Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are an agreement between you and genkiln ("we", "us"), the operator of genkiln.com. They cover the genkiln website, console, Playground and API (together, the "Service"). By creating an account, buying credits or calling the API, you accept these Terms. If you use the Service for an organization, you accept them on its behalf and confirm you have authority to do so.

1. The Service

genkiln gives developers API access to AI image and video generation models. You submit generation tasks with an API key, tasks run asynchronously, and results are delivered as files on our content delivery network. Models, parameters and prices are listed on our website and in the documentation. We may add, change or withdraw models and features. Where a change materially reduces the Service, we will give reasonable notice where practical.

The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not promise that it will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that any particular model will remain available.

2. Accounts and API keys

• You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority where you live, and able to form a binding contract.
• Give accurate account information and keep it up to date.
• You are responsible for everything done with your account and API keys. Keep keys secret, do not embed them in client-side code, and delete a key immediately if you suspect it has leaked. Usage made with your keys is charged to your account.
• One person or organization may not create multiple accounts to avoid limits or enforcement.

3. Acceptable use

Your use of the Service, including every prompt, input file and output, must comply with our Acceptable Use Policy, which is part of these Terms. We may screen prompts and inputs automatically, reject tasks, and suspend keys or accounts as described there.

4. Credits, pricing and payment

• The Service is prepaid. You buy credits and each task deducts credits according to the public price of the model and options you choose. 1 credit equals US$0.001. The cost of a task is shown in the API response when the task is created.
• Prices are set by us and may change. A price change does not affect tasks already created. Credits you already hold keep their face value in credits.
• Purchased credits do not expire.
• When a task fails, times out or is canceled, its credits are returned to your balance automatically.
• Credits are a consumable. A credit purchase can be refunded only while none of its credits have been used; once any have been spent, it cannot be refunded. See the Refund Policy.
• Credits have no cash value, are not legal tender, and cannot be transferred or sold, except where the law requires otherwise.
• Payments are processed by Stripe. The payment methods available to you are shown on the Stripe checkout page. Prices may be shown exclusive of taxes; you are responsible for any applicable taxes.

5. Your content

• "Inputs" are the prompts, images, URLs, metadata and other material you submit. "Outputs" are the images and videos generated for you.
• You keep whatever rights you have in your Inputs. You confirm that you have all rights and consents needed to submit them, including consent from any identifiable person they depict.
• As between you and us, and to the extent permitted by law, you own the Outputs and may use them for any lawful purpose, including commercially, subject to these Terms and the Acceptable Use Policy. AI outputs may not be eligible for copyright protection in every jurisdiction, and similar outputs may be generated for other users.
• You grant us a limited license to host, copy, process and transmit your Inputs and Outputs only as needed to run, secure and support the Service, to enforce these Terms, and to comply with law.
• Output files are stored for 30 days after a task completes and are then deleted. Keep your own copies.
• You are responsible for how you use Outputs, including checking them for accuracy and for rights of third parties before you publish them.

6. Third-party models

Models are developed by their makers (for example Google, ByteDance, Kuaishou and OpenAI). Model names are trademarks of their owners and are used only to identify the models. Your use of a model may also be subject to usage rules set by its maker, which we may enforce through the Acceptable Use Policy.

7. Suspension and termination

You may stop using the Service and delete your API keys at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access, with or without notice, if you breach these Terms or the Acceptable Use Policy, if required by law, if your account shows fraud or payment abuse, or if your use creates a security or legal risk for us or others. On termination for breach, unused credits may be forfeited to the extent permitted by law. Sections that by their nature should survive termination will survive.

8. Disclaimers

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. AI models can produce inaccurate, unexpected or objectionable results; we do not guarantee any particular output.

9. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, neither party is liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost profits, revenue or data. Our total liability arising out of or relating to the Service is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim. These limits do not apply where the law does not allow them.

10. Indemnity

You will defend and indemnify us against third-party claims arising from your Inputs, your use of Outputs, or your breach of these Terms or the Acceptable Use Policy.

11. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. We will post the new version here with a new "last updated" date and, for material changes, notify you by email or in the console before they take effect. Continuing to use the Service after that means you accept the updated Terms.

12. Contact

genkiln. Email: support@genkiln.com.