Terms of Service

01 Who we are

MABA (ಮಾಭಾ, from ಮಾತೃಭಾಷೆ — "mother tongue") is operated by CK Studio, a sole proprietorship registered in India, based in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

In these Terms, "MABA", "we", "us", and "our" all mean CK Studio. "You" means the person or organisation using the Service. "The Service" means the MABA website, web app, and any related tools we run.

02 What MABA does

MABA is a web application by CK Studio that (a) dubs videos into Indian languages using AI voice cloning and translation, and (b) offers a free tool for downloading public videos. WhatsApp is used only to verify your number with one-time codes, send transactional notifications (like wallet top-up confirmations), and provide support. MABA has no API product and no subscription plans.

SRT subtitles are provided with each dub, alongside the MP4 video and a separate audio track. The Service is AI-assisted. Output quality depends on the input audio, speaker accent, background noise, and the languages involved. We make no guarantee of broadcast-grade perfection.

03 Eligibility & account

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account. If you're between 13 and 18, you may use the Service only with a parent or guardian's consent and under their account. Under-13s may not use MABA.

When you sign up, you agree to give us accurate information (email, phone if applicable) and to keep your login credentials secure. You're responsible for anything that happens under your account — including if someone else uses it because you shared a password.

One person, one account. Creating multiple accounts to game free-tier limits is a violation of these Terms and may result in suspension.

04 Acceptable use

Don't use MABA for any of the following. This list is not exhaustive — use your judgement.

• Content that isn't yours. Don't upload videos or audio you don't own or don't have explicit permission to use.
• Non-consensual voice cloning. You may only clone voices with the speaker's documented consent. That includes public figures, celebrities, journalists, and politicians. Family members count. "I found it on YouTube" does not.
• Deepfakes that defame or deceive. No putting words into anyone's mouth to harm them, mislead voters, spread disinformation, impersonate officials, or damage reputations.
• Sexual content involving minors — zero tolerance. Non-consensual intimate content of adults — zero tolerance.
• Hate speech & harassment. Content targeting people based on caste, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, or ethnicity. Harassment campaigns. Doxxing.
• Illegal content under Indian law — including content that violates the IT Act, 2000 and Rules, 2021; the IPC; the DPDP Act, 2023; or any applicable state law.
• Fraud, scams, phishing, or anything designed to trick people out of money or information.
• Malware, reverse engineering, scraping. Don't probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any part of the Service. Don't scrape our pages. Don't disassemble our apps.
• Rate limit abuse. Don't try to exceed your free-tier or fair-use limits through automation, workarounds, or multiple accounts.

We may remove content and suspend accounts for any of the above, usually without warning for the serious ones.

05 Your content & our licence

You own your content. The video you upload, the audio it contains, the transcript we produce, the dub we generate — all of that belongs to you. We don't claim ownership.

What we do claim is a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide licence to process, store, and transmit your content only as needed to provide the Service to you. That means we can:

• Store your uploaded video temporarily while we dub it.
• Send audio to our speech-to-text, translation, and text-to-speech providers.
• Store the output so you can download or re-download it.
• Create a voice clone from the speaker to produce your dub, then delete it once the job finishes — every job, success or failure.

We don't use your content to train our own models without your explicit opt-in. We don't sell it. We don't share it publicly. Retention periods are in our Privacy Policy.

You warrant that you have all necessary rights, licences, and consents for the content you upload, including rights to any music, third-party clips, and speaker voices.

06 Voice cloning consent

Consent means an email, a signed release, a WhatsApp message, or any verifiable record where the speaker says: "Yes, you may clone and dub my voice using AI for [this purpose]." Implied consent is not consent.

Whatever voice we clone is used only for that one dub and is deleted as soon as the job finishes — every job, whether it succeeds or fails. We do not keep a reusable copy of anyone's voice.

We may remove dubs and suspend accounts if we receive a credible complaint from a speaker whose voice was used without consent. We may also report the incident to law enforcement if the use appears to violate Indian law.

07 Plans & payment

Free tier

2 free dubs per calendar month (no account needed), plus 3 bonus dubs granted once when you create an account. Free dubs run up to 60 seconds and carry a MABA watermark. The monthly allowance resets on the 1st (IST) and is per person, keyed to your verified WhatsApp number.

Wallet

You top up a prepaid wallet via UPI to ckstudio@barodampay. Top-ups are verified manually and credited usually within 30 minutes during business hours; you receive a WhatsApp confirmation. Wallet credits never expire and are not transferable between accounts.

Per-dub pricing

Paid dubs are priced per started minute of source video: ₹49 for the first minute plus ₹30 for each additional minute, up to 30 minutes per video, plus ₹49 for each additional voice you choose to clone (see /pricing). You are billed only for voices we actually clone: if your video has fewer distinct speakers than you selected, the difference is deducted before your wallet is charged. The exact price is shown before you confirm. Your wallet is charged only when the dub completes successfully; if a dub fails, nothing is charged and any held amount is restored automatically. You are never charged more than the price you confirmed.

Taxes

Prices are in INR. GST-compliant invoicing is coming; prices shown are what you pay.

Future payment methods

When card/netbanking payments (e.g. via Razorpay) go live, these terms will be updated before they take effect.

08 Watermarks

Every dub carries a small MABA watermark by default — free and paid alike. You can remove it and get a clean, watermark-free video in two ways (a verified WhatsApp number is required to hold or spend credits):

• Clean-video credits. ₹49 buys 3 credits, paid from your wallet. One credit removes the watermark from one dub, free or paid. A credit is spent only when a clean dub completes successfully; a failed dub spends no credit. Credits do not expire.
• Watermark-free window. Once your lifetime wallet top-ups reach ₹1,999, watermark removal is included on every dub — free or paid — for 6 months from that point. Further top-ups extend the window.

09 Usage limits

Free tier: 2 dubs/month + one-time 3-dub bonus, 60-second cap. Paid dubs: up to 30 minutes per video. We may apply fair-use limits to protect the service; we'll always tell you if you hit one.

10 Developer API

We may offer a developer API in future under separate terms.

11 Our IP & yours

The MABA name, the ಮಾಭಾ logo, the tagline "The warmth of a familiar voice", the website design, the source code, and the trained models are all the intellectual property of CK Studio. You don't get any rights to them beyond the right to use the Service.

You keep all rights to the content you upload and to the dubs we produce for you. Once generated from a paid dub or your free-tier quota, the output is yours to publish, monetise, broadcast, remix — whatever you want, within the law.

12 Third-party services

MABA is built on top of several specialised providers — for speech-to-text, translation, voice cloning, payments, hosting, and messaging. Your use of the Service is also subject to those providers' terms, indirectly, where applicable.

The current list of providers, what they do, and what data they receive is in our Privacy Policy (§5). We may change providers from time to time with reasonable notice.

We're not responsible for outages or issues caused by third-party providers, though we'll work to route around them where possible.

13 Service availability

We aim for high availability but don't offer a formal uptime SLA.

We may schedule maintenance windows (usually on Sunday nights IST) and we'll announce them in advance where possible. We may also take the Service down without notice to address security issues or abuse.

14 Suspension & termination

By you

You can stop using MABA at any time. You can delete your account and data entirely by emailing hello@heymaba.com — we'll delete your data per the retention schedule in the Privacy Policy.

By us

We may suspend or terminate your account if you:

• Violate §4 (Acceptable use) or §6 (Voice cloning consent).
• Don't pay your bill after reasonable notice.
• Use the Service in a way that creates legal risk for us or our other users.
• Attempt to access the Service by unauthorised means.

For serious violations (CSAM, non-consensual intimate content, fraud), suspension is immediate and permanent, and we may report you to law enforcement. For lesser violations, we'll usually notify you and give you a chance to fix the issue.

On termination, your right to use the Service ends. Your content is deleted per the retention schedule. Fees already paid are non-refundable except as provided in the Refund Policy.

15 Disclaimers

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available". To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, whether express or implied — including fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, non-infringement, accuracy, and uninterrupted availability.

AI output is imperfect. Don't use MABA dubs for anything where getting it exactly right matters without human review — medical instructions, legal notices, financial advice, emergency communications, election materials, or official government content. We are not responsible for the consequences of publishing un-reviewed AI output.

16 Liability limits

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total aggregate liability to you for any claims arising out of or relating to the Service is capped at the greater of:

1. the total fees you paid to us in the 12 months immediately before the event giving rise to the claim; or
2. ₹10,000 (ten thousand Indian Rupees).

We are not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages, including lost profits, lost revenue, lost data, lost goodwill, or damage to reputation — even if we were told such damages were possible.

Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law (e.g., liability for gross negligence, fraud, or wilful misconduct).

17 Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CK Studio, its owner, employees, and contractors from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or connected to:

• Your use of the Service in breach of these Terms.
• Content you upload, including claims of copyright infringement, defamation, or violation of publicity rights.
• Voice cloning without proper consent.
• Your violation of any law or third-party right.

18 Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we'll update the "Last updated" date at the top and, for material changes, notify you by email and in-app at least 14 days before the change takes effect.

Continuing to use MABA after the effective date means you accept the updated Terms. If you don't accept them, stop using the Service and cancel your account before the date.

19 Governing law & disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Courts in Bengaluru, Karnataka have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or the Service.

Try to resolve with us first

Before going to court, please write to our grievance officer (see §20). Most things can be fixed over email. We'll respond within 15 business days.

If we can't agree

If we can't resolve it, either side may take the dispute to arbitration in Bengaluru under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, by a sole arbitrator mutually agreed upon. Language: English. Seat: Bengaluru.

20 Grievance officer & contact

As required by Indian law, here's our grievance officer and how to reach us.

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and Refund Policy, form the complete agreement between you and CK Studio regarding the MABA Service. They supersede any prior agreements, verbal understandings, or aspirational WhatsApp replies.