Terms of Use

Effective date: September 28, 2026 · Replaces the version of August 2, 2026

1. Acceptance of these Terms

By downloading, installing or using shorty now (the “App”), you agree to these Terms of Use (“Terms”). Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle your personal information. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the App. “We”, “us” and “our” refer to shorty now.

2. The service

The App lets you create short vertical videos. Some features run entirely on your device, such as composing videos over background gameplay footage, overlaying text, the free voice that uses your phone’s built-in speech engine, and rendering and saving videos. Other features run on our servers with third-party AI and media providers: AI script writing, AI voice-overs and story videos (“Cloud AI Features”). Cloud AI Features are paid for with coins. We may add, change or remove features over time.

3. Who can use the App

You must be at least 13 years old. If you are under the age at which you can consent to the processing of personal data where you live (for example 16 in some EU countries), or under the age of majority, you may use the App only with the consent of a parent or legal guardian, who agrees to these Terms on your behalf.

4. Your account

The App creates an account for you automatically, linked to your device. You can optionally link an Apple or Google account. If you do not link one, you may lose access to your account, coins and content if you delete the App or change devices. You are responsible for activity on your account and for keeping your device and linked accounts secure.

You can delete your account at any time from within the App or as described on our account deletion page. Deleting your account forfeits any unused coins and does not cancel store subscriptions.

5. License to use the App

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App for your own use on devices you own or control, in accordance with these Terms and the Apple App Store or Google Play terms that apply to you. We and our licensors own all rights in the App, including its software, design and branding, except for content you provide and the third-party content described below.

6. Coins, subscriptions and purchases

Coins

• Coins are a virtual item used only to pay for Cloud AI Features inside the App. They have no cash value, cannot be exchanged for money or anything outside the App, and cannot be transferred or sold.
• You get coins by buying coin packs, as part of a subscription, or from promotions. We decide the amount of any free or promotional coins and may change or end promotions.
• The price of each feature in coins is shown in the App before you use it. Coins are deducted when you start a generation. If our servers or an AI provider cannot complete a generation, including when a provider’s safety filter refuses it, the coins for it are returned to your balance, normally automatically. If you were charged for a generation you did not receive, contact us and we will restore the coins.
• Coins are not returned for generations that were delivered, or for problems that happen on your device after delivery (for example while rendering a video or downloading stock footage).
• Except where required by law or by the rules of the App Store or Google Play, coin purchases are final and coins are not refundable.
• If coins are credited to your account by mistake, or through fraud or a refunded purchase, we may remove them.

Subscriptions

• Subscriptions (such as shorty now Pro) give access to the benefits described in the App at the time of purchase, which may include a set number of coins each billing period.
• Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each period unless you cancel in time: on the App Store, at least 24 hours before the current period ends; on Google Play, before the renewal date. You are charged through your App Store or Google Play account.
• Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store or Google Play account settings. Deleting the App or your account does not cancel a subscription.

Purchases and refunds

All payments are processed by Apple or Google. Refunds for App Store purchases are handled by Apple under its policies. For Google Play purchases, you can request a refund from Google Play, or contact us and we will review your request under Google Play’s policies and applicable law. If a purchase is refunded, coins granted for it may be removed from your balance. Prices may change. A change does not affect a period or coin pack you have already paid for; for subscriptions, a new price applies from a later renewal only after the App Store or Google Play has told you about it and, where their rules require it, you have agreed to it.

7. AI features and AI-generated content

• Cloud AI Features generate scripts, narration, voice audio and video plans automatically using third-party AI models. AI output can be inaccurate, incomplete, outdated or offensive, may state things as facts that are not true, and may be similar to content generated for other users.
• AI output is not professional advice of any kind (for example medical, legal or financial advice). Do not rely on it for decisions that matter.
• You are responsible for reviewing AI output before you use, publish or share it, including checking facts and making sure it does not infringe anyone’s rights or break the rules of the platform where you publish it.
• Some platforms require you to label realistic AI-generated or synthetic media. You are responsible for following those rules.
• Our AI providers apply their own safety filters, so some requests may be refused. Coins for a refused request are returned as described in section 6.

8. AI voices

AI voice-overs are generated with synthetic voices provided through ElevenLabs. The audio is generated, not recorded. Some voices are modelled on real voice actors who share them through ElevenLabs’ Voice Library, and a voice may become unavailable if its owner or ElevenLabs withdraws it. You must not use AI voices, or present audio made with them, to impersonate the voice’s owner or any other real person, to make it appear that a real person said something they did not say, to deceive or defraud anyone, or in any way that breaks the ElevenLabs Prohibited Use Policy.

9. Stock media

Story videos use stock video and photos from Pexels and Pixabay. That footage belongs to its creators and is made available under the Pexels License and the Pixabay Content License, not by us. When you use it, you must follow those licenses. Among other things they do not allow you to:

• sell or redistribute the footage on its own, without meaningful changes, for example as stock footage;
• suggest that people, brands or organisations shown in the footage endorse you, your content or a product;
• show identifiable people in a way that is offensive, misleading or defamatory;
• use trademarks, logos or brands that appear in the footage in a way that misleads or infringes.

We do not guarantee that stock footage is free of third-party rights (for example rights of people, property or brands shown in it). Crediting the creators is appreciated but not required. Providers may remove footage at any time, so a clip used in a video plan may later become unavailable.

10. Gameplay backgrounds

The App lets you create videos over background gameplay footage (such as Minecraft, Temple Run or GTA). That footage belongs to its respective copyright holders (for example Mojang, Rockstar Games and Imangi Studios). The App is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by them. You use these backgrounds at your own risk, and you are responsible for making sure your videos comply with the rules of the platforms where you publish them (for example YouTube or TikTok), including their rules on copyright and fair use.

11. Your content

You keep the rights you have in the text and other content you enter into the App (“Your Content”). You give us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, copy, process and transmit Your Content, including sending it to our service providers such as AI providers, only as needed to operate and provide the App to you.

As between you and us, and to the extent the law allows, you may use the scripts, audio and videos you create with the App for personal or commercial purposes, including on monetised social media accounts, subject to these Terms, the stock media licenses, the rights of the owners of gameplay footage and any other third-party rights. We do not claim ownership of your videos. You are solely responsible for Your Content and for what you create and publish with the App, and you confirm that you have the rights needed to use Your Content in the App.

12. Acceptable use

You agree not to use the App to create, generate or share content that:

• is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, abusive, hateful or discriminatory, or threatens or promotes violence;
• sexually exploits or endangers minors in any way, or is sexually explicit;
• promotes self-harm, terrorism, or illegal activity;
• infringes anyone’s copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other rights;
• impersonates a real person or is designed to mislead people into believing false information is true, including deceptive “deepfake” audio;
• is fraudulent, spam, or otherwise objectionable.

You also agree not to:

• reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the App, except where the law allows it;
• bypass or attempt to bypass security features, usage limits or coin payments, or exploit bugs to obtain coins or features;
• create multiple accounts, or delete and re-create your account, to collect promotional coins more than once;
• access our services by automated means, overload them, or interfere with their operation;
• use the App in any way that violates applicable laws or regulations, or the rules of our AI and media providers.

13. Third-party services

The App relies on third-party services, including Apple, Google, RevenueCat, DeepSeek, Google Gemini, ElevenLabs, Pexels and Pixabay. Their terms and privacy policies apply to their services. We are not responsible for third-party services, their availability or their content, and a provider changing or ending its service may affect features of the App.

14. Apple App Store terms

If you downloaded the App from the Apple App Store, these additional terms apply:

• These Terms are between you and us, not with Apple, and Apple is not responsible for the App or its content.
• Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the App.
• If the App fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price (if any) for the App. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation with respect to the App.
• Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the App or your possession or use of it, including product liability claims, claims that the App fails to conform to legal or regulatory requirements, and consumer protection claims.
• Apple is not responsible for the investigation, defence, settlement or discharge of any third-party claim that the App infringes intellectual property rights.
• You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a US Government embargo or designated as a “terrorist supporting” country, and that you are not on any US Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
• Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.

15. Suspension and termination

You may stop using the App at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access to the App or to Cloud AI Features if you breach these Terms, if required by law, or to protect our users, providers or services. Where reasonable, we will tell you why. If we terminate your access for a reason other than your breach of these Terms, and you have unused coins you paid for, we will offer a remedy as required by applicable law.

16. Disclaimer of warranties

The App, including all AI output and third-party content, is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we make no warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, non-infringement, or that the App will be uninterrupted or error-free.

17. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or any loss of data, profits or goodwill, arising out of or related to your use of the App, AI output or third-party content.

Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, or your rights as a consumer under the mandatory laws of the country where you live.

18. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, damages and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from Your Content, the videos you create and publish, or your breach of these Terms.

19. Changes to these Terms

We may change these Terms from time to time. We will post the new version on this page and update the effective date, and for significant changes we may also notify you in the App. Your continued use of the App after changes take effect means you accept them. If you do not agree, stop using the App and delete your account.

20. Contact

For questions, complaints or claims about the App: ifm.genre.app@gmail.com.