Terms and Conditions

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using URL Summary Scraper (the "Service"), available at urlsummary.echovalue.dev, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the Service.

2. Description of Service

URL Summary Scraper provides:

• Website metadata extraction (SEO tags, Open Graph, Twitter Cards)
• Social media link discovery (20+ platforms including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.)
• Contact information extraction (email, phone, address)
• Media asset discovery (favicons, logos, featured images)
• Links analysis (internal/external link mapping and statistics)
• Structured data extraction (JSON-LD schemas)
• AI-powered content summaries and key facts extraction (optional)
• API access for programmatic queries

The Service is provided for informational and analytical purposes.

3. Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree NOT to:

• Use the Service for any malicious, harmful, or illegal activity
• Scrape websites in violation of their robots.txt directives without proper authorization
• Attempt to overwhelm or disrupt the Service (e.g., denial of service attacks)
• Bypass, disable, or interfere with security features or rate limits
• Use automated tools to scrape or abuse the Service beyond reasonable API usage
• Impersonate others or provide false information
• Violate any applicable laws, regulations, or third-party rights
• Use the Service to harvest personal data without consent

4. Robots.txt Compliance

The Service respects robots.txt directives by default. You may choose to bypass robots.txt restrictions, but you must:

• Have explicit authorization from the website owner
• Be conducting authorized security testing or research
• Comply with all applicable laws and regulations

Unauthorized bypassing of robots.txt may violate website terms of service and applicable laws. You are solely responsible for ensuring you have proper authorization.

5. Privacy and Data Collection

5.1 What We Collect

We prioritize your privacy. The Service collects minimal data:

• Search History: Stored locally in your browser only (localStorage). Never sent to our servers.
• Query Data: URLs submitted for analysis are processed to return results but are not permanently stored or linked to your identity.
• Bot Protection: Cloudflare Turnstile is used for anti-bot verification and may collect minimal data as per Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.

5.2 What We Don't Do

• We do not use cookies for tracking
• We do not use analytics or advertising trackers
• We do not sell, share, or rent your data to third parties
• We do not create user profiles or track your browsing behavior

5.3 API Users

API usage may be logged for billing, rate limiting, and abuse prevention. API keys and usage data are handled securely and not shared with third parties.

5.4 AI Features

When AI-powered summaries are enabled, website content is processed by third-party AI services (e.g., Anthropic Claude). This content is used only for generating summaries and is not stored or used for training purposes.

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to:

• Accuracy, completeness, or reliability of extracted metadata
• Uninterrupted or error-free operation
• Fitness for a particular purpose
• Non-infringement of third-party rights
• Accuracy of AI-generated summaries or key facts

Website metadata is sourced from publicly accessible web pages and third-party services. We do not guarantee its accuracy or timeliness. Always verify critical information through official channels.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, URL Summary Scraper and its operators, affiliates, and partners shall not be liable for any:

• Direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages
• Loss of data, profits, or business opportunities
• Damages arising from reliance on information provided by the Service
• Service interruptions, errors, or security breaches
• Inaccuracies in AI-generated content
• Legal consequences from unauthorized website scraping

Your use of the Service is at your sole risk.

8. Third-Party Services

The Service may integrate with or link to third-party services (e.g., Cloudflare Turnstile, AI providers, web scrapers). We are not responsible for:

• The availability, accuracy, or content of third-party services
• Third-party terms of service or privacy policies
• Any damages or losses caused by third-party services
• Content or practices of websites you analyze using the Service

9. API Usage and Rate Limits

If you use the Service via our API:

• You must comply with published rate limits and usage quotas
• You are responsible for securing your API keys
• We reserve the right to suspend or terminate API access for violations
• Pricing and billing terms are governed by the platform you access the API through (Apify, RapidAPI, etc.)
• You must not use the API to violate third-party rights or scrape websites without authorization

9.1 MCP Access

The Service can also be accessed via Model Context Protocol (MCP) through Apify.

Use of MCP is subject to the same acceptable use requirements and third-party platform terms. Visit mcp.apify.com for access details.

10. Intellectual Property

The Service interface, design, code, and documentation are owned by URL Summary Scraper and protected by intellectual property laws. You may not:

• Copy, modify, or distribute the Service's code without permission
• Reverse engineer or attempt to extract source code
• Use the Service's branding or trademarks without authorization

Metadata extracted from websites belongs to the respective website owners. You are responsible for respecting their intellectual property rights.

11. Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms and Conditions at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to this page. Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

We recommend reviewing this page periodically for updates.

12. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Service at our discretion, without notice, for:

• Violation of these Terms
• Abusive or fraudulent behavior
• Unauthorized scraping or data harvesting
• Any reason we deem necessary to protect the Service or other users

13. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Service operator is located, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the Service shall be resolved in the competent courts of that jurisdiction.

14. Contact and Bug Reporting

14.1 General Inquiries

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at:

Email: support at echovalue dot dev

You can also reach us through the contact information provided on our website or via our API documentation.

14.2 Bug Reports and Feature Requests

We welcome bug reports, feature requests, and contributions from the community. To report issues with the frontend interface or request new features:

• Visit our GitHub repository: github.com/njoylab/urlsummary.echovalue.dev
• Open an issue describing the problem or suggestion
• Include relevant details (browser version, steps to reproduce, screenshots, etc.)

Note: The GitHub repository contains only the frontend code. Issues related to the backend API or data accuracy should be reported through our API support channels.

15. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.