Terms of Service for ChimneyCam

Last updated: 1 October 2026

These terms apply to your use of the ChimneyCam app, operated by Murat Dolu ("we"). By using the app you agree to them. Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement also applies.

1. The service

ChimneyCam uses AI to add a fictional Santa, elf or reindeer to a photo of your home, presents it as night-time camera footage and can turn it into a short video. Results are AI-generated and made for fun. They can contain mistakes, and the same photo can give different results.

2. Credits and purchases

• Creations use credits bought through Apple In-App Purchase: a photo uses 1 credit, a video uses 4 credits. New users get 1 free photo at low resolution with a watermark; there is no free video.
• If a creation fails (server error, timeout or safety filter), its credits are refunded to your balance automatically.
• Credits are stored with the app's anonymous account on your device. They do not expire, but because there is no sign-in, we cannot move them to another device or restore them if the app's data is erased.
• Payments are handled by Apple. Refund requests for purchases go through Apple (reportaproblem.apple.com).

3. Your photos

You keep all rights to the photos you upload and to your results. You allow us and our processors to use an uploaded photo only to create the result you asked for, as described in our Privacy Policy. Only upload photos of places you are allowed to photograph.

4. Acceptable use

• Photos with people in them are blocked; do not try to get around this.
• Do not upload unlawful, abusive or infringing material, or use results to mislead someone in a harmful way.
• Fair-use limits apply: at most 2 creations at a time and 30 per day.

5. Availability and changes

We try to keep the app available but cannot guarantee it is always on or error-free, especially around Christmas when demand is high. We may change these terms; the date above shows the latest version.

6. Liability

To the extent the law allows, the app is provided "as is" and we are not liable for indirect or consequential losses. Nothing in these terms limits rights you have as a consumer that cannot legally be limited.

7. Law and contact

These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Questions: mur4td00@gmail.com.