1. Acceptance of Terms
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website located at www.flipfilezone.com and all associated services, features and content (collectively, the "Service") provided by FlipFileZone ("we", "us" or "our").
By accessing or using any part of the Service you confirm that you are at least 13 years of age, that you have read and understood these Terms, and that you agree to be legally bound by them. If you do not agree, you must not use the Service.
2. Description of the Service
FlipFileZone provides free, browser-based file processing tools including but not limited to:
- File format conversion (images, documents, audio, video)
- File compression (images, audio, video)
- File merging (PDFs, images, audio, video)
- Text extraction and OCR from documents and images
- Image resizing
- Online video downloading
The Service is provided free of charge for personal and lawful commercial use, subject to these Terms. We reserve the right to modify, suspend or discontinue any part of the Service at any time without notice.
3. User Responsibilities and Acceptable Use
3.1 Your Content
You are solely responsible for any files, URLs or other content you upload, process or download using the Service ("Your Content"). By using the Service you represent and warrant that:
- You own Your Content or have all necessary rights, licences and permissions to use it.
- Your Content does not infringe, misappropriate or violate any third-party intellectual property rights, privacy rights, publicity rights or any other rights.
- Your Content does not contain any material that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, obscene or otherwise objectionable.
- Processing Your Content through our Service complies with all applicable laws and regulations in your jurisdiction.
3.2 Prohibited Uses
You agree not to use the Service to:
- Upload, process or distribute content that infringes copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights.
- Upload, process or distribute child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or any content that sexualises or exploits minors.
- Upload, process or distribute malicious software, viruses, ransomware, or any code designed to disrupt, damage or gain unauthorised access to any system.
- Circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with any security-related features of the Service.
- Scrape, spider, crawl or use automated means to access the Service in a manner that exceeds reasonable personal or commercial use.
- Use the Service in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden or impair our servers or networks.
- Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely represent your affiliation with any person or entity.
- Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable laws or regulations.
3.3 Copyright Compliance
You must have the legal right to download any video or file you process through our Service. FlipFileZone respects intellectual property rights. We will respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and equivalent legislation. To submit a copyright notice, contact us at legal@flipfilezone.com.
4. Intellectual Property
The Service and its original content, features, design, code, trademarks and branding are and remain the exclusive property of FlipFileZone and its licensors. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, publicly display, or otherwise exploit any part of the Service without our prior written permission.
You retain all intellectual property rights in Your Content. By using the Service, you grant FlipFileZone a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to process Your Content solely for the purpose of providing the specific function you have requested. This licence terminates automatically when your processing session ends and all copies of your files are deleted from our servers.
5. Privacy
Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. Please read it carefully to understand our data practices, including how we handle uploaded files and what information we collect.
6. Third-Party Links and Services
The Service may contain links to third-party websites, services or resources. We provide these links as a convenience and do not endorse, control or assume responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party website or service. You access third-party resources at your own risk.
7. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FLIPFILEZONE AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
OUR TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED USD $10.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for certain types of damages, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.
8. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless FlipFileZone and its officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your use of or access to the Service; (b) Your Content; (c) your violation of these Terms; or (d) your violation of any third-party right.
9. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including if you breach these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately. Sections 4, 7, 8, 10 and 11 survive termination.
10. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with applicable law. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall first be submitted to good-faith negotiation. If not resolved within 30 days, disputes shall be resolved through binding arbitration or, where arbitration is not permitted, through the courts of competent jurisdiction.
11. Changes to These Terms
We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms at any time. When we make material changes we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Service after any changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
12. Contact
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:
FlipFileZone
Email: legal@flipfilezone.com
Website: www.flipfilezone.com