Terms of Service

VidBrief (the "Service") is a software-as-a-service application that processes user-supplied YouTube URLs and uploaded audio/video files to produce AI-generated summaries, transcripts, chapter outlines, and a personal knowledge base. The Service is operated by the VidBrief team.

You must be at least 13 years old to use the Service. By creating an account you confirm that the information you provide is accurate and that you are the rightful owner of the email address used to register.

You are responsible for keeping your account credentials secure and for all activity that occurs under your account. Notify us immediately at the contact below if you suspect unauthorized access.

You agree not to use the Service to:

• Process content you do not have the right to access or use.
• Process content that infringes intellectual property, defames, or harasses any person.
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, scrape, or overwhelm the Service.
• Use the Service to build a competing AI summarization product.
• Resell, white-label, or expose Service output as your own product without written permission.

We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these rules.

Paid plans are billed in advance via Stripe on a monthly or yearly cycle. Subscriptions auto-renew at the end of each cycle unless you cancel from the Billing page, which downgrades you to Free at the end of the current period. We do not offer pro-rata refunds for partial periods.

Prices, usage limits, and feature gates are documented on the pricing page. We may change pricing with 30 days' notice; existing paid subscriptions are honored at the original price through the end of their current billing cycle.

You retain ownership of the URLs you submit and the files you upload. By submitting content you grant VidBrief a limited license to fetch, transcribe, summarize, embed, and store derivatives (transcripts, summaries, embeddings) for the sole purpose of providing the Service to you.

AI-generated summaries and outlines are produced by third-party LLMs and may contain errors. You are responsible for verifying any output before relying on it for decisions.

VidBrief fetches publicly available content from YouTube. We do not own or control that content, and YouTube's own Terms of Service apply to your use of YouTube material. Channel and video owners retain all rights to their original work.

Our handling of your data is described in the Privacy Policy. By using the Service you consent to that handling.

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR THAT AI OUTPUT WILL BE ACCURATE.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, VidBrief's total liability for any claim arising out of or relating to the Service is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages.

You may delete your account at any time by emailing us at the address below; we will delete or anonymize your data within 30 days. We may suspend or terminate your account for breach of these Terms with reasonable notice.

We may revise these Terms. Material changes will be announced via email or an in-app notice at least 14 days before they take effect. Continued use of the Service after that constitutes acceptance.

Questions? Email hello@vidbrief.org.