Terms of Use

1. Parties, Scope, and Definitions

These Terms govern all use of XDL, a web-based service that enables users to request downloads of publicly available media from supported platforms (including, without limitation, X / Twitter), to browse catalogued clips, and—where authenticated—to stream, save favorites, and maintain a personal library of metadata references.

“You” means the individual or entity accessing the Service. If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization, and “you” includes that organization.

“Content” means any video, audio, image, text, metadata, thumbnail, or other material made available through or obtained via the Service. “Third-Party Platforms” means X Corp. (x.com / twitter.com) and any other third-party sites or services from which media may be retrieved.

2. Eligibility and Age

You must be at least 16 years of age (or the age of digital consent in your jurisdiction, if higher) to create an account or use authenticated features. If you are under the age of majority in your place of residence, you may use the Service only with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to these Terms.

You may not use the Service if you are prohibited from doing so under applicable law, including export control or sanctions rules of the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, or other relevant authorities.

3. Accounts and Authentication

Certain features (including video playback, watch history, favorites, collections, and settings) require authentication. The primary login method is OAuth via X (Twitter). By connecting an X account, you authorize us to receive identity information permitted by X’s OAuth scopes (typically display name, username, profile image, and account identifiers).

• You are responsible for all activity under your account and for maintaining the security of the devices and sessions you use.
• You must provide accurate information and keep your account free of unauthorized access.
• We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms, create risk, or appear compromised.
• Downloads may be available without an account; authenticated use may unlock additional features. Account creation does not transfer any ownership of third-party Content to you.

4. Description of the Service

4.1 Download functionality

The Service accepts a URL or other reference to media hosted on supported Third-Party Platforms, validates the request, initiates asynchronous processing through backend infrastructure, and—when successful—provides you with a temporary or permanent link to retrieve a file (for example MP4, MP3, or other formats we elect to support). We do not guarantee that any particular URL, quality, resolution, or format will always be available.

4.2 Streaming and browsing

Authenticated users may stream certain catalogued clips through the Service’s player. Unauthenticated users may see previews that are intentionally restricted (including visual blur and non-playable states) until they sign in. Browse, search, trending, and “related” rails are provided for discovery and may include third-party metadata and thumbnails.

4.3 Library and metadata

Your Library stores references and metadata (titles, authors, URLs, thumbnails, job identifiers, timestamps) to support re-download and history. Unless expressly stated otherwise, we do not permanently host your downloaded media files on our servers for long-term storage as a cloud drive substitute.

4.4 Changes and availability

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time, with or without notice, including for maintenance, abuse prevention, legal compliance, or third-party platform changes. We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation.

5. Third-Party Content, Intellectual Property, and Your Responsibilities

5.1 No license grant from rights holders via XDL

Use of the Service does not grant you any copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights in Third-Party Platform content. Creators, rights holders, and platforms retain all rights not expressly granted by them to you.

5.2 Permitted uses (examples)

Subject to law and third-party terms, you may use the Service only to:

• Download or save Content that you own or for which you have obtained express permission;
• Download Content that is lawfully licensed to you for offline use;
• Exercise rights that are clearly permitted under applicable copyright law in your jurisdiction (you must independently determine this—XDL does not provide legal advice); and
• Access public metadata and previews for personal, non-infringing purposes consistent with these Terms.

5.3 Prohibited uses (non-exhaustive)

You agree that you will not use the Service to:

• Infringe, misappropriate, or violate copyrights, trademarks, privacy, publicity, or other rights of any person;
• Circumvent DRM, technical protection measures, paywalls, geo-blocks, or access controls;
• Scrape, bulk-harvest, or systematically download Content in a manner that harms Third-Party Platforms, rights holders, or our infrastructure;
• Redistribute, sell, sublicense, or commercially exploit Content obtained via the Service without authorization;
• Download, share, or stream Content involving minors in any sexual, exploitative, or otherwise unlawful manner (zero tolerance);
• Upload malware, attempt unauthorized access, probe, overload, or disrupt the Service (including rate-limit evasion or credential stuffing);
• Impersonate others, misrepresent affiliation, or use the Service for fraud, harassment, or illegal activity; or
• Violate X’s Terms of Service, Developer Terms, or any other applicable third-party terms.

5.4 Relationship to X / Twitter

XDL is an independent service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by X Corp. Trademarks, logos, and product names of third parties are the property of their respective owners. Your use of content originating from X remains subject to X’s terms and policies in addition to these Terms.

6. Copyright Complaints (DMCA / Notice-and-Takedown)

We respect intellectual property rights and expect users to do the same. If you are a copyright owner (or authorized agent) and believe that Content accessible through the Service infringes your rights, you may submit a notice containing:

• Your physical or electronic signature;
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
• Identification of the material claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate it (URL, urlHash, screenshot, or similar);
• Your contact information (name, address, telephone, email);
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the owner, its agent, or the law;
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner; and
• Any additional information required under the laws of your jurisdiction (e.g., EU Digital Services Act notices where applicable).

The fastest route is our online reporting form, which collects exactly the items above and returns a case number. Notices may also be sent to [email protected] with the subject line “Copyright Notice”. We may remove or disable access to material, terminate repeat infringers, and share notices with the relevant user where appropriate and lawful.

If you believe material was removed in error, you may send a counter-notice with the information required by applicable law. We may restore material if the complainant does not seek a court order within the statutory period, where that procedure applies.

7. Acceptable Use and Rate Limits

We apply technical measures including rate limiting, bot detection, and abuse monitoring to protect the Service and third parties. You must not interfere with those measures. Automated access (scripts, scrapers, bots) is prohibited except with our prior written consent or via a documented API we expressly publish for that purpose.

We may throttle, queue, refuse, or cancel download jobs that appear abusive, illegal, or likely to harm platform stability.

8. Paid Features, Subscriptions, and Taxes (Pro Mode)

Certain features may be offered free of charge; others may require a paid subscription (“Pro”, “Studio”, or similar) when enabled by us. Pricing, billing intervals, and feature entitlements are described on the pricing page or at checkout.

• Payments may be processed by Stripe or another payment processor. Their terms and privacy notices also apply to payment data.
• Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled, unless stated otherwise at purchase.
• You may cancel via account settings / customer portal; cancellation typically takes effect at the end of the current billing period.
• Fees are generally non-refundable except where required by mandatory consumer law (including applicable cooling-off rights in the EEA/UK) or where we expressly offer a refund.
• Prices may exclude taxes; you are responsible for applicable taxes unless we are required to collect them.
• We may change prices with reasonable notice; continued use after the change constitutes acceptance where permitted by law.

9. Your Feedback and Submissions

If you send feedback, suggestions, or ideas about the Service, you grant us a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use, modify, and commercialize that feedback without obligation to you. Do not submit confidential information you do not wish to license in this way.

10. Privacy

Our collection and use of personal data is described in the Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference. By using the Service, you acknowledge that processing described therein may occur.

11. Disclaimers

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that: (a) the Service will meet your requirements; (b) downloads or streams will succeed for any given URL; (c) Content will remain available; (d) the Service will be secure, timely, or free of viruses; or (e) any third-party platform will continue to permit technical access. You use the Service at your own risk.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded under mandatory law (including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or fraudulent misrepresentation, where such exclusions are unlawful).

12. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL XDL, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE SERVICE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM; OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (USD $100).

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations; in those cases, our liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted.

13. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless XDL and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your use of the Service; (b) Content you request, download, stream, share, or redistribute; (c) your violation of these Terms or of any law; (d) your infringement of third-party rights; or (e) disputes between you and any rights holder or Third-Party Platform.

14. Suspension and Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time. You may request account deletion as described in the Privacy Policy. We may suspend or terminate access immediately if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms, created legal risk, or harmed the Service or others. Upon termination, sections that by their nature should survive (including intellectual property, disclaimers, liability limits, indemnity, and governing law) will survive.

15. Export and Sanctions Compliance

You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. or other comprehensive embargo, and are not on any denied-party list. You will not use the Service in violation of export control or sanctions laws.

16. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except that if you are a consumer resident in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction that grants you mandatory consumer protections, those protections remain available and the governing law of your place of residence may apply to the extent required.

Subject to mandatory consumer venue rules: (a) courts located in Wilmington, Delaware shall have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising from these Terms if you are a business user; (b) consumers may bring claims in their local courts where required by law. Nothing prevents either party from seeking injunctive relief for intellectual property or unauthorized access in any competent court.

Before filing a formal claim, you agree to attempt good-faith resolution by contacting [email protected] and allowing thirty (30) days for a response, unless urgent injunctive relief is needed.

17. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be indicated by updating the “Last updated” date and, where appropriate, by additional notice (banner, email, or in-product message). Continued use after the effective date of changes constitutes acceptance, except where mandatory law requires express consent.

18. General Provisions

• Entire agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service and supersede prior agreements on the same subject.
• Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect; the unenforceable provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable.
• Waiver. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of the right to do so later.
• Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our consent. We may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
• Force majeure. We are not liable for delays or failures due to events beyond reasonable control (including outages of Third-Party Platforms, network failures, or natural disasters).
• No third-party beneficiaries. Except as expressly stated, these Terms do not create rights for third parties.
• Language. These Terms are drafted in English. Translations are for convenience only; the English version controls unless local law requires otherwise.

19. Contact

For legal notices, copyright complaints, and Terms-related inquiries:

• Email: [email protected]
• Support: [email protected]
• Product: XDL (https://xdl.to)

Please include enough detail for us to identify your account or the material at issue. We aim to acknowledge formal legal notices within a reasonable time.