Terms of Service

These Terms of Service outline the rules and guidelines for using ThinkSound, an open-source AI audio generation model developed by FunAudioLLM. By accessing, downloading, or using ThinkSound, you agree to comply with these terms. Please read them carefully before proceeding.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By using ThinkSound, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you must not use the software or related services.

2. Eligibility

To use ThinkSound, you must:

• Be at least 13 years old (or the legal age of consent in your jurisdiction).
• Have the legal capacity to enter into a binding agreement.
• Comply with all applicable laws and regulations in your region.
• Use the software in accordance with its open-source license terms.

3. License and Usage Rights

ThinkSound is provided under an open-source license, which grants you the right to:

• Use, modify, and distribute the software for personal, educational, research, or commercial purposes.
• Access and study the source code to understand the system's functionality.
• Contribute to the development of ThinkSound as part of the open-source community.
• Create derivative works based on the original software.

However, you must comply with the specific license terms provided in the GitHub repository. Some restrictions may apply in certain jurisdictions or for specific use cases.

4. Permitted Uses

You may use ThinkSound for:

• Creating audio content for personal, educational, or commercial projects.
• Research and academic purposes, including publishing results with proper attribution.
• Content creation for videos, games, applications, and multimedia projects.
• Experimenting with AI audio generation techniques and methodologies.
• Building applications or services that incorporate ThinkSound functionality.

5. Prohibited Uses

You may not use ThinkSound to:

• Create content that violates applicable laws or regulations.
• Generate audio designed to deceive, mislead, or impersonate others without disclosure.
• Produce content that infringes on intellectual property rights of third parties.
• Create harmful, offensive, or discriminatory audio content.
• Attempt to reverse engineer, circumvent, or compromise the security of the system.
• Use the software for any purpose that could harm the reputation of FunAudioLLM or the open-source community.

6. User Responsibilities

Users are responsible for ensuring that their use of ThinkSound complies with all applicable laws, regulations, and ethical guidelines. This includes obtaining necessary permissions for input materials, respecting intellectual property rights, and implementing appropriate safeguards when deploying the system in production environments.

7. Content Ownership and Rights

Regarding content created using ThinkSound:

• You retain ownership of audio content you generate, subject to having rights to your input materials.
• You are responsible for ensuring that input materials (video, text, audio) do not infringe on third-party rights.
• Generated content may inadvertently resemble existing copyrighted material due to AI training data characteristics.
• You must provide appropriate attribution when required by applicable licenses or agreements.

8. Privacy and Data Protection

When using ThinkSound, you should be aware that input materials may be processed by the AI system. For local deployments, you have full control over data processing. For cloud-based deployments or third-party services, additional privacy considerations may apply. Users are responsible for ensuring compliance with data protection regulations in their jurisdiction.

9. Technical Support and Availability

ThinkSound is provided as-is under the open-source model. While the community provides support through GitHub issues and discussions, there is no guarantee of technical support, availability, or performance. Users should implement appropriate backup and redundancy measures for production use cases.

10. Modifications to Terms

These terms may be updated periodically to reflect changes in the software, legal requirements, or community standards. Continued use of ThinkSound after such modifications constitutes acceptance of the updated terms. Users are encouraged to review these terms regularly.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, FunAudioLLM and contributors to ThinkSound shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or exemplary damages arising from the use of the software. Users assume all risks associated with their use of ThinkSound and any content generated through the system.

12. Indemnification

Users agree to indemnify and hold harmless FunAudioLLM, its contributors, and associated parties from any claims, damages, or expenses arising from their use of ThinkSound or violation of these terms.

13. Dispute Resolution

Any disputes arising from the use of ThinkSound should be resolved through good faith negotiation. If resolution cannot be achieved, disputes may be subject to the jurisdiction specified in the open-source license or applicable law.

14. Compliance with Laws

Users must ensure their use of ThinkSound complies with all applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards in their jurisdiction. This includes but is not limited to intellectual property laws, privacy regulations, export controls, and professional ethics requirements.

15. Community Guidelines

When participating in the ThinkSound community (GitHub, forums, discussions), users should maintain respectful, constructive, and professional communication. Harassment, discrimination, or disruptive behavior may result in removal from community platforms.

16. Third-Party Dependencies

ThinkSound may incorporate third-party libraries, models, or services that have their own terms and conditions. Users are responsible for understanding and complying with all applicable third-party requirements.

17. Termination

While ThinkSound is open-source software that you can continue to use locally, access to community resources, updates, or third-party services may be restricted if you violate these terms. Termination does not affect rights already granted under the open-source license.

18. Entire Agreement

These Terms of Service, together with the open-source license and any applicable third-party terms, constitute the entire agreement between you and FunAudioLLM regarding the use of ThinkSound.