Terms of Service

1. The Service

Creator Stack Combo is a locally run software stack for creators. It helps you research trends, plan and draft content, turn long-form video into short clips, prepare posts for TikTok, review drafts before they go out, and keep a record of what was published and how it performed. The Service runs on hardware you control; it is not a hosted social network and it does not operate accounts on anyone’s behalf without their authorization.

Features may include trend research, a content calendar, draft and approval workflows, video clipping and captioning tools, live-stream scene tools, and performance logging. Any feature that publishes, schedules, or otherwise acts on a connected platform account does so only within the permissions you grant and the settings you choose.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction, to use the Service. By using the Service you represent that you have the authority to agree to these Terms, and that any platform account you connect is yours or is an account you are authorized to manage. You are responsible for all activity that takes place through your installation of the Service and through accounts you connect to it.

3. Connecting a TikTok account

To use the TikTok features, you sign in with TikTok through TikTok’s official Login Kit (OAuth) flow and approve the permissions the Service requests, which may include user.info.basic, user.info.profile, user.info.stats, video.list, and video.publish. The Service:

• operates only on accounts you explicitly authorize — it never creates accounts, profiles, or personas for you;
• accesses your TikTok account only through TikTok’s official APIs, within the scopes you approved;
• stores access tokens encrypted on your own machine, under keys you control;
• stops accessing your account when you revoke access in your TikTok settings or disconnect the account — revocation takes effect through TikTok, and tokens held by the Service are no longer usable once revoked.

Your use of TikTok remains governed by TikTok’s own Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. If TikTok suspends, limits, or terminates your account, the Service may be unable to act on that account, and we are not responsible for TikTok’s decisions.

4. Your content

You keep all rights in the videos, captions, images, and other material you create, upload, or generate with the Service (“Your Content”). You grant us no ownership interest in Your Content. You give the Service only the limited permission needed to process Your Content as you direct — for example, to clip a video, add captions, hold a draft for your review, and, when you instruct it to, publish the content to your connected account.

You are solely responsible for Your Content: that you have the rights to use it (including music, footage, and other third-party material in it), that it is accurate and lawful, and that it complies with the rules of every platform it is published to. Drafts produced with the Service’s assistance are drafts — reviewing and approving what goes out under your name is your responsibility.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to use the Service to:

• operate any account you have not been explicitly authorized to operate;
• fake engagement of any kind, including bought followers, likes, views, reviews, or engagement pods;
• send mass unsolicited messages, spam, or scrape private profiles, direct messages, or other sensitive personal data;
• access TikTok or any other platform through unofficial automation that circumvents that platform’s terms, rate limits, or technical restrictions;
• publish content that is unlawful, deceptive, infringing, harassing, or that targets a person with abuse;
• misrepresent sponsorships or endorsements, publish fake testimonials, or make misleading claims;
• attempt to breach, probe, or disrupt the security of the Service or any connected platform, or to extract another user’s data or credentials;
• use the Service in violation of any applicable law or regulation.

Content, comments, messages, and profiles encountered through connected platforms are treated as untrusted data, never as instructions to the Service.

6. Platform rules & disclosures

You are responsible for complying with TikTok’s Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, and developer policies, and with advertising and consumer-protection law, when you use the Service. Sponsored or paid content must carry clear disclosures, such as #ad or #sponsored and TikTok’s paid-partnership labels, wherever they apply. Nothing in these Terms permits you to do anything a platform’s rules prohibit; where these Terms and a platform’s rules conflict, the platform’s rules control for activity on that platform.

7. Intellectual property

The Service, including its software, interface, and documentation, is owned by its operator and licensors and is protected by intellectual property law. Subject to these Terms, you are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use the Service for your own creator work. You may not resell the Service, misrepresent it as your own product, or use its names or branding in a way that implies endorsement. Feedback you provide may be used to improve the Service without obligation to you.

8. Third-party services

The Service connects to third-party platforms and tools that we do not control, including TikTok. Those services are governed by their own terms and privacy policies, and their availability, behavior, and decisions (including content moderation and account actions) are outside our control. We are not responsible for third-party services, for data they hold, or for changes they make that affect the Service. How the Service handles information is described in its Privacy Policy.

9. Availability & changes

The Service runs on your own hardware and depends on your network, your accounts, and third-party APIs, so uninterrupted availability cannot be guaranteed. Features may change, be added, or be removed over time, including when a platform changes its APIs or policies. Where a change materially affects your use, we will make reasonable efforts to note it in the Service’s documentation or release notes.

10. Disclaimer of warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE ERROR-FREE, THAT DRAFTS OR RECOMMENDATIONS IT PRODUCES WILL PERFORM IN ANY PARTICULAR WAY, OR THAT USE OF THE SERVICE WILL GROW AN ACCOUNT, INCREASE VIEWS, OR PRODUCE REVENUE. Audience and platform outcomes are never guaranteed.

11. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE OPERATOR OF THE SERVICE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, FOLLOWERS, OR DATA, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE — INCLUDING ANY PLATFORM’S DECISION TO LIMIT, REMOVE, OR SUSPEND CONTENT OR AN ACCOUNT. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM, OR USD $50 IF YOU PAID NOTHING. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the operator of the Service from claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from Your Content, your use of the Service, your activity on connected platforms, or your violation of these Terms or of any third party’s rights.

13. Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time by disconnecting your accounts and removing the software; revoking the Service’s access in your TikTok settings ends its access to your TikTok account. We may suspend or terminate access to the Service for violation of these Terms or where required by a platform or by law. Sections that by their nature should survive termination — including Your Content responsibilities, disclaimers, limitation of liability, and indemnification — will survive.

14. Changes to these Terms

These Terms may be updated from time to time. The current version will always be posted at this page, with the “Last updated” date revised. Continued use of the Service after a change takes effect means you accept the updated Terms. If you do not accept a change, stop using the Service and disconnect your accounts.

15. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising from these Terms or the Service will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Texas, and you consent to their jurisdiction, unless applicable law gives you the right to bring a claim elsewhere.

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms can be sent to the operator of Creator Stack Combo through the contact details provided with the Service’s TikTok developer app registration and in the Service’s documentation. Please include “Creator Stack Combo — Terms” in the subject line so the question reaches the right place.