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UseShorts, including UseShorts Cloud Posting at useshorts.app, is operated by GROUPAI APP. These terms explain software access, licences, subscriptions, updates, cancellations, refunds and the restricted Cloud Posting service.

Software access and licence

UseShorts gives you a licence to use the software under the purchase option you select. Your licence is for your own lawful use of the software and does not transfer ownership of UseShorts to you. The features available to you follow your licence or active subscription entitlement.

Direct one-time purchases

A one-time licence purchased directly from useshorts.app lets you keep using the version of UseShorts to which you are entitled. It includes software updates for the first 12 months after purchase. Once that included update period ends, you may continue using your entitled version; access to newer releases may require an optional paid update extension.

Monthly subscriptions

The monthly option is a subscription. Your software entitlement follows the subscription’s status and paid period. Unless cancelled, it renews for the next billing period at the applicable subscription price.

Cancellation

You can cancel your monthly subscription at any time to stop future renewals.

Access continues through the period you have already paid for.

Cancellation does not itself refund the current billing period.

Payments already made are generally non-refundable, except for billing errors, rights required by applicable law, refunds issued by GROUPAI APP through Stripe for current direct purchases, or refunds issued by Lemon Squeezy for historical purchases it processed.

Software updates

Direct one-time purchases include 12 months of software updates, not lifetime updates. You can continue using your entitled version after that period. Newer releases after the included period may require an optional paid update extension. Subscription access and updates are tied to an active paid subscription. If UseShorts becomes available through AppSumo, update rights for those purchases will follow the applicable deal terms.

Computer activation and licence use

For direct purchases, one licence key activates the number of active computers in the pack you purchased. Current direct one-time packs cover 1, 2, 5, or 10 active computers. The key does not provide a separate independent licence for each computer. Please keep your key secure and use it within your purchased activation limit. Any future AppSumo activation limit will follow the applicable deal terms.

Refunds

Direct one-time purchases

One-time purchases are generally final. We do not normally offer refunds for change of mind after purchase or licence activation.

We will review duplicate charges, billing errors, and cases where UseShorts cannot reasonably run on a supported system after reasonable troubleshooting.

Monthly payments

Payments already made are generally non-refundable, except for billing errors, rights required by applicable law, refunds issued by GROUPAI APP through Stripe for current direct purchases, or refunds issued by Lemon Squeezy for historical purchases it processed. Cancelling a subscription stops future renewals but does not itself refund the current paid period.

Purchases through AppSumo

Eligible purchases made through AppSumo follow AppSumo's applicable refund policy and the terms of the specific deal. AppSumo generally provides a 60-day refund period for eligible software purchases, subject to those deal terms. Request refunds for AppSumo purchases through AppSumo.

A refund may result in deactivation of the associated AppSumo licence. Other independently purchased, valid UseShorts licences remain unaffected. Direct purchases from useshorts.app remain subject to the direct-purchase refund policy above and applicable law.

Third-party services and payments

GROUPAI APP sells current UseShorts licences and subscriptions directly, with payments processed through Stripe. Stripe is the payment processor, not the merchant of record responsible for GROUPAI APP's tax obligations. UseShorts does not directly store your payment-card details.

Historical purchases processed by Lemon Squeezy remain subject to its applicable checkout, billing, and refund processes. This does not transfer or replace an existing purchase or subscription.

If UseShorts becomes available through AppSumo, marketplace purchases will use AppSumo's checkout and the applicable deal terms. An AppSumo purchase will not replace a direct or historical purchase.

Premium captions use a third-party caption service. If you choose optional cloud AI for clip discovery, transcript text needed for analysis is sent to the configured provider. Those services have their own terms and data practices; see our Privacy Policy for the relevant data flows.

YouTube Cloud Posting

If you connect YouTube, you authorize UseShorts to identify the channel you select and deliver only the completed clips you expressly choose. Before each delivery, review the destination channel, clip, title, description, audience, synthetic-media disclosure, and visibility. You may choose a Private or Unlisted upload, a Public post, or a future public publication time with its displayed time zone. Confirmed transfers can continue on our server after you close the page. You may reschedule an unpublished scheduled video or cancel its publication schedule, leaving the video private. These actions are confirmed against YouTube before UseShorts reports success. Processing and publication depend on YouTube, and changes made directly in YouTube Studio can affect your requested schedule. Feature availability is subject to the enabled account and environment.

By using YouTube features in UseShorts, you agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service. Google's handling of data is described in the Google Privacy Policy. Our collection, use, storage, revocation, and deletion practices for YouTube API data are described in the UseShorts Privacy Policy.

Instagram Reels delivery

The restricted Instagram integration is available only for eligible professional accounts with the required Meta authorisation. You select and confirm the posting profile, Instagram destination, clip, caption, AI disclosure and delivery time. You must have the rights and permissions needed to share the video, audio and caption. Publication follows Instagram’s account settings and terms; it is not a private YouTube upload.

Confirmed jobs run on the server after the desktop and website close. Scheduling requests when UseShorts starts publication; Meta processing, availability, account restrictions and publishing limits can affect the actual time. Cancellation stops a job only before publication begins and does not delete a published Reel. A result that cannot be confirmed is shown for reconciliation rather than automatically posted again. You can disconnect access and delete published Reels directly in Instagram. See our Instagram data and deletion practices and Instagram Terms of Use.

TikTok connection and restricted private posting

The owner-restricted provider Sandbox links the TikTok account you authorize to your selected posting profile and supports private Only me (SELF_ONLY) Direct Post tests. Ordinary customer access and public API posting remain disabled pending TikTok’s permission review, Direct Post audit and production acceptance. Connection or creator-settings review alone does not transfer or publish a clip.

Before confirming a post, review the clip preview, exact destination, editable caption, permitted visibility and interactions, disclosures and requested delivery time. You must have the rights needed for the video and audio and accept the displayed TikTok Music Usage Confirmation and any applicable commercial-content policy. After confirmation, TikTok may download the selected private asset through a time-limited link. This is Direct Post, not an inbox-draft upload feature.

Confirmed jobs run on the server after the website and desktop close. A requested schedule starts the delivery process; provider processing, moderation, limits or outages can delay completion. Cancellation before provider initiation stops the queued job. After initiation, cancellation is best effort and is reported as complete only when TikTok confirms it; a post may have progressed too far to cancel. Uncertain results remain available for reconciliation rather than being blindly posted again.

You can disconnect the selected profile’s TikTok connection once active delivery issues are resolved, or revoke authorization in TikTok. Disconnecting or deleting a UseShorts cloud asset does not delete a TikTok post; manage its privacy or deletion directly in TikTok. Cloud storage and posting are separate from a desktop licence and do not confer unlimited Cloud usage. See our TikTok data practices and TikTok Terms of Service.

Questions or support

For licence, billing, refund, or technical questions, please contact us at support@useshorts.app.