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Terms of Service

Effective date: July 11, 2026 · Last updated: July 11, 2026

These terms are intentionally short and written in plain English. By installing or using the Echolate extension or this website, you agree to them.

1. What Echolate is

Echolate is a Chrome extension by Maryna Babenko that translates the audio of a website in real time using Google Cloud APIs, and this accompanying website. Echolate is an independent project and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Google.

2. Provided "as is"

Echolate is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranty of any kind, express or implied — including, without limitation, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, availability, or non-infringement. Features may change, and the extension may stop working if browsers or Google's APIs change.

3. Your Google Cloud account and costs

Echolate operates using a Google Cloud API key that you supply. You are solely responsible for:

  • your Google Cloud account, project, and API key, and for keeping the key secure;
  • all charges billed by Google for API usage generated by your use of Echolate;
  • complying with Google Cloud's terms of service.

We recommend restricting your API key and setting budget alerts, as described in the setup guide. The developer has no access to your account, cannot see your usage, and cannot issue refunds for Google charges.

4. Your responsibilities

You are responsible for using Echolate lawfully, including complying with the terms of service of the websites whose audio you translate and with any applicable copyright and content rules. Echolate only processes audio you choose to play in your own browser and does not store or redistribute it.

5. Machine translation disclaimer

Translations are machine-generated and may be inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading. Do not rely on Echolate where accuracy matters — including, but not limited to, medical, legal, financial, safety, or emergency contexts.

6. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the developer shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, or for any loss of data, revenue, or profits, arising from or related to your use of (or inability to use) Echolate — including charges billed to you by Google and decisions made in reliance on machine translations. To the extent liability cannot be excluded, it is limited to the amount you paid for Echolate (which is zero).

7. Changes to these terms

If these terms change, the new version will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Continuing to use Echolate after a change means you accept the new terms.

8. Contact

Questions or disputes regarding these terms should be directed to echolatecom@gmail.com.