Terms of Service

Provider

predigt.io is a service operated by SYSTEMS62 (the "Provider"). Contact: contact@systems62.com. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern the use of the predigt.io platform and its associated apps (web and iOS) by registered users and guests.

1. Scope

1.1 These Terms apply to all contracts between the Provider and natural persons (consumers within the meaning of Section 13 of the German Civil Code, BGB) as well as legal entities and partnerships (entrepreneurs within the meaning of Section 14 BGB, e.g. churches, associations) using the predigt.io platform or the associated mobile applications.

1.2 Conflicting, deviating or supplementary general terms of the user shall only become part of the contract to the extent that the Provider has expressly agreed in text form to their applicability.

1.3 Where individual agreements have been concluded between the Provider and a user in text form, those agreements shall take precedence over the provisions of these Terms.

2. Description of Services

2.1 The Provider offers a software-as-a-service platform that enables users to automatically transcribe, summarise, translate and organise audio and video content (in particular YouTube videos and uploaded audio files) into thematic collections.

2.2 Processing involves third-party providers, namely:

• AssemblyAI, Whisper (local/Groq) — speech-to-text transcription
• Anthropic Claude — summaries, chapter overviews, translations
• Firebase / Google — authentication
• YouTube (via yt-dlp) — audio extraction from publicly available videos

2.3 The scope of features may evolve over time. The Provider may add, restrict or discontinue features to the extent reasonable for the user, provided no material primary obligations of the Provider are affected.

2.4 The platform is currently provided free of charge. The Provider reserves the right to offer specific advanced features for a fee in the future; in such case, separate contractual conditions will be agreed before any paid use becomes possible.

3. Conclusion of Contract

3.1 Use as a guest (limited functionality) does not require registration and constitutes a courtesy relationship.

3.2 Full use requires registration via a supported identity provider (Google, Apple, Microsoft) or via e-mail magic link. Successful registration creates a usage contract for the predigt.io platform between the user and the Provider.

3.3 The usage contract is concluded for an indefinite term and may be terminated by either party at any time without giving reasons (see Section 11).

4. User Obligations and Responsibility

4.1 The user is solely responsible for ensuring that the content provided (in particular YouTube links and uploaded audio files) does not infringe any third-party rights — in particular copyrights, ancillary copyrights, trademark rights, personality rights or data protection rights.

4.2 The user warrants that they are entitled to have the submitted content processed. With respect to YouTube videos, processing is permitted only within the scope of statutory copyright limitations (in particular Section 60a of the German Copyright Act, UrhG, for personal academic engagement, study and sermon preparation) or where express permission of the rights holder exists.

4.3 The Provider is not obliged to review user-submitted content for legal compliance in advance.

4.4 The user shall indemnify the Provider against any third-party claims asserted against the Provider as a result of an infringement caused by content provided or made publicly available by the user, including reasonable legal defence costs.

4.5 The following is prohibited:

• insulting, threatening or harassing other users,
• posting content that is criminal or facilitates criminal acts,
• using malware or automated scripts that affect the platform's infrastructure,
• misusing the platform for mass queries, scraping or circumvention of rate limits.

5. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

5.1 The platform uses AI models (in particular Whisper variants and Anthropic Claude) to automatically generate transcripts, summaries, chapter overviews and translations.

5.2 AI-generated results may contain errors, omissions, biases or hallucinations. The Provider gives no warranty as to the substantive accuracy, completeness or theological correctness of AI-generated texts. The platform is intended as a supporting tool for preparation and follow-up; it does not replace the user's own review of the original.

5.3 If the user republishes AI-generated content, they are themselves responsible for any labelling required under applicable law (in particular the EU AI Act).

6. Rights of Use

6.1 Content provided by the user

The user retains all rights in the content they submit. The user grants the Provider a simple, time-limited (for the duration of the contract), worldwide, royalty-free right of use to the extent required for the provision of the agreed services (in particular storage, processing, transmission to third-party providers as listed in Section 2.2 and display within the user account).

If the user publishes a transcription or collection as "public" or generates a share link, the right of use extends to the acts of exploitation necessary for public display, limited to the scope of publication chosen by the user.

6.2 AI-generated content

Texts generated by the Provider (transcripts, summaries, translations, chapters) are made available to the user within their account for free use. As AI-generated content generally does not enjoy copyright protection under current law, the Provider cannot grant exclusive rights of use.

6.3 Platform and software

All rights in the platform software, logos, designs and other proprietary materials remain with the Provider. Reproduction, modification or distribution is permitted only with express consent.

7. Availability and Maintenance

7.1 The Provider strives for the highest possible availability of the platform but does not owe any specific availability ratio unless expressly agreed otherwise.

7.2 Maintenance windows, third-party disruptions (e.g. outages of AssemblyAI, Anthropic, Firebase, YouTube or VPN providers) and force majeure do not constitute service breaches for which the Provider is responsible.

7.3 In the event of prolonged outages, the Provider will inform users in a reasonable manner (e.g. by e-mail or status notice in the app).

8. Liability

8.1 The Provider has unlimited liability for damages resulting from injury to life, body or health based on a negligent or intentional breach of duty by the Provider, its legal representatives or vicarious agents, as well as for intent and gross negligence.

8.2 In cases of slight negligence, the Provider is liable only for the breach of a material contractual obligation, the fulfilment of which makes the proper performance of the contract possible at all and the observance of which the user may regularly rely upon (cardinal obligation). In such cases, liability is limited to typical, foreseeable damages.

8.3 In the case of free use of the platform, the Provider — subject to Sections 8.1 and 8.4 — is liable only for intent and gross negligence (Sections 521, 523, 524 BGB by analogy).

8.4 Liability under the German Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz) and for express warranties remains unaffected.

8.5 No further liability of the Provider exists. In particular, the Provider is not liable for damages arising from the user's use of AI-generated content (e.g. faulty transcription, incorrect translation, inaccurate summary) — see Section 5.

9. Data Protection

The processing of personal data is governed by the Privacy Policy, which forms an integral part of these Terms.

10. Right of Withdrawal for Consumers

10.1 Consumers (Section 13 BGB) generally have a 14-day right of withdrawal upon conclusion of distance contracts. Since the platform is offered free of charge and no payment obligation arises, withdrawal is not economically relevant; the contract may be terminated at any time (see Section 11).

10.2 As soon as paid features are introduced, the statutory right of withdrawal under Sections 355 et seq. BGB will apply. The Provider will then provide a separate withdrawal notice and the model withdrawal form before any paid order can be completed.

11. Term, Termination, Account Deletion

11.1 The usage contract is concluded for an indefinite term.

11.2 Both parties may terminate the contract at any time without giving reasons. Users may delete their account in the settings or by e-mail to contact@systems62.com.

11.3 The Provider may in particular terminate the contract or suspend the account if the user materially breaches the obligations under Section 4, especially in the event of repeated copyright infringements or abusive use.

11.4 Upon termination becoming effective, the user's personal data and content shall be deleted in accordance with the Privacy Policy. Content the user has explicitly made public or shared via share links may be removed separately at the user's request or upon request of third parties whose rights are infringed.

12. Amendments to these Terms

12.1 The Provider may amend these Terms with effect for the future to the extent necessary to take account of changes in the legal situation, case law or services offered.

12.2 Material amendments will be announced to the user at least 30 days before they take effect in text form (e.g. by e-mail or via a notice in the app). If the user does not object to the amendment within this period, the amendment is deemed accepted. The user will be specifically informed of the right to object and its consequences in the notice.

12.3 If the user objects to the amendment, the Provider may terminate the contract with four weeks' notice if continuing on unchanged conditions is unreasonable for the Provider.

13. Dispute Resolution and Final Provisions

13.1 The European Commission provides an online dispute resolution platform ("ODR Platform") at https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. The Provider is neither obliged nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration body.

13.2 The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. For consumers, this choice of law applies only insofar as it does not deprive the consumer of the protection granted by mandatory provisions of the law of the state in which the consumer has their habitual residence.

13.3 The place of performance and exclusive jurisdiction for all disputes arising from or in connection with this contract is — to the extent that the user is a merchant, a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law — the registered seat of the Provider.

13.4 Should individual provisions of these Terms be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected. The invalid provision shall be replaced by a valid one that comes closest to the economic purpose of the invalid provision.