Terms of Service

Last Updated: February 12, 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms: A Mutual Covenant

By accessing, browsing, or utilizing any component of the Reelic ecosystem (hereafter “the Service”), you expressly acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the stipulated terms and conditions. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you are strictly prohibited from using the Service.

Our Service is designed for creators, by creators. Our goal is to provide a friction-free environment where your intellectual property is respected and stays your own. However, to maintain the integrity of our platform and the experience for all users, we must establish a clear set of rules that govern our relationship.

2. Universal Usage Rights & License

Reelic grants you a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use our web-based tools for any purpose, including personal, commercial, educational, and creative projects.

Commercial Use is Encouraged

Unlike many “freemium” tools, Reelic does not restrict commercial usage for free users. We want you to use our compressor to prepare client videos, our merger to create YouTube ads, and our resizer to build viral TikTok campaigns. We believe that by empowering professional workflows, we contribute to a healthier creative economy.

Educational Use

We provide our tools with a specific emphasis on accessibility for students and educators. If you are using Reelic in a classroom setting, you have our full permission to do so without further authorization.

3. Intellectual Property: Your Content, Your Ownership

The most important part of our Terms: You own your content. Reelic does not claim any ownership rights over the videos, audio files, or images you process through our Service.

Because our processing is local (client-side), we don't even have a “copy” of your work on our servers. You are the sole curator, publisher, and owner of your final exports. We only own the code that makes the tools work—the user interface, the brands, the brand names, and the underlying logic of the Reelic application.

4. Prohibited Uses & User Conduct

While we believe in creative freedom, we do not tolerate the abuse of our platform. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to:

Unauthorized Scraping: Automated extraction of our code or content using bots, scrapers, or crawlers without express permission.
Malicious Exploitation: Attempting to reverse-engineer our engine for the purpose of identifying vulnerabilities or injecting malicious code into other users' sessions.
Illegal Content: Using our tools to process content that violates local, state, or international laws, including copyright-infringing material or harmful content.
Infrastructure Abuse: Attempting to bypass our front-end security features to access our database or backend systems (Supabase, Vercel, etc.).

The Legal Framework of Modern Creative Tools (Expansion)

The nature of “software” has changed. When you use Reelic, you aren't “downloading” a product; you are interacting with a living document of code. This relationship brings up complex legal questions around liability and performance.

In this 5,000-word expansion, we address the nuances of Browser-Level Warranty. Because we don't control your hardware, your operating system, or your version of Chrome/Safari, we cannot guarantee that every tool will work perfectly on every device. Our terms acknowledge that “The Service is provided AS IS.” This is standard practice, but we want to be explicit: your mileage may vary depending on your computer's RAM and CPU capabilities.

We also discuss the Evolution of Digital Rights Management (DRM). Reelic respects the rights of artists. If you are processing copyrighted material through our tools, it is YOUR responsibility to ensure you have the appropriate licenses to do so. We provide the tools, but we do not provide the legal cover for unlicensed content.

Additionally, we detail our Arbitration Agreement. In the unlikely event of a legal dispute, we encourage a collaborative resolution process. However, if a formal dispute arises, you agree to resolve it through binding arbitration in our jurisdiction, rather than through a jury trial or class-action lawsuit. This is a common requirement that allows us to stay free and operational without the constant threat of frivolous litigation.

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The Service also maintains a strict “Zero-Tolerance” policy towards automated traffic that threatens the stability of our front-end. We reserve the right to throttle or block IP addresses that exhibit bot-like behavior. This is not to restrict access, but to ensure that our tools remain available for real humans with real creative needs.

5. Disclaimers & Limitation of Liability

REELIC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

In no event shall Reelic, its founders, or contractors be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from the use of our tools. This includes, but is not limited to, data loss, hardware failure (due to high-intensity tasks like 4K encoding), or project deadlines missed due to technical errors.

By using the Service, you assume all risks associated with browser-based video processing. We recommend always keeping a primary backup of your original footage before using any editing tool.