Last updated: 5 October 2026
This is a courtesy translation. Only the French version is legally binding.
These general terms of use (Terms of Use) govern access to and use of the ThumbLead service, available at https://thumblead.com (the "Service").
1. Publisher and purpose
The Service is published by Enzo Violante, sole trader (the "Publisher"), whose contact details appear in the Legal Notice. ThumbLead is online software intended for YouTube thumbnail designers (freelancers, agencies) and creators: finding and analysing YouTube channels from public data, drawing inspiration from public thumbnails, and creating, testing and getting approval for their thumbnails. Prices and the Pro subscription are governed by the Terms of Sale, which prevail on commercial matters.
2. Acceptance and account
When creating your account, by e-mail and password or with Google, you tick a box that is not pre-ticked to accept the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. If you sign up by e-mail and password, the account and the Pro trial only start once you have confirmed your address through the link we send you. The Service is reserved for professional use by persons of legal age. You provide accurate information and keep your credentials confidential: any action taken from your account is attributed to you. If you forget your password, the "Forgot password?" link on the sign-in page sends you an e-mail with a reset link valid for 1 hour. The Service can be used on a computer only.
3. Features
Search displays channels drawn from publicly available YouTube data: public statistics, opportunity score, links and business e-mail address where the channel displays it publicly. The Service sends no messages to channels. My leads lets you save and track channels. Clients, Orders and Agenda let you manage your client records, your orders (attached files, feedback links where your client leaves comments and voice notes) and your events. The Studio offers tools for your thumbnails (Crash test, In the feed, Colors, Channel audit, Showcase, Feedback), most of which run in your browser. Inspiration presents high-performing public YouTube thumbnails, selected and tagged by an AI (Google Gemini) without any user data. Scores, statistics and tags are indicative and guarantee no result.
4. Plans and quotas
The Free plan is free of charge and every new account starts with a 7-day trial of the Pro plan, with no credit card (one trial per person). Free gives access to the "Trending" wall in Inspiration, the first 3 results of each search (5 searches per day), 5 contacts (My leads and Clients), 3 orders in progress at once, 10 saved thumbnails and the Crash test, In the feed and Colors tools in the Studio. The Pro plan unlocks everything else, with no limit within normal use (caps against abuse apply). Quotas may change under the conditions set out in the Terms of Sale.
5. Feedback
You upload a thumbnail (7 MB maximum) and obtain a private link valid for 7 days, to be sent to your client. Without an account, your client can view it, download it, approve it or correct it (drawings, notes, up to 2 voice messages of 2 minutes each). When the link expires or is deleted, the image, its versions, the drawings, the notes and the voice messages are erased. You warrant that you hold the rights to the thumbnail, share the link only with the persons concerned and inform your client that their responses are kept on our servers for no more than 7 days.
6. Your obligations
You use the Service fairly, in accordance with the law and the terms of third-party services. If you contact a channel, you do so from your own tools and under your own responsibility, in compliance with the GDPR and Article L34-5 of the French Postal and Electronic Communications Code (Code des postes et des communications électroniques): targeted messages, identified sender, possibility to opt out, no mass mailings. It is prohibited to use the Service for unlawful purposes, to upload unlawful content or content that infringes the rights of others, to extract its data on a large scale, to compromise its security, to circumvent quotas or the trial (in particular through multiple accounts) or to resell it.
7. YouTube
ThumbLead uses YouTube API Services. By using the Service, you agree to the YouTube Terms of Service; processing by Google is governed by the Google Privacy Policy. The YouTube thumbnails displayed belong to their rights holders and may not be reused without their consent. We are not liable for decisions by Google or YouTube affecting a feature.
8. Intellectual property
The Service (code, interfaces, databases, trademarks) belongs to the Publisher. You have a personal, non-transferable right of use for the lifetime of your account. You retain your rights to your content and grant us a free licence limited to hosting and displaying it, including to your client via Feedback.
9. Availability
The Service is provided under a best-efforts obligation. It may be interrupted for maintenance and its features may change. Keep your own copies of your important files.
10. Deletion and suspension
You may delete your account at any time from Settings > Privacy > Delete account, after confirmation: the account and all its data are erased immediately and the Stripe subscription is cancelled, with only accounting records being kept as required by law. In the event of a breach, we may suspend or delete your account after a notice that has remained without effect, or immediately in the event of a serious breach, without refund.
11. Liability
We are not liable for your use of the Service or your outreach, for third-party services, for content uploaded to Feedback, or for indirect damage. Except in the case of gross negligence or wilful misconduct and within the limits of the law, our liability is capped at the amounts paid over the last twelve months. Any manifestly unlawful content may be reported to contact@thumblead.com and will be removed (French Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004).
12. Changes
We may amend these Terms of Use. Any significant change is announced to you by e-mail or within the Service before it takes effect; continuing to use the Service constitutes acceptance.
13. Governing law and disputes
These Terms of Use are governed by French law, and only the French version is binding. Any complaint may be sent to contact@thumblead.com for an amicable solution. As the Service is reserved for professionals, consumer mediation does not apply. Failing agreement, the courts having jurisdiction over the Publisher's registered place of business shall have jurisdiction, subject to mandatory rules.