Terms of Use

Effective Date: 6/25/2025

Last Updated: 6/25/2025

Welcome to podshot, an AI-powered mobile application that helps you capture, organize, and summarize insights from your favorite podcasts. These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your use of the podshot mobile application, website, and related services (collectively, the "Service") provided by World of Ideas, LLC ("we", "us", or "our").

By accessing or using podshot, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By creating an account, downloading the app, or using the Service in any way, you agree to be legally bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Service.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old, or 13 years old with parental or guardian consent, to use podshot. You represent that you meet this requirement by using the Service.

3. Description of Service

podshot enables users to:

  • Capture podcast moments via manual timestamping or screenshot features,
  • Generate AI-powered summaries and notes,
  • Organize and revisit saved podcast insights,
  • Access publicly available podcast content via RSS.

The Service is provided for personal, non-commercial use only.

4. Use of Podcast Content

podshot does not host, store, or permanently reproduce full podcast episodes. Instead, the app accesses publicly available RSS feeds at the user's request.

You may:

  • Use podshot to access and summarize episodes for personal learning,
  • Share your own notes or podshots with others.

You may not:

  • Use summaries or podcast excerpts for commercial purposes without proper licensing,
  • Distribute transformed content unless permitted by the original podcast owner.

We do not monetize summarized podcast content unless:

  • The original podcast creator has opted in,
  • A valid license agreement is in place.

If you are a podcast creator and would like to opt in, request attribution, or remove your content, email us at tech@podshot.ai.

5. Intellectual Property

All trademarks, branding, UI/UX, AI-generated processes, and podshot-created materials (excluding podcast content and user-generated content) are the property of podshot, LLC.

You may not copy, modify, distribute, or reuse podshot assets without written permission.

6. User-Generated Content

You are responsible for any notes, summaries, or media you create within the app.

You agree not to:

  • Upload content that is unlawful, offensive, or infringes on third-party rights,
  • Abuse AI features to generate infringing or harmful content.

podshot does not claim ownership of your content but may use anonymized, aggregated usage data to improve the Service.

7. Subscriptions and Payments

podshot offers both a Free Plan and a Premium Subscription with additional features.

  • Premium plans are billed via Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
  • Subscription auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period.
  • We do not store or access your payment information. Refunds and billing questions must be directed to the app store provider.

8. Third-Party Services & APIs

podshot integrates with podcast directories, analytics, and transcription APIs. These services are governed by their own terms.

We comply with all API usage restrictions and do not republish or redistribute third-party content beyond what is allowed.

9. Privacy

Our use of your personal data is governed by our Privacy Policy. By using podshot, you consent to our data practices, including:

  • Collecting usage data to improve the app,
  • Using AI to generate summaries (without training the model on your data),
  • Respecting your rights to access, delete, or export your information.

10. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your account at our discretion if you violate these Terms, misuse the Service, or fail to comply with legal obligations.

Upon termination, your license is revoked and access to podshot is discontinued.

11. Disclaimers

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available". We make no guarantees regarding uptime, accuracy, or results. We expressly disclaim:

  • Warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose,
  • Any liability for podcast content accessed through the app.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, podshot, LLC shall not be liable for any:

  • Indirect, incidental, or consequential damages,
  • Loss of data, revenue, or goodwill,
  • Claims arising from third-party podcast content or app malfunctions.

13. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of North Dakota, United States. All disputes shall be resolved in the courts of North Dakota.

14. Changes to Terms

We may revise these Terms at any time. Material changes will be communicated in-app or via email. Continued use after the update constitutes acceptance.

15. Contact Information

If you have questions about these Terms, email us at:

📧 tech@podshot.ai

16. Third-Party Beneficiaries

Apple Inc. and Google LLC are third-party beneficiaries under this Agreement and may enforce these terms against you.

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