1. Scope of Service & Entity
Afilmory is an independent project developed, maintained, and operated by an individual software developer (referred to as the "Developer" or "we"). Afilmory provides photography content uploading, management, browsing, public galleries, comments and interactions, notifications, and related creator tools. Certain features require an account, a Workspace, compatible object storage, or specific service tiers.
Afilmory also provides open-source software. Self-hosted instances deployed by you are governed by their respective open-source licenses; instance operators are solely responsible for their deployment, data processing, security, and availability.
2. Account & Security
- You must provide accurate information and maintain the confidentiality of your account credentials;
- You are responsible for all activities and operations occurring within your account and Workspace;
- You must immediately notify us and terminate relevant sessions upon discovering any unauthorized access;
- You may not resell, rent, lease, or otherwise abuse account access rights.
3. Your Content & Copyright
You retain full ownership, copyright, and all other intellectual property rights to the photos, videos, Live Photos, text, and other materials you upload (collectively, "User Content"). Afilmory acts solely as a neutral technical service and software tool provider, and asserts no ownership over your content. To operate the service, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, and service-limited license to host, store, reproduce, process, transcode, transmit, and display your content.
You represent and warrant that you possess all necessary rights, licenses, consents, and permissions to upload and publish your content, including copyrights, portrait/model releases, property releases, trademarks, and other proprietary rights. Setting a gallery to public means you understand that such content can be viewed, shared, and accessed by the public. You bear full, independent legal liability for any consequences arising from your uploaded content.
4. Intellectual Property Protection & Infringement Takedown
We respect intellectual property rights and adhere to applicable notice-and-takedown safe harbor principles. If you are a copyright owner or authorized representative and believe that any content hosted on Afilmory infringes your rights, you may submit an infringement notice via our Support page containing the following information:
- Identification of the copyrighted work or proof of proprietary rights;
- The specific URL or precise location of the allegedly infringing material;
- Your legal identity and valid contact information (name, address, telephone number, email);
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law, and a statement under penalty of perjury that the notice is accurate.
Upon receipt of a valid notice meeting these criteria, we reserve the right to remove, disable access to, or block the allegedly infringing material immediately without prior notice to the uploader. We also reserve the right to terminate accounts of repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances.
If an uploader believes their content was removed in error, they may submit a counter-notice with supporting evidence. However, pending resolution between the disputing parties or an authoritative court order, we have no legal obligation to restore the removed content.
5. Acceptable Use
You agree not to use Afilmory to:
- Infringe any third-party intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other legal rights;
- Publish unlawful, fraudulent, defamatory, harassing, hateful, obscene, child-exploitative, or harmful content;
- Distribute malware, bypass security controls, probe, scan, or interfere with system integrity;
- Impersonate others, manipulate engagement, transmit spam, or engage in unauthorized commercial harvesting;
- Batch-register accounts or create empty Workspaces solely to squat on handles, conduct tests, or circumvent quotas;
- Use automated scripts, bots, or scrapers to bulk-download photographs from public galleries, or use such scraped content for AI model training or unauthorized commercial purposes without creator consent;
- Violate applicable laws or assist third parties in doing so.
We reserve the right to restrict visibility, remove content, suspend accounts, or take other reasonable enforcement actions to investigate complaints or comply with law. Because the Developer operates this service as an individual, we cannot guarantee total prevention of unauthorized third-party scraping; the Developer disclaims liability to the fullest extent permitted by law for any unauthorized third-party copying or scraping of publicly accessible content.
6. Sponsorship In-App Purchases
The mobile app may offer one-time sponsorship options processed via Apple StoreKit. Sponsorships are consumable purchases made to support project development and do not unlock digital content or ongoing subscription features. Pricing, taxes, billing, refunds, and purchase history are managed by Apple in accordance with Apple's terms and policies.
7. Service Changes & Availability
We continuously improve the service and may add, modify, suspend, or discontinue features. We do not guarantee uninterrupted service or availability across all devices, regions, deployment modes, or storage providers. Scheduled maintenance or substantial modifications will be announced in advance when reasonably feasible.
8. Third-Party Services
Afilmory may integrate with third-party providers including Apple, GitHub, Google, object storage, and content delivery networks. Third-party services are governed by their respective terms and privacy policies, and we have no control over their independent operation or availability.
9. Account Termination, Deactivation & Dormant Cleanup
9.1 User-Initiated Termination
You may initiate account deletion at any time in the app via Profile → Delete Account, or discontinue using the service.
9.2 Developer-Initiated Suspension or Termination
We may restrict, deactivate (temporarily freeze access), or terminate (permanently delete) your account or Workspace under the following circumstances:
- Severe or repeated violation of these terms, particularly Section 5 (Acceptable Use);
- Your use creates security, legal, financial, or operational risks for the service, users, or third parties;
- Required by applicable laws, regulatory authorities, or legal process;
- The account enters dormant status as defined in Section 9.3;
- We discontinue providing the service altogether.
9.3 Dormant Accounts
To control storage and operational overhead and maintain service sustainability, we periodically clean up long-inactive free accounts and Workspaces.
"Active" refers to signing in, uploading or editing content, accessing your Workspace via the app or API, or performing any action requiring user authentication. Automated background synchronization alone does not constitute activity.
Accounts or Workspaces meeting all of the following criteria may be scheduled for cleanup:
- Continuous absence of active records for the published duration threshold;
- Free-tier plan without active subscriptions, sponsorship perks, or verified custom domains;
- Stored content below the published threshold.
The current thresholds for inactivity periods and content minimums are published on the Account Cleanup Policy page. Any adjustments will be posted there in advance.
9.4 Cleanup Procedure
Cleanup occurs in two phases: first, the account or Workspace is deactivated and public galleries are taken offline. After being deactivated for at least 14 days, the account, Workspace, and associated content are permanently deleted and cannot be restored.
Logging in once before permanent deletion takes place will automatically restore the account and cancel the scheduled cleanup.
We do not guarantee individual notifications before cleanup. Please ensure your account remains active or maintain independent backups of your content.
9.5 Abusive & Low-Quality Accounts
Accounts created to circumvent quotas, batch-registered, containing spam, or created without genuine creative content may be deactivated or deleted immediately without the 14-day grace period in Section 9.4. User reports serve as investigation leads rather than automated deletion triggers.
9.6 Appeals
You may appeal a suspension or pending deletion via the Afilmory Support page. Appeals submitted prior to deletion will pause the deletion process while under review.
9.7 Effects of Termination
Upon termination or deletion, access rights, gallery links, sharing links, and embeds immediately become invalid. Data required to be retained for security, fraud prevention, accounting, or legal obligations may be stored for a limited period; backup copies will be purged in accordance with standard rotation cycles. Fees paid are non-refundable except where required by law.
9.8 Paid Accounts
Accounts with active subscriptions or paid perks are exempt from dormant cleanup under Section 9.3. Upon expiration or cancellation, the account transitions to the free tier and inactivity calculation starts anew from that date.
10. User Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Developer from and against any and all third-party claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs, and investigation expenses) arising out of or relating to: (a) User Content uploaded or published by you; (b) your use of or access to the service; (c) your violation of these terms; or (d) your infringement of any third-party intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other rights. You agree to reimburse the Developer for any direct or indirect damages incurred as a result.
11. Disclaimer of Warranties & Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the service is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. As an independent individual project, the Developer makes no representations or warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, regarding uninterrupted operation, error-free performance, security, or fitness for a particular purpose. The Developer disclaims all liability for losses resulting from third-party services, self-hosted deployments, user-generated content, network outages, technical failures, or force majeure events.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event shall the Developer be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, punitive, or consequential damages arising from or in connection with your use of or inability to use the service. The Developer's total aggregate liability to you for all claims arising out of these terms or the service shall not exceed the amount actually paid by you to the Developer for the service in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim (or $0 / 100 RMB if you are using free-tier services).
Nothing in these terms limits or excludes statutory consumer rights that cannot be waived by law.
12. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution
These terms and any disputes arising out of or related to them or the service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the People's Republic of China, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any dispute that cannot be resolved through friendly consultation shall be submitted to the competent People's Court in the locality of the Developer.
13. Changes to Terms
We may update these terms periodically. Material changes will be communicated via this page, within the app, or through other reasonable means. Continued use of the service following such changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.
14. Contact Us
For support, copyright infringement notices, or inquiries regarding these terms, please visit the Afilmory Support page.