Disclaimer

Technical Nature of the Service

PodStream is EXCLUSIVELY A TECHNICAL TOOL that performs the following functions:

• Conversion of public URLs provided by the user into RSS format;
• Creation of a technical XML structure for podcast apps;
• Provision of this structure upon request.

⚠️ What the service does NOT do:

• Does NOT store video or audio files on its servers
• Does NOT download content from source platforms
• Does NOT broadcast and Does NOT distribute video or audio
• Does NOT copy files to its hosting
• Is NOT a host of content
• Does NOT moderate link content
• Does NOT control user actions
• Does NOT verify the legality of content use by users

Where content is stored

All content (video, audio) physically remains on the source platforms' servers:

• YouTube — content is stored on Google/YouTube servers
• VK — content is stored on VKontakte servers
• RuTube — content is stored on RuTube servers

PodStream creates only a technical link to this content, without downloading or saving it.

PodStream is NOT LIABLE for:

• Content of third-party sites (YouTube, VK, RuTube, and any others);
• Copyright infringement by users when creating or using RSS feeds;
• Legality of content use by users — each user is responsible for compliance with legislation;
• Actions of source platforms — blocking, deleting, or changing content on YouTube, VK, RuTube;
• Claims of copyright holders against users for the use of content;
• Violation of terms of use of source platforms by users;
• Any legal consequences of using the service by the user;
• Quality, availability, or legality of content to which user links lead;
• Any losses, direct or indirect, arising from the use of the service.

Service Role

PodStream provides only a technical tool. All decisions on what to create and how to use it are made exclusively by the user, who bears full responsibility for them.

User Responsibility

• Choice of links they post
• Legality of content use
• Compliance with copyright
• Compliance with terms of source platforms
• All consequences of their actions

Relations with Source Platforms

PodStream:

• Is NOT associated with YouTube, Google, VK, RuTube, Apple, Spotify, or any other companies;
• Is NOT a partner of these platforms;
• Has NO official agreements with these platforms;
• Works independently using public APIs and publicly available data.

The user is independently responsible for compliance with the Terms of Service of these platforms.

Procedure for Infringements

If a copyright holder believes their rights have been violated:

• Content is on the source platform (YouTube/VK/RuTube), not on PodStream servers
• The copyright holder must contact the source platform directly to remove content
• Additionally, a complaint can be sent to dmca@podstream.ru to remove the RSS link
• PodStream will remove the RSS feed, but this will NOT remove the content itself from the source platform

More about the DMCA procedure →