# Terms of Use — photoexif.com

Last updated: April 24, 2026 | Effective: April 24, 2026

Canonical URL: https://photoexif.com/terms

> **By using photoexif.com, you agree to these terms.** This tool processes image metadata in your browser. You are solely responsible for the images you edit, the metadata you embed, and any consequences of using this tool.

## 1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using photoexif.com (the "Service"), you agree to be legally bound by these Terms of Use ("Terms"). If you do not agree to all of these Terms, you must not use the Service. Your continued use of the Service following any update to these Terms constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

## 2. Description of Service

photoexif.com provides a free, browser-based tool for viewing and editing metadata embedded in image files, including EXIF, XMP, and IPTC data. All image processing occurs entirely within your web browser on your own device. photoexif.com does not receive, upload, store, process, or have any access to your image files or their contents at any time.

The Service is provided free of charge with no subscription, registration, or account required.

## 3. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years of age to use this Service. If you are between 13 and 18 years of age (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction), you may only use the Service with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms on your behalf. If you are using the Service on behalf of a company or organisation, you represent that you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms.

## 4. User Responsibilities

By using this Service you represent, warrant, and agree that:

- You own, or have obtained the express legal right to access and modify, the metadata of every image you process using this tool.
- You will not use this Service to embed false, misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent metadata in any image — including falsifying authorship, copyright ownership, dates, GPS locations, or AI provenance declarations.
- You will not use this Service to infringe the intellectual property rights, privacy rights, publicity rights, or any other rights of any person or entity.
- You will not use this Service to process images containing illegal content, including but not limited to child sexual abuse material, or images used in furtherance of any criminal activity.
- You will not use this Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable local, national, or international laws or regulations.
- You take full, sole responsibility for the accuracy, legality, and consequences of any metadata you embed in images using this tool.
- You will maintain a backup copy of any original image file before using this tool to modify its metadata.

## 5. Intellectual Property

The photoexif.com website, its design, visual identity, and all content are owned by Sociable Studio and are protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from any part of the Service without express written permission.

Your use of the Service does not grant you any ownership interest in or licence to any intellectual property owned by Sociable Studio beyond the limited right to use the Service as described in these Terms.

All image files you process remain your property. We claim no rights whatsoever over any image you open or download using this tool.

## 6. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, SOCIABLE STUDIO EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

- Warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement
- Any warranty that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free of viruses or other harmful components
- Any warranty that metadata written by this tool will be correctly interpreted, preserved, accepted, or displayed by any third-party application, platform, device, operating system, or service
- Any warranty that output files will be free from corruption, data loss, or incompatibility with any other software
- Any warranty regarding the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the tool's metadata parsing or writing

**Always keep a backup of your original image files before editing metadata. We strongly recommend verifying output files before deleting originals.**

## 7. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL SOCIABLE STUDIO, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, LICENSORS, OR SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

- **File and data loss:** Corruption, loss, or unintended modification of image files or their embedded metadata
- **Copyright and legal liability:** Any claims, disputes, penalties, or legal proceedings arising from metadata embedded in images you process, including but not limited to copyright infringement claims, misattribution, false provenance declarations, or AI training opt-out violations
- **Professional or commercial loss:** Loss of income, revenue, profit, business opportunity, contracts, anticipated savings, or goodwill
- **Device and software damage:** Any damage to your device, software, data, or systems arising from your use of the Service
- **Third-party actions:** The actions, availability, or content of any third-party service, platform, or application that reads, rejects, or misinterprets metadata produced by this tool
- **Physical injury:** Any personal injury, bodily harm, or property damage of any nature arising from your use of the Service, including use while operating a vehicle, while walking, or in any situation where your attention is required elsewhere
- **Indirect damages:** Any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages

THIS LIMITATION APPLIES REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY UNDER WHICH DAMAGES ARE SOUGHT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.

**Because the Service is provided entirely free of charge, with no subscription, no purchase, and no payment of any kind, the maximum aggregate liability of Sociable Studio to you for any and all claims arising from or related to your use of the Service is strictly limited to the total amount you paid to use the Service, which is CAD $0.00 (zero dollars).** You acknowledge that this limitation is reasonable given that you have paid nothing for the Service and that this zero-dollar cap is a fundamental basis of the bargain between you and Sociable Studio.

## 8. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Sociable Studio and its directors, officers, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, successors, and assigns from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to:

- Your use of or access to the Service
- Your violation of these Terms
- Your violation of any law or regulation
- Your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual property right, privacy right, or publicity right
- Any metadata you embed in any image using this tool, including any claim that such metadata is false, misleading, infringing, or unlawful
- Any copyright, licensing, or ownership dispute relating to images you process using this tool

## 9. Third-Party Services

The Service is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Availability may be affected by Cloudflare's systems, maintenance, or outages. Sociable Studio is not responsible for any downtime, data handling, or actions attributable to Cloudflare. Your use of the Service is also subject to [Cloudflare's Terms of Service](https://www.cloudflare.com/terms/).

The Service does not integrate with, endorse, or guarantee the compatibility of any third-party application, stock library, social platform, CMS, DAM system, or AI pipeline that may read the metadata output of this tool. We are not responsible for how any third party interprets, handles, or acts upon metadata produced using this Service.

## 10. No Professional Advice

Nothing in this Service or on this website constitutes legal, copyright, licensing, financial, or professional advice of any kind. Information about metadata standards, AI provenance fields, IPTC conventions, and licensing terms is provided for general informational purposes only. You should consult a qualified legal professional for advice specific to your situation, particularly regarding copyright ownership, image licensing, and AI training rights.

## 11. Modifications to the Service

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service, in whole or in part, at any time and without notice. We shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Service.

## 12. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms at any time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Your continued use of the Service after updated Terms are posted constitutes your acceptance of those changes. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, you must stop using the Service.

## 13. Dispute Resolution and Binding Arbitration

**PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT.**

### 13.1 Informal Resolution First

Before initiating any formal dispute process, you agree to contact us at legal@photoexif.com and provide a written description of the dispute, the relief sought, and your contact information. Both parties agree to attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute informally within 30 days of that notice. If the dispute is not resolved within 30 days, either party may proceed to arbitration as described below.

### 13.2 Binding Arbitration

Except as set out in Section 13.4, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Privacy Policy, or the use of the Service — including questions about the existence, validity, interpretation, breach, or termination of these Terms — shall be finally and exclusively resolved by binding arbitration rather than in court. **By using the Service, you waive your right to a jury trial and your right to participate in a class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration.**

Arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator under the Arbitration Act, 1991 (Ontario) and the International Commercial Arbitration Act, 2017 (Ontario) where applicable. The arbitration shall be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, or by videoconference at the arbitrator's discretion. The arbitrator's decision shall be final, binding, and enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction.

### 13.3 Costs and Loser Pays

Each party shall initially bear its own costs of the arbitration proceeding. However, upon issuance of the final arbitration award, **the party that does not prevail shall reimburse the prevailing party for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the arbitration, including arbitrator fees, filing fees, administrative costs, and reasonable legal fees and disbursements.** The arbitrator shall include such cost allocation in the final award. This loser-pays provision applies in full regardless of the size or nature of the claim.

If you bring a claim against Sociable Studio and the arbitrator finds your claim to be frivolous, without merit, or brought in bad faith, you shall bear all costs of the arbitration in their entirety, including all of Sociable Studio's legal fees.

### 13.4 Exceptions to Arbitration

Notwithstanding Section 13.2, either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief from a court of competent jurisdiction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to prevent actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of intellectual property rights or confidentiality obligations, without first engaging in arbitration. Such court action does not waive either party's right to arbitrate all other disputes.

### 13.5 No Class Actions

All disputes must be brought in the parties' individual capacities only, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, representative, or private attorney general proceeding. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may not otherwise preside over any form of representative or class proceeding. If this Section 13.5 is found to be unenforceable, the entirety of Section 13.2 shall be null and void.

### 13.6 Governing Law

These Terms and any arbitration conducted hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict of law principles. If you are accessing the Service from outside Canada, you are responsible for compliance with local laws to the extent they apply.

## 14. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid under applicable law, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or severed from these Terms. The remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

## 15. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the [Privacy Policy](https://photoexif.com/privacy), constitute the entire agreement between you and Sociable Studio with respect to the Service and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, and representations relating to the same subject matter.

## 16. Contact

For questions about these Terms or to report a legal concern:

- Email: info@photoexif.com

We aim to respond to all legal enquiries within 5 business days.

*photoexif.com is built by [Sociable Studio](https://sociablestudio.com) — Toronto, Canada.*