Terms of Service
These terms govern your use of Orate, our text-to-speech platform. By using our service, you agree to these terms.
Last Updated: June 1, 2025 • Effective: June 1, 2025
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using the Orate application ("App", "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you disagree with any part of these terms, you may not access or use the Service.
These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Orate regarding your use of our text-to-speech platform.
2. Description of Service
Orate is a comprehensive text-to-speech web application that converts written content into high-quality audio using various text-to-speech APIs and neural voice technologies.
Our Service Includes:
- Text-to-speech conversion using premium neural voices
- Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) API integration
- Access to a curated library of public domain books
- Audio library management and organization tools
- Cross-platform accessibility features
3. User Accounts and Responsibilities
3.1 Account Creation
You must create an account to access certain features of the Service. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.
3.2 Accurate Information
You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.
3.3 Account Security
You are solely responsible for safeguarding your account. Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security.
4. Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) Policy
Important: API Key Responsibility
You are fully responsible for your API keys and any charges incurred through their use.
4.1 API Key Security
You are solely responsible for the security and proper use of your API keys. You must keep your API keys confidential and not share them with unauthorized parties.
4.2 Financial Responsibility
You are solely responsible for any charges incurred through the use of your API keys. Orate provides usage estimates for informational purposes only and is not liable for discrepancies between estimated and actual usage or charges.
4.3 Third-Party Compliance
You agree to comply with all terms and conditions of third-party API providers whose services you access through our Service.
5. User Content and Intellectual Property
5.1 Your Content Rights
You retain all rights to any content you submit, post, or display on or through the Service. You are solely responsible for ensuring you have the necessary rights to use and convert any content you submit.
5.2 License to Orate
By submitting content, you grant Orate a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, process, and convert the content solely for the purpose of providing our text-to-speech services to you.
5.3 Public Domain Library
Orate provides access to a curated library of works believed to be in the public domain. While we strive for accuracy, we do not guarantee the copyright status of these works. Users are responsible for verifying copyright status before use.
6. Acceptable Use Policy
You agree not to use the Service to:
- Violate any applicable laws or regulations
- Infringe upon the rights of others
- Distribute malicious software or content
- Interfere with the Service's integrity or performance
- Generate content that is harmful, offensive, or illegal
- Circumvent security measures or access controls
- Use the Service for commercial purposes without authorization
- Reverse engineer or attempt to extract source code
7. Privacy and Data Protection
Your privacy is important to us. Our collection, use, and sharing of your personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.
Key Privacy Principles:
- We encrypt and securely store your API keys
- Your content is processed only to provide our services
- We comply with applicable data protection regulations
- You have control over your data and can request deletion
8. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
8.1 Service Disclaimer
The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
8.2 Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Orate shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses.
9. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your account and access to the Service immediately, without prior notice, under our sole discretion, for any reason, including if you breach these Terms.
Upon termination, your right to use the Service will cease immediately. We will make reasonable efforts to provide you with access to your data for export, subject to applicable law and our Privacy Policy.
10. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect.
Your continued use of the Service after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.
11. Governing Law and Disputes
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which Orate operates, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the Service will be resolved through binding arbitration, except where prohibited by law.
12. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us:
Email: legal@orateapp.com
Support: support@orateapp.com
Address: [Company Address]