Whirl.Video Terms of Service

Effective date: July 24, 2026

These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of Whirl.Video.

1. Who We Are

Whirl.Video is operated by Schumann & Tonks, a Virginia general partnership doing business under the fictitious name Whirl.Video. The partnership’s partners are William Raymond Neal Tonks and Jack Everett Schumann.

Whirl.Video provides an experimental, AI-assisted service for creating and editing motion-design videos from images, audio, prompts, and other materials.

In these Terms, “Whirl,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Schumann & Tonks and Whirl.Video. “You” means the individual or organization using the service.

2. Agreement to These Terms

You agree to these Terms when you:

  • select a button or checkbox stating that you agree to them;
  • create or access a Whirl account;
  • purchase a subscription;
  • upload content to Whirl; or
  • continue using Whirl after being presented with notice of these Terms.

If you use Whirl on behalf of a company or other organization, you represent that you have authority to accept these Terms on its behalf.

Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose information and is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

3. Eligibility and Geographic Availability

You must be at least 18 years old to use Whirl.

Whirl’s alpha service is intended for users located in the United States. During the alpha period, Whirl is not offered to residents of the European Union or United Kingdom. You may not use the service if doing so would violate applicable law or subject Whirl to legal requirements that Whirl has not agreed to satisfy.

4. Experimental Alpha Service

Whirl is an experimental alpha product. It may contain errors, produce unexpected results, fail to complete a video, lose project information, or become unavailable without notice.

We may, at any time:

  • add, change, restrict, or remove features;
  • change generation or usage limits;
  • reset accounts or projects;
  • delete inactive projects;
  • suspend generation systems;
  • replace third-party providers;
  • discontinue free or paid plans; or
  • discontinue Whirl entirely.

We do not promise any minimum uptime, service level, support response time, storage period, feature availability, or continued availability of your projects.

You should maintain your own copies of important assets and completed videos.

5. Trial Access and Accounts

Anonymous users may access a limited trial that allows them to edit certain existing videos. Uploading your own assets or saving account-based projects requires an account.

Accounts are created using Google authentication. You are responsible for maintaining control of your Google account and for all activity that occurs through your Whirl account.

You may not share, sell, transfer, or provide another person with access to your account.

You may sign out at any time. To request permanent account deletion, contact us using the information in Section 20.

6. Permitted Use

Subject to these Terms, Whirl grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and use the service for lawful personal or business purposes.

You may use Whirl to create, edit, and export motion-design videos using materials that you own or have permission to use.

No rights are granted except those expressly described in these Terms.

7. Your Content and Ownership

“User Content” means images, audio, prompts, project information, logos, photographs, recordings, and other material you upload or provide to Whirl.

As between you and Whirl, you retain ownership of your User Content.

You represent and warrant that:

  1. you own your User Content or have all permissions needed to use and upload it;
  2. Whirl’s processing of the User Content as described in these Terms will not violate another person’s copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, confidentiality, contractual, or other rights;
  3. you have obtained appropriate consent from each identifiable person whose image, voice, name, likeness, or personal information appears in the User Content; and
  4. your User Content and intended use of the resulting video comply with applicable law.

You grant Whirl a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, modify, transmit, display, analyze, and otherwise process User Content as reasonably necessary to:

  • provide and operate Whirl;
  • generate and edit videos;
  • provide support;
  • investigate errors or abuse;
  • maintain security;
  • improve Whirl; and
  • work with the service providers described in these Terms and our Privacy Policy.

This license ends when the User Content is deleted from our active systems, except to the extent continued retention is reasonably necessary for backups, security, legal compliance, dispute resolution, or enforcement of these Terms.

8. AI and Inference Providers

Whirl uses multiple third-party AI model, media-processing, and inference providers. The providers used for a particular request may change based on availability, performance, and cost.

Your User Content may be transmitted to and processed by these providers. Depending on the provider and its applicable terms, a provider may retain content or use it to train, evaluate, or improve its models and services.

Do not upload anything that you consider confidential, proprietary, commercially sensitive, privileged, or unsuitable for use by a third-party AI provider.

By uploading User Content, you authorize Whirl to send that content to its selected providers and acknowledge that those providers may process it under their own terms and privacy practices.

You may contact us to request information about the categories of providers currently used by Whirl.

9. Sensitive and Confidential Information

Whirl is not a secure repository for confidential or sensitive information.

You must not upload:

  • Social Security numbers, passport numbers, driver’s-license numbers, or government identification;
  • payment-card or bank-account details;
  • passwords or authentication credentials;
  • protected health or medical information;
  • biometric identifiers;
  • private financial records;
  • information subject to a professional duty of confidentiality;
  • trade secrets or confidential business information that you are not authorized to disclose; or
  • sensitive personal information about another person without that person’s informed permission.

Whirl does not accept responsibility for harm resulting from your decision to upload prohibited, confidential, or sensitive information.

10. Generated Videos

As between you and Whirl, you own the videos generated for you, subject to:

  • rights in your User Content;
  • rights belonging to third parties;
  • the terms of third-party providers; and
  • applicable law governing AI-generated material.

Whirl does not guarantee that a generated video:

  • is accurate, complete, original, unique, or fit for a particular purpose;
  • qualifies for copyright or other intellectual-property protection;
  • does not resemble content generated for another user;
  • is free from third-party claims;
  • complies with advertising, consumer-protection, accessibility, industry, or platform requirements; or
  • is appropriate for publication or commercial use.

You must review each output before using or publishing it. You are solely responsible for substantiating factual and advertising claims and obtaining all necessary permissions, releases, licenses, and disclosures.

Whirl does not currently provide public project pages or direct publication features. If you publish or distribute an exported video elsewhere, you are responsible for that publication and distribution.

11. Inspection and Moderation

Whirl’s partners and authorized contractors may inspect User Content, prompts, project information, and generated videos when reasonably necessary for:

  • customer support;
  • debugging;
  • quality review;
  • abuse prevention;
  • security;
  • enforcement of these Terms; or
  • product improvement.

Whirl does not undertake a general obligation to review all User Content and is not responsible for identifying copyright, privacy, or other violations before content is processed.

12. Prohibited Uses

You may not use Whirl to:

  • violate any law or another person’s rights;
  • upload content that you do not have the right to use;
  • infringe copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or confidentiality rights;
  • impersonate another person or create materially deceptive representations of a person without permission;
  • create nonconsensual intimate imagery or sexually exploitative content;
  • exploit, endanger, or depict the sexual abuse of a minor;
  • harass, threaten, defraud, or harm another person;
  • distribute malware, malicious code, or harmful files;
  • disrupt, overload, probe, or interfere with Whirl’s systems;
  • bypass account, subscription, safety, or usage restrictions;
  • reverse engineer or attempt to extract Whirl’s source code, models, prompts, or internal systems, except where such a restriction is prohibited by law;
  • use automated systems to scrape or access Whirl without written permission;
  • resell access to Whirl without written permission; or
  • use Whirl in a way that creates material legal, security, or reputational risk for Whirl or another person.

We may remove content or suspend access when we reasonably believe these restrictions have been violated.

13. Paid Subscriptions and Stripe Managed Payments

Whirl may offer monthly and annual paid subscriptions. The features and usage limits included in each subscription are displayed at the time of purchase.

Payments are provided through Stripe Managed Payments. Stripe acts as the merchant of record for eligible purchases and handles payment details, subscription billing, applicable transaction support, and cancellation infrastructure.

Stripe’s processing of personal and payment information is governed by the Stripe Privacy Policy and its applicable purchasing terms.

Whirl does not directly store your complete payment-card number.

Automatic renewal

Unless otherwise disclosed at checkout, monthly and annual subscriptions automatically renew at the then-current price until canceled.

Before purchase, the checkout process will display the subscription price, billing frequency, renewal terms, and cancellation method. By completing the purchase, you affirmatively authorize Stripe to charge the applicable payment method for each renewal.

Cancellation

You may cancel through the Stripe-hosted subscription-management or checkout portal made available through your Whirl account.

Cancellation stops future renewal charges when processed. Unless a refund is provided, you may continue using the paid service through the end of the billing period you have already paid for.

Refunds

Except where required by law or expressly provided by Stripe or Whirl, subscription fees are nonrefundable and we do not provide credits for partially used billing periods.

Changes

Alpha subscription features and limits may change. We will provide advance notice of material changes to pricing, renewal terms, or paid-plan benefits when required by law.

Unless an immediate change is reasonably necessary for security, legal compliance, abuse prevention, or continued operation of the alpha, material pricing changes will apply beginning with a future renewal period.

14. Suspension and Termination

We may suspend, restrict, or terminate your access immediately if:

  • you violate these Terms;
  • your subscription is unpaid;
  • your activity threatens Whirl or another person;
  • we reasonably suspect fraud, infringement, abuse, or unlawful conduct;
  • continued service would create legal or security risk; or
  • Whirl or the relevant feature is discontinued.

You may stop using Whirl at any time. Ending your use of Whirl does not automatically cancel an active paid subscription; subscriptions must be canceled through the Stripe cancellation process.

Sections that by their nature should survive termination—including ownership, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, and dispute provisions—will survive.

15. Whirl Intellectual Property

Whirl and its licensors retain all rights in the service, including its software, interface, designs, branding, workflows, templates, documentation, and underlying technology.

Except for the limited right to use the service under these Terms, you receive no ownership interest in Whirl’s technology or branding.

If you provide feedback or suggestions, you authorize Whirl to use them without restriction or compensation.

16. Third-Party Services

Whirl depends on third-party services, including Google authentication, Stripe, Amazon Web Services, PostHog, Reddit advertising technology, and AI or inference providers.

We do not control these services and are not responsible for their availability, security, outputs, retention practices, or changes to their terms. Your use of third-party services may also be governed by their own agreements.

17. Disclaimer of Warranties

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WHIRL IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.

SCHUMANN & TONKS AND ITS PARTNERS DISCLAIM ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, AND QUIET ENJOYMENT.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT WHIRL OR ANY OUTPUT WILL BE ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, PRESERVED, ORIGINAL, NON-INFRINGING, ACCURATE, OR SUITABLE FOR COMMERCIAL USE.

Some jurisdictions do not permit certain warranty exclusions, so portions of this section may not apply to you.

18. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SCHUMANN & TONKS, WHIRL.VIDEO, WILLIAM RAYMOND NEAL TONKS, JACK EVERETT SCHUMANN, AND THEIR CONTRACTORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, GOODWILL, DATA, CONTENT, OR USE.

This limitation applies regardless of the legal theory and even if we were advised that the loss was possible.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF SCHUMANN & TONKS, WHIRL.VIDEO, AND THE OTHER PARTIES IDENTIFIED ABOVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO WHIRL OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF:

  1. $20; OR
  2. THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR WHIRL DURING THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.

These limitations do not apply where liability cannot legally be excluded or limited.

19. Indemnification

To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Schumann & Tonks, Whirl.Video, its partners, contractors, service providers, and agents from third-party claims, damages, judgments, liabilities, losses, and reasonable legal expenses arising from:

  • your User Content;
  • your generated videos or their publication;
  • your violation of these Terms;
  • your violation of law; or
  • your infringement or violation of another person’s intellectual-property, privacy, publicity, confidentiality, or other rights.

We may control the defense of a claim subject to indemnification, and you agree to reasonably cooperate. You may not settle a claim in a manner that admits fault by or imposes obligations on an indemnified party without our written consent.

20. Copyright and Other Complaints

Whirl does not authorize users to upload material that infringes another person’s rights.

Copyright, privacy, or other complaints should identify:

  • the material at issue;
  • the rights allegedly violated;
  • where the material appears in Whirl;
  • your contact information; and
  • any other information reasonably needed to investigate the complaint.

Send complaints to:

We may remove or restrict content while reviewing a complaint. This section does not represent that Whirl has registered a designated agent under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

21. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.

Before filing a claim, you and Whirl agree to attempt to resolve the dispute informally. A written dispute notice must describe the dispute and requested resolution and must be sent to the email address in Section 24. The receiving party will have 30 days to attempt to resolve the dispute.

If the dispute is not resolved, each party consents to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in:

  • the state courts located in Fairfax County, Virginia; or
  • if federal jurisdiction exists, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division.

Nothing in this section prevents either party from seeking immediate relief for misuse of intellectual property, unauthorized access, or an urgent security threat.

22. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms as Whirl changes.

For material changes, we will provide notice through the service, by email, or through another reasonable method before the changes take effect when required by law.

Changes to subscription price, renewal terms, or other material billing terms will be handled as described in Section 13.

Your continued use after updated Terms take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree, you must stop using Whirl and cancel any active subscription.

23. General Terms

These Terms and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and Whirl concerning the service, except for additional terms expressly presented at purchase.

If a provision is found unenforceable, it will be enforced to the greatest extent permitted and the remaining provisions will remain effective.

Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.

You may not assign these Terms without our written consent. We may assign them as part of a reorganization, incorporation, financing, merger, asset transfer, or sale of the business.

These Terms do not create an employment, agency, joint-venture, fiduciary, or partnership relationship between you and Whirl.

24. Contact Information

Schumann & Tonks Doing business as Whirl.Video

General, account, and privacy requests may be sent to:

Formal legal notices must be sent to the email address above.