Last Updated: November 30, 2025
Summapod ("Company," "we," "our" and "us") provides the websites and services offered by or through it ("Services") subject to these Terms of Use ("Terms"). These Terms apply to websites, products, and services where posted by us.
Please read these Terms carefully before you access or use our Services. When you access or use our Services, you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms, as amended from time to time, as well as our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Terms. If you do not wish to agree to these Terms, do not access or use our Services.
We may change these Terms at any time by posting changes to the Services, or on a website that replaces them, prior to the change becoming effective. You agree to be bound by any changes to these Terms thirty days after they are revised or when you use the Services after any such change is posted, whichever is sooner. We may revise the Services at any time without notice.
Summapod provides summaries of podcast episodes. While we strive for accuracy, the content may contain errors or omissions. The summaries should not be relied upon as completely accurate representations of the original podcast content. We encourage you to listen to the original episodes for complete and accurate information.
All podcast content, including episode audio, show notes, and metadata, belongs to the original podcast creators and publishers. Summapod does not claim ownership of any podcast content. We provide summaries for informational and educational purposes only.
You represent that you have the power and authority to enter into these Terms; you are at least 18 years of age or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, if older; you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country; you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
The Services are provided as is or as available. We, including any person associated with us, disclaims all warranties of any kind about Services, including relating to their quality, accuracy, or availability.
We disclaim all warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, security, or accuracy with regard to any website owned by a third party to which or from which the site is linked ("Linked Website"). We do not endorse and are not responsible for the capabilities, quality, content, or reliability of any product or service obtained from a Linked Website. Your use of Linked Websites is at your own risk and subject to the terms for such websites.
Without limiting the foregoing, neither we nor anyone associated with us warrants or represents that the Services will be accurate, reliable, error-free, timely, secure, complete, available, or uninterrupted or meet your requirements; that defects will be corrected; that the Services or the server that makes them available are free of viruses or other harmful components; that the Services, including the quality of any summaries, information, or other material, will otherwise meet your needs or expectations; or that any errors will be corrected.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties; therefore, some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.
To the extent permitted by law, in no event will we or our licensors, service providers, employees, officers, directors, or contractors be liable for any damages of any kind, under any theory or law or equity, arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use our Services or any Linked Website, including any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages.
This limitation of liability includes, without limitation, personal injury, lost profits, goodwill, data, or other losses, costs of obtaining substitute service or lost opportunity, or damages resulting from delay, interruption in service, mechanic or electronic equipment failure, failure of communication lines, telephone, or other interconnects, unauthorized use or access to or alteration of your transmission of data, theft, operational errors, strikes or other labor problems, statements or conduct of anyone on the site, any force majeure event, viruses, deletion of files or electronic communications, or errors, omissions or other inaccuracies in Services, whether or not we have been negligent or been advised of the possibility of any such damages.
Regardless of the limitation of liability disclaimers in this section, if we are found to be liable, our liability to you or any third party is limited to $100.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain liabilities; therefore, some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.
You agree not to do any of the following:
Accessing the Services from territories where their contents are illegal or unlawful is prohibited.
You agree, at your own expense, to defend, indemnify and hold us, our third party-service providers, and their officers, directors, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to your access to, or use of the Services. This includes your breach of these Terms, your violation of applicable laws, your infringement, or infringement by any other user of your account, of any intellectual property or other right of anyone, or your violation of any rights of any third party. You are solely responsible for your use or access to the Services.
Your failure to comply with the provisions of this Section may result in the termination of your access to the Services and may expose you to civil or criminal liability.
Services may contain errors, inaccuracies, misinterpretations, or omissions. We may revise, change, suspend, or discontinue Services or any portion of the Services at any time.
You will not use the names, logos, colors, trademarks, service marks, photographs, trade dress, or other identifying features of Summapod without obtaining our specific prior written approval and respect our intellectual property rights.
Our Services and the content contained on our Services (the "Content") are protected by copyrights, trademarks, or are subject to other proprietary rights. Accordingly, you are not permitted to use the Services or Content in any manner, except as expressly permitted by the Company in these Terms. The Services and Content may not be copied, reproduced, modified, published, uploaded, posted, transmitted, performed, or distributed in any way, and you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, transmit, broadcast, or create derivatives without the express written consent of the Company or applicable owner.
You should assume that everything you see or read on the Services is copyrighted unless otherwise noted and may not be used without the written permission of the Company. The Company neither warrants nor represents that your use of materials displayed on the Services will not infringe the rights of third parties. Content displayed on the Services is either property of, or used with permission by, the Company. The use of these materials by you, or anyone else authorized by you, is prohibited unless specifically permitted by these Terms or specific permission provided elsewhere on the Services. Any unauthorized use of any Content may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.
Nothing contained on the Company's Services should be construed as granting or conveying, by implication, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark displayed on the Services without the written permission of the Company or such third party that may own a trademark displayed on the Services. Your misuse of the Company's trademarks displayed on the Services, or any other Content, except as provided herein, is strictly prohibited.
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that content on our Services infringes your copyright, please contact us at legal@summapod.com with the following information:
We may contact you via email to provide you with our Services or to communicate important information about the Services. When you access or use our Services, you agree to communicate with us electronically and consent to receive communications from us electronically.
We hereby grant you a nonexclusive, nontransferable, limited, and revocable-at-any-time license to use the Services solely for your personal, non-commercial use purposes.
From time to time, we may provide links to Linked Websites from the Services, including links to original podcast episodes, show notes, and podcast websites. Linked Websites are controlled and operated by third parties, not us. We do not endorse, authorize, sponsor, or affiliate with respect to Linked Websites, its owners, sponsors, or providers.
You access the Services on your own initiative and own risk. You are responsible for compliance with all applicable laws, including all federal, state, and local laws, and regulations.
We may terminate these Terms or suspend or limit your access to the Services immediately, without prior notice or additional liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, your breach of these Terms. Upon termination, you will cease use of the Services.
Your access to the Services is permitted at our discretion. We may withdraw, amend, or restrict Services without notice.
With respect to any dispute with Company or its licensors, service providers, employees, officers, directors, or contractors, arising out of or relating to your Services or these Terms, you hereby (i) give up your right to have a trial by jury; and (ii) give up your right to serve as a representative, as a private attorney general, or in any other representative capacity, or to participate as a member of a class of claimants, in any lawsuit involving such dispute. Any action against us must be commenced within 1 year after the claim or cause of action arose.
If Company fails to exercise any of its rights under these Terms, any such failure does not constitute a waiver of such right or any other rights under the Terms.
Provisions that by their nature should survive termination of these Terms must survive termination, including without limitation, sections relating to limitation of liabilities, disclaimer of warranties, and indemnities.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved and retained by Company or its licensors, suppliers, or other service providers.
Except to the extent otherwise set forth herein, the Terms set forth the entire understanding between Company and you with respect to your access to and use of the Services. The Terms replace all prior understandings between us.
If you have any questions or concerns about the Terms, you may contact us at legal@summapod.com.