Terms of service

Date of Revision: [ 04/2024 ]

Welcome to PicSo (the “APP”). You are reading the Terms of Service (the “TOS”), which govern the relationship and serve as an agreement between you and us and set forth the terms and conditions by which you may access and use the APP and our related services. For purposes of the TOS, “you” and “your” means you as the user of the APP.

PicSo is an advanced Text to AI painting creator & picture video to cartoon maker app that uses artificial intelligence algorithms to generate a unique content (“Services”). Parts of the Services offered by the APP may require you to create a user account.

To begin with, you need typing a text which related to describe the picture in your imagination. And you can select some feature about your picture (style, size, proportion, quantity, etc.), and after that, our artificial intelligence algorithms will generate a picture according to your setting.

You could also upload your plain photos or any video clips, and watch them turn into animated pictures or cartoons in seconds.

By downloading, updating, accessing and/or using the APP, you agree to be bound by this TOS. You understand and agree that we will treat your access or use of the APP as acceptance of the TOS and our Privacy Policy . If you do not agree with this TOS, please refrain from using our APP any further and you will be unable to access any part of our Services therewith.

You agree that by downloading the APP from the Apple Store, Google Play Store (indicated or recognized by us).You are bound by the respective terms and conditions of such distribution platforms.

1. Account

1.1 Parts of the Services offered by the APP may require you to create a user account and/or user email and/or user ID and/or password (the “Protected Areas”). In the event of accessing to Protected Areas, you agree to access only using your registered user account and/or ID and password.

You hereby represent and warrant that all information you submit to create of a user account is true and correct, you gave full rights to submit such information.

You agree to, from time to time as necessary, update any information associated with your user account or user ID (including but not limited to, your email, payment information (subscriptions and email address, or other supplemental information as the case maybe) so that it remains current, accurate and correct at all times. You agree to protect the confidentiality of your user ID and password, and not to share or disclose your user ID or password to any third party. You agree that you are fully responsible for all activities occurring under your user account and/or user ID. Your user account and user ID are non-transferrable. You cannot sell, lend, or otherwise share it with any other person.

Any violation of these Terms of Service, including but without limitation, failure to maintain updated and correct information about your user account may cause your user account to fall out of good standing and we may cancel your user account in our sole discretion.

Meanwhile, we reserve the right to terminate or restrict your user account and/or user ID, or otherwise revoke your access to the APP or Services provided by us, at any time for reasons or suspicions which indicate you have violated the terms of TOS or Privacy Policy, at our sole discretion. You agree that we will not be liable to you or any third party for, without limitation, any denial of use of the APP or the content or Services offered by us, any change of costs for third party Services or fees or otherwise or from suspension or termination of your user account and/or user ID.

1.2 Subscription.

We retain the right, at our sole discretion to provide some Services, which will be available only for paid subscribers. The subscription will begin after the initial payment and the payment should be performed pursuant to the fee terms as presented in the Site at the time of the purchase. You are responsible for payment of all fees, charges and taxes (if required by law) related to the transaction.

a. If you don't want to renew, you can cancel it in your PayPal account by yourself, here's the tutorial. You can also log in to your PicSo account and send us a request via Feedback Form.
b. An image generated is a personalized product and consumed electricity, GPU and server resources for your creation. The only way to get refunded is only if you never generate any image. So, stop at this step if you plan to ask for a refund. If you generate at least 1 image and ask for a refund, a dispute will be launch. After the dispute, you will be blocked definitively from our website, free and premium service. If you just want to make a test, use the free version.
c. Only regular priced items may be refunded, unfortunately sale items, official rewards and used credits cannot be refunded.
e. Late or missing refunds (if applicable): If you haven't received a refund yet, first check your bank account again. Then contact your credit card company, it may take some time before your refund is officially posted. Next contact your bank. There is often some processing time before a refund is posted.

If you've done all of this and you still have not received your refund yet, please contact us via the [email protected].

Please note that if you download the APP or subscribe the Services from a distribution platform which is not indicated or recognized by us, we are not responsible for any costs or liability arising from your action.

2. Legal Capacity

a. If you are entering into this TOS on behalf of another person, You are fully and duly authorized by such person to enter into this TOS which will be binding upon both You individually and such other person (and “You” as used in this TOS shall refer to both);
b. You are of the legal age in the jurisdiction of your place of domicile to form a binding contract with us;
c. if you are under the legal age in the jurisdiction of your place of domicile, you shall access or use our Services under the supervision of your parent(s) or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms and subjected to the local laws and regulations;
d. You are not a person barred from subscribing to, using or accessing the APP under the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) or other applicable jurisdictions, as the case maybe.

3. Intellectual Property

The intellectual property in the APP and embedded materials (including without limitation technology, systems, files, documents, text, photographs, information, images, videos, audios, and software, individually or in combination) in PicSo are owned by or licensed to us. You may download PicSo, to view, use, and display the application on your mobile device for your personal use only.

This constitutes the grant of a license, not a transfer of title. This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions or these Terms of Service, and may be terminated by us at any time.

4. Contents You Upload

You retain your intellectual property ownership rights over contents you submit to us. We will never claim ownership of your content, but we do require a license from you in order to use it.

When you use PicSo or its associated Services to upload, share, or otherwise transmit content covered by intellectual property rights, you grant to us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide license to use, distribute, modify, run, copy, publicly display, translate, or otherwise create derivative works of your content in a manner that is consistent with our Privacy Policy.

The license you grant us can be terminated at any time by deleting your content or account. However, to the extent that we (or our partners) have used your content in connection with commercial or sponsored content, the license will continue until the relevant commercial or post has been discontinued by us.

You give us permission to use your username and other identifying information associated with your account in a manner that is consistent with your privacy preferences, and our Privacy Policy.

5. Restrictions of Conduct and Content

5.1 In accessing and using the APP, you agree to abide by the following rules, restrictions and limitations:

a. You will not modify, translate, adapt or reformat the APP;
b. You will not decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse-engineer, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or structure of, the software or materials comprising the APP (except where the foregoing is permitted by applicable local law notwithstanding such restrictions, and then only to the extent that such intended activities are disclosed in advance in writing to us);
c. You will not interfere with or circumvent any security feature of the APP or any feature that restricts or enforces limitations on the use of the APP;
d. You will not use the APP to gain unauthorized access to our or any third party's data, systems or networks;
e. You will not use the APP in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, impair or otherwise interfere with or disrupt our systems and networks, or otherwise interfere with other users' use of the APP;
f. You will not use the APP in any way that, in our sole discretion, may expose us and others to liability or damages;
g. You will not remove, change or obscure any copyright, trademark notice, trademark, hyperlink or other proprietary rights notices contained in the APP; and
h. You will comply with all applicable laws in your access and use of the APP, including the laws of your country or district if you live outside of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

5.2 You shall not upload, share or otherwise transmit to or via the Services any content (including photos, text, video, etc.) that:

a. is unlawful, harmful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, abusive, racially or ethnically offensive, pornographic, indecent, lewd, harassing, threatening, invasive of personal privacy or publicity rights, misleading, incendiary, or otherwise objectionable;
b. would constitute, encourage or provide instructions for a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or otherwise create liability or violate any local, state, national or international law;
c. may infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual or proprietary right of any third party;
d. contains any unsolicited promotions, political campaigning, advertising or solicitations;
e. contains any private or personal information of a third party without such third party's consent;
f. may harm or exploit children by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable details or otherwise;
g. contains any viruses, corrupted data or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files or content, designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of the Application;
h. contains any information or content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (e.g., inside information, confidential information received in the context of an employment or a non-disclosure agreement); or
i. is in our sole judgment, objectionable or that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying our Services, or that may expose us or others to any harm or liability of any type.

We reserves the right, but is not obligated, to reject and/or remove any user content that we believe, in our sole discretion, violates these provisions. If you have noticed any violation of these Terms from your prospective, content of any nature whatsoever, please contact us at: [email protected] or directly report in the APP.

5.3 Unless otherwise agreed, any pictures, texts and other contents that you watch, share, save, use and forward in this APP shall not be used for commercial purposes.

6. Claims of Infringement

6.1 Copyright If you believe in good faith that materials transmitted or created through the APP infringe your copyright, you (or your agent) may send us a notice requesting that we remove the material or block access to it. Please provide the following information in writing:

a. an electronic or physical signature of the owner (or person authorized to act on behalf of the owner) of the copyrighted work;
b. a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed upon and sufficient information for us to locate such copyrighted work;
c. Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
d. a statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
e. a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

We will 1) take proper preliminary actions against said alleged infringement within 1-3 days after receipt of said information, including without limitation link blockage; 2) notify the alleged infringer and demand him or her to explain and provide counter evidence.

If you believe in good faith that someone has wrongly filed a notice of copyright infringement against you, you may send us a counter-notice. If you do, we will notify the alleged claimant and hold process for 10-14 days and then re-enable your content unless the copyright owner initiates a legal action against you before then. Our counter-notice form, set forth below, may be referenced to the forms recommended by the DMCA statute, which can be found at the U.S. Copyright Office's official website: http://www.copyright.gov. If counter-notice is not filed within 7 days, we will review and process the notice in accordance with the contents of the notice. Notices and counter-notices should be sent to us via email at:[email protected].

6.2 Other rights

If you believe in good faith that materials in or to the APP infringe your other rights, you (or your agent) may send us a notice requesting that we remove the material or block access to it. Please provide relevant information that could prove basic facts of the infringement in writing when you contact us.

6.3 We have the right to suspend or terminate the use of the APP by anyone engaged in suspected repeated any infringement involved above.

7. Liability

THE APP IS PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN "AS-IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS AND THE USE THEREOF IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. WE MAKE NO, AND HEREBY DISCLAIM, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, NONINFRINGEMENT, AND TITLE WITH RESPECT TO THE APP, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

A. THE APP (OR THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE THEREOF) WILL BE TIMELY, ERROR-FREE, SECURE OR UNINTERRUPTED;
B. THE APP MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; OR
C. THE ACCURACY, LIKELY RESULTS, OR RELIABILITY OF THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN PICSO OR ON OUR WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO SUCH MATERIALS OR ON ANY RESOURCES LINKED TO PICSOAND OUR WEBSITE.
D. ANY ERRORS OR MALFUNCTIONS IN THE APP WILL BE CORRECTED.

WE SHALL IN NO EVENT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY, WHETHER UNDER CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, INDEMNITY OR OTHER THEORY, FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, LIQUIDATED OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFIT, REVENUE OR BUSINESS, COST OF SUBSTITUTE PROCUREMENT, ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE APP, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL WE BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DELAY OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ANY CAUSES BEYOND ITS REASONABLE CONTROL.

8. Links to Third Party Websites and Services

The APP may include links or allow access to third-party websites and services. Please note, their presence does NOT mean that they are recommended by us and we do not guarantee their safety and conformity with any your expectations. We assume no obligations in the event of any damage or loss, or any other impact, directly or indirectly resulting from the use of any content, goods or services available on or through any such third-party websites and services.

It is your responsibility to take precautions to ensure that anything you select for your use or download, whether from the APP or a Third Party APP, is free of such items as viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other items of a destructive nature. We assume no responsibility, and is not liable, for any transmission or material, or any viral infection of your computer equipment or software, or any other types of damage related to your access, use of browsing of Third Party APPs or Third Party Content. If you decide to access a Third Party APP, you do this entirely at your own risk and you should review the terms of use and privacy policy or similar terms governing the use of such Third Party APPs.

9. GOVERNING LAW

These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby we provide you Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of HK.

10. Changes to this TOS

We reserve the right to update or make changes to this TOS from time to time in our sole discretion, and we may notify you of changes by making the revised version of this TOS accessible through the APP, which changes will become effective immediately. Please return to this TOS periodically to ensure familiarity with the latest version of this TOS, so that you can determine when this TOS was last revised by referring to the “Date of Revision” at the top of this TOS. If you do not agree with the revised TOS, you have the right and should immediately stop using the APP, your continued access or use of the APP after any changes to this TOS have been posted means your agreement and consent to such changes.

We reserve the right to change the Services scope listed herein and change charging standard applicable to the Services at any time for any reason in our sole discretion and without notice. We are entitled to stop or restrict provision of the Services in full or in part toward a certain user. We retain powers to discontinue provision and/or support of the Services without any prior notice.

11. Termination; Assignment

This TOS will continue in effect until terminated by either you or us as set out below. You may terminate this TOS at any time by ceasing your access and use of the APP. In the case that you are a subscriber to us, the subsequent processing of fees shall be subject to the respective rules of the Apple Store and Google Play (indicated or recognized by us). We may terminate this TOS and your right to access or use the APP, with or without notice to you, for any reason, including suspected breach of this TOS by you.

We reserve and retain the rights to assign, transfer or subcontract the Services to any third parties. Notice will be posted on the APP and your continuing use or update of the APP means your consent to such assignment.

12. Miscellaneous

If any provision of this TOS is found to be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, that provision will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provision and such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent possible so as to effect the intent of the parties.

This TOS, together with the Privacy Policy and other published policies, constitute the entire agreement between us and you pertaining to any and all access and use of the APP and supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements between us and you pertaining thereto. No amendment or waiver by you of this TOS will be binding on us unless set forth in a writing expressly identifying this TOS and signed by you and us.

Any caption, heading or section title contained herein is inserted only as a matter of convenience, and in no way defines or explains any section or provision hereof.

We will collect and process your information and technical data in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

We administer and operate the APP from its location in Hong Kong. If you choose to access the APP from outside the Hong Kong, you do so on your own initiative and you are solely responsible for complying with applicable local laws.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding the use of the APP or this TOS, please contact us at: [email protected].