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Last updated: May 25, 2026
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These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of SINAI Cinema, available at sinaicinema.com (the "Service"), operated by SINAI Productions, an Israeli sole proprietorship owned by Liran Dandekar ("SINAI", "we", "us"). You accept these Terms when you click "Create account" on the sign-up form (or sign in with Google / GitHub, which we treat as equivalent acceptance, as disclosed on the sign-up page). We record your acceptance, the timestamp, and the version of the Terms then in force. If you do not agree, do not create an account or otherwise use the Service.
You must be at least 13 years old (16 in the EU/UK, or the minimum digital-consent age in your country, whichever is higher) to use the Service. If you are under the age of majority where you live, a parent or legal guardian must review and agree to these Terms on your behalf.
To publish content as a Creator, you must be at least 18 (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction) and legally able to enter binding contracts.
You are responsible for keeping your account credentials confidential and for everything that happens under your account. Notify us at security@sinaicinema.com if you suspect unauthorized access.
One person per account. You may not transfer, sell, or share your account.
As a viewer you receive a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and watch published content on the Service for your own non-commercial enjoyment.
You may not: (a) download, copy, re-upload, or redistribute content; (b) circumvent technical protection measures; (c) use the Service to train machine learning models without our written consent; (d) scrape or bulk-collect data from the Service.
Comments you post on the Service may be auto-translated into other viewers' languages so the conversation reaches the whole audience. By posting you agree to that translation. To the maximum extent permitted under ยง45A of the Israeli Copyright Law 5768-2007, you waive moral rights in user-submitted text (comments, replies, profile bios, project descriptions) to the extent needed for SINAI to translate, display, format, and present that text across the Service.
You keep all ownership rights in content you upload. SINAI does not claim authorship of your creative work.
By publishing content on the Service, you grant SINAI a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free (except for the revenue share described below), sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, transcode, stream, distribute, display, translate (including auto-translated captions in up to 36 languages and auto-translated descriptions and comments), generate thumbnails and previews from, and promote your content on and in connection with the Service.
This license survives for as long as your content remains published. When you delete content or terminate your account, the license ends within 30 days, except for: (a) cached or backup copies purged on our normal retention schedule; (b) aggregated analytics; (c) content already included in a third-party licensing deal you approved under Section 4.6.
SINAI does not require exclusivity. You may publish the same work on YouTube, Vimeo, or any other platform.
V1 launches without advertising. SINAI commits not to use behavioral, cross-site, or programmatic ad targeting on the Service. When (and only when) ads launch on the platform, SINAI will update these Terms and the Privacy Policy at least 14 days in advance, and will share net ad revenue attributed to your content with you under the rates in section 4.5.
"Net ad revenue" will mean gross ad revenue received by SINAI, less ad-network fees, payment-processing fees, platform marketplace fees (e.g., Stripe Connect), payout fees, currency-conversion costs, refunds, chargebacks, and applicable taxes. Payouts will be made monthly, thirty (30) days in arrears, when your balance reaches the minimum payout threshold (currently USDย $50).
Founding Creator status is awarded by invitation only and is governed in full by ยง7 of the Creator Agreement. In summary: the program admits a limited cohort (currently the first 50 creators), benefits include a 70/30 revenue share for 24 months from the date of admission, after which the standard 55/45 share applies. The badge remains visible on your profile indefinitely. The Creator Agreement is the controlling document for any difference between this summary and the program rules.
SINAI may receive third-party inquiries to license your content (festivals, distributors, platforms). We will not execute any third-party license on your behalf without your per-deal written approval.
When a licensing deal closes through SINAI, net license revenue is split 80% to you / 20% to SINAI, unless otherwise agreed in writing per deal.
Minimum deal size (SINAI brokerage):
Inquiries below the applicable threshold are forwarded to you to handle independently โ SINAI takes no share of deals you close outside the platform.
You represent and warrant that: (a) you own or have all necessary rights to the content you upload, including rights in music, footage, voices, and any third-party assets used; (b) publishing the content on the Service does not infringe any third party's copyright, trademark, publicity, privacy, or other rights; (c) the content complies with applicable laws.
See the Creator Agreement for full creator-specific terms.
SINAI is built for creators who use AI as a production tool. You represent that: (a) any AI-generated elements were produced with services whose terms permit your commercial use; (b) your content does not depict identifiable real people in a manner requiring their consent without obtaining that consent; (c) you will not remove or alter provider watermarks (including SynthID); (d) you comply with applicable AI-labeling laws where required.
AI-generated content carries legal uncertainty in some jurisdictions. You accept that risk; SINAI is not liable for downstream disputes over AI-generated material you uploaded.
Every film submitted for publication passes through an automated quality review ("QA"). The review uses third-party AI models (Google Gemini 2.5 for quality scoring and narrative checks, Hive for explicit-content detection, Anthropic Claude for translation and weakness diagnosis) to:
A final score of 80/100 or higher, with no narrative-gate or technical failure, is required to publish. You see the full report โ section scores, sub-criteria, plain-language explanations of what worked and what lowered the score โ in your project page.
QA is not a rights clearance. QA evaluates technical quality, content safety, and narrative fit only. QA does not verify ownership, license, or third-party rights in any element of your submission. The creator warranties in section 4.7 and in the Creator Agreement are not modified or waived by QA approval, by SINAI's choice to publish, promote, or feature the work, or by any communication from SINAI staff regarding the work.
Appeal mechanism. If you believe the AI misjudged your film, you can add structured context (the "QA notes" field) explaining intentional choices โ a character that appears in different forms, a deliberately non-linear narrative, a stylistic choice that may look unconventional. A second AI pass verifies your claim against the video before any narrative gate is overridden. Every override is logged for moderation review.
Up to three AI attempts per film. After three attempts, you may appeal to appeals@sinaicinema.com; we commit to a written human review within 5 business days, including the specific section your film was held to fail and the AI evidence we relied on. If a human review overturns the AI rejection, any Tokens consumed by the rejected attempts are credited back to your account.
You may not publish content that:
Violations may result in content removal, account suspension, or termination without refund or revenue-share payout for the offending content. Full details in the Content Policy.
SINAI may introduce paid features โ including digital tokens that viewers can buy through a third-party payment processor (Stripe) and send to creators as appreciation ("Super Chat"), and paid subscription tiers. If and when those features go live, additional terms apply (see the Refund Policy).
Tokens purchased on SINAI are a closed-loop digital good for use on the Service. They are not redeemable for cash unless and until SINAI launches a creator payout program (which will require additional KYC and tax compliance from creators). Until then, tokens flow only within the platform.
SINAI responds to copyright notices under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). See our DMCA Policy for the notice and counter-notice procedures. Three uncontested valid DMCA notices against your account in any 12-month period result in permanent termination; a successful counter-notice removes the underlying notice from the strike count. The same threshold applies to repeat Content Policy violations under section 11 of the Content Policy.
You may terminate your account at any time from your account settings. We may suspend or terminate your account for material breach of these Terms, repeated infringement, or if required by law.
On termination, your license to use the Service ends, published content is unpublished within 30 days, and any unpaid revenue share above the minimum threshold is paid out on the next monthly cycle.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. SINAI DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE AI QA WILL ALWAYS BE CORRECT, THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, OR THAT CONTENT WILL EARN ANY SPECIFIC REVENUE OR AUDIENCE.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SINAI'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO SINAI IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR (B) USD $100. SINAI IS NOT LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
Carve-outs. The cap above does NOT apply to: (i) SINAI's gross negligence or willful misconduct; (ii) SINAI's breach of its confidentiality or data-protection obligations; (iii) SINAI's indemnification obligations under these Terms; (iv) SINAI's obligation to pay creators their accrued, undisputed revenue share; or (v) any liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded under Israeli consumer-protection law (Consumer Protection Law 5741-1981), the Israeli Standard Contracts Law 5743-1982, or EU/UK mandatory consumer protections where they apply to you.
(a) You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless SINAI Productions, Liran Dandekar in his personal capacity as proprietor, any successor entity to SINAI Productions (including any Israeli corporation Liran Dandekar forms to operate the Service), and SINAI's employees, contractors, and agents (collectively the "Indemnitees") from any third-party claim, demand, suit, or proceeding (a "Claim"), and any damages, settlements, fines, and reasonable attorneys' fees arising from it, to the extent the Claim arises out of (i) content you publish or transmit on the Service, (ii) your breach of these Terms or any document they incorporate, or (iii) your violation of applicable law.
(b) As a condition of indemnification, the Indemnitees will (i) promptly notify you in writing of the Claim, (ii) give you sole control of the defense and settlement (provided you may not settle a Claim that imposes any non-monetary obligation on, or admits any liability of, an Indemnitee without that Indemnitee's prior written consent, not unreasonably withheld), and (iii) provide reasonable cooperation at your expense. The Indemnitee may participate in the defense at its own expense with counsel of its choice.
(c) Your indemnity does not apply to the extent a Claim arises from SINAI's material breach of these Terms, SINAI's gross negligence, or SINAI's willful misconduct.
(d) Where you do not have resources to fund a defense, SINAI may assume the defense at its option and recover reasonable defense costs from any future earnings owed to you under these Terms or the Creator Agreement.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Israel, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute is resolved exclusively in the competent courts of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, except that either party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect intellectual property rights.
If you reside in the EU/UK or another jurisdiction that grants mandatory consumer protections, those protections apply and override this section to the extent required by your local law.
We may update these Terms. Material changes (changes that affect your rights, obligations, fees, revenue share, content licenses, or dispute mechanics) will be announced by email or in-product notice at least 14 days before taking effect. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance. If you do not accept a material change, you may unpublish your content and close your account before the effective date โ earnings accrued before that date remain payable to you.
Notices from you to SINAI (including legal demand letters, contract notices, data-rights requests, takedown counter-notices, and dispute notifications) must be sent to legal@sinaicinema.com with a copy to the registered business address listed in our DMCA Policy. Notices that are not sent through one of those channels may not be received.
Notices from SINAI to you are deemed given when sent to the email address associated with your account, or posted as an in-product notification on a page you visit while logged in. You are responsible for keeping your email address current.
Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Content Policy, DMCA Policy, Refund Policy, and (for Creators) the Creator Agreement, constitute the entire agreement between you and SINAI regarding the Service and supersede any prior or contemporaneous communications, side-letters, or representations. No statement by SINAI personnel on Discord, WhatsApp, social media, email, or any other channel modifies these Terms unless it is delivered as a written, signed amendment.
Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remainder remains in full effect and that provision is reformed to the minimum extent needed to be enforceable while reflecting the original intent.
No waiver. A failure or delay by SINAI to enforce any right is not a waiver of that right. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by SINAI.
Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or any rights under them. SINAI may assign these Terms โ in whole or in part โ to a successor entity (including any Israeli corporation Liran Dandekar forms to operate the Service), to an affiliate, or in connection with a merger, reorganization, sale of substantially all assets, or change of control. By accepting these Terms you consent in advance to any such assignment. The successor will assume all SINAI obligations, including accrued revenue share, Founding Creator status and remaining term, and any active brokerage deals.
Force majeure. Neither party is liable for delay or failure to perform caused by events beyond its reasonable control โ including natural disasters, war, civil unrest, pandemic, government action, network outage, or third-party service failure (Stripe, Cloudflare, Supabase, Anthropic, Google, AssemblyAI, Hive, Inngest, Vercel, Sentry, Resend) โ provided the party promptly notifies the other and uses reasonable efforts to mitigate.
Sole proprietorship note. SINAI Productions is currently operated as an Israeli sole proprietorship. Until the planned conversion to an Israeli corporation (ืืืจื ืืขื) completes, all SINAI obligations under these Terms are obligations of the sole proprietorship as a business undertaking, satisfied from business assets. Personal recourse against Liran Dandekar individually is limited to cases of his personal fraud or willful misconduct, to the extent permitted by Israeli law.
Language. These Terms are issued in English. If we publish translations into Hebrew or any other language as a courtesy, the English version controls in the event of a discrepancy, except where mandatory Israeli consumer law requires the Hebrew version to prevail for Israeli residents.
Questions about these Terms? Email legal@sinaicinema.com.