Legal
Terms of use
Short version: credits are prepaid, unlocks are permanent, availability can change, and you should not resell the site as your own.
1. Acceptance
By using Cineby you accept these terms. If you do not agree, stop using the site. The terms apply to every visitor, with or without an account.
2. The service
Cineby provides an index of films and series with embedded playback from third parties. Access to a title is sold per item through prepaid credits. The service is offered as-is. Features, catalogue size and availability can change at any time and without notice.
2a. Accounts
You need an account to unlock titles. Keep your password private and the email address current. One account is for one person; sharing credentials is allowed but concurrent playback can be limited by the source. You can delete the account from the account page.
2b. Credits and payments
One credit costs one US dollar. A film unlock costs 5 credits and a series episode costs 1 credit. Credits are prepaid, do not expire and have no cash value. Unlocks are permanent for the life of the account.
Checkout is processed by Ko-fi and may include its own terms and fees. Credits are applied after Ko-fi confirms the payment. Unused credits are non-refundable except where required by law. A title that never plays can be reported for review.
3. Third-party playback
Video is served by external sources. Their availability, quality, subtitles and geo-restrictions are outside Cineby's control. Cineby does not host files and is not a party to any dispute over them.
4. Permitted use
- Personal, non-commercial streaming.
- Linking to Cineby pages.
- Short quotations with attribution.
Bulk scraping that degrades the site, framing the whole catalogue as a competing product, or removing branding without permission is not permitted without arrangement.
5. No warranty
The service is provided without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Cineby does not warrant that playback will be uninterrupted or error-free.
6. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Cineby is not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising from use of the site, including lost data (balance, unlocks, watchlist or progress) or device issues caused by third-party embeds.
7. Intellectual property
Film and series rights belong to their owners. Cineby's own layout, copy and code belong to Cineby. Metadata and artwork are credited to TMDB. Rights notices follow the DMCA process.
8. Privacy
Data handling is described in the privacy policy. The account page has a delete control that removes the profile, balance, unlocks and watchlist.
9. Changes
These terms may be updated as the service changes. The current version always lives at this URL. Continued use after a change counts as acceptance.
10. Contact
hello@cineby.app — see also the contact page.