1. About these terms
Looped (“Looped”, “we”, “us”) is an independent studio that runs a network of social media channels (“our channels”). These terms apply when you visit thelooped.com, or watch, follow, comment on, message, subscribe to or buy from any of our channels. By doing any of those, you agree to them.
Each platform’s own terms apply too. Where these terms and a platform’s terms disagree about using that platform, the platform’s terms win.
2. Our channels and tools
Our channels publish three kinds of content:
- original short-form stories on sport, film, music, science and internet culture;
- clips made for official clipping campaigns, with the rights holder’s permission;
- character-led accounts, some of them AI-generated.
We publish through private, in-house tools. They aren’t offered, sold or licensed to anyone, and only our team uses them. They connect to platforms through official APIs, and by using those APIs we agree to be bound by, and follow:
- the YouTube Terms of Service and YouTube API Services Terms;
- the Meta Platform Terms and Developer Policies (Instagram, Facebook and Threads);
- the TikTok Terms of Service and Developer Terms;
- the X Developer Agreement and Policy;
- the Fanvue Terms.
3. Our content
Our content is ours, or used with permission, under licence, or as the law allows. You’re welcome to watch it, share it with the platform’s built-in tools, and link to it.
Please don’t re-upload, redistribute or sell it, or scrape it or use it to train AI models, without our written permission.
Campaign clips are an exception to “ours”: the source footage belongs to its original creator, and we use it under the terms of their campaign.
4. Characters and AI-generated content
Some of our accounts feature fictional characters created with generative AI, and their profiles say so. Their images, voices, stories and personalities are invented, and any resemblance to a real person is coincidental.
Messages from those accounts may be written by automated systems. Conversations with a character are entertainment, not a relationship with a real person, and they’re not advice of any kind.
5. Paid content
Anything we sell is sold through a third-party platform such as Fanvue. That platform takes your payment, and its terms govern billing, refunds and access. We never see your card details.
Accounts that offer adult content are for people 18 or over, where that content is legal. What you buy is for your personal use. Please don’t share or resell it.
6. How we ask you to behave
When you interact with our channels, please don’t:
- harass, threaten or abuse anyone, or post hateful content;
- post spam, scams, or anything illegal;
- impersonate someone else;
- try to get personal information from us or from other people.
We may hide or delete comments, block accounts, and report behaviour to the platform or to the authorities.
7. What you send us
Anything you post or send stays yours. If we feature a public comment in our content, for example by replying to it in a video, your username and comment may appear as the platform allows. The Privacy Policy explains how we handle what you send.
8. Accuracy, not advice
We research our stories carefully, but we can get things wrong. Our content is for entertainment and general information only. It is not financial, betting, legal, medical or any other professional advice. If you spot a mistake, tell us at info@thelooped.com and we’ll correct it.
9. Copyright and takedowns
We respect other people’s rights. If you believe something we published infringes yours, email info@thelooped.com with:
- a link to our post;
- the work you believe it infringes, and your connection to it;
- your contact details;
- a statement that you believe in good faith that the use isn’t authorised.
We review every notice promptly and remove content where it’s warranted. You can also use the platform’s own reporting tools.
10. Disclaimers and liability
Our channels and this site are provided as they are. We may change, pause or close any channel at any time, and links to other sites are there for convenience; we’re not responsible for them.
As far as the law allows, we aren’t liable for indirect or consequential losses arising from your use of our channels or content. Nothing in these terms limits liability that can’t legally be limited, or takes away your rights as a consumer.
11. Changes and contact
We may update these terms. When we do, we change the effective date at the top of this page, and continuing to use our channels means you accept the new version. Questions? Email info@thelooped.com.