Terms of Service

Effective date: May 8, 2026

1. Purpose

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern the rights, obligations, responsibilities, and other necessary matters between MonoTools (“Company,” “we”) and Users in connection with the RecipeKey service (“Service”).

2. Definitions

  1. User: a Member who agrees to these Terms and uses the Service.
  2. Member: a person who has registered with the Company through an external OAuth provider (such as Google) and uses the Service on a continuing basis.
  3. Recipe Extraction: the act in which the Company's AI system analyzes a YouTube video URL submitted by the User and generates a recipe-formatted output.
  4. Generated Content: structured information (dish name, ingredients, steps, servings, timestamps, etc.) that the Company's system produces as the result of Recipe Extraction.
  5. Subscription: a paid usage form in which premium features are accessed by paying a fee on a recurring basis.

3. Effect and Modification of Terms

  1. These Terms take effect when posted on the Service screen or otherwise notified by the Company.
  2. The Company may amend these Terms within the scope permitted by applicable laws. Amended Terms are posted on the Service at least 7 days before they take effect. For changes that are unfavorable to Users or material in nature, the Company will provide at least 30 days' prior notice and may notify Users individually by electronic means.
  3. If a User does not expressly object before the effective date of the amended Terms, the User is deemed to have accepted the changes. Users who do not agree may terminate the use agreement.

4. Nature of the Service

  1. The Service is a technology service in which the Company's AI system analyzes the information contained in a YouTube video URL submitted by the User and produces a structured recipe output.
  2. The Company does not claim copyright over the videos themselves submitted by Users; all rights to the original videos remain with their respective copyright holders.
  3. The Company does not download, copy, or retransmit videos for playback. Video playback is performed through YouTube's official IFrame Player, directly from the original source.
  4. For analysis, the video URL is transmitted to an external AI service provider (such as Google Gemini API) acting as a processor. Video files are not permanently stored on the Company's servers. Video thumbnails are likewise not stored on the Company's servers; for list display, the Company directly references the public thumbnail URLs provided by YouTube's official image CDN (img.youtube.com). Details are described in the Privacy Policy.
  5. The Generated Content is intended to provide auxiliary information about the original video and is not intended to replace the original video or harm its commercial value. Where reasonably possible, Generated Content includes a link back to the original video source.

5. Provision and Modification of the Service

  1. The Company provides the following features:
    • Automatic recipe extraction from YouTube video URLs
    • Saving, editing, searching, and serving-size adjustment of extracted recipes
    • Subscription-based premium features such as unlimited extractions
    • Other supplementary features developed or partnered by the Company
  2. The Company may modify or discontinue all or part of the Service for operational or technical reasons. Such changes will be announced in advance as a general rule. In urgent cases, notice may be given afterwards.
  3. Free features may be modified or converted to paid features at the Company's discretion.

6. Account Registration and Management

  1. Users may register as Members through external OAuth providers designated by the Company, such as Google.
  2. Members must manage their account information with the care of a prudent administrator and must not allow third parties to use it without authorization. Members must immediately notify the Company upon discovering unauthorized use, and shall be responsible for damages arising from delays in such notice.
  3. Members may request termination through the in-app withdrawal feature or customer support, and the Company will delete the Member's information without delay, except as required by applicable laws.

7. User Obligations and Prohibited Acts

  1. Users must comply with these Terms, applicable laws, operational policies, and Company announcements, and must not interfere with the Company's normal operation of the Service.
  2. Users must not engage in any of the following acts:
    • Stealing or using another person's account, payment method, or personal information without authorization
    • Repeatedly submitting videos unrelated to cooking (advertisements, spam, etc.)
    • Submitting obscene material, content harmful to children and adolescents, or material that promotes violence, self-harm, or terrorism
    • Submitting videos that clearly infringe on third-party rights such as copyright
    • Injecting abnormal inputs or using automated tools to deliberately alter, bypass, or probe the AI system's output or internal behavior
    • Reverse engineering, unauthorized scraping, or generating excessive traffic that impairs the stable operation of the Service
    • Systematically collecting or imitating the Service's screens, data, or algorithms for competitive purposes
    • Other acts in violation of applicable laws or public order and morals
  3. If a User violates these obligations, the Company may impose sanctions in the following stages. Where the violation is serious or repeated, the Company may skip stages.
    • Stage 1: Corrective request and warning
    • Stage 2: Temporary use restriction (up to 30 days)
    • Stage 3: Loss of membership and permanent restriction
  4. The Company may take measures such as making related content private or deleting it, and may pursue civil or criminal action where necessary.

8. Paid Services and Recurring Payments

  1. In addition to free features, the Company may provide subscription-based paid services (“Premium”).
  2. Premium payments are processed through the in-app purchase systems of Google Play or the Apple App Store (“Stores”), and matters relating to payment, refunds, and cancellations follow the policies of those Stores.
  3. If a User does not cancel the subscription at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial, recurring payments begin automatically. The User may cancel at any time from the subscription management screen of the Store.
  4. Even after cancellation, premium features remain active until the end of the already-paid period, after which the account automatically reverts to the free plan.
  5. Detailed policies, such as the extraction limit on the free plan, are separately announced within the Service.

9. Nature of the Subscription Fee

  1. The subscription fee paid by the User is not consideration for the content of the external video platform (YouTube) or for any license or right to use such content. It is consideration for the use of the AI extraction system operated by the Company and the cloud computing resources required to operate it.
  2. Payment of the subscription fee does not grant the User any ownership, license, or redistribution rights over the content of the external video platform.
  3. The Generated Content is provided as auxiliary information to assist Users in cooking, and is not intended for the reproduction, transmission, or sale of the original videos.

10. Intellectual Property and Rights Holder Protection

  1. All intellectual property rights to the software, design, trademarks, logos, user interfaces, algorithms, etc., included in the Service belong to the Company or the rightful owner.
  2. The Company grants Users a temporary, non-exclusive right to use the Service only to the extent necessary to use it. Users may not transfer, redistribute, or use it for commercial repurposing.
  3. Recipe outputs generated by AI may be freely used by the User for personal, non-commercial purposes. Commercial redistribution may require separate permission from the original video copyright holder.
  4. Copyright holders or other legitimate rights holders who object to their videos being analyzed and organized through the Service may request takedown or extraction opt-out through the channel designated by the Company (email: [email protected], with “[Copyright Notice]” prefixed in the subject line). Please include the following information in your notice:
    • Your name and contact information (a reachable email address)
    • URL of the original video alleged to be infringed
    • URL or identifying information of the recipe output(s) on the Service, where ascertainable
    • Documentation evidencing that you are the legitimate rights holder or a person duly authorized by the rights holder
    • A signature (including electronic signature) attesting that the information in the notice is accurate and that the rights are being asserted lawfully
  5. Within three (3) business days of receipt of a notice, the Company will review its substance, and upon confirmation that the request is legitimate, will take the following actions and notify both the noticing party and the User who extracted the recipe of the outcome:
    • Making the recipe outputs derived from the relevant video non-public or deleting them
    • Blocking future new extractions of the same video
    • Retaining processing logs internally
  6. Users whose recipe outputs have been made non-public or deleted may submit a counter-notice to the same channel within thirty (30) days of receiving the notification. The Company will then re-notify the original noticing party and decide within a reasonable period whether to restore the content.
  7. If the same User is the subject of three (3) or more remedial actions arising from legitimate rights holder notices, the Company may suspend or permanently terminate the User's account.
  8. For videos for which embedding or external playback has been restricted on YouTube or other external platforms, extraction may be excluded or limited according to the Company's internal criteria.

11. Limitation of Liability

  1. The Company shall not be liable for failure to provide the Service due to force majeure such as natural disasters, war, power outages, service interruptions by telecommunications operators, or security incidents.
  2. The Company does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of AI-generated extraction results. Users are responsible for reviewing and editing the results as needed. The Company shall not be liable for damages arising from reliance on such results (e.g., incorrect quantities, missing steps), except in cases of the Company's intentional misconduct or gross negligence.
  3. For damages arising from interruptions or data loss in free services, the Company shall not be liable except in cases of intentional misconduct or gross negligence.
  4. The User is responsible for any transactions or decisions made based on information obtained through the Service, and the Company shall not be liable for the consequences thereof.

12. Dispute Resolution and Jurisdiction

  1. In the event of a dispute between the Company and a User regarding these Terms or use of the Service, the parties shall first attempt to resolve the dispute in good faith through consultation.
  2. Any dispute that cannot be resolved through consultation shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the court having jurisdiction over the location of the Company's principal office.
  3. These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Korea.

Supplementary Provisions

These Terms take effect on May 8, 2026. (Previous effective date: May 5, 2026 — added Section 10 procedures for copyright notice handling, response SLA, counter-notice, and repeat-infringer termination.)