Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of terms

By accessing or using NSS Background Remover (“the Service”) at bgremover.novusstreamsolutions.com, you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, do not use the Service. These terms apply to all users of the Service.

2. Description of service

NSS Background Remover is a free, browser-based platform for removing backgrounds from images (with AI), a full image editor for refining those cut-outs, an AI image upscaler, a video editor, and a suite of client-side image and video utilities. All AI processing occurs locally in your browser — no files are uploaded to any server. The Service is provided by Novus Stream Solutions (“we,” “us”), Ontario, Canada.

The Service is supported by advertising revenue through PropellerAds / Monetag, our advertising partner. To keep the tools free, these ad scripts load site-wide on the marketing and content pages (they never run on the editor or processing pages). Ad formats include a Popunder or Interstitial that may open an advertiser’s page in a new tab or window, an in-page push notification, and sponsored Direct Links. Your cookie preference records a personalized-ads choice we pass to our partner where supported. We do not charge for use of the Service and do not intend to.

2a. Service availability

We strive to maintain high availability but do not guarantee uninterrupted access to the Service. The Service is provided on a best-effort basis with no uptime SLA or availability guarantee. We may suspend the Service or any part thereof for maintenance, security, or any other reason without notice.

AI model weights are hosted on Hugging Face CDN. Availability of model downloads depends on third-party infrastructure outside our control. If a model cannot be downloaded, the relevant tool will display an error. We are not responsible for downtime or degraded performance of third-party services.

We reserve the right to discontinue, modify, or retire any feature or tool at any time. We will endeavour to provide advance notice of major changes at /changelog.

2b. AI output liability

AI background removal, upscaling, and all other AI-powered features on this Service produce probabilistic results. Output may contain errors, artefacts, omissions, or unintended modifications. Specifically:

• Background removal may incorrectly remove foreground subject pixels or retain background pixels
• Upscaled images are enhanced estimates, not ground-truth high-resolution captures
• Video processing results may differ from the original in colour, timing, or quality
• Generative tools (text-to-image, inpaint, style transfer) and analysis tools (captioning, tagging, OCR) produce synthetic or estimated output that may be inaccurate, biased, or unintentionally similar to existing works

You are solely responsible for reviewing all AI-processed and AI-generated output before use, and for ensuring that any content you create with the generative tools does not infringe third-party rights or violate applicable law. We make no warranty that AI output is suitable for any particular purpose, including commercial use, publication, or legal/compliance review. Do not rely on AI output without independent verification.

2c. Bring-your-own AI models (BYO ONNX)

The Pro tier lets you supply your own model URL (“bring-your-own ONNX”). If you do, your browser downloads and runs that model directly from the host you specify — we do not host, vet, proxy, or have any access to it.

• You are solely responsible for the licence, legality, safety, and suitability of any model you load
• You must have the right to use the model under its licence terms for your intended purpose
• We disclaim all liability for output, errors, or harm arising from a model you supply
• A bring-your-own model runs entirely on your device under the same client-side architecture — your files still never reach our servers

3. Acceptable use

You agree not to use the Service to:

• Process images of minors in a manner that is inappropriate, exploitative, or illegal
• Create or distribute non-consensual intimate imagery
• Generate, with the AI generative tools, content that is illegal, deceptive (e.g. impersonation or misleading deepfakes), infringing, or designed to deceive or harm others
• Load a bring-your-own model you are not licensed to use, or one designed to produce unlawful content
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, decompile, or extract the AI models beyond what is permitted by their respective licenses (RMBG-1.4: RAIL License; RMBG-2.0: BRIAAI License)
• Use automated scripts to scrape, stress-test, or abuse the Service
• Circumvent any security measures
• Use the Service in any manner that violates applicable law

We reserve the right to block access for violations of this section.

4. Intellectual property

Your content: You retain all rights to the images and videos you process using the Service. By using the Service, you do not grant us any license to your files. As described in the Privacy Policy, your files never reach our servers.

Our content: The Service interface, written content, and code are owned by Novus Stream Solutions unless otherwise noted. The AI models used (RMBG-1.4, RMBG-2.0, and BiRefNet) are open-source and subject to their respective licenses.

Output: You own any files you export from the Service. We make no claim to your processed images or videos.

5. Disclaimer of warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that any AI processing will produce any particular result. AI models may produce imperfect output. You are responsible for reviewing all exports before use.

6. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NOVUS STREAM SOLUTIONS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE.

Our total liability to you for any claim arising from these Terms or the Service shall not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid us in the twelve months preceding the claim, or (b) CAD $10.00.

6a. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Novus Stream Solutions and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your use of the Service; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your violation of any third-party right, including intellectual property rights; or (d) any content you process using the Service that infringes, misappropriates, or violates any law or the rights of any third party.

We reserve the right to assume exclusive control of any matter subject to indemnification by you. You agree to cooperate fully with our defence of any such claim.

6b. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including (without limitation) violation of these Terms. Upon termination: (a) all rights granted to you under these Terms immediately cease; (b) you must stop using the Service.

Because the Service stores no account or user data on our servers, “termination” for most purposes means blocking your access at the network level. Any locally stored data (IndexedDB, model cache) remains in your browser and may be cleared by you at any time via browser settings.

You may stop using the Service at any time. Sections 4, 5, 6, 6a, 8, and 9 survive termination.

7. Third-party content

The Service may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or terms of any third party. Links do not constitute endorsement.

8. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict of law principles. You irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Ontario, Canada for any dispute arising from these Terms.

9. Changes to terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Material changes will be announced on the homepage. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

10. Contact

Legal notices: bgremover@novusstreamsolutions.com
General: bgremover@novusstreamsolutions.com