Terms of Use

1 Acceptance of Terms

By installing or using the Bookbeam Chrome extension or any associated services (collectively, the "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Service.

The Service is operated by Michał Włosik EFC, ul. Północna 16/5, 54-105 Wrocław, Poland (NIP: 8942747708). In these Terms, "we", "us", and "our" refer to the operator. "You" refers to the individual accessing or using the Service.

These Terms should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect and use your data.

2 The Service

Bookbeam is a Chrome extension that converts web articles and YouTube video transcripts into EPUB files and delivers them to your e-reader device. Supported delivery methods include Dropbox, Google Drive, e-reader email (Kindle, Kobo, reMarkable, PocketBook), and a temporary download link.

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time, with or without notice. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Service.

3 Accounts and Registration

Some features of the Service require you to create an account. You may register with an email address and password, or via Google OAuth. You agree to:

• Provide accurate and complete information when creating your account.
• Keep your login credentials secure and not share them with others.
• Notify us immediately at hello@bookbeam.tools if you suspect unauthorised access to your account.
• Take responsibility for all activity that occurs under your account.

You must be at least 16 years old to create an account. By registering, you confirm that you meet this age requirement.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms or that we reasonably believe are being used fraudulently or abusively.

4 Plans, Trials, and Billing

4.1 Free Plan

Bookbeam offers a free plan with a limited number of daily sends. Free plan users may use the download link delivery method only.

4.2 Power Trial

New accounts receive a 7-day Power Trial which provides access to all features and delivery methods at the Power plan level. The trial begins on the date you create your account. No payment information is required to start the trial. At the end of the trial period, your account automatically reverts to the Free plan.

4.3 Paid Plans

Bookbeam offers paid subscription plans (Reader and Power) which unlock higher daily send limits and additional delivery methods. Subscriptions are billed on a monthly or annual basis via our payment processor, Polar.sh.

• Prices are displayed at checkout and are inclusive of any applicable taxes where required.
• Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period unless cancelled.
• You may cancel your subscription at any time through the Polar.sh customer portal, accessible from the extension settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period; no partial refunds are issued for unused time.
• We reserve the right to change pricing with reasonable notice. Price changes will not affect your current billing period.

4.4 Refunds

Subscription fees are generally non-refundable. If you believe you have been charged in error, contact us at hello@bookbeam.tools within 14 days of the charge and we will review your case.

4.5 Daily Limits

Each plan has a daily limit on the number of articles and YouTube videos you can send. These limits reset at midnight UTC each day. Limits are enforced server-side and cannot be transferred between content types or days.

5 Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in a manner consistent with these Terms. You must not:

• Use the Service to convert or distribute content that infringes third-party intellectual property rights, including copyrighted articles or videos you do not have a licence to reproduce.
• Attempt to circumvent, disable, or interfere with any security features, access controls, or rate limits of the Service.
• Use automated scripts, bots, or other tools to access the Service in a manner that exceeds normal human usage or places unreasonable load on our infrastructure.
• Use the Service to send unsolicited communications or spam to e-reader addresses.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the Service, except where permitted by applicable law.
• Resell, sublicense, or otherwise commercially exploit the Service without our prior written consent.
• Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.

6 Your Content

When you use Bookbeam to send a web page, the extension extracts and transmits the visible text content of that page to our servers for processing. You represent and warrant that:

• You have the right to access and reproduce the content you submit to the Service.
• Your use of the Service in relation to that content does not infringe any third-party intellectual property rights or applicable laws.

We do not permanently store the article or video content you send. It is held transiently on our servers during EPUB generation and delivery (up to 24 hours) and then deleted. We do not claim any ownership rights over the content you send through the Service.

We are not responsible for the content of web pages or YouTube videos you choose to send. We do not review or moderate content processed by the Service.

7 Third-Party Services

The Service integrates with third-party platforms including Google (Gemini AI, Google Drive, Google OAuth), Dropbox, Resend, Supabase, and Polar.sh. Your use of these integrations is subject to the respective third-party terms and privacy policies.

When you connect Dropbox or Google Drive, you authorise Bookbeam to upload EPUB files to your account on your behalf. You can revoke this authorisation at any time by disconnecting the provider in the extension settings or directly through the relevant provider's account settings.

We are not responsible for the availability, accuracy, or reliability of any third-party service, and we will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of or reliance on third-party services.

8 Intellectual Property

The Bookbeam extension, website, and all associated software, designs, logos, and content are owned by or licensed to us and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and use the extension for your personal, non-commercial use, subject to these Terms. This licence does not include the right to:

• Copy, modify, or distribute the extension or any part of the Service.
• Use the Bookbeam name, logo, or branding without our prior written consent.
• Create derivative works based on the Service.

Nothing in these Terms transfers any intellectual property rights from us to you.

9 Disclaimers

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

We do not warrant that:

• The Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.
• The EPUB files generated will be perfectly formatted or compatible with every e-reader device or application.
• AI-cleaned article content will be complete, accurate, or free from errors introduced during processing.
• Delivery to third-party services (Dropbox, Google Drive, e-reader email) will always succeed, as this depends on the availability of those services.

Article cleaning and YouTube transcript summarisation are performed by AI models which may produce imperfect results. You should not rely on AI-generated summaries as the sole source of information on any topic.

10 Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising out of or in connection with your use of the Service.

Our total liability to you for any claims arising under or related to these Terms or the Service shall not exceed the greater of (a) the total amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim, or (b) €10.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties or liability, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.

11 Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time by uninstalling the extension and, if you have an account, by requesting account deletion at hello@bookbeam.tools.

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, if:

• You breach any provision of these Terms.
• We are required to do so by law or a competent authority.
• We decide to discontinue the Service or any part of it.

Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately. Provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination will do so, including ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, and limitations of liability.

If you have an active paid subscription at the time of termination due to a Terms violation, no refund will be issued for the remaining subscription period.

12 Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Effective date" at the top of this document and, where feasible, notify you via the extension or our website.

Your continued use of the Service after updated Terms take effect constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you must stop using the Service.

13 Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Poland, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Wrocław, Poland.

If you are a consumer resident in the European Union, you may also have access to the EU Online Dispute Resolution platform at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.

14 Contact

If you have questions or concerns about these Terms, please contact us: