DarkHorse Media — Terms of Service

Effective Date: June 1, 2026
Version: 1.0.0
Last Reviewed: June 1, 2026

What this is

These Terms govern your use of DarkHorse Media — private media infrastructure for invited members. DarkHorse Media is the tool. You are responsible for your own use of the tool consistent with the law in your jurisdiction.

If you also use other DarkHorse products, see the parent Terms of Service. Where these Terms and the parent Terms conflict, these Terms govern your DarkHorse Media use.

What you should know first

§1 — Definitions

In these Terms:

§2 — What DarkHorse Media Is

DarkHorse Media is private media infrastructure for invited members. We provide:

We do not:

DarkHorse Media is the tool. You are responsible for your own use of the tool consistent with the law in your jurisdiction.

§3 — Eligibility & Invitation

§3.1 — Invitation Required. DarkHorse Media is available by invitation only. We invite family, friends, and people referred by existing Subscribers. Sign-up is not open to the general public.

§3.2 — No Public Promotion. You may not promote, advertise, or publicly link to the Service. Posting an invite link publicly, sharing it on forums, social media, public chat servers, or any other public forum, or otherwise making the Service discoverable to the general public, terminates your subscription immediately without refund.

§3.3 — Age. You must be at least 18 years old to subscribe. For European subscribers, the minimum age is 16, or 13-15 with verified parental consent obtained at signup.

§3.4 — One Person, One Subscription. Subscriptions are personal. Don't create multiple accounts to evade tier limits or billing.

§3.5 — Household Sharing. You may share the Service with members of your household consistent with your tier's simultaneous stream limit. Sharing access with non-household parties is prohibited and terminates the subscription.

§3.6 — Accurate Information. Provide accurate contact information at signup. Keep it updated. We may suspend accounts with invalid contact information.

§3.7 — Your Credentials Are Your Responsibility. Keep your login credentials secure. You're responsible for everything that happens under your account, including unauthorized access caused by your failure to secure credentials.

§4 — Subscription Tiers

§4.1 — Available Tiers.

Tier Monthly Description
Family $9.95 Family use; up to 3 simultaneous streams
Friend $12.95 Friend referrals welcome; up to 3 simultaneous streams
Public $15.95 Friends of friends acceptable; up to 3 simultaneous streams

All tiers receive the same feature set. Tier differences reflect intended audience and contribution toward infrastructure cost, not functional differences.

§4.2 — Pricing. Prices are in USD. Stripe processes payments. Tax may apply based on your location.

§4.3 — Tier Changes. Contact support@darkhorse.codes to change tiers. Tier upgrades take effect at next billing cycle; downgrades take effect at the end of the current billing period.

§5 — Payment, Cancellation, and Chargebacks

§5.1 — Recurring Billing. Your subscription is billed monthly on the anniversary of your signup date. We use Stripe for payment processing. By signing up, you authorize us to charge your payment method on each billing cycle until you cancel.

§5.2 — Cancellation. You can cancel anytime through the Stripe Customer Portal (linked from your welcome email and any billing receipt), or by emailing support@darkhorse.codes. Cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing period. You keep access until then; you are not charged again.

§5.3 — No Refunds. We don't issue refunds for partial periods, unused time, or content you didn't watch. We've kept our pricing low specifically because we don't carry the operational cost of refund processing. Cancel anytime to stop future charges.

§5.4 — Service Credits. If we cause an extended outage (more than 24 hours in a billing period) and you contact us within 30 days, we may issue a service credit at our discretion. Service credits are applied to future billing periods, not refunded in cash.

§5.5 — Chargebacks. Initiating a chargeback for a charge you authorized, instead of using our cancellation or service credit process, is a breach of these Terms. If you initiate a chargeback:

(a) Your account is terminated immediately
(b) You lose any service credits or referral benefits
(c) We may recover the chargeback fee and the original charged amount through collection or legal process
(d) We may report the chargeback to fraud-prevention services that other merchants use

§5.6 — Legitimate Disputes. If you believe a charge was unauthorized or there's a billing error, contact us first at billing@darkhorse.codes. We'll investigate within 5 business days. We honor legitimate disputes. The chargeback rule above applies only to disputes you didn't first raise with us.

§6 — Acceptable Use

You specifically agree not to:

(a) Record, capture, copy, or otherwise reproduce content streamed through the Service
(b) Re-stream, re-broadcast, mirror, or otherwise redistribute content to non-Subscribers
(c) Use the Service to host, share, or facilitate access to your own copies of content
(d) Share or sell access to your account, your invite link, or your DarkHorse credentials
(e) Use the Service to evade geographic restrictions, age verification, or other access controls of third-party rights-holders
(f) Reverse engineer, scrape, or attempt to extract content metadata in bulk
(g) Use the Service in a manner that disrupts the experience of other Subscribers
(h) Submit fraudulent content requests or attempt to acquire content known to be restricted
(i) Operate the Service from a public location (library, internet café) without taking reasonable precautions against unauthorized access
(j) Use the Service for any illegal purpose under the laws of your jurisdiction
(k) Attempt to access portions of the Service you are not authorized to access

Violations result in account termination per §12.

§7 — Content Sources & Third-Party Services

§7.1 — Real-Debrid Infrastructure. Streams accessible through DarkHorse Media are sourced from Real-Debrid, a third-party cache and content service. DarkHorse does not own, license, or distribute the underlying files. Your access depends on Real-Debrid's operational status and our integration with their service.

§7.2 — No Content Warranty. We do not warrant the availability of any specific title, episode, quality, or codec. Content may become unavailable at any time without notice. We do not promise to acquire any specific content.

§7.3 — Other Third-Party Providers. Stripe handles payments, Cloudflare handles DNS and edge routing, Google Workspace handles email. Where you interact with them directly (e.g., Stripe Checkout, password resets), their terms apply to that interaction.

§7.4 — Service Continuity. If a Third-Party Provider becomes unavailable or changes terms in a way that affects the Service, we may substitute equivalent services. Material substitutions get notification per §13.

§7.5 — No Liability for Third Parties. We are not liable for: (a) errors or losses caused by Third-Party Provider failures; (b) Third-Party Provider privacy or security practices; (c) decisions by Third-Party Providers to remove, restrict, or modify content or features.

§8 — Content & Intellectual Property

§8.1 — Our IP. The Service itself — its code, configuration, design, documentation, branding, and trademarks — is ours. You don't get a license to copy, reverse-engineer, redistribute, or republish our materials except as needed to use the Service normally as a Subscriber.

§8.2 — No License to Content. Your Subscription is for access to the Service infrastructure. We do not license, sell, or grant any rights in the underlying audiovisual works accessible through the Service. Those rights belong to the rights-holders.

§8.3 — No Pre-Screening. We do not pre-screen, verify, or guarantee the legal status of any specific content accessible through the Service. We respond to valid DMCA notices per the DMCA Policy.

§9 — Privacy

Your personal information is handled per our Privacy Policy. Material terms summarized:

§10 — DMCA Policy

DarkHorse responds to valid DMCA takedown notices in accordance with 17 U.S.C. § 512.

Full procedure: see DMCA Policy.

Subscribers receiving multiple valid DMCA notices may have their accounts terminated per §12.7.

§11 — No Warranty & Limitation of Liability

§11.1 — No Warranty. The Service is provided "as is" and "as available." We don't promise it will be uninterrupted, error-free, or meet any specific need you have. We disclaim all implied warranties — including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement — to the maximum extent allowed by law.

§11.2 — Liability Cap. Our total liability to you, for all claims combined, in any 12-month period, is limited to the greater of:

(a) the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim arose, or
(b) $100 USD.

§11.3 — Excluded Damages. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages — including lost profits, lost data, business interruption, or loss of goodwill — even if we were warned they were possible.

§11.4 — Content Liability Carve-In. To the maximum extent allowed by law, we have no liability for: (a) the legal status of any specific content accessible through the Service; (b) decisions by Third-Party Providers (including but not limited to Real-Debrid) to remove, restrict, or alter content; (c) outages caused by Third-Party Providers; (d) content takedowns required by law or by valid DMCA notices.

§11.5 — Exceptions. Some jurisdictions don't allow some of these limits. To the extent your jurisdiction doesn't allow exclusion of certain warranties or liability, our liability is limited to the minimum the law allows.

§11.6 — Basis of the Bargain. You understand and agree that this limitation of liability is a fundamental basis of our agreement — we couldn't offer the Service at this price without it.

§12 — Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless DarkHorse, its operator, employees, contractors, and affiliates from any claim, demand, loss, or expense (including reasonable attorney fees) arising from:

(a) Your use of the Service
(b) Your violation of these Terms
(c) Your violation of any law or third-party right — including intellectual property, privacy, or contractual rights
(d) Your sharing of access credentials with parties not authorized under these Terms
(e) Your redistribution, recording, or copying of content streamed through the Service
(f) Content you request through the Service that triggers a third-party claim against us

We will notify you in writing if we're seeking indemnification, and we'll let you control the defense of the claim as long as: (i) you use qualified counsel acceptable to us, (ii) you don't settle in a way that admits fault on our part without our consent, and (iii) we can participate at our own expense.

§13 — Termination

§13.1 — You Can Cancel Anytime. See §5.2 for the cancellation procedure. Cancellation by you ends future billing but does not require us to refund the current period.

§13.2 — We Can Terminate. We reserve the right to terminate or suspend any account at any time, with or without notice, for any reason — including:

(a) Violation of these Terms
(b) Activity that creates legal risk for us or other Subscribers
(c) Non-payment or chargeback
(d) Sharing of credentials beyond your authorized device limit
(e) Conduct we determine, in good faith, to be abusive of staff or the Service
(f) Any indication of fraud, identity misrepresentation, or evasion of prior termination
(g) Three or more valid DMCA notices tied to your account (see §13.7)
(h) Public promotion of the Service (see §3.2)
(i) Discontinuation of the Service generally

§13.3 — What Happens at Termination.

§13.4 — Pro-Rated Refund (Termination Without Cause). If we terminate without cause under (i) only — service discontinuation — we pro-rate the unused portion of your current billing period and refund it within 14 days.

§13.5 — No Pro-Rated Refund (Termination For Cause). No refund for terminations under (a) through (h). Your breach caused the termination.

§13.6 — Survival. The following provisions survive any termination: §8 (IP), §11 (Liability), §12 (Indemnification), this §13, §14 (Disputes), §15 (Governing Law), and any payment obligations owed at the time of termination.

§13.7 — Repeat Infringer Policy. After three (3) valid DMCA notices for content accessed through your account, your subscription is terminated. "Valid notice" means a notice complying with all elements of 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)(A). See the DMCA Policy for the full procedure.

§14 — Disputes & Arbitration

§14.1 — Informal Resolution First. Before either of us files anything, we both agree to try to resolve the dispute informally. Email support@darkhorse.codes (for service issues) or billing@darkhorse.codes (for billing issues). We have 60 days from the date of the email to work it out together.

§14.2 — Binding Arbitration. If we can't resolve it in 60 days, the dispute goes to binding arbitration. Not court. The American Arbitration Association (AAA) Consumer Arbitration Rules apply. The arbitration takes place in Toledo, Ohio, or by video conference if you prefer. We split the AAA filing fee; we cover any portion of the arbitrator's fee that exceeds what you would have paid in small claims court.

§14.3 — Class Action Waiver. You and we both waive any right to bring claims as part of a class action, collective action, or representative action. Each dispute is between you and us alone.

§14.4 — Carve-outs. This section does not apply to:

§14.5 — Opt-Out Right. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement within 30 days of first accepting these Terms by emailing optout@darkhorse.codes with your name, email, and a statement that you opt out. If you opt out, court rules apply, but everything else in these Terms still applies.

§14.6 — Severability. If any part of this Section is found unenforceable, the rest still stands. If the class action waiver is found unenforceable, this entire Section is void and disputes go to court.

§15 — Governing Law & Venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. For any dispute not subject to arbitration under §14, the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Lucas County, Ohio.

Subscribers from outside Ohio accept Ohio jurisdiction by using the Service.

§16 — Updates to These Terms

We can update these Terms. When we do:

§17 — Miscellaneous

§17.1 — Entire Agreement. These Terms plus the documents they reference (Privacy Policy, DMCA Policy, parent Terms of Service) are the entire agreement between you and DarkHorse about DarkHorse Media.

§17.2 — Severability. If a court finds part of these Terms unenforceable, the rest still apply.

§17.3 — No Waiver. If we don't enforce a provision once, that doesn't mean we waive it generally.

§17.4 — Notices. We notify you at the email on your account. You notify us at legal@darkhorse.codes.

§17.5 — Assignment. You can't assign your rights under these Terms. We can assign our rights (for example, in a corporate restructuring) without your consent.

§17.6 — No Third-Party Beneficiaries. These Terms don't create rights for anyone except you and us.

§17.7 — Headings. Section headings are for convenience only and don't change the meaning of the sections.

§18 — Contact

Purpose Email
General support support@darkhorse.codes
Billing questions billing@darkhorse.codes
Privacy requests privacy@darkhorse.codes
Legal inquiries legal@darkhorse.codes
DMCA notices dmca@darkhorse.codes
Arbitration opt-out optout@darkhorse.codes

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