Terms of Service

Last updated: June 27, 2025

Introduction

Welcome to Metafast. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Metafast website and services, including our API for metadata extraction and summary generation (collectively, the "Service").

By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms, you may not access the Service.

Account Registration

To use certain features of the Service, you must register for an account. You must provide accurate and complete information and keep your account information updated. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and password. Metafast cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage from your failure to comply with this security obligation.

API Usage and Rate Limits

Our Service provides an API that allows you to extract metadata and generate summaries from webpages. Usage of our API is subject to the following conditions:

  • You must authenticate API requests using the API keys we provide
  • API usage is metered and billed according to our credit system
  • You may not exceed rate limits or engage in activities that negatively impact the API's stability
  • You are responsible for keeping your API keys secure

Credit System

Our Service operates on a credit-based system:

  • Credits are consumed when you make API requests
  • Different types of requests may consume different amounts of credits
  • Credits can be purchased through our website
  • Credits have no monetary value and cannot be transferred or refunded
  • We reserve the right to modify the credit cost of specific API operations

Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the Service to:

  • Violate any laws or regulations
  • Extract metadata from or summarize illegal content
  • Infringe upon intellectual property rights
  • Harass, abuse, or harm another person
  • Impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation
  • Engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts the Service
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or related systems

Content Responsibility

You are responsible for the URLs you submit to our Service for processing. You represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights to submit these URLs and that the content at these URLs does not violate our Acceptable Use policy. We reserve the right to refuse processing any URL that we believe violates these Terms.

Intellectual Property Rights

Our Rights

The Service and its original content, features, and functionality are owned by Metafast and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

Your Rights to API Results

You retain all rights to the metadata and summaries generated by our API based on your submissions. However, we may use anonymized and aggregated data about API usage patterns to improve our services.

Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account and access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including without limitation if you breach the Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event shall Metafast be liable for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever including, without limitation, damages for loss of use, data, or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the Service.

Disclaimer

The Service is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. Metafast does not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free. The results obtained from the use of the Service may not be accurate or reliable.

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Changes to Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. We will provide notice of any significant changes. By continuing to access or use our Service after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at: legal@metafa.st