scriptea

Terms of Service

Version: 2.0
Last updated: 11 August, 2026
Effective Date: 11 August, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to ScripTea (the "service").

The service is provided by Levente-László Bagi (the "provider", "we", "us", "our").

These Terms of Service (the "terms") govern your use of our website, application, and services. By accessing or using the service, you agree to be bound by these terms.

If you do not agree, you must not use the service.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction) to use the service.

By using the service, you confirm that:

  • You have the legal capacity to enter into these terms
  • You are not prohibited from using the service under applicable laws

3. Description of the Service

We provide a web application with an interactive transcript player where users can listen to audio content while following along in an automatically generated transcript. The software automatically scrolls to the current position and highlights the words as they are spoken.

The web application supports the following use cases:

  • The podcast player is designed for language learners who want to practice their comprehension skills by listening to podcasts. Users can subscribe to podcasts, manage their listening queue, and listen to episodes with an automatically generated interactive transcript. Depending on the language, users may also be able to look up words in a dictionary or request a machine translation for any paragraph.

  • The creator features are designed for podcast creators and language teachers. Users can upload audio files, request a machine transcription, edit the transcript, and embed an interactive transcript player on their own website using a code snippet.

We may update, change, or remove features at any time without prior notice.

4. Accounts

To use certain features, you must create an account.

You agree to:

  • Provide accurate and up-to-date information
  • Keep your login credentials secure and confidential
  • Be responsible for all activity under your account
  • Notify us promptly of any unauthorized use of your account

We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree NOT to:

  • Use the service for illegal purposes
  • Interfere with or disrupt the service or its infrastructure
  • Attempt to hack, reverse engineer, or bypass security measures
  • Impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity
  • Upload harmful, abusive, or unlawful content
  • Use the service to spam or harass others
  • Use automated tools to scrape or extract data from the service without permission
  • Send excessive automated requests or otherwise abuse the service in a way that degrades availability for other users

If we reasonably believe that you have violated these rules, we may investigate the matter, remove or restrict access to content, suspend or limit your access to the service, or terminate your account.

Where appropriate, we may notify you of the issue and allow you a reasonable opportunity to remedy the breach before taking permanent action.

6. User Content

You may upload or create content using the service ("user content").

You retain ownership of your content.

However, you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, modify, process, transmit, make available, and display your content solely to operate, improve, and provide the features you request, including playback, editing, sharing, publishing, embedding, and format conversion. This license ends when you delete your content from the service, except where copies are reasonably needed for backup or legal compliance.

You are responsible for your content and must ensure it does not violate any laws or third-party rights.

7. Copyright and Intellectual Property

7.1. User-Uploaded Content

7.1.1 User Responsibility

By uploading audio or any other content to the service, you represent and warrant that:

  • You own the content, or have obtained all necessary licenses, permissions, and consents from the rights holders to upload, stream, display, and have the content transcribed on the service
  • Your use of the service does not infringe any copyright, neighboring rights, or other intellectual property rights of any third party
  • You will not upload content protected by DRM (Digital Rights Management) or other technological protection measures that you are not authorized to circumvent

We reserve the right to remove any content that we reasonably believe infringes third-party rights.

7.1.2 Platform Role

We operate as a hosting and intermediary platform. We do not select, review, or editorially control user-uploaded content prior to it being made available on the service. We are not liable for infringing content uploaded by users, provided we act expeditiously to remove or disable access to such content upon receiving a valid infringement notice as described in Section 7.1.3.

7.1.3 Infringement Notices (Notice and Takedown)

If you believe that content available on the service infringes your copyright or other intellectual property rights, please send a written notice to the contact details at the bottom of this page (Section 20).

Your notice should include:

  • Your name and contact information
  • Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed
  • Identification of the allegedly infringing content on the service (e.g. a URL or description sufficient to locate it)
  • A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the rights holder, their agent, or the law
  • A statement that the information in your notice is accurate
  • Your signature (electronic is acceptable)

We will review valid notices and act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the content in question.

7.1.4 Counter-Notice

If you believe your content was removed in error, you may submit a counter-notice to the same contact address, explaining why you believe the removal was unwarranted. We will review counter-notices in good faith and may restore the content at our discretion.

7.1.5 Repeat Infringer Policy

We will suspend or permanently terminate the accounts of users who are found to repeatedly upload content that infringes third-party intellectual property rights.

7.1.6 Transcription and Display of Third-Party Content

Transcripts are generated automatically from user-uploaded audio. We may store, process, and display those transcripts as part of the user's content so we can provide editing, playback, sharing, and publishing features selected by the user. We do not independently verify whether uploaded audio or its resulting transcript is free from third-party intellectual property claims, and we accept no liability for infringement arising from content uploaded by users or from automated transcription of such content.

7.2 Third-Party Podcast Content via RSS

7.2.1 RSS Feed Aggregation

The service allows users to subscribe to and listen to podcasts by fetching publicly available RSS feeds and their associated audio files. We do not host, own, or control this content. We act solely as a podcast player and aggregation tool, fetching content that podcast publishers have made publicly available via RSS.

7.2.2 No Editorial Responsibility

We are not the publisher, producer, or distributor of any podcast content fetched via RSS. All rights in such content remain with the respective podcast publishers and rights holders. We do not review, endorse, or take editorial responsibility for any third-party podcast content accessible through the service.

7.2.3 Transcription of RSS Content

When a user requests a transcript of a third-party podcast episode, the transcription is generated automatically and solely for the purpose of personal comprehension assistance (e.g. language learning). We may store and process such transcripts to the extent needed to generate, deliver, cache, maintain, or troubleshoot this functionality for the requesting user. We do not publish or redistribute transcripts of third-party content except as technically necessary to provide the service.

We make no claim of ownership over transcripts derived from third-party content. All underlying rights in the original audio remain with the respective rights holders.

7.2.4 Takedown of RSS-Sourced Content

If you are a podcast publisher or rights holder and believe that your content is being made available through the service in a manner that exceeds your RSS feed's intended use or otherwise infringes your rights, please contact us. We will review your request and remove or restrict access to the content where appropriate.

7.2.5 Relationship to Podcast Publishers

We have no formal affiliation, partnership, or agreement with the publishers of podcasts accessible through the service unless explicitly stated. Podcast names, artwork, and descriptions are the property of their respective owners and are displayed solely for identification purposes.

8. Fees and Payments

Some features require payment in the form of one-time top-up purchases or subscriptions.

By paying or subscribing, you agree to:

  • Pay all applicable fees
  • Provide valid payment and billing information

Subscriptions:

  • Subscription prices, billing intervals, and any applicable taxes are shown to you before you place your order
  • By starting a subscription, you authorize us to charge the applicable subscription fee at the start of each billing period until the subscription is canceled
  • Unless otherwise stated at checkout, subscriptions renew automatically for successive billing periods of the same length as the initial billing period
  • You may cancel your subscription at any time before the next renewal date
  • Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current paid billing period, and we do not refund the unused portion of the current period unless required by applicable law

Top-up balances remain valid for at least 2 years after your most recent top-up payment. Each new top-up resets the 2-year validity period for your entire remaining balance.

Before any unused top-up balance expires, we will give you advance notice and a reasonable opportunity to use it.

Payments are generally non-refundable unless required by applicable law.

8.1 Withdrawal Right for Consumers

If you are a consumer resident in the EU or another jurisdiction with a mandatory withdrawal right, you may have a statutory right to withdraw from certain purchases within the period required by law.

For subscriptions and other digital services that are not supplied on a tangible medium, you expressly request and consent that we begin providing the service immediately after purchase. You acknowledge that, where permitted by law, your withdrawal right may expire once the digital service has been fully performed.

If you withdraw from a subscription after service has started during the withdrawal period, you must pay us an amount proportionate to the services already provided, where applicable law allows or requires this. Statutory withdrawal rights for unused prepaid top-ups remain unaffected.

9. Free Trials

We may offer free trials.

If we do, we will tell you the trial length and the date on which paid billing starts before you begin the trial.

After the trial:

  • Your subscription may automatically convert to a paid plan
  • You will be charged unless you cancel before the trial ends

10. Termination

You may stop using the service at any time. To request deletion of your account, please contact us.

When you request account deletion, we will delete or anonymize your account data within a reasonable time, except for information we must retain for legal, tax, accounting, fraud-prevention, security, or enforcement purposes.

We may suspend or terminate your access if you:

  • Violate these terms
  • Use the service in a harmful or abusive way

Before suspending or terminating an account, we may investigate suspected breaches and take proportionate action based on the severity, frequency, and risk of harm involved.

Upon termination:

  • Your access to the service ends immediately
  • Your data may be deleted or anonymized after a reasonable retention period, and we may retain limited records where required or permitted by applicable law
  • If we terminate your account for a serious breach of these terms, any remaining top-up balance may be forfeited to the extent permitted by applicable law
  • If your account ends for any other reason, any unused top-up balance will remain available for its applicable validity period or be refunded where required by law

11. Privacy

Your use of the service is also governed by our Privacy Policy.

12. Third-Party Services

The service may include links or integrations with third-party services.

We are not responsible for:

  • Their content
  • Their privacy practices or policies
  • Their actions or availability

We use automated transcriptions and translations generated by third-party services that rely on AI and machine-learning technology. The generated content may be inaccurate, incomplete, or contain unexpected output. You are responsible for reviewing generated output before relying on it.

13. Availability and Changes

We do not guarantee that the service will always be:

  • Available
  • Error-free
  • Secure

We may at any time:

  • Interrupt the service for maintenance or updates
  • Change or discontinue features
  • Perform scheduled or unscheduled maintenance

We will make reasonable efforts to notify users of planned downtime in advance and limit the impact to the minimum necessary.

14. Disclaimer

The service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, except to the extent that warranties or other rights cannot be excluded under mandatory law.

We make no guarantees about:

  • Accuracy or completeness of content
  • Reliability or uninterrupted availability
  • Fitness for a particular purpose

15. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law:

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including liability for intent, gross negligence, injury to life, body, or health, or under applicable product-liability law.

We are not liable for:

  • Indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages
  • Loss of data, profits, revenue, or business opportunities

Our total aggregate liability for any claims arising from or related to these terms or the service shall not exceed the amount you paid to us in the 12 months preceding the claim.

If you used the service without paying any fees, our liability to you is limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

16. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by applicable law, if a third party brings a claim against us because of your content, your unlawful use of the service, or your violation of these terms or any third-party rights, you will reimburse us for the resulting damages, losses, and reasonable costs. This section does not apply to consumers to the extent prohibited by mandatory consumer law.

17. Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of Germany.

Before initiating formal proceedings, the parties agree to attempt to resolve any dispute arising from these terms amicably and in good faith.

If you are a merchant, legal entity under public law, or special fund under public law, any disputes arising from or in connection with these terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Berlin, Germany. If you are a consumer, this clause does not limit any mandatory rights you may have to bring claims in another competent court.

18. Changes to these Terms

We may update these terms from time to time where this is necessary to reflect changes to the service, applicable law, security requirements, or our business operations.

If we make significant changes, we will notify you in advance by email, through the service, or by another prominent notice, and we will state the date on which the updated terms take effect.

If you do not agree to the updated terms, you must stop using the service before they take effect. Changes will not apply retroactively unless required by law. By continuing to use the service after the updated terms take effect, you agree to them, unless applicable law requires your express consent for the change.

19. Miscellaneous

  • These terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the service
  • If any provision is found invalid or unenforceable, it shall be replaced with a valid provision that most closely reflects the original intent, and the remaining provisions remain in full force
  • Our failure to enforce any right or provision is not a waiver of that right or provision
  • You may not assign or transfer your rights under these terms without our prior written consent

20. Contact

If you have questions about these terms, contact us at:

Levente-László Bagi
Stendaler Str. 77
12627 Berlin
Germany
levente@scriptea.app