Welcome to CineIndex. By accessing or using CineIndex ("we," "our," or "us"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please do not use the site.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By visiting, registering an account, or interacting with CineIndex, you confirm that you are at least 13 years of age (or the minimum legal age in your jurisdiction) and capable of entering into a legally binding agreement.
2. Description of Service
CineIndex is an independent movie catalog, database, and community review platform. We provide movie metadata, user-submitted reviews, ratings, and curated lists. CineIndex is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by The Movie Database (TMDB), IMDb, or any major corporate studio.
3. User Accounts and Responsibilities
• Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activities under your account. • Accurate Information: You agree to provide truthful information when creating an account or submitting data. • Prohibited Conduct: You agree not to: • Scrape, harvest, or systematically download bulk data from CineIndex without prior written consent. • Post abusive, hateful, defamatory, or copyright-infringing content (such as pirated video links or stolen text). • Attempt to compromise the security, servers, or codebase of CineIndex.
4. User-Generated Content (Reviews & Lists)
• Your Rights: You retain ownership of any original reviews, lists, or text you submit to CineIndex. • License to CineIndex: By posting content on CineIndex, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license to display, host, and distribute your contributions on the platform. • Moderation: We reserve the right to remove any review, comment, or user submission at our sole discretion if it violates community standards or applicable laws.
5. Intellectual Property & Data Sources
• Third-Party Data: Movie titles, posters, release dates, and cast lists may be sourced from public domain databases, open APIs, or user contributions. All third-party trademarks, movie titles, and artwork remain the property of their respective copyright and trademark holders.
6. Disclaimers ("As-Is" Service)
CineIndex is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. We make no warranties, expressed or implied, regarding the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of movie data, release dates, or user reviews. We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access to the website.
7. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, CineIndex and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your use of—or inability to use—the website or its content.
8. Changes to These Terms
We may update or modify these Terms of Use at any time. Continued use of CineIndex after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms.
9. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of your local jurisdiction (or the state/region where CineIndex is operated), without regard to its conflict of law principles.
Funding and Non-Profit Status
cineindex is a passion project operated entirely on a not-for-profit basis. We do not run advertisements, sell user data, or charge subscription fees for our core services. This platform is funded entirely out of pocket by the creators to provide a free, community-driven resource for film enthusiasts. Because this site is personally funded, we reserve the right to modify, limit, or discontinue services at any time based on financial feasibility and resource availability.
All movie titles, posters, imagery, trailers, cast and crew names, logos, and related media displayed on this website are the registered trademarks and copyrighted property of their respective owners, studios, and distributors.
2. Non-Ownership Cineindex does not claim any ownership, rights, or affiliation with the copyrighted materials, trademarks, or intellectual property featured on this platform unless explicitly stated otherwise.
3. Fair Use Notice The use of limited imagery, metadata, descriptions, and informational content on this site is done strictly for the purposes of criticism, comment, news reporting, scholarship, research, and database indexing, pursuant to Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law (Fair Use Doctrine). We provide this content in a transformative manner to facilitate public discussion, analysis, and cataloging of cinema
4. Termination by You You may close your account at any time and for any reason by navigating to your account settings and selecting the "Close Account" option, or by contacting our support team. Upon your request, your account will be deactivated, and your personal profile information will be removed from public view. Any movie reviews, ratings, lists, or forum posts you submitted prior to closure may remain on the site anonymously, at our sole discretion. 8.2 Termination and Suspension by Administration We reserve the right, in our sole discretion and without prior notice or liability, to suspend, restrict, or permanently terminate your account and your access to all or part of the website. The site administration may close your account for any reason, including but not limited to: • Violation or breach of these Terms of Use or any incorporated guidelines. • Fraudulent, harassing, abusive, or illegal behavior. • Infringement on the intellectual property rights of others (such as scraping data, or uploading copyrighted imagery/text). • Actions that harm or threaten to harm the website's community, technical infrastructure, or reputation. 8.3 Effect of Termination Upon the closure or termination of your account, your right to use the website and access its premium or registered features ceases immediately. All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability. We are not liable to you or any third party for the termination of your account or your access to the site.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions about these Terms of Use, please reach out to us at: Email: koareba@gmail.com (replace with your actual contact email)