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Compliance · Updated 2026-07-17

Lawful Personal Media Use: Rights, Platform Rules, and Offline Copies

Technology that can save a file is not the same as a legal right to keep or share that file. VidLinkIt is built for lawful personal, educational, and archival use where you already have permission — not for redistributing copyrighted catalogues.

Start with ownership and permission

You are on solid ground when you download:

  • Videos you filmed and uploaded yourself
  • Media a client or employer explicitly allowed you to archive
  • Content released under a license that permits local copies (for example certain Creative Commons works — check the exact license)
  • Files shared with you on cloud services like TeraBox when you are an intended recipient

You are not automatically allowed to keep a permanent copy of every public video on the internet. Public visibility is not the same as a free license.

Platform terms still apply

YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and X each publish terms of service. Those contracts can restrict automated downloading, scraping, or bulk redistribution even when a page is publicly viewable. VidLinkIt expects users to respect both copyright law and platform rules. If a platform offers an official offline feature, prefer that when it covers your use case.

What we intentionally refuse to support

  • Private, friends-only, or login-gated posts without authorization
  • Paid, rented, or subscription-only catalogues
  • DRM-protected streams and encrypted packages
  • Circumvention tools that defeat technical protection measures

Sharing vs personal archive

Saving a file for yourself (for example a travel reel you posted, or a webinar you were told you may keep) is different from uploading someone else’s film to another site, selling copies, or building a pirate mirror. Commercial redistribution without rights is a common way people get into legal trouble.

Copyright contacts

If you are a rights holder and believe the service is being misused in a way that involves vidlinkit.com, email contact@vidlinkit.com with enough detail for us to investigate. See also our DMCA-oriented terms.

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