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Terms of Service

Last updated: August 7, 2026
⚠️ This is a thorough template written for this background-removal service, but it is not legal advice. Have it reviewed by a lawyer before you go live.

1. About these terms

CleanCuts (the “Service”) is operated by CleanCuts B.V., a private limited company (besloten vennootschap) incorporated in the Netherlands (“we”, “us”, “our”). We are registered with the Chamber of Commerce (KvK) number , registered address , contact . By creating an account or using the Service you agree to these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. Definitions

  • Service — our website and tools that remove the background from images and produce a transparent image file.
  • Account — the personal account you create to use paid features.
  • Credit / Balance — prepaid value on your Account used to pay for downloads.
  • Input — an image you upload. Output — the processed result. Preview — a watermarked, non-downloadable version shown before payment.

3. Eligibility

You must be at least 16 years old (or the age of digital consent in your country) and able to enter into a binding contract. If you use the Service for an organisation, you confirm you are authorised to bind it to these Terms.

4. The service

The Service lets you upload an image and automatically remove its background using AI detection or a color-based method, and download the result as a transparent image. Features, limits and pricing may change over time. The Service is for lawful use only.

5. Your account

  • You provide accurate information and keep it current.
  • You are responsible for all activity under your Account and for keeping your credentials secret.
  • An Account is personal and may not be resold, shared or transferred without our consent.
  • Notify us at if you suspect unauthorised use.

6. Credits, balance & payment

  • The Service uses a prepaid balance. You add Credit in advance (“top-up”) through our payment provider.
  • Each downloaded Output costs €2.99, deducted from your Balance at download. We show the price before you confirm.
  • Prices include VAT where applicable. Credit is prepaid value for the Service, cannot be exchanged for cash, and earns no interest.
  • We may change prices for the future; changes do not affect Credit already purchased.
  • If a payment fails, is reversed or charged back, we may suspend the Account and reverse related Credit or Outputs.
  • Unless stated otherwise, Credit does not expire; we may set a reasonable expiry for long-dormant accounts with prior notice.

7. Free preview & watermark

You can generate a Preview without paying. A Preview is shown at reduced quality with a visible watermark, only to help you decide whether to purchase; you receive no licence to use, save, copy or distribute a Preview. Removing or circumventing the watermark, or extracting an un-watermarked Output without payment, is prohibited and a breach of these Terms.

8. Digital delivery & right of withdrawal

Outputs are digital content delivered immediately. By downloading an Output you request immediate delivery and acknowledge that, once the download has started, you lose any statutory right of withdrawal for that Output. Unused Credit may still be subject to the statutory cooling-off period as required by applicable consumer law.

9. Refunds

  • Credit already spent on a successfully delivered Output is non-refundable, except where required by law.
  • If a download fails for technical reasons on our side and you did not receive a usable Output, contact us and we will re-credit or re-process at no extra cost.
  • Requests regarding unused Credit are handled per applicable consumer law — contact .

10. Acceptable use

You agree not to upload or process any image, or act, in a way that:

  • is unlawful, infringes intellectual-property or privacy rights, or that you do not have the rights or permissions to edit;
  • depicts a person without a lawful basis or their consent where required, or that is defamatory, harassing or invasive of privacy;
  • contains sexual content involving minors, or other content illegal in your or our jurisdiction;
  • attempts to reverse engineer, scrape, overload or gain unauthorised access, or to bypass usage limits, watermarks or payment;
  • uses bots or automated means outside any official interface we provide, or resells the Service without our written permission.

We may set fair-use limits and may refuse, remove or reverse processing we reasonably believe breaches this section.

11. Your content & licence to us

You keep all rights in your Inputs and Outputs. You grant us a limited, worldwide, royalty-free licence to store and process your Inputs solely to operate and deliver the Service (including sending them to our processing infrastructure and a background-removal engine). You represent that you own or have the necessary rights and consents for every image you upload. We do not use your images to train models or for advertising. Inputs and processed files are deleted automatically after a limited retention period (see the Privacy Policy).

12. Intellectual property

The Service, its software, design and branding are owned by us or our licensors. Nothing here transfers our intellectual property to you. Once an Output has been paid for, the Output file is yours to use, subject to the rights you hold in the underlying Input.

13. Third-party services

We rely on third parties such as our payment provider, hosting and image-processing infrastructure, whose terms may apply. We are not responsible for third-party services outside our control, but choose providers with appropriate safeguards and data-processing agreements.

14. Availability & changes to the service

We aim for high availability but do not guarantee the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free. We may perform maintenance and may add, change or discontinue features, acting reasonably and lawfully where a change materially reduces a paid feature.

15. AI output & no guarantee of results

Background removal uses automated detection and may be imperfect for some images — edges, fine hair, transparent objects or low-contrast backgrounds can produce imperfect results. Outputs are best-effort; you are responsible for reviewing them before use. An imperfect but delivered Output is not by itself grounds for a refund.

16. Disclaimers

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind to the maximum extent permitted by law. Nothing here excludes liability that cannot be excluded by law, including certain statutory consumer rights.

17. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential damages, or loss of data, profit or goodwill. Our total liability is limited to the amount you paid us in the three (3) months before the event giving rise to the claim. This does not limit liability for fraud, gross negligence, or anything that cannot be limited by law.

18. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, damages and costs arising from your Inputs, your use of the Service, or your breach of these Terms.

19. Suspension & termination

  • You may stop using the Service and close your Account at any time.
  • We may suspend or terminate your Account if you materially breach these Terms, misuse the Service, or where required by law.
  • On termination for your breach, unused Credit may be forfeited to the extent permitted by law; otherwise handled per applicable consumer law.
  • Sections that by nature survive termination (payment owed, IP, disclaimers, liability) continue to apply.

20. Privacy

We process personal data as described in our Privacy Policy, which forms part of these Terms.

21. Force majeure

We are not liable for failure or delay caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including outages of third-party infrastructure, network failures, or acts of government.

22. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms. For material changes we will give reasonable notice. Continued use after the changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.

23. Governing law & jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Netherlands. Any dispute will be submitted to the competent court in the Netherlands, without prejudice to any mandatory consumer protections in your country of residence.

24. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Contact CleanCuts B.V. at , or use our contact page.

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