Terms of Service

Provider:
Nicolas Goldstrass
Wackersbergerstr. 33
81371 München, Germany
slicecut.io/imprint

§ 1 Scope and subject matter

(1) These terms of service ("Terms") govern the use of the mobile application slicecut (the "App") by the user.

(2) The subject of the contract is the provision of the App as software for editing video through its transcript: the App transcribes imported footage, lets the user remove words, pauses and sections from the transcript, and renders the edited video on the user's device. The App is offered in a free tier ("Free") and in paid subscription plans.

(3) These Terms apply to all users of the App within the European Union. Conflicting or deviating terms of the user are not recognised unless the provider expressly agrees to them in writing.

(4) Use of the App is permitted only to persons aged 16 or older.

§ 2 Conclusion of contract and account

(1) The usage contract is concluded when you download the App and successfully register a user account. For the purchase of paid plans, a separate contract is concluded via the respective app store platform (Apple App Store, Google Play Store).

(2) Registration requires a valid e-mail address and a secure password, or a sign-in via Google or Apple. You are obliged to keep your credentials secret.

(3) Sharing a user account with third parties is not permitted.

(4) The provider is entitled to delete user accounts automatically and irrevocably after more than 24 months of inactivity, following prior notice by e-mail.

§ 3 Services

(1) Billing unit. The billing unit of the App isminutes of imported footage: minutes are charged once, when footage is imported and transcribed. Editing and re-exporting already-imported footage never costs additional minutes. Duplicate imports of the same file are recognised and not charged again.

(2) Free tier. The free tier includes a monthly import allowance as shown in the App, the full editor, export at full source quality and unlimited projects. The exact scope may change and is shown in the App and the app store description.

(3) Paid plans. Paid plans extend the import allowance as described in the respective plan. The current allowances are shown in the App and in the app store at the time of purchase.

(4) Limits. A single source video can be up to 15 minutes long; a finished project can export up to 20 minutes. When your allowance is used up, editing and exporting of existing projects remain available; only the import of new footage pauses until the allowance resets or you upgrade.

(5) Automated transcription. Transcription is performed by an automated speech-to-text service and requires an internet connection. Transcription results are generated automatically and can be incorrect or inaccurate. They are a non-binding aid for editing and do not replace your own review. The provider does not warrant that a transcript reflects the spoken audio completely or correctly; please review your export before publishing it.

(6) Availability. The provider strives for the highest possible availability of the App and its server services but does not guarantee uninterrupted availability (provision "as is" and "best effort"). Maintenance, technical faults or other events can lead to temporary restrictions. Editing and export run locally on your device; importing new footage requires the server services.

§ 4 Prices, payment and cancellation (subscriptions)

(1) The use of paid plans is subject to a fee. The current prices are shown in the App and in the respective app store.

(2) Payment is processed exclusively via the respective platform provider (Apple App Store or Google Play Store). Their payment terms apply. The provider itself never receives or stores your payment details.

(3) Subscriptions renew automatically for the originally chosen term unless cancelled before the end of the current term.

(4) Cancellation must be carried out by you directly in the subscription settings of your app store account (Apple ID or Google account). Cancellation inside the App or by e-mail to the provider is technically not possible.

(5) After cancellation, the subscription continues until the end of the paid period. A pro-rata refund for periods already paid is excluded, except where required by law or by the refund policies of the store operator. After expiry, the account automatically reverts to the free tier; your projects and edits remain.

(6) The right of both parties to extraordinary termination for good cause remains unaffected. Good cause for the provider exists in particular in the event of a serious breach of these Terms by the user.

§ 5 Right of withdrawal for consumers

Consumers have a statutory right of withdrawal.

Withdrawal notice

Right of withdrawal

You have the right to withdraw from this contract within fourteen days without giving any reason. The withdrawal period is fourteen days from the day of the conclusion of the contract.

To exercise your right of withdrawal, you must inform us (Nicolas Goldstrass, Wackersbergerstr. 33, 81371 München, Germany,info@slicecut.io) of your decision to withdraw from this contract by an unambiguous statement (e.g. a letter sent by post or an e-mail). To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient to send your notification of exercising the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.

Consequences of withdrawal

If you withdraw from this contract, we shall reimburse all payments we have received from you without undue delay and at the latest within fourteen days from the day on which we received the notification of your withdrawal. For purchases made through an app store, the reimbursement is handled through the refund mechanisms of the respective store operator.

Early expiry of the right of withdrawal

For contracts concerning the delivery of digital content not supplied on a tangible medium (such as the activation of a paid plan), your right of withdrawal expires if you have expressly consented to performance beginning before the end of the withdrawal period and have acknowledged that you thereby lose your right of withdrawal. This consent and acknowledgement are usually requested by the app store before the purchase. In particular, imported minutes are consumed immediately upon transcription.

§ 6 Rights of use and your content

(1) The provider grants you a simple, non-transferable right to use the App for your own purposes for the duration of the contract in accordance with these Terms.

(2) All rights to the App itself and the underlying software remain with the provider.

(3) You keep every right to the footage you edit; the App makes no claim to it. You grant the provider only the simple, worldwide, royalty-free technical rights needed to provide the service: storing and processing the extracted audio track, the transcript and your edit state, including transfer to the subprocessors named in the privacy policy. This licence ends when you delete the respective content or your account.

§ 7 Your obligations and prohibited uses

(1) You warrant that you hold the necessary rights to the footage you import, including recordings of other people's voices, and that your content does not infringe third-party rights or applicable law.

(2) You are prohibited from:

• decompiling or reverse engineering the App or its underlying systems, or otherwise attempting to access their source code;
• using automated systems (e.g. bots, crawlers) to access the App or its servers;
• using the App commercially beyond your own productions — in particular reselling or otherwise redistributing the service — without an express written licence;
• manipulating or interfering with the minute accounting.

§ 8 Limitation of liability

(1) The provider is liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence, and for injury to life, body or health. In the case of slight negligence, the provider is liable only for the breach of essential contractual obligations (Kardinalpflichten), whose fulfilment makes the proper performance of the contract possible in the first place, limited to the foreseeable damage typical for this type of contract. Liability under the German Product Liability Act remains unaffected.

(2) The provider assumes no liability for the accuracy of automatically generated transcripts (§ 3(5)) or for content you create with the App. You remain responsible for reviewing your exports before publishing them.

§ 9 Data protection

Personal data is processed exclusively within the framework of the statutory provisions, in particular the GDPR. Detailed information can be found in our separate privacy policy.

§ 10 Changes to these Terms

The provider may amend these Terms with effect for the future, for example when the App's functionality changes or the legal situation requires it. You will be notified of changes in the App or by e-mail at least 30 days before they take effect. Changes are deemed accepted if you do not object within 30 days of notification; this consequence will be pointed out in the notification. If you object, either party may terminate the contract with effect from the date the changes take effect.

§ 11 Final provisions

(1) The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If you are a consumer, this choice of law does not deprive you of the protection of mandatory provisions of the law of your country of residence.

(2) For merchants, the place of jurisdiction is Munich, Germany.

(3) The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution:https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. We are neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

(4) Should individual provisions of these Terms be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions remains unaffected.