# Disclaimer

iplayer-arr is an unofficial tool. This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the British Broadcasting Corporation. iPlayer is a trademark of the BBC.

## TV Licence

UK users of iplayer-arr are required by law to hold a valid TV Licence to watch or download BBC iPlayer content. iplayer-arr does not verify TV Licence status and assumes you are compliant with UK law. If you do not hold a valid TV Licence, do not use this tool to access BBC content.

See https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk for details on the TV Licence and what it covers.

## Geographic restriction

BBC iPlayer is geo-locked to the United Kingdom. iplayer-arr is intended for users physically located in the UK who have legitimate access to BBC iPlayer. Users outside the UK should not use this tool to access BBC content.

## Personal use only

iplayer-arr is intended for personal time-shifting use only. You are not granted any right to redistribute, share, or republish content downloaded with this tool. Do not upload BBC content to file-sharing networks, BitTorrent, public mirrors, or any other distribution channel.

## No warranty

This software is provided as-is, with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. The authors accept no liability for any consequence of using this tool. See the GPL-3.0 LICENSE file for the full warranty disclaimer (Sections 15 and 16).

## Security and abuse reporting

If you are a rights holder, security researcher, or other party who needs to report a concern about this project, please use GitHub's Private Vulnerability Reporting feature:

https://github.com/Will-Luck/iplayer-arr/security/advisories/new

This is the preferred channel for legal queries, takedown requests, and security vulnerability reports. We will respond promptly.