Terms of Service
Last updated February 12, 2023
Description of the Service
Podsworth ("Podsworth", "the Podsworth App", "App", "we", "us", "our") is an audio post-production service, owned and operated by Podsworth Media LLC. As a user of our "Service", you ("you", "your") can upload audio files and other data or information (together, "Content") for processing via our "Website" podsworth.com. Podsworth will store this Content in strict accordance with our Privacy Policy for the purpose of creating from it, at your direction, one or more new audio files, which are also considered part of your Content. In particular, users can use the Podsworth App to process any audio that they upload, i.e. applying automatic audio processing algorithms such as noise reduction, adaptive level adjustments, etc. Users are emailed a download link for a .zip folder containing all their processed files.
Acceptance of Terms of Service
The following terms and conditions govern all your use of our Service, including, but not limited to, the Website (podsworth.com) and all other apps, tools, data, software, APIs, content, products, and services available at or through the Website or otherwise provided by Podsworth. The Service is offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies, and procedures that may be published from time to time on this Website by Podsworth (collectively, the "Agreement"). Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing the App or using the Service. By accessing the Website or App or using any part of the Service, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, then you may not access the Website or use any part of the Service. If these terms and conditions are considered an offer by Podsworth, acceptance is expressly limited to these terms.
Your Podsworth Account
If you register an "Account" on our Website, you are responsible for maintaining the security of your Account, and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under the Account and any other actions taken in connection with your use of our Service. You must immediately notify Podsworth of any unauthorized uses of your Account or any other breaches of security. Podsworth will not be liable for any acts or omissions by You, including any damages of any kind incurred as a result of such acts or omissions. It is Podsworth's policy that, if your account information or Content stored on our servers is requested for the purpose of a legal investigation, we will notify you of this request prior to disclosure, unless this is prohibited by applicable law.
Your Content
Podsworth is not a data storage or backup service. We do not backup your Content, and you are responsible for keeping backups of your own work. Your processed files and any associated files will be permanently deleted from our servers including all metadata and possible data from external services after seven (7) days, which we announce in order confirmation emails. We will, however, keep billing metadata associated with your orders in an internal database (e.g. how many hours of audio you have processed, etc.). Also, we may elect to store selected audio files (or excerpts thereof) from your Content in an internal storage space for the purpose of improving our audio processing algorithms. You will not have access to either this internal database or storage space, and we do not guarantee that we will keep your metadata or audio files for any specific period of time. When using our Service, you fully retain any rights that you have with regards to your Content, including copyright. The only rights with regards to your Content that you grant Podsworth are for the following two purposes: - To process your files, such that Podsworth can create new media files from your Content according to your instructions. - To improve our audio processing algorithms. For this purpose, you agree that your Content may be viewed and/or listened to by Podsworth employees or any person(s) contracted by Podsworth to work on our audio processing algorithms. We will not share your Content, or metadata associated with or generated from your Content, with third parties. We may occasionally share statistical data concerning processing times and other non-personal technical data with third parties, but if we do so, the data will be presented in an aggregated form that is not ascribable to an individual user.
Payments
App processing of audio files is available for order through our App and Website. Payments are made on a per-order basis. Payments are never refundable.
Your Responsibilities
If you make (or allow any third party to make) any of your Content available by means of our Service, you are entirely responsible for the content of, and any harm resulting from, that Content. That is the case regardless of whether the Content in question is the original audio files, the processed audio files, text created from either of these audios, video including either of these audios, or any other kind of data. By making your Content available on our Website or any third-party site through our Service, you represent and warrant that: - the downloading, copying and use of the Content will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark or trade secret rights, of any third party; - if your employer has rights to intellectual property you create, you have either -- received permission from your employer to make available the Content, or -- secured from your employer a waiver as to all rights in or to the Content; - you have fully complied with any third-party licenses relating to the Content, and have done all things necessary to successfully pass through to end users any required terms; - the Content does not contain or install any viruses, worms, malware, Trojan horses or other harmful or destructive content. Without limiting any of those representations or warranties, Podsworth has the right (though not the obligation) to, in Podsworth's sole discretion, - refuse or remove any Content that, in Podsworth's reasonable opinion, violates any Podsworth policy or is in any way harmful or objectionable, or - terminate or deny access to and use of the Website to any individual or entity for any reason, in Podsworth's sole discretion.
Other Websites & Services
We have not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, made available through the websites and webpages to which podsworth.com links and that link to podsworth.com. Podsworth does not have any control over those non-Podsworth websites and webpages, and is not responsible for their contents or their use. By linking to a non-Podsworth website or webpage, Podsworth does not represent or imply that it endorses such website or webpage. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. Podsworth disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of non-Podsworth websites and webpages. Podsworth may in the future offer an API, by means of which our Service can be integrated into third-party applications. We are not responsible for how third-party developers handle your Content and your Podsworth user data. If you are a third-party developer making use of the Podsworth API, you agree not to misuse the Podsworth user credentials of your users. See the Podsworth API Docs for further information.
Copyright Infringement
Given the automated nature of the Podsworth App, Podsworth employees do not usually inspect in any way content submitted by users for processing, and we do not verify whether or not users have the rights to any content they submit for processing. Any violation of Your Responsibilities as laid out in the section of the same name above does not transfer any liability, responsibility, or obligation to Podsworth.
Changes to Terms of Service
Podsworth reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this Agreement. If this happens, we will publish the new version on our website. It is your responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Website following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes. Podsworth may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the Website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Termination
Podsworth may terminate your access to all or any part of our Service, and/or permanently delete any Content and data associated with your Account, at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. If you wish to terminate this Agreement or your podsworth.com Account (if you have one), you may simply discontinue using the Website. All provisions of this Agreement which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The Website is provided "as is". Podsworth and its suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Neither Podsworth nor its suppliers and licensors, makes any warranty that the Website will be error free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. You understand that you download from, or otherwise obtain content or services through, the Website at your own discretion and risk.
Limitation of Liability
In no event will Podsworth, or its suppliers or licensors, be liable with respect to any subject matter of this Agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability, or other legal or equitable theory for: - any special, incidental or consequential damages - the cost of procurement for substitute products or services - for interruption of use or loss or corruption of data. Podsworth shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond their reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.
General Representation & Warranty
You represent and warrant that: - your use of the Website will be in strict accordance with this Agreement and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental area, regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the country in which you reside) and - your use of the Website will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Podsworth, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of your use of the Website, including but not limited to your violation of this Agreement.