Terms of Service

Accepting these Terms of Service

These Terms of Service are the contract between you and youtubetomp3.ink for this website and the YouTube conversion tool on it. Using the service means you accept them. If you do not accept them, do not use the service.

How we handle data is set out separately in the Privacy Policy, which is part of this agreement.

What the converter does

youtubetomp3.ink is a browser-based YouTube converter. You provide the address of a publicly available YouTube video. We ask an upstream provider to resolve a media file, stream that file through to your browser, and — for MP3 output — re-encode it on your device.

We do not host a media library, we do not index content, and we do not keep converted files. The tool acts on one YouTube link at a time, at your instruction, and retains nothing afterwards.

It is offered free of charge, with no account and no promise that it will stay available. We may change, limit or withdraw any part of it at any time.

You are responsible for what you convert

This is the term that matters most. You pick the YouTube link. Whether you may download and use what it points at is solely your responsibility.

By using the service, you confirm that for each link you submit:

• you own the content, or you have the rights holder’s permission, or the content is licensed or in the public domain in a way that permits you to download and use it;
• your use complies with copyright law and any other law that applies to you; and
• your use complies with the terms of service of the platform the content is hosted on, including YouTube’s.

We do not review, verify or monitor the links you submit — we could not do so meaningfully, and we do not retain them. The responsibility is therefore yours in fact, not only on paper. If you are unsure whether you may download something, do not download it.

Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• use the service for content you have no right to download, or to infringe anyone’s copyright, trademark, privacy or other rights;
• automate, script or otherwise submit requests other than through the website as it is presented to you;
• circumvent, disable or interfere with rate limits, the anti-abuse check, or any other technical measure on the service;
• resell access to the service, wrap it in another product, or use it as a backend for your own tool;
• probe, scan or test the security of the service without our prior written permission, or attempt to gain access to any part of it that is not offered to you;
• use the service to distribute malware, or in any way that could damage, disable or overburden it.

Responsible security research is welcome — ask first at [email protected] and we will not treat a good-faith report as a breach of these Terms of Service.

Rate limits and fair use

Every conversion has an upstream cost, so the service is metered. Requests are limited per IP address, simultaneous conversions are capped, and an anti-abuse check may be required before a conversion starts.

These limits exist so the converter can stay free and available. We may adjust them at any time, and we may refuse or throttle requests that look automated or abusive. Hitting a rate limit is not a defect in the service.

No affiliation with YouTube or Google

youtubetomp3.ink is an independent service. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by or connected to YouTube or Google in any way. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC, and any other trademarks referenced belong to their respective owners; they are used only to describe what the tool does.

We cannot change, remove or restrict anything on YouTube, and we have no relationship through which to ask.

Availability and disclaimer of warranties

The service is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title or non-infringement, to the fullest extent the law allows.

We do not promise that the service will be uninterrupted, timely, error-free, or that any particular YouTube link will convert. It depends on third-party providers and on YouTube itself. A video may be private, removed, restricted, still processing or simply unavailable, and there is nothing we can do about that.

Output quality is bounded by the source. Selecting a higher bitrate cannot add detail that was never in the original audio, and we make no representation about the quality of any converted MP3 or MP4 file.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, youtubetomp3.ink and anyone involved in operating it will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, profits, revenue, goodwill or anticipated savings, arising out of or connected with your use of — or inability to use — the service, on any theory of liability, even if we have been advised that such damages are possible.

Because the service is provided free of charge, our total aggregate liability to you for all claims relating to it is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us to use it (which is nothing) or, where the law requires a minimum, the smallest amount that law permits.

Nothing in these Terms of Service excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including for fraud, or for death or personal injury caused by negligence. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless youtubetomp3.ink and anyone involved in operating it against any claim, demand, loss, liability or expense — including reasonable legal fees — arising from your use of the service, from any content you convert through it, or from your breach of these Terms of Service or of any law or third-party right.

Copyright complaints

We store no files and host no content. Media requested through the service is streamed from a third-party source directly to the requesting browser and is not retained, so there is generally nothing on our side to take down.

If you are a rights holder or an authorised agent and you believe the service is being used to infringe your rights, write to [email protected] with:

• identification of the work you say is being infringed;
• the specific URL or YouTube video the complaint concerns;
• your name, address, telephone number and email address;
• a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorised by the rights holder, its agent or the law;
• a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the rights holder or authorised to act for them; and
• your physical or electronic signature.

We will review every complete notice and respond, including by blocking a specific video from being processed by the service where that is the appropriate remedy. We cannot remove anything from YouTube — those requests have to go to YouTube.

Suspension and termination

We may restrict, suspend or block access to the service — for a request, an IP address or a range — at any time and without notice, in particular where we believe these Terms of Service are being breached or where the service is being abused. There is no account to close: stopping is a matter of not using the site.

Updates to these Terms of Service

We may update these Terms of Service. When we do, the date at the top of the page changes. Continuing to use the service after an update means you accept the updated terms, so it is worth a glance if the date has moved.

General

• Informal resolution first. If something goes wrong, email [email protected] before doing anything formal. Most problems are a misunderstanding and are cheaper to fix in an email than anywhere else.
• Severability. If any provision of these Terms of Service is held unenforceable, it is limited or removed to the minimum extent necessary and the rest stays in force.
• No waiver. If we do not enforce a provision, that is not a waiver of our right to enforce it later.
• Entire agreement. These Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy are the whole agreement between you and us about the service, and replace anything said previously.
• Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these terms. We may assign them in connection with a transfer of the service.

Contact

Questions about these Terms of Service go to [email protected]. The contact page lists the other reasons people write in and what to include with each.