Terms & Conditions

Last updated: April 29, 2025

Please read these Terms & Conditions carefully before using Shotify.dev. Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Service.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms, then you may not access the Service.

  • If you are using the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms.
  • These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Shotify.dev.

2. Use of Service

Shotify.dev provides a cloud-based programmatic webpage screenshot API for automation. You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms.

The Service is provided on an "as-is" basis without any guarantee or warranty of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

Webpages accessed through the Service may block or not display ads, and the screenshot images may differ from the user interface accessed directly via a browser.

  • You agree not to use the Service:
    • In any way that violates any applicable national or international law or regulation.
    • For the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm others in any way.
    • To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent.
    • To impersonate or attempt to impersonate Shotify.dev, a Shotify.dev employee, another user, or any other person or entity.
    • To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Service, or which, as determined by us, may harm Shotify.dev or users of the Service or expose them to liability.
  • We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Service for any violation of these Terms.

3. User Accounts and Security

  • You may be required to create an account to access certain features of the Service. You must provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and keep your account information up to date.
  • You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.
  • You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security.
  • We are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these requirements.

4. Payments and Refunds

All payments made for the Service are non-refundable. Once a payment is processed, it cannot be canceled or refunded under any circumstances.

Payments for the Service are processed by a third-party payment processor, Stripe. Your payment and personal information required for processing payments is collected, stored, and processed by Stripe in accordance with their privacy policy. Shotify.dev does not have access to your full payment details; we only receive information necessary to update your account credits and provide you with services (such as the payment amount and transaction status).

  • All fees are exclusive of taxes, levies, or duties imposed by taxing authorities, and you are responsible for payment of all such taxes, levies, or duties.
  • We reserve the right to change our fees at any time. Any fee change will become effective at the end of the then-current billing cycle.

5. Credits and Expiry

Credits purchased or provided as part of the Service will expire if not used within the specified period. Expiry dates for credits are displayed in your account dashboard. It is your responsibility to monitor and use credits before they expire.

Credits are deducted based on requests made to the Service, regardless of the outcome of the request. This includes failed requests due to reasons such as the webpage not existing, the webpage blocking crawlers, or any webpage errors.

  • Credits are non-transferable and have no cash value.
  • We reserve the right to modify the credit system, including pricing and expiration policies, at any time.

6. Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content, features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of Shotify.dev and its licensors. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries.

  • You may not use our trademarks, logos, or other proprietary information without our prior written consent.
  • Any feedback, comments, or suggestions you may provide regarding the Service is entirely voluntary and we will be free to use such feedback, comments, or suggestions as we see fit and without any obligation to you.

7. User Content

  • You are solely responsible for any content you upload, submit, or otherwise make available through the Service.
  • You represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights to upload or submit such content and that your content does not infringe or violate the rights of any third party.
  • We reserve the right to remove any content that violates these Terms or is otherwise objectionable, at our sole discretion.

8. Prohibited Activities

  • In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in these Terms, you are prohibited from using the Service or its content:
    • For any unlawful purpose.
    • To solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts.
    • To violate any international, federal, provincial, or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances.
    • To infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others.
    • To harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability.
    • To submit false or misleading information.
    • To upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code.
    • To collect or track the personal information of others.
    • To spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape.
    • For any obscene or immoral purpose.
    • To interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service.

9. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall Shotify.dev, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service; (ii) any conduct or content of any third party on the Service; (iii) any content obtained from the Service; and (iv) unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage, and even if a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose.

  • Our total liability to you for any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will not exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing the Service during the twelve (12) months preceding the claim.

10. Indemnification

  • You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Shotify.dev and its licensee and licensors, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers, and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees), resulting from or arising out of a) your use and access of the Service, or b) a breach of these Terms.

11. Termination

  • We may terminate or suspend your account and bar access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever and without limitation, including but not limited to a breach of the Terms.
  • If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using the Service.
  • All provisions of the Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

12. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

  • Any dispute arising from or relating to the subject matter of these Terms shall be finally settled by arbitration in the United States, using the English language, in accordance with the Arbitration Rules and Procedures of the American Arbitration Association then in effect, by one commercial arbitrator with substantial experience in resolving intellectual property and commercial contract disputes.

13. Severability

  • If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

14. Force Majeure

  • We shall not be liable for any failure to perform our obligations hereunder where such failure results from any cause beyond our reasonable control, including, without limitation, mechanical, electronic, or communications failure or degradation.

15. Third-Party Links

  • The Service may contain links to third-party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by Shotify.dev.
  • Shotify.dev has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party web sites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that Shotify.dev shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such web sites or services.

16. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.

  • By continuing to access or use our Service after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.

17. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us through the information provided in your account dashboard.