📜 Terms of Service

Last updated: January 2025

Welcome to DC Tools (tools.deniscasian.com). By accessing or using our website and tools, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. Please read them carefully.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using DC Tools, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our services.

2. Description of Service

DC Tools provides a collection of free, browser-based utilities for developers, designers, and content creators. Our tools include but are not limited to:

• Image converters and editors
• Text manipulation tools
• Code formatters and validators
• Calculators and generators
• Social media utilities

All tools process data locally in your browser. We do not receive, store, or process your content.

3. Free Service

DC Tools is provided free of charge. We reserve the right to:

• Modify or discontinue any tool at any time
• Add, remove, or change features
• Limit usage if abuse is detected
• Display advertisements to support the service

4. User Responsibilities

When using DC Tools, you agree to:

• Use tools lawfully: Do not use our tools for illegal purposes or to process illegal content.
• Respect intellectual property: Only process content you own or have rights to use.
• Not abuse the service: Do not attempt to overload, hack, or exploit our systems.
• Not interfere: Do not disrupt the service for other users.
• Not automate excessively: Do not use bots or scripts that strain our resources.
• Personal Use Only: This tool is intended for personal and educational use only. You agree not to use the service for commercial purposes or piracy.
• Copyright Respect: You are solely responsible for the content you download. Do not download or re-upload content that you do not have the legal right to possess or distribute.

5. Intellectual Property

5.1 Our Content

The DC Tools website, including its design, code, logos, and branding, is owned by Denis Casian. You may not copy, modify, or redistribute our website code without permission.

5.2 Your Content

You retain full ownership of any content you process using our tools. Since all processing happens in your browser, we never have access to, ownership of, or rights to your content.

5.3 Output

Any output generated by our tools (converted images, formatted text, generated passwords, etc.) belongs entirely to you. You may use this output for any purpose, personal or commercial.

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

DC Tools is 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
• Non-infringement
• Accuracy of results
• Uninterrupted or error-free operation

We do not guarantee that our tools will meet your requirements, produce specific results, or be compatible with all browsers and devices.

7. Limitation of Liability & Service Continuity

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Denis Casian and DC Tools shall not be held liable for:

• Platform Changes: TikTok or other platforms may update their systems at any time, causing our tools to stop functioning. We are not responsible for service interruptions caused by third-party platform updates.
• User Actions: Any legal consequences resulting from the misuse of downloaded content, including copyright infringement or violation of third-party Terms of Service.
• Data Usage: Any costs incurred by you (e.g., mobile data charges) while using our service to process or download media.
• Technical Failures: Damages resulting from the use or inability to use our tools, including errors in file conversion or corrupted downloads.

Important: Our tools are provided for convenience. Since we do not control the source platforms, we cannot guarantee that any specific link will be downloadable at any given time.

Since we don't store your data, we cannot be held responsible for data loss – your data only exists on your device.

8. Third-Party Services

Our website may include:

• Advertisements: Served by Google AdSense, subject to Google's terms
• External links: Links to other websites we don't control
• CDN resources: Fonts and libraries from third-party CDNs

We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or terms of third-party services.

9. Modifications to Terms

We may update these Terms of Service at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to this page. We will update the "Last updated" date at the top. Continued use of DC Tools after changes constitutes acceptance of the modified terms.

10. Termination

We reserve the right to terminate or restrict access to our services at any time, without prior notice, for any reason, including but not limited to violation of these terms.

11. Governing Law

These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws, without regard to conflict of law principles.

12. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

13. Contact Information

For questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us:

• Email: contact@deniscasian.com
• Contact Form: contact.deniscasian.com
• Website: deniscasian.com

14. Copyright (DMCA)

DC Tools respects the intellectual property rights of others. Since we do not store any content on our servers and all processing is done locally in the user's browser, we cannot delete content from the source platforms.

However, if you are a copyright owner and wish to request the restriction of access to certain links through our tool, please contact us at contact@deniscasian.com with the subject "Copyright Inquiry".