Terms of Service

These terms govern your use of AIOriginShield, a video content protection service operated by Ellan as a sole trader registered in England (“we”, “us”, “our”).

By creating an account or using the service, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use AIOriginShield.

AIOriginShield helps content creators detect whether their YouTube video content may have been copied or reposted by others. The service searches YouTube for similar videos and uses AI to compare titles, descriptions, tags, transcripts, and speech patterns, producing a similarity score for each result.

Important: AIOriginShield provides an automated analysis to assist your own assessment. Match scores and flags are indicators, not legal determinations. We do not guarantee the accuracy of any analysis, and results should not be treated as legal advice or evidence of copyright infringement. You are responsible for making your own judgement about whether to take further action.

You must create an account to use AIOriginShield. You can sign up with an email address and password, or by using Google sign-in. You are responsible for keeping your login credentials secure. If you believe your account has been compromised, contact us immediately.

You must be at least 16 years old to create an account. You must provide accurate information when signing up. One person may only hold one account.

AIOriginShield offers the following plans:

Free: 5 scans per calendar month. No payment required. All core features included.

Pro: 100 scans per calendar month. Paid monthly via Stripe. Price as displayed at the time of subscription.

Business: 500 scans per calendar month. Paid monthly via Stripe. Price as displayed at the time of subscription.

Scan limits reset on the 1st of each calendar month. Unused scans do not carry over. We reserve the right to change pricing with 30 days’ notice — existing subscribers will be given the option to cancel before any price increase takes effect.

Paid subscriptions are billed monthly in advance via Stripe. By subscribing, you authorise us to charge your payment method on a recurring basis until you cancel.

You can cancel your subscription at any time through your account settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing period — you will retain access to your paid plan until then. We do not offer partial refunds for unused portions of a billing period.

If a payment fails, we may retry the charge or suspend your account until payment is resolved. We will notify you by email before any suspension.

We offer a full refund within 14 days of your first paid subscription if you are not satisfied with the service, provided you have not used more than 10 scans during that period. To request a refund, contact us at [your-email@example.com].

After the initial 14-day period, refunds are issued at our discretion. We will always consider refund requests fairly, particularly in cases of service outage or technical issues on our end.

You agree not to:

Use AIOriginShield to harass, intimidate, or make false copyright claims against other creators. Submit URLs or content that you know to be illegal. Attempt to circumvent scan limits through multiple accounts or automated access. Use the service in any way that violates YouTube’s Terms of Service or the YouTube API Terms of Service. Reverse engineer, scrape, or attempt to extract data from our service beyond normal use. Share your account credentials with others or allow others to use your account.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms without refund.

The AIOriginShield name, logo, website design, and code are our intellectual property. You may not copy, reproduce, or redistribute any part of the service without our written permission.

You retain ownership of any content you submit (such as video URLs and keywords). By using the service, you grant us a limited, non-exclusive licence to process your submitted data solely for the purpose of providing the scan and analysis service to you.

Scan results and AI analysis are generated outputs. You are free to use, share, or reference your scan results as you see fit, but they remain subject to the accuracy disclaimer in section 2.

AIOriginShield relies on third-party services including YouTube Data API (Google), Anthropic Claude API, Supabase, Vercel, and Stripe. Your use of these services through AIOriginShield is also subject to their respective terms of service.

We are not responsible for outages, changes, or limitations imposed by these third-party providers. If a third-party service becomes unavailable, some or all features of AIOriginShield may be temporarily affected.

AIOriginShield is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we exclude all warranties, whether express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the service, including but not limited to: loss of revenue, loss of data, business interruption, or damages resulting from actions taken based on scan results.

Our total aggregate liability for any claim arising from your use of the service shall not exceed the amount you have paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim, or £50, whichever is greater.

Nothing in these terms limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, fraud, or any other liability that cannot be excluded by law.

Your use of AIOriginShield is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights under UK GDPR.

You may delete your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate your account if you breach these terms, with or without notice depending on the severity of the breach.

Upon termination, your access to the service will cease immediately. We will retain your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy and delete personal data within 30 days of account deletion.

We may update these terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email or by a prominent notice in the app at least 14 days before the changes take effect. Your continued use of the service after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

These terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes arising from these terms or your use of the service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

If you have any questions about these terms, please contact us at: [your-email@example.com]