Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using ThumbGrab (the "Website"), you agree to abide by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to all of these terms and conditions, you must not use our website. These terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Service.

2. Description of Service

ThumbGrab is a free web-based utility that extracts publicly available cover images (thumbnails) from YouTube video URLs. We do not host, store, or distribute these images on our own servers. We simply parse the URL and provide direct proxy routing to YouTube's official image servers.

3. Permitted and Prohibited Use

You may use this Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms.

• Permitted: Using the extracted thumbnails for fair-use commentary, personal archives, reference, inspiration, or instances where you hold the copyright to the original video.
• Prohibited: You agree not to use the Website in any way that violates any applicable local or international copyright laws. You may not use automated scripts, bots, or scrapers to overwhelm our servers.

4. Intellectual Property & Copyright

All thumbnails and images generated via this tool remain the exclusive intellectual property of their respective owners (typically the original YouTube creator or Google LLC). This tool does not grant you the license or copyright ownership of the images you extract. Use of these images commercially without permission from the creator is strictly prohibited.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The materials and tools on ThumbGrab are provided on an 'as is' basis. ThumbGrab makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property.

6. Limitations of Liability

In no event shall ThumbGrab, its developers, or its partners be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on the Website, even if we have been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage.

7. Advertisements and Links

Our Website may feature advertisements served by Google AdSense or other third-party vendors. ThumbGrab has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its Website or featured in advertisements and is not responsible for their content. The inclusion of any link or ad does not imply endorsement by our Website.

8. Modifications to Terms

ThumbGrab reserves the right to revise these terms of service for its website at any time without notice. By using this website, you are agreeing to be bound by the then-current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

9. Governing Law

Any claim relating to ThumbGrab's Website shall be governed by global internet commerce laws without regard to its conflict of law provisions.