Shiver.fm Terms of Use

Effective: September 26, 2026

View the Shiver.fm Privacy Policy

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your use of the Shiver.fm mobile application and related services provided by Resolutely Human LLC ("Resolutely Human," "we," "us," or "our").

By accessing or using the App, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

1. What Shiver.fm does

Shiver.fm lets you find music available through YouTube, select a particular passage, and create a short listening experience using your own spoken introduction and optional closing reflection. These experiences are called Moments.

The current version is a local creator tool. It has no accounts, public profiles, publishing, social features, or cloud storage.

Saved Moments and recordings are stored locally.

The App depends on third-party services, including YouTube. Shiver.fm does not provide or license a music catalog and does not download or store YouTube music or videos for offline use.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use Shiver.fm.

If you are below the age of majority where you live, you must have permission from a parent or legal guardian.

Your use must comply with applicable laws and these Terms.

3. YouTube and other third-party services

Shiver.fm uses YouTube API Services. By using Shiver.fm, you also agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service.

YouTube content is provided by YouTube and its content providers, not Resolutely Human, and is subject to applicable third-party terms and restrictions.

YouTube's embedded player may display advertising and collect information or store cookies. For more information, review the Google Privacy Policy and the Shiver.fm Privacy Policy.

Shiver.fm is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by YouTube or Google.

Other services, including Apple's App Store, have their own applicable terms.

4. Music, copyright, and user responsibilities

Music, recordings, videos, artwork, and other third-party materials may be protected by intellectual property law and belong to their respective owners.

Creating a Moment does not grant ownership of, or additional rights to, the underlying third-party material.

You must respect applicable laws, intellectual property rights, access restrictions, technological protections, and third-party terms.

You are responsible for obtaining any rights necessary to use Moments outside the App.

Creating a Moment does not establish permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or commercially exploit its contents.

5. Your Moments and recordings

You retain whatever ownership rights you have in your original narration and written descriptions.

Using Shiver.fm does not transfer ownership of that original material to Resolutely Human. Those rights do not extend to third-party music, videos, artwork, or metadata.

The current App stores creative work locally. Resolutely Human does not receive recordings or locally saved Moments through ordinary creation and playback.

These Terms do not grant Resolutely Human a license to publish or commercially exploit that creative work.

If you voluntarily submit material for support or feedback, you permit Resolutely Human to use it as reasonably necessary to respond, investigate issues, or evaluate feedback. This does not grant permission to publish your creative work publicly.

6. Local storage and responsibility for your work

There is currently no cloud backup or synchronization.

Locally stored work may be included in Apple or other device backups, depending on your device settings.

Deleting Moments or discarding drafts may permanently delete associated recordings.

Deleting the App, erasing or restoring a device, or installing certain future versions may result in data loss.

You are responsible for managing your devices and available backups.

Resolutely Human cannot guarantee preservation of local work across updates, device failures, operating-system changes, or other events.

Do not rely on Shiver.fm as the sole repository for irreplaceable creative work.

7. Acceptable use

You may not use Shiver.fm to:

• engage in unlawful, fraudulent, infringing, or unauthorized activity;
• interfere with, disrupt, or overload the App, supporting services, or third-party services;
• attempt unauthorized access to any system, account, data, or service;
• circumvent technical restrictions, rate limits, access controls, or usage limits;
• use abusive automation, scraping, or requests that place unreasonable load on supporting services;
• misrepresent your identity, affiliation, endorsement, or relationship with any person or entity; or
• violate others' rights or applicable third-party terms.

We may restrict access to supporting services when reasonably necessary for security, abuse prevention, legal compliance, or material violations of these Terms.

8. Availability and changes to the App

Shiver.fm is evolving and may modify, suspend, or discontinue features.

Playback and discovery depend on internet connectivity, YouTube content availability, APIs, embedded-player behavior, and other third-party systems.

Songs and videos may become unavailable or restricted. Previously created Moments are not guaranteed to remain playable.

Resolutely Human does not control YouTube's catalog, advertisements, playback, geographic restrictions, API availability, or policies.

Shiver.fm may modify search and usage limits to address reliability, cost, or compliance.

We will provide notice of significant changes where reasonably practicable, recognizing that urgent changes may occur without advance notice.

9. Intellectual property in Shiver.fm

Resolutely Human or its licensors own the App, its design, branding, software, and other proprietary materials.

App licensing is subject to Apple's applicable license agreement. Unless a separate custom license is provided through Apple, Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement applies.

No ownership or independent trademark rights are transferred to you.

Nothing in these Terms limits rights preserved under applicable open-source licenses.

10. Feedback

You may voluntarily submit feedback, suggestions, and ideas.

For feedback concerning Shiver.fm, you grant Resolutely Human a nonexclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free right to use, reproduce, modify, and incorporate that feedback into its products and services without compensation.

This permission applies to feedback and ideas, not ownership of original voiceover recordings, Moment descriptions, or other creative works.

Please do not submit confidential or unauthorized materials.

11. Privacy

The Shiver.fm Privacy Policy describes information handling by Shiver.fm, its supporting services, and relevant third parties.

Please review the Privacy Policy before using the App.

12. Disclaimers

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the App and supporting services are provided "as is" and "as available", without express, implied, or statutory warranties.

We do not guarantee that Shiver.fm will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, indefinitely available, or universally compatible.

We do not guarantee third-party content availability, accuracy, legality, or suitability.

Some warranties and consumer protections cannot lawfully be excluded. Nothing in these Terms limits those non-excludable rights.

13. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Resolutely Human LLC and its officers, employees, and agents are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost opportunities, or loss of data arising from or relating to Shiver.fm.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, total aggregate liability for claims arising from or relating to the App or these Terms will not exceed the greater of:

1. The amount you paid directly to Resolutely Human for the App during the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the claim; or
2. US $100.

These limitations apply regardless of the legal theory asserted, including contract or tort, even if Resolutely Human has been advised of possible damages.

Nothing limits or excludes liability that cannot lawfully be limited or excluded or affects mandatory consumer protection rights.

14. Termination

You may stop using Shiver.fm by deleting the App.

Resolutely Human may restrict access to supporting services for material violations, security, protection of services or users, legal requirements, or third-party requirements.

The App or supporting services may be discontinued subject to applicable law.

Provisions that should survive termination, including intellectual property, previously granted feedback permissions, disclaimers, liability limitations, and dispute provisions, remain effective.

15. Governing law and disputes

California law governs these Terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable law requires otherwise.

Disputes are subject to the jurisdiction of state and federal courts in San Francisco, California, unless applicable law permits a claim elsewhere.

We encourage you to contact Resolutely Human before formal proceedings so we can try to resolve disputes informally. This does not prevent either party from exercising legal rights.

Nothing in these Terms limits mandatory consumer rights or protections.

16. Changes to these Terms

Resolutely Human may revise these Terms as Shiver.fm evolves.

Revised Terms will be published at https://shiver.fm/terms, with an updated effective date.

We will provide additional notice or request renewed agreement for material changes when appropriate.

Continued use following an effective update constitutes acceptance to the extent permitted by law. If you disagree, you must stop using the App.

17. General provisions

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect to the extent permitted by law.

Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of the right to enforce it later.

You may not transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without prior written consent.

Resolutely Human may transfer this agreement in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or business sale, subject to applicable law.

These Terms, the Privacy Policy, and the applicable App license agreement collectively govern use of Shiver.fm.

Where Apple's applicable license agreement governs licensing and conflicts with these Terms, the Apple agreement controls the licensing provisions.

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