Terms and Conditions

Last updated: October 5, 2026

Please read these Terms before creating an account, subscribing to or using MoDeck.

Interpretation and Definitions

In these Terms, the following definitions apply in the singular and plural:

MoDeck, we, us or our means Steve Lewis, trading as MoDeck, at Sint Geertruidensteeg 10, 1012 PX Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Our contact email is hello@modeck.io.
Service means the MoDeck website, browser editor, desktop application, API and related template editing, rendering coordination and storage services.
Account means an account used to access the Service.
Content means templates, projects, text, images, audio, video, fonts, data sources, edits, scripts and other material you provide or process through the Service, and the resulting output.
Template owner means the customer who manages a template, its sharing settings and the connected computers used to render it. A template is also called a deck.
You means the person using the Service or the organisation on whose behalf they are acting. A consumer is a natural person acting outside their trade, business, craft or profession.

Acknowledgment

These Terms govern your use of the Service, including use through an invitation, Magic Link or API. You must be at least 18 years old. If you act for an organisation, you confirm that you have authority to accept these Terms for it. If you do not agree, do not create an account, subscribe or use the Service.

Our Privacy Policy explains personal-data processing. Accepting these Terms does not constitute consent to optional analytics or marketing. A separately agreed written contract or order takes precedence over these Terms where it expressly differs; an applicable data-processing agreement governs processing on a customer's behalf.

MoDeck is designed primarily for professional use. If you purchase as a consumer, all mandatory consumer rights remain applicable. No provision of these Terms removes rights that the law does not allow us to exclude.

The MoDeck Service

MoDeck connects browser editing with a template owner's local render machines. Fresh previews and final renders require an eligible connected MoDeck desktop app, compatible local templates and assets, and a properly licensed installation of Adobe After Effects. Adobe Media Encoder, fonts, effects or other software may also be needed for a particular workflow. Adobe licences and third-party asset licences are not included with MoDeck.

The template owner is responsible for providing and maintaining the render environment, connectivity, access permissions and rights to use its assets. Queued or scheduled jobs depend on that environment being available. MoDeck does not provide an independent cloud render machine or guarantee a particular completion time. An invited browser editor does not need their own After Effects installation.

Your plan determines available features and limits, as described in the offer you accept. Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive right to install and use the MoDeck software and Service for your permitted workflows during your entitlement. We retain our rights in the Service, software and branding; third-party and open-source components remain subject to their applicable licences.

Keep independent copies of source files and important output, and check rendered content before distributing it. Automated data mapping, speech, transcription and rendering can produce errors. Only run templates, scripts and integrations that you trust and are authorised to use. The desktop app may collect local font copies and install unambiguously matching missing fonts; that functionality does not grant font licence rights.

User Accounts and Shared Access

Provide accurate account information and keep it current. Protect passwords, API keys, sign-in credentials and access links, and tell us promptly if you suspect unauthorised use. You are responsible for use you authorise and for taking reasonable steps to secure your account; this does not excuse a security failure for which MoDeck is legally responsible.

Template owners are responsible for who they invite, the permissions and integrations they configure, and the notices and lawful permissions needed for data collected from editors or Magic Link visitors. Shared access gives permission to use the relevant template within its settings; it does not transfer ownership of the template or give access to other customers' content.

Anyone who receives a usable Magic Link or download link may gain the access that link allows. Revoking access cannot recall copies already downloaded or sent to recipients. Do not impersonate another person, bypass access restrictions or use credentials without permission.

Subscriptions, Billing and Cancellation

Plans and Payment

MoDeck offers a 15-day free trial without requiring a payment card. It does not automatically become a paid subscription. Paid subscriptions can be purchased through MoDeck using Stripe or through aescripts. Your checkout or agreed order specifies the plan, billing period, price, currency, applicable taxes and any agreed special terms. Payments for recurring subscriptions authorise renewal charges as disclosed at purchase.

Subscriptions renew for the selected billing period unless cancelled, subject to mandatory consumer rules. For subscriptions bought through aescripts, its purchase, renewal and refund terms govern that transaction; these Terms continue to govern use of MoDeck. Contact the seller shown on your receipt about billing issues.

We will notify you of a proposed price increase at least 30 days before it applies to a renewal, giving you an opportunity to cancel first. An increase will not apply retrospectively to a period already paid for. Any additional consent or cancellation right required by law remains applicable.

Stopping Renewal

For a direct MoDeck subscription, use "Cancel subscription" in Account settings, or contact hello@modeck.io if you need assistance. This normally stops renewal at the end of the current billing period, with access continuing until then. Manage an aescripts subscription through aescripts.

Uninstalling the desktop app, logging out or stopping use does not cancel a subscription. Cancelling a subscription does not by itself delete your account or stored content. Plan expiry can restrict features and rendering; retain copies of material you need. Apart from statutory rights, an agreed offer or a refund we expressly approve, stopping renewal does not entitle you to a refund for the unused part of the current period.

If Dutch consumer law applies to an automatically renewed subscription, you can end it at any time after the initial term with no more than one month's notice. Contact us if the account control shows a later end date; the statutory date takes precedence and we will refund any payment for the period after that date. More favourable mandatory rights under other applicable consumer law also remain available.

Consumer Withdrawal and Remedies

If you are an EU or EEA consumer buying a subscription from us online, you normally have 14 days from entering the contract to withdraw without giving a reason. Send a clear statement to hello@modeck.io or our postal address above before that period expires. You may use the model form below, but it is not compulsory. Missing legally required withdrawal information may extend the withdrawal period.

On a valid withdrawal, we will refund the payments due without undue delay and within 14 days of being informed, using the same payment method unless you expressly agree otherwise, without refund fees. If you expressly requested service to begin during the withdrawal period, a proportionate charge for service already supplied applies only where the legal conditions have been met. Starting to use an ongoing subscription does not automatically waive your withdrawal right. Any lawful loss of that right requires the applicable express request, acknowledgment and other statutory conditions.

If the Service does not conform to the contract, consumers retain their statutory rights to have it brought into conformity and, where applicable, to a price reduction or termination and refund. These rights are separate from the cooling-off period and ordinary cancellation.

Model Withdrawal Form

Complete and send this only if you wish to withdraw from your contract:

To: Steve Lewis, trading as MoDeck, Sint Geertruidensteeg 10, 1012 PX Amsterdam, the Netherlands; hello@modeck.io.
I/We hereby give notice that I/we withdraw from my/our contract for the following service:
Service and order reference:
Ordered on:
Name of consumer(s):
Address of consumer(s):
Date:
Signature of consumer(s), only if this form is sent on paper:

Content

Your Rights and Our Limited Permission

Your Content remains yours. You and your licensors retain all ownership and intellectual property rights in your Content, including templates, uploaded material and rendered output. Using MoDeck transfers no ownership to us. You must have the rights needed to upload, copy, process, render and share your Content, including licences for fonts, media, music, templates and third-party software and any necessary permissions from people represented in it.

You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free permission to host, copy, transmit and technically process your Content only as needed to provide, secure and support the Service for you, carry out your instructions and comply with law. This includes producing previews and output, using service providers for those purposes and making Content available to recipients authorised through your sharing or delivery settings. It does not permit us to publish your private Content for marketing or make it available to unrelated users.

This permission lasts while we need to process the Content for those purposes, including limited retention required by law or the applicable data-processing agreement. It grants no rights beyond those limited purposes.

No AI Training or Content Harvesting

Under no circumstances will MoDeck use your Content to train, fine-tune, test, evaluate, develop or improve any artificial intelligence or machine-learning model. We will not harvest, mine, sell or otherwise exploit your Content to build datasets, advertising profiles, market intelligence or other products for ourselves or anyone else. These prohibitions also cover anonymised or aggregated versions, extracts and other data derived from your Content, and Content supplied in support requests.

We will not authorise any service provider to use your Content for these purposes. Providers processing Content on our behalf must be bound by the same restrictions, with any necessary data-use opt-outs in place. Optional speech and transcription features may use existing models solely to process your requested text or audio; using those features does not permit training on your Content.

These restrictions apply to every plan, require no customer opt-out and continue after account closure or termination for any copies retained. Permissions to operate, secure, support or improve the Service, analytics consent and feedback permissions do not override them.

Content Restrictions and Acceptable Use

You must not use the Service to:

Infringe copyright, trade marks, privacy, publicity, confidentiality or other rights.
Distribute unlawful content, make unlawful threats, harass people or facilitate fraud.
Send unlawful unsolicited communications or falsely impersonate another person or organisation.
Upload malicious code, compromise a render machine or obtain unauthorised access to systems or data.
Evade plan limits, authentication or security controls, or deliberately overload or disrupt the Service.
Copy, resell or reverse engineer MoDeck software except where an applicable licence or mandatory law permits it. This does not prevent authorised template sharing, embedding, API use or distribution of your output.

We may restrict access to Content or suspend affected use when reasonably necessary to address a breach, a security risk, a substantiated rights complaint or a legal requirement. Where lawful and practical, we will explain the reason and allow you to respond or correct the problem. We do not undertake to pre-screen all customer Content. Our responsibility remains subject to applicable law and the liability provisions below.

Content Backups and Deletion

MoDeck is not a substitute for your own backup of source files or important output. Local projects, caches, render output and batch recovery files remain under the render-machine operator's control. Do not assume every file is uploaded or that every deleted file can be restored.

Use available deletion controls or contact us about deleting Content or closing an account. Retention, legal exceptions and copies held by recipients are explained in the Privacy Policy and any applicable data-processing agreement. Keep any copies you lawfully need before requesting deletion. Your backup responsibilities do not remove our statutory obligations to protect data.

Copyright and Other Rights Complaints

If you believe Content available through MoDeck infringes your rights, email hello@modeck.io. Identify the protected work or right, the specific Content and its location in the Service, why you believe it is unlawful, and your name, contact details and authority to act. Provide information in good faith and enough detail for us to investigate.

We will assess the report and take action required by applicable law, which may include restricting access and contacting the affected customer. We may need to share relevant details of the complaint with that customer, subject to privacy and legal requirements. You can contact us at the same address to challenge a decision or provide additional information.

Your Feedback to Us

If you voluntarily send suggestions about MoDeck, you allow us to use them to improve the Service without owing compensation. This permission does not transfer ownership of your Content or override confidentiality or data-protection obligations, or the prohibition on AI training and Content harvesting above.

Third-Party Services

Adobe software, payment and licence services, identity providers, speech services, data sources and other integrations may have their own terms, charges and technical requirements. Their availability and behaviour can affect your workflow. You are responsible for complying with the terms applicable to services you choose. Links to other sites do not mean we endorse their content.

Read the relevant provider's terms and privacy notice before connecting it. Our use of a provider does not remove obligations that MoDeck has to you under applicable law or an agreed contract.

Service Changes, Suspension and Termination

We may make reasonable changes needed to maintain or improve the Service, address security or legal requirements, or respond to changes in third-party systems. We will give advance notice of material changes affecting a paid subscription where practical and legally required. Consumer rights concerning changes to digital services, including notice, continued conformity and termination, remain unaffected.

We may suspend or terminate access for a material breach, non-payment, a serious security risk or a legal requirement. Except where urgent action is reasonably necessary or notice is legally prohibited, we will give you notice, explain the reason and provide a reasonable opportunity to remedy a remediable breach.

If we discontinue a paid Service for reasons other than your breach, we will give reasonable advance notice, an opportunity to retrieve your Content where feasible, and a proportionate refund of prepaid fees for the unavailable period. We will provide any additional remedies required by law.

To end your subscription, follow the cancellation process above. To close your account, contact us. Simply ceasing use does neither. After termination, provisions that need to continue by their nature remain applicable, including accrued payment obligations, ownership, the prohibition on AI training and Content harvesting, lawful data retention and dispute provisions.

Service Availability and Warranties

We will provide the Service with reasonable care and skill. We do not promise uninterrupted or error-free operation, compatibility with every third-party configuration, or that every render will meet a particular creative or technical requirement. Availability also depends on the template owner's render environment.

For business customers, except for our express commitments and to the extent permitted by law, the Service is provided "as is" and "as available" and implied warranties are excluded. For consumers, statutory conformity, necessary updates and other mandatory remedies are unaffected.

Limitation of Liability

For business customers, to the extent permitted by law, our total liability arising out of the Service is limited to the amount actually paid by you for the Service, or USD 100 if you have not paid for the Service. On the same basis, we are not liable for indirect or consequential losses, such as lost profits or business opportunities.

These limitations do not apply to fraud, deliberate misconduct or gross negligence, death or personal injury caused by negligence, liability under data-protection law that cannot be limited, or any other liability that applicable law does not allow us to exclude or limit. They do not limit a consumer's mandatory remedies. We do not exclude responsibility simply because a service provider is involved.

Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Netherlands. If you are a consumer, this choice does not deprive you of mandatory protection provided by the law of the country in which you habitually live.

Contact hello@modeck.io with a complaint so we can try to resolve it. This does not prevent you from seeking a court remedy, contacting a regulator or exercising a statutory right, and does not suspend a legal deadline. Courts with jurisdiction under applicable law remain available; these Terms do not impose mandatory arbitration or a foreign forum on consumers.

Legal Compliance

You and MoDeck must comply with applicable laws, including applicable sanctions and export-control rules. Nothing in these Terms requires conduct prohibited by law.

Severability and Waiver

If a provision is invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue to apply to the extent legally possible. An unfair consumer term will not be enforced or rewritten to deprive you of mandatory protection. A failure or delay in enforcing a right does not waive it.

Translation Interpretation

If we provide a translation, the English version governs to the extent permitted by law. This does not override mandatory language or consumer-protection requirements.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms for changes in the Service, legal or security requirements, or to clarify the agreement. We will notify affected users of material changes at least 30 days before they take effect, unless a legal or urgent security requirement needs a shorter period, in which case we will explain it. Changes do not apply retrospectively.

If a material change adversely affects your paid subscription and you do not accept it, you may cancel before it takes effect and receive a proportionate refund of prepaid fees for the remaining affected period. Where the law requires express agreement, continued use alone is not enough. Your existing statutory termination and refund rights remain available.

Contact Us

Steve Lewis, trading as MoDeck
Sint Geertruidensteeg 10, 1012 PX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
hello@modeck.io