Terms of Use

These Terms govern your access to CompressByURL. By using the service, you agree to them. If you do not agree, do not use the service. You must be legally able to enter this agreement; if you use the service for an organisation, you confirm that you can bind that organisation.

CompressByURL currently provides browser-based image compression, conversion, resizing, target-size processing, direct public-image import and single-page website image discovery. Features may change as the product develops.

You keep your rights in images and other material you use with the service. You are responsible for having permission to process, copy, convert and download that material. CompressByURL does not claim ownership of your source images or generated output.

Local files are processed on your device. For a URL request, you give us a limited instruction to retrieve and return the public resource solely to provide the feature, secure it and troubleshoot it. That instruction ends when the operational need ends.

You must not use CompressByURL to:

• access private systems, local networks, cloud metadata or restricted data;
• bypass authentication, paywalls, access controls or technical restrictions;
• scan or fetch resources you are not authorised to access;
• infringe copyright, privacy, publicity or other rights;
• distribute malware or illegal, abusive or harmful material;
• overload, automate against or interfere with the service or another website;
• evade request limits or use the service as a general-purpose proxy.

URL modes are intended for individual public resources and one public webpage at a time. They are not a full-site crawler. We may block destinations, requests or users when reasonably necessary for security, legal compliance or service reliability.

Remote websites control whether their resources can be fetched. A scan may miss lazy-loaded, script-generated, authenticated or technically restricted images. Format support is limited to static JPEG, PNG, WebP and AVIF. Animated formats are not supported.

Compression results vary by image, browser, codec and settings. A smaller file, a particular quality level or an exact target size is not guaranteed. Review output before replacing production assets and keep backups of originals.

We may change, rate-limit, suspend or discontinue features. We do not promise uninterrupted availability or permanent storage; the service is not designed as a storage or backup system.

The CompressByURL name, visual identity, site copy and service software are owned by their respective operator or licensors and are protected by applicable law. These Terms give you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive right to use the service for its intended purpose. They do not transfer our intellectual-property rights.

To the extent permitted by law, the service is provided “as is” and “as available.” We disclaim implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement and uninterrupted or error-free operation. Nothing in these Terms excludes a warranty or consumer right that cannot legally be excluded.

Information on the site is general product guidance, not legal, security or professional advice. You are responsible for deciding whether your use of an image or remote resource is lawful and suitable.

To the extent permitted by law, CompressByURL and its operator will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost data, profits, goodwill or business opportunities arising from the service.

Where liability cannot be excluded, total liability relating to the free service is limited to the greater of the amount you paid to use it in the preceding 12 months or USD 100. These limits do not apply where prohibited by law or to liability that cannot legally be limited.

We may update these Terms. The effective date will change when revised Terms are published. Continued use after an update means you accept the revised Terms to the extent permitted by law.

Before starting a formal dispute, please email privacy@compressbyurl.com so we can try to resolve it. Applicable mandatory consumer protections and conflict-of-law rules remain in effect. If one part of these Terms is unenforceable, the rest remains effective. Failure to enforce a term once is not a waiver.

See the Privacy Policy for information handling and the Cookie Policy for browser storage.