Ettlio Toolkit

Terms of Service & Disclaimer

These terms set out the rules for using Ettlio. Please read them before you use the tools.

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In plain English: the tools are free and provided as they are. Use them lawfully, on content you have the right to process, and do not abuse the service. We do our best to keep everything working and accurate, but we cannot guarantee it, so check results before you rely on them.

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are an agreement between you and the operator of Ettlio (“we”, “us” or “our”), [OPERATOR NAME - to be completed]. They govern your use of the website at ettlio.com and all tools, content and services on it (the “Service”).

By using the Service you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

2. Description of the Service

Ettlio provides free online utilities, including text tools (word counting, case conversion, Base64 encoding and decoding, duplicate line removal), an email extractor and validator, a PDF merger and a password generator, together with articles on our blog.

The Service is free and does not require an account. Most tools run in your browser. The PDF Merger uploads your files to our server for processing, and a few text tools offer an optional server check. Which tool does what is described on each tool page and in our Privacy Policy.

3. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old, or the age of digital consent in your country if higher, to use the Service. If you use it on behalf of an organisation, you confirm you are authorised to accept these Terms for that organisation.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Service lawfully and responsibly. In particular, you agree not to:

  • use the Service for any unlawful purpose;
  • upload or process material that infringes anyone’s intellectual property, privacy or other rights;
  • upload malicious files or code, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Service, its servers or any connected system;
  • probe, scan or test the Service for vulnerabilities, or bypass any security measure, without our written permission;
  • use bots, scrapers or scripts at a volume that could degrade the Service for others, or to systematically harvest its content;
  • interfere with or disrupt the Service, including through denial-of-service attacks;
  • circumvent file-size, file-count or other limits we apply;
  • resell or commercially redistribute access to the Service, or present it as your own product, without our written permission; or
  • use the Service to collect email addresses for unsolicited bulk messaging or any activity that breaches anti-spam law.

We may block access from an IP address or range, report unlawful activity, and take other appropriate action if we suspect a breach.

5. Your Content and Files

5.1 You keep ownership

You keep all rights in the text, data and files you submit to the Service (“Your Content”). We claim no ownership of it.

5.2 Limited permission to process

Where a tool sends Your Content to our server (for example the PDF Merger, or a server check you choose to run), you allow us to process it only to perform the task you requested and return the result to you. That permission ends when the processing is finished and the related files are deleted, which our Privacy Policy describes. We do not use Your Content to build profiles or for any other purpose.

5.3 Your responsibilities

You confirm that:

  • you own Your Content or have the rights and permissions needed to process it;
  • submitting it does not breach any law, contract, confidentiality obligation or third-party right;
  • you have any consent needed to process personal data contained in it; and
  • you keep your own copy of every original file. Files are deleted automatically and we cannot recover them for you.

5.4 Sensitive material

Do not upload highly confidential or regulated material. Uploaded PDFs are removed automatically, but no internet service is risk-free, and the merged file can be downloaded by anyone who has its exact link while it exists. Material covered by a non-disclosure agreement, professional secrecy rules, or regulations such as HIPAA or PCI-DSS is better handled with offline software. You are responsible for deciding whether it is appropriate to upload a file.

6. Availability and Changes

We aim to keep the Service available, but we do not promise uninterrupted or error-free operation. It may be unavailable during maintenance or because of things outside our control, such as hosting or network failures.

We may change, suspend or discontinue the Service or any tool, feature or limit at any time. To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for such changes.

7. Intellectual Property

The Service, including its code, design, layout, tool names and the articles and other content we create, belongs to us or our licensors and is protected by copyright and other laws.

You may:

  • use the Service for personal or internal business purposes under these Terms; and
  • quote short excerpts from our articles with clear attribution and a link to the original page.

You may not, without our written permission:

  • copy, republish or redistribute substantial parts of our content;
  • create derivative works from the Service or reverse engineer it, except where the law allows;
  • use our name or branding to suggest endorsement or affiliation; or
  • mirror or frame the Service on another site.

Output produced by a tool from Your Content is yours. We claim no rights over your merged PDF, your cleaned text or any other result.

8. Third-Party Links

The Service may link to third-party websites. No advertising is shown at the moment. Page styling is also loaded from a third-party content delivery network, as described in the Privacy Policy.

We do not control or endorse third-party sites and are not responsible for their content, products, services or privacy practices. Any dealings you have with a third party are between you and that third party.

9. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.

Without limiting the above, we do not promise that:

  • the Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free;
  • results from any tool will be accurate, complete or suitable for your purpose;
  • any defect will be corrected; or
  • a file you upload will be processed successfully or that the output will keep every feature of the original.

You are responsible for checking every result before you rely on it. Review merged documents, cleaned text and validated email lists, and keep backups of your originals.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranties to be excluded, so parts of this section may not apply to you. Nothing in these Terms affects statutory consumer rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.

10. No Professional Advice

The tools, articles and guides on the Service are for general information only. They are not legal, financial, tax, medical or other professional advice, and are no substitute for advice from a qualified professional who knows your circumstances.

For example, the email validator checks address format and common typos only and does not confirm that an inbox exists; the PDF Merger does not verify the legal validity of any document; and our articles describe general practice, not advice about your specific obligations.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill or business opportunity, arising from your use of or inability to use the Service, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, even if we were told such loss was possible.

This includes data loss or corruption, a failed or incorrect processing result, interruption of the Service and any reliance on a tool’s output.

Because the Service is free, you have paid us nothing, and to the extent the law allows our total liability for any claim relating to the Service is limited accordingly.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud.

12. Indemnification

To the extent the law allows, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the operator of the Service from claims, losses and reasonable costs arising from your breach of these Terms, from Your Content (including claims that it infringes a third party’s rights), or from your violation of the law. This clause does not apply to the extent it would be unenforceable against you as a consumer.

13. Termination

We may restrict or end your access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe you have breached these Terms or we need to protect the Service or other users. Because there are no accounts, this usually means blocking an IP address or range. You may stop using the Service at any time. Sections that by their nature should continue after termination, such as Intellectual Property, Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability, remain in effect.

14. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains what information is handled, how files are processed and deleted, which cookies and browser storage the site uses, and your rights.

15. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of [GOVERNING LAW / JURISDICTION - to be completed], without regard to conflict-of-law rules. If you are a consumer, you keep the benefit of any mandatory consumer-protection rules of the country where you live, and nothing here removes your right to bring a claim in your local courts where the law gives you that right.

Before starting formal proceedings, please contact us at support@ettlio.com so we can try to resolve the matter informally.

16. Severability and Waiver

If any part of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, it will be limited or removed to the minimum extent necessary and the rest will remain in effect. Our failure to enforce a right is not a waiver of it. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and us about the Service.

17. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The current version is always on this page, with the “Last updated” date at the top. If you keep using the Service after a change takes effect, you accept the updated Terms. If you do not agree, please stop using the Service.

18. Contact

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