1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing and using OptimizeYourImage (the "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you must not use the Service.
2. Service Description
OptimizeYourImage provides free, unlimited-count browser tools and a hosted developer API with free and paid usage allowances. The browser tools include image optimization, HEIC/HEIF conversion, background removal, and text-behind-object effects. The developer API provides synchronous image optimization using free monthly, subscription, or top-up credits. Browser tools process selected images locally. Images deliberately submitted to the API are processed on our servers and, unless you request a store option described in Section 11, are not placed in persistent storage. We may change, suspend, or discontinue a feature, supported format, limit, or plan, subject to any rights that apply to an existing paid order.
3. Client-Side Processing
Images selected in the free browser tools are processed locally using technologies such as Canvas API, Web Workers, WebAssembly, and WebGPU and are not intentionally uploaded. This section does not apply to the developer API: by sending an API request, you instruct us to process that request on our servers. Unless you request a store option described in Section 11, API source and output files are not retained after processing completes.
4. User Conduct
You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes. You may not: • Process content that is illegal, harmful, or violates third-party rights. • Interfere with, probe, overload, or bypass the Service or its security and credit controls. • Share, resell, or expose an API key except as part of an expressly authorized integration. • Automate the browser tools in a way that disrupts other visitors. Automation through the documented developer API is permitted within the applicable credit, concurrency, and rate limits.
5. Intellectual Property
You retain all rights to images you process and grant us only the temporary rights necessary to process an API request you submit. We do not claim ownership of your content. The Service itself, including its design, code, documentation, and branding, is protected by intellectual property laws and remains the property of OptimizeYourImage and its licensors.
6. Privacy
Our Privacy Policy explains how we process personal data in connection with the Service. Where a specific processing activity requires consent, we request it separately.
7. Billing, Credits, and Cancellation
API credits are provided through a free monthly allowance, subscriptions, and one-time credit packs. One successful image consumes one credit. Failed validation or processing does not consume a credit. Requests stop when no usable credits remain, and we do not charge automatic overages. Accounts without a subscription receive a recurring monthly allowance of free credits, as shown on the Pricing page, plus a one-time welcome grant with its own expiry. Monthly free credits expire at the end of the calendar month and do not roll over. Subscribers receive their plan's credit allocation instead of the free monthly allowance; subscription credits expire at renewal and do not roll over. Top-up credits expire 12 months after purchase. Credits have no cash value, and creating multiple accounts to evade free limits is prohibited. Polar acts as the merchant of record for checkout, invoices, applicable tax, refunds, and payment processing. Current prices and plan limits are displayed before purchase. Subscription changes, cancellation, and invoices are managed through the hosted customer portal. Mandatory consumer rights and the billing provider's applicable terms continue to apply.
8. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. We do not guarantee that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that compression results will meet your specific requirements.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, OptimizeYourImage and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of data, profits, or goodwill, arising from your use of or inability to use the Service. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the total aggregate liability of OptimizeYourImage and its operators for all claims relating to the Service is limited to the amount you paid for the Service in the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim or, if you have made no payments, 50 USD. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
10. Changes to Terms
We may modify these Terms. For material changes that affect paid services, we will give reasonable advance notice — for example by email or a notice on this page — before the changes take effect, unless an immediate change is required by law, for security, or to prevent fraud or abuse. Other changes become effective when posted. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
11. Hosted Content (CDN)
By default, store=none returns image bytes synchronously without persistent storage of source or output images. store=temp stores only the optimized result and returns JSON with a download link valid for 2 hours. Link expiry is separate from physical deletion, which follows storage lifecycle cleanup; no fixed deletion deadline is guaranteed. store=cdn returns JSON with a public URL and stores only the optimized result until user deletion, Terms enforcement, or plan/subscription lifecycle cleanup. You retain ownership of the content you publish, and you grant us the technical, non-exclusive license needed to store, cache, and serve it. You are responsible for what you publish: you must hold the necessary rights, and the content must not be unlawful, infringing, or harmful. We may remove hosted content that violates these terms and may suspend or terminate accounts that repeatedly violate them. Hosted storage counts against your plan's quota. If your subscription ends, hosted objects may be deleted after a 30-day grace period.
12. Abuse Reports and Takedowns
Images published through the CDN are uploaded by our customers, who are responsible for holding the rights to what they publish. If you believe hosted content infringes your rights or is unlawful, email [email protected] with: • the exact URL(s) of the content; • a description of the work or right you claim is affected; • your name and contact details; • a statement that you believe in good faith that the use is unauthorized and that your report is accurate. We review every notice and, where justified, remove the content promptly; edge caches clear within a further 24 hours. We may forward the substance of the notice to the account that published the content. Accounts that repeatedly publish infringing or unlawful material are terminated. If your content was removed and you believe this was a mistake, reply to the notification you received and we will re-review.
13. Suspension and Termination
You may stop using the Service at any time and may request deletion of your account by contacting support. Hosted CDN objects can be deleted at any time through the API. We may suspend or terminate an account, revoke API keys, or disable hosted content if these Terms are violated; if content is unlawful, infringing, or harmful; if multiple accounts are created to evade free limits; if an API key is abused or shared outside an authorized integration; if the account creates a security risk or abusive load; if payment obligations are not met; or where required by law. On termination, API keys are revoked and unused free credits lapse. Paid amounts and remaining paid credits are handled under the billing provider's terms and mandatory consumer rights. Hosted objects are deleted as described in Section 11. We may retain billing and security records where required by law. If you believe an account action was made in error, contact [email protected].
14. Language
These Terms are drafted in English. Translations are provided for convenience only; if a translation conflicts with the English version, the English version prevails.
15. Contact and Support
For product support, billing, and invoice questions, contact [email protected]. Include the request ID shown by the API when relevant, but never send an API key or customer image. To report a security issue privately, contact [email protected].