Terms of Service
Last updated: December 2024
1. Acceptance of Terms
Welcome to Free Utilities Online ("we," "our," or "us"). These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of our website and services located at freeutilities.online and any related subdomains.
By accessing or using our services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of these terms, then you may not access our services.
These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use our services.
2. Description of Service
Free Utilities Online provides free, web-based tools for file processing, including but not limited to:
- PDF manipulation (merge, split, compress, convert, edit, sign, protect)
- Image processing and conversion
- Document format conversion
- File optimization and compression
Our services are provided "as is" and are available for personal and commercial use, subject to these Terms.
3. User Responsibilities and Account
No Registration Required
You do not need to create an account to use our basic services. However, some features may require registration in the future.
Age Requirements
You must be at least 13 years old to use our services. If you are under 18, you may only use our services with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian.
Accurate Information
If you provide any information to us (such as through contact forms), you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information.
Security
You are responsible for maintaining the security of any files you upload and for all activities that occur with your uploaded content.
4. Prohibited Uses
You may not use our services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. You agree not to:
- Upload files containing malware, viruses, or other harmful code
- Upload copyrighted content without proper authorization
- Upload illegal, offensive, or inappropriate content
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems or other users' files
- Use our services to spam, phish, or engage in other fraudulent activities
- Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code from our services
- Use automated tools to access our services without permission
- Overload or interfere with the proper functioning of our services
- Upload personal data of others without their consent
- Use our services for any purpose that violates applicable laws or regulations
5. Content and Ownership
Your Content
You retain ownership of all files and content you upload to our services. By using our services, you grant us a limited, temporary license to process your files solely for the purpose of providing the requested services.
Our Content
Our website design, logos, text, graphics, and other content are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.
File Processing
We process your files only as necessary to provide the requested services. We do not claim ownership of your files and do not use them for any purpose other than providing our services.
File Deletion
All uploaded files are automatically deleted from our servers within 1 hour of upload, regardless of whether processing is completed.
6. Disclaimers
Service Availability
We strive to maintain high availability of our services, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access. Our services may be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance, updates, or technical issues.
Accuracy of Results
While we strive to provide accurate results, we cannot guarantee the quality, accuracy, or completeness of processed files. You are responsible for verifying the results meet your requirements.
Data Loss
We are not responsible for any loss of data or files. You should maintain backups of important files before processing.
Third-Party Content
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the content, privacy policies, or practices of these third parties.
7. Limitation of Liability
No Warranties
Our services are provided "as is" and "as available" without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
Liability Limitation
In no event shall Free Utilities Online, its officers, directors, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses.
Maximum Liability
Our total liability to you for any claim arising from or relating to these Terms or our services shall not exceed $100.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Free Utilities Online from any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, and expenses arising from your use of our services or violation of these Terms.
8. Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our services.
9. Termination
Termination by You
You may stop using our services at any time. Since no account is required, simply stop accessing our website.
Termination by Us
We may terminate or suspend your access to our services immediately, without prior notice, if you breach these Terms or engage in prohibited activities.
Effect of Termination
Upon termination, your right to use our services ceases immediately. Any files you have uploaded will be deleted according to our normal deletion policies.
10. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [Your Jurisdiction], without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of our services shall be resolved in the courts of [Your Jurisdiction].
11. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will provide notice by posting the new Terms on our website and updating the "Last updated" date.
Your continued use of our services after any changes constitute acceptance of the new Terms.
12. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
13. Entire Agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Free Utilities Online regarding the use of our services and supersede all prior agreements and understandings.
14. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:
Email: info@freeutilities.online
General Contact: Contact Form
Important: These terms are legally binding. Please read them carefully. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use our services.