Terms of use

1. The service

TalkShorts, published by François Nguinbu, turns an audio recording into vertical videos and social media posts: transcript, storyboard, videos, images and texts. You review, correct and download the results. TalkShorts does not publish anything to social networks on your behalf.

2. Your account

• You must be at least 16 years old and provide a valid email address.
• You are responsible for keeping your password confidential and for the activity of your account.
• An account is personal; do not share it.
• The trial without an account is limited (audio length, one generation) and its data is deleted automatically after 24 hours, unless you create an account.

3. Your content

You remain the owner of the recordings, texts, logos and other content you give us and, to the extent permitted by law, of the results we generate from them.

You grant us a limited, worldwide, non-exclusive licence, solely to host, process (including through the AI providers described in the privacy policy) and display your content in order to provide the service. This licence ends when you delete the content or your account.

You warrant that you have the right to use what you upload (other people’s voices, texts, logos, trademarks) and you are responsible for it. You may not upload or generate unlawful content (hate, harassment, content infringing others’ rights, impersonation, deceptive disinformation), use the service to deceive or harm, or try to disrupt it (overload, bypassing limits, unauthorized access).

4. AI-generated content: check before you publish

Transcription and generation rely on artificial intelligence and may contain errors: a misheard word, a wrong figure, a misspelled brand name, an unsuitable wording. You must review and correct the results, especially figures and names, before publishing them.

You alone are responsible for what you publish and for complying with the rules of the platforms (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X, Threads, LinkedIn, etc.). We guarantee no reach, audience or commercial result.

5. Music and provided assets

Tracks from the music library are meant to be used in videos produced with TalkShorts, under the licence shown for each track. You may not extract or redistribute them separately. A platform may still apply an automatic copyright claim; we cannot rule it out and you remain responsible for how you use the videos.

6. Usage limits and availability

The service has limits (maximum audio length, quotas, number of adjustments) shown in the application. We work to keep the service available but do not guarantee uninterrupted access; it may be interrupted for maintenance or incidents. We may change or remove features.

7. Paid plans

Some plans are paid. The price (in euros, VAT not applicable: article 293 B of the French tax code), the limits and the billing period (monthly or yearly) are shown before you subscribe. Payment is processed by Stripe. A subscription renews automatically until cancelled, which you can do at any time from your account; it takes effect at the end of the paid period and the current period is not refunded, except where the law requires. The plan’s audio minutes renew every month (also on a yearly plan) and do not roll over. Extra minutes you buy do not expire; they are not refundable once used.

If a payment fails we retry it for a reasonable time; without payment the subscription ends and the account returns to the free plan. We may change prices for the future, with notice before your next renewal.

Right of withdrawal: if you are a consumer you have 14 days to withdraw. When you subscribe (or buy minutes) you expressly ask for the service to start immediately and acknowledge that you lose this right once the service has been fully performed; this request is recorded.

Mediation: for consumer disputes you may use, free of charge, the consumer mediator we have appointed: MÉDIATION CONSOMMATION DÉVELOPPEMENT (MED CONSO DEV, anciennement CNPM Médiation Consommation), Centre d'Affaires Stéphanois, Immeuble l'Horizon, Esplanade de France, 3 rue J. Constant Milleret, 42000 Saint-Étienne, https://www.medconsodev.eu. You must first have sent a written complaint to us.

8. Intellectual property of the service

The software, the TalkShorts brand, the website and their elements (other than your content) belong to François Nguinbu or its licensors. You receive a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use them in accordance with these terms.

9. Personal data

The processing of your data is described in the privacy policy, which is part of these terms.

10. Liability

To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect damages, loss of revenue or audience, or the consequences of publishing without review. Our total liability is limited to the amounts you paid us in the previous 12 months, except for gross negligence or wilful misconduct. Nothing in these terms limits the rights that the law gives to consumers.

11. Suspension and termination

You can delete your account at any time (“My account” page), after downloading your data if you wish. We may suspend or close an account for breach of these terms or abusive use, with notice when possible.

12. Changes to the terms

We may change these terms. For important changes we will tell you and ask you to accept the new version to keep using the service.

13. Governing law

These terms are governed by French law. French courts have jurisdiction, subject to mandatory consumer protection rules.

14. Contact

contact@talkshorts.com