1. Acceptance of Terms

By creating an account, accessing, or using Audiobook Generator, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our service.

2. Service Description

Audiobook Generator provides a text-to-speech conversion service that allows users to convert text documents (PDFs, text files, or pasted text) into audio files. The service runs in your browser using advanced neural text-to-speech technology.

3. User Accounts

3.1 Account Creation: You must create an account to use certain features of our service. You agree to provide accurate and complete information during registration.

3.2 Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.

3.3 Account Termination: We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account if you violate these Terms of Service or engage in fraudulent or illegal activities.

4. Usage Limits and Payments

4.1 Free Tier: Free accounts are subject to usage limitations on the number of words that can be converted to audio.

4.2 Paid Plans: Premium plans offer increased usage limits and additional features. All payments are processed securely through Stripe.

4.3 Billing: Premium subscriptions are billed on a recurring basis. You will be charged at the beginning of each billing cycle.

4.4 Refunds: We offer refunds on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us to discuss any billing concerns.

5. Content and Intellectual Property

5.1 Your Content: You retain all rights to the text content you upload or input into our service. You grant us a limited license to process your content solely for the purpose of providing the text-to-speech conversion service.

5.2 Generated Audio: The audio files generated from your text belong to you. However, you are responsible for ensuring you have the right to convert the source text.

5.3 Copyright Compliance: You agree not to use our service to convert copyrighted material without proper authorization or for any illegal purposes.

5.4 Our Service: The Audiobook Generator platform, including its design, features, and underlying technology (excluding third-party libraries), is our intellectual property.

6. Acceptable Use Policy

You agree not to use our service to:

• Generate audio content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, or offensive
• Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity
• Violate any intellectual property rights, including copyright infringement
• Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or extract the source code of our service
• Use automated systems or bots to abuse the service or circumvent usage limits
• Interfere with or disrupt the service or servers

7. Privacy and Data Processing

7.1 Browser Processing: The text-to-speech conversion happens locally in your browser. Your text content is not sent to our servers during the conversion process.

7.2 Account Data: We collect and store basic account information necessary to provide our service, including email addresses and usage statistics.

7.3 Data Security: We implement reasonable security measures to protect your data, but cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Third-Party Services

Our service uses third-party technologies and services, including:

• Kokoro TTS by hexgrad (Apache License 2.0) for text-to-speech conversion
• Stripe for payment processing
• Supabase for authentication and data storage

Your use of these third-party services is subject to their respective terms and policies.

9. 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, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not guarantee that the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that any defects will be corrected. We do not warrant the accuracy, quality, or suitability of the generated audio for any particular purpose.

10. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES.

Our total liability shall not exceed the amount you paid us in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim.

11. Changes to Service and Terms

11.1 Service Changes: We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the service at any time without prior notice.

11.2 Terms Updates: We may update these Terms of Service from time to time. Continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

12. Governing Law

These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising from these terms shall be resolved through binding arbitration or in the courts of competent jurisdiction.

13. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us:

14. Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Service is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.