• Not attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or extract source code from the Service
• Not use automated tools (bots, scripts) to access the Service without authorization
• Not resell, redistribute, or commercialize our AI-generated insights without permission

4. Third-Party Services and Content

Our Service may reference or link to third-party platforms, including but not limited to YouTube. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube or Google LLC.

When you use our Service to analyze content from third-party platforms, you are responsible for complying with those platforms' terms of service. This includes:

• YouTube Terms of Service: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms
• YouTube API Services Terms: https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/api-services-terms-of-service

By using BrightClips.ai to analyze YouTube content, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to comply with YouTube's Terms of Service and API Services Terms.

5. Intellectual Property

Our Content: All AI-generated analyses, summaries, insights, and takeaways created by BrightClips.ai are original works owned by BrightClips.ai. These constitute transformative creative work under fair use doctrine (17 U.S.C. § 107).

Third-Party Content: Video content, titles, descriptions, and other metadata remain the property of their respective owners. We do not claim ownership of any third-party content.

Your Use: You may use our AI-generated insights for personal, non-commercial purposes. Commercial use requires separate authorization.

6. Data and Privacy

We process video metadata to generate AI-powered insights. We do not store copies of video content or full transcripts.

Data we store:

• Video metadata (titles, descriptions, durations, thumbnail URLs)
• AI-generated insights and summaries (our original work)
• User preferences and session data
• Usage analytics (anonymized)

For detailed information about data collection and use, please see our Privacy Policy.

7. Fair Use and Transformative Work

Our AI-generated analyses constitute transformative use under the fair use doctrine (17 U.S.C. § 107). We create original analytical work that:

• Adds new expression, meaning, and value
• Serves a different purpose than the original content
• Does not substitute for or compete with the original content
• Uses only what is necessary for the transformative purpose

8. Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

We do not guarantee:

• Accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated insights
• Uninterrupted or error-free service operation
• Compatibility with third-party platforms
• That the Service will meet your specific requirements

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.

9. Copyright Infringement (DMCA)

We respect intellectual property rights. If you believe content on our Service infringes your copyright, please contact us at: dmca@brightclips.ai

Your notice must include:

• Description of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed
• URL or location of the allegedly infringing content
• Your contact information (name, address, email, phone)
• A statement of good faith belief that use is not authorized
• A statement that the information is accurate and you are authorized to act
• Your physical or electronic signature

10. Service Modifications and Termination

We reserve the right to:

• Modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service at any time
• Change these Terms of Service with notice
• Terminate or suspend access for violations of these terms
• Remove or modify content at our discretion

11. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the State of California, without regard to conflict of law principles.

12. Contact Information

For questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at:

Email: legal@brightclips.ai

13. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.