OneTimeRead

Last updated: August 11, 2025

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the OneTimeRead blog and website, including the one-time note feature and any content, pages, tools, and services we make available (collectively, the “Service”). By using the Service, you agree to these Terms.

1) Who we are

OneTimeRead offers a simple way to share sensitive notes that self-destruct after being read once, and publishes articles about security and privacy on its blog.

• Website: https://onetimeread.com/
• Contact: contact@onetimeread.com

2) Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Service, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your jurisdiction and have the authority to enter into these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

3) Changes to the Service or to these Terms

We may update or change the Service at any time, and we may update these Terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date reflects the latest version. Continued use after changes means you accept the updated Terms.

4) Blog content — information only

Posts on our blog are for informational purposes only. They do not constitute legal, security, or professional advice. Always evaluate what is appropriate for your own situation and consult a qualified professional if needed.

5) One-time notes — your responsibility

• Notes are encrypted in your browser before being sent to our server. We do not store plaintext or the encryption key.
• The link fragment (e.g., #k=…) contains the key. Anyone with the full link including the key can read the note once. Share carefully.
• Notes are destroyed after first successful retrieval or expiration (as applicable) and cannot be recovered.
• You are responsible for the content you submit and for complying with applicable laws.

6) Acceptable use

You agree not to, and not to allow others to:

• Use the Service for illegal, harmful, infringing, or abusive purposes (including malware, phishing, harassment, doxxing, or sharing others’ personal data without consent).
• Interfere with or disrupt the Service, attempt to bypass security, rate limits, or access controls.
• Scrape, crawl, or harvest data except as permitted by robots.txt or with our prior written consent.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive source code, except to the extent such restrictions are prohibited by law.
• Impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.

7) Accounts, comments, and submissions

The Service may allow comments or submissions. You are responsible for your content. We may moderate, remove, or disable content at our discretion, including for violations of these Terms or applicable law. By posting content, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, display, and distribute it for operating and promoting the Service.

8) Intellectual property

The Service and its contents (excluding user submissions) are owned by or licensed to us and are protected by intellectual property laws. You may not use our trademarks, logos, or branding without prior written permission. You retain ownership of your submissions, subject to the license above.

9) Third-party links, tools, and ads

The Service may link to third-party sites, tools, or display advertising. We are not responsible for those sites or their practices. Your use of third-party services is at your own risk and subject to their terms and policies.

10) Privacy

Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains what we collect and how we use and share information.

11) Disclaimer of warranties

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.

12) Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, OneTimeRead and its owners, employees, and affiliates shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of data, profits, revenue, or business, arising out of or related to your use of the Service, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Our aggregate liability for any claim shall not exceed the amount you paid (if any) to use the Service in the 12 months before the claim arose.

13) Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless OneTimeRead and its owners, employees, and affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to your use of the Service, your content, or your violation of these Terms or applicable law.

14) Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service (in whole or part) at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including if we believe you have violated these Terms. Upon termination, any rights granted to you under these Terms end immediately.

15) Governing law and venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of [insert your jurisdiction], without regard to its conflict of law principles. You agree to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts located in [insert city/state or country] to resolve any dispute arising from these Terms or the Service. If you are a consumer and mandatory local laws provide otherwise, those protections are not affected.

16) Severability; waiver

If any part of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later.

17) Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email: contact@onetimeread.com