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Terms of Service for winku.de and the Winku programs

Last updated: 14 October 2026

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Contents
  1. 1 Scope
  2. 2 Services and availability
  3. 3 User account
    1. 3a Signing in with accounts from other providers
  4. 4 Use of the programs
  5. 5 User content
  6. 6 Shared files
  7. 7 Updates and usage figures
  8. 8 Third-party services
    1. 8f WatchMod — chat moderation for Twitch
  9. 9 Liability
  10. 10 Changes to these terms
  11. 11 Final provisions

This is a translation for convenience. In case of doubt, the German version applies.

1Scope#

These terms apply to the use of the website winku.de (opens in a new tab), to a user account created there, to the programs offered by Winku (currently Dubster, WinkuStore, CueUp, Luvia) and to the services usable in the browser (currently Vidono, WinkuBot, Nivo, Wovia, WatchMod, Showdown, Wink). The provider is the operator named in the legal notice. Deviating terms of users do not apply.

2Services and availability#

The programs, the user account and the use of the website are free of charge. For individual services, paid access may be offered; price, term and conditions are displayed before purchase. At present no such access can be purchased. In addition, individual services facilitate paid transactions between users; details are set out in the description of the respective service (currently Vidono, see section 8a). There is no entitlement to a particular level of availability, to individual features or to continued operation. Maintenance, changes and discontinuation of individual services are possible at any time; we announce planned work on the website where feasible.

3User account#

Some features require a free account. Details provided must be accurate, credentials must be kept secret and must not be passed on. One account per person. The account can be deleted at any time without giving reasons; we may suspend or delete accounts if these terms or applicable law are breached.

3aSigning in with accounts from other providers#

Instead of an e-mail address and password, you can create and use your user account via an existing account from another provider (currently Twitch, Discord, Google, Microsoft, GitHub, GitLab, Amazon, Spotify, PayPal, Kick, Dropbox, Patreon, Epic Games, Steam, Telegram, Lichess, Roblox, Wikipedia, itch.io (opens in a new tab), X, TikTok and Minecraft (Java and Bedrock); the sign-in page shows which of them are offered). The terms of the respective provider apply in addition, and you are responsible for complying with them.
Signing in via a provider is optional and only replaces the way into the account: it creates the same Winku account with the same rights and obligations as registering with an e-mail address. Which details we receive is described in sections 15a, 15d and 15m of the privacy policy. An account is only created after you have confirmed your e-mail address with a code sent to it and accepted these terms. The details must be true; one account per person is sufficient.
We receive neither your password at the provider nor the right to do anything there on your behalf. Nothing is paid and no contract with PayPal or Amazon is concluded through signing in with them.
You can disconnect connections in your account at any time and add new ones. So that you are not locked out, at least one way to sign in always remains. If a provider suspends or deletes your account there or discontinues its sign-in interface, you can no longer sign in that way; your Winku account is not affected and remains accessible via another option or via "Forgot password" to your e-mail address. There is no entitlement to any particular provider being offered. Winku has no business relationship with the providers and is neither endorsed nor reviewed by them; their names are trademarks of their owners.

4Use of the programs#

The programs may be used free of charge, privately and commercially. The part of the programs written by Winku itself is not open source; in that respect, removing or circumventing security features (such as signature verification), altering the installation files, distributing modified versions and reselling are not permitted. Reverse engineering is permitted only to the extent mandated by law.
The programs contain third-party components under free licences, in particular under the GPL and the LGPL. For these components only the respective licence terms apply; they grant you further rights — including the right to modify and to distribute modified versions. The preceding paragraph does not restrict these rights. Which components these are, which licence they are under and where you can obtain the corresponding source code is set out at winku.de/en/licenses (opens in a new tab).

5User content#

The person posting is solely responsible for uploaded or created content (reviews, profile pictures, shared files). Unlawful, abusive or infringing content must not be posted; in particular, third-party copyright must not be infringed. Reviews and profile pictures are checked before publication. We may remove content without prior notice where a breach exists or is reasonably suspected. By posting, you grant us the simple, revocable right to display the content within the service.

6Shared files#

Files provided via the sharing function are publicly accessible through a link for as long as the link is valid (currently three days). Anyone passing on a link makes the file accessible. No personal data of third parties and no unlawful content may be shared.

7Updates and usage figures#

The programs check for updates automatically and download them; this is part of the service and also serves security. Selected programs transmit usage figures to winku.de (opens in a new tab) (such as counts of operations, error types, version states). This transmission is part of using the software and cannot be switched off. In addition the programs report anonymous figures (version, operating system, success of updates) that cannot be attributed to any person. Details on which data this is and which data is expressly not transmitted are set out in the privacy policy. Personal data of third parties (such as viewer names) is not transmitted.

8Third-party services#

Some programs work together with third-party services (e.g. Spotify, Twitch, YouTube). These require separate accounts and possibly paid subscriptions with those providers. We accept no responsibility for their availability, terms or content; their terms of use must be observed.

8fWatchMod — chat moderation for Twitch#

WatchMod is a bot for moderating Twitch chat, with a dashboard at watchmod.winku.de (opens in a new tab). Use is free of charge. You need a Winku account, a Twitch channel and moderator status for the bot in the channel; Twitch's terms apply in addition, and you are responsible for complying with them yourself (section 8 applies accordingly).
Whoever connects their channel decides on the use in the channel and on the configured rules, texts and actions. They are responsible for ensuring that these comply with Twitch's rules and applicable law, and they inform their viewers about the use insofar as they are obliged to do so. Actions triggered by the bot under these rules or by a person via the dashboard are actions of the channel. Automatic replies and protective measures such as thank-you messages, shoutouts or the raid and spam protection, which temporarily changes chat modes, are likewise actions of the channel; they act according to the channel's settings. Filters decide on the basis of patterns and can be wrong; there is no claim against Winku that every action is correct; otherwise section 9 applies.
Whoever adds people to the team determines their permissions; settings and team remain reserved to the channel owner. The channel owner runs giveaways on their own responsibility; Winku is not the organiser and does not provide prizes. Whoever switches on the public command list makes its content — commands, replies and, if allowed, quotes — available to anyone and is responsible for it.
There is no entitlement to particular features, to their continuation or to a particular level of availability; section 2 applies. WatchMod may be restricted to individual accounts; there is no entitlement to access.

9Liability#

We are liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence, for injury to life, body or health, and under the German Product Liability Act. For simple negligence we are liable only for breach of a material contractual obligation whose fulfilment makes the proper performance of the contract possible in the first place and on whose observance you may regularly rely, and limited to the foreseeable damage typical for this type of contract. As the programs are provided free of charge, the statutory reduction of liability for gifts additionally applies to them. We are liable for loss of data only to the extent that the loss would not have occurred with proper and regular data backups.

10Changes to these terms#

We may change these terms where required for legal or technical reasons or where new features require it. Changes that relate solely to a new service apply to that service once you use it; changes that only extend your rights apply upon publication. We inform account holders of all other material changes in advance by email or at the next sign-in. They apply to your account only once you expressly agree to them; we ask you for this on your next visit to winku.de (opens in a new tab). Silence or mere continued use does not constitute agreement. As long as you have not agreed, you cannot use your account or the services that require an account; publicly accessible pages such as the legal notice, privacy policy, terms and support remain available. You can agree, sign out or delete your account at any time; as use is free of charge, this costs you nothing.

11Final provisions#

German law applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Consumers may additionally rely on mandatory provisions of their country of residence. Should a provision be invalid, the remainder stays in force. We are neither obliged nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.