1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using SocialSnap ("the Service", "our Website"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms") and our Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any part of these terms, you must discontinue use of the Service immediately.
2. Permitted Use & Service Nature
SocialSnap provides browser-based media analysis and stream extraction technology intended solely for:
- Personal Creative Archiving: Creators archiving, backing up, or migrating their own user-generated content;
- Public Domain & Creative Commons: Downloading media explicitly designated as public domain or distributed under Creative Commons licenses;
- Educational & Scholarly Fair Use: Archival analysis, critical review, instructional citation, and historical preservation in accordance with 17 U.S.C. ยง 107 or equivalent local copyright fair-dealing statutes.
3. Prohibited Activities
Users agree NOT to use the Service for any of the following unauthorized actions:
- Downloading, extracting, or distributing copyrighted materials without the express authorization of the intellectual property owner;
- Commercial exploitation, re-selling, broadcasting, or publicly exhibiting media retrieved through the Service;
- Bypassing Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies or technological protection measures;
- Automated high-frequency scraping, bot attacks, denial of service (DoS), or stress-testing our server infrastructure;
- Using the Service in violation of any applicable local, state, national, or international laws or regulations.
4. Intellectual Property Rights
All website software, algorithms, user interface designs, stylesheets, typography, and branded trademarks (including "SocialSnap") are the exclusive intellectual property of the SocialSnap project and are protected by international copyright laws.
SocialSnap does NOT claim ownership of any third-party videos, audios, thumbnails, or metadata processed through the platform. All third-party trademarks (including YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, X/Twitter) belong exclusively to their respective owners.
5. DMCA & Copyright Takedown Compliance
We strictly enforce intellectual property protection and comply with the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). If you are a copyright owner or authorized representative and believe content is being processed in violation of your rights, please follow the formal takedown procedure outlined in our DMCA Policy.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, 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.
SocialSnap makes no warranty that the service will meet your requirements, be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, or that any errors in the software will be corrected.
7. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL SOCIALSNAP, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE.
8. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless SocialSnap and its affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Service, or your violation of these Terms or third-party intellectual property rights.
9. Modifications to the Service and Terms
We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service (or any part thereof) at any time without notice. We may also revise these Terms from time to time. Your continued use of the Service after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.
10. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the service operators reside, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
11. Contact Information
For any legal questions or inquiries regarding these Terms of Service, please reach out via our Contact Page or by email at legal@socialsnap.live.