Terms of Service

DeleteBin is designed to never collect or store sensitive information. DeleteBin messages cannot be accessed by us because they utilize end-to-end encryption.  Everything submitted to DeleteBin is deleted either after a short time period or after a message has been retrieved.

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of our services, including our websites, APIs, notifications, applications, and browser extensions that link to these Terms (collectively, the “Services”), and any information, text, links, or other materials or arrangements of materials uploaded, downloaded or appearing on the Services (collectively referred to as “Content”). By using the Services you agree to be bound by these Terms.

About our Services

Minimum Age. You must be at least 13 years old to use our Services. The minimum age to use our Services without parental approval may be higher in your home country.

Privacy of user data. DeleteBin does not sell, rent or monetize your personal data or Content in any way.

Please read our Privacy Policy to understand how we safeguard the information you provide when using our Services. For the purpose of operating our Services, you agree to our data practices as described in our Privacy Policy, as well as the transfer of your encrypted information and metadata to the United States and other countries where we have or use facilities, service providers or partners. Examples would be Third Party Providers providing hosting or networking.

Software. In order to enable enhanced functionality or bug fixes, you consent to downloading and installing updates to our Services.

Fees and Taxes. You are responsible for data and mobile carrier fees and taxes associated with the devices on which you use our Services.

Using the Services

Legal and Acceptable Use. In consideration for DeleteBin granting you access to and use of the Services, you agree to use our Services only for legal, authorized, and acceptable purposes. You will not use (or assist others in using) our Services in ways that: (a) violate or infringe the rights of DeleteBin, our users, or others, including privacy, publicity, intellectual property, or other proprietary rights; (b) involve sending illegal or impermissible communications.

Harm to DeleteBin. You must not (or assist others to) access, use, modify, distribute, transfer, or exploit our Services in unauthorized manners, or in ways that harm DeleteBin, our Services, or systems. For example you must not (a) gain or try to gain unauthorized access to our Services or systems; (b) disrupt the integrity or performance of our Services; (c) collect information about our users in any unauthorized manner; (e) sell, rent, or charge for our Services; (f) distribute spam.  In order to avoid harm to DeleteBin or our users while offering the Services, we also reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary to (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (ii) enforce the Terms, including investigation of potential violations hereof, (iii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, (iv) respond to user support requests, or (v) protect the rights, property or safety of DeleteBin, its users and the public. DeleteBin does not disclose personally-identifying information to third parties except in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Responsible Use. By submitting or posting message Content on or through the Services, you acknowledge and agree that 1) we will have no access to the message Content since it is encrypted and 2) that at the time of submitting or posting the message Content you will be the sole possessor of the decryption key and 3) that the decryption key is the only means to view the message Content and 4) that the hyperlink you receive to share the Content ("Link") can be shared only by you with whomever you choose using whatever protocol or medium you choose and 5) that you are solely responsible for how you choose to use and/or share the Link and 6) that you will only share the Link in a manner that allows only intended recipients to access the message Content and 7) that the intended recipients have the rights, consents, permissions, and/or authority to view the message Content. Additionally, you acknowledge and agree that you have read our FAQ which offers helpful advice on how to best use our Services in a manner which protects your privacy.

Your Rights and License

Your Rights. You retain your rights to any Content you submit, post or display on or through the Services. What’s yours is yours — you own your Content.

DeleteBin's Rights. We own all copyrights, trademarks, domains, logos, trade dress, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights associated with our Services. You may not use our copyrights, trademarks, domains, logos, trade dress, patents, and other intellectual property rights unless you have our written permission.

DeleteBin's License to You. DeleteBin grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, and non-transferable license to use our Services in accordance with these Terms.

Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability

Disclaimers. Your access to and use of the Services or any Content are at your own risk. You understand and agree that the Services are provided to you on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. The “DeleteBin Entities” refers to DeleteBin, its parents, affiliates, related companies, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, partners, developers, contributors, and licensors. Without limiting the foregoing, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, THE DELETEBIN ENTITIES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. The DeleteBin Entities make no warranty or representation and disclaim all responsibility and liability for: (i) the completeness, accuracy, availability, timeliness, security or reliability of the Services or any Content; (ii) any harm to your computer system, loss of data, or other harm that results from your access to or use of the Services or any Content; (iii) the deletion of, or the failure to store or to transmit, any Content and other communications maintained by the Services; and (iv) whether the Services will meet your requirements or be available on an uninterrupted, secure, or error-free basis. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained from the DeleteBin Entities or through the Services, will create any warranty or representation not expressly made herein.

Limitation of liability. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DELETEBIN ENTITIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM (i) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES; (ii) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD PARTIES; (iii) ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICES; OR (iv) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE DELETEBIN ENTITIES EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (U.S. $100.00). THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, STATUTE, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE DELETEBIN ENTITIES HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH DAMAGE, AND EVEN IF A REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER OF CERTAIN DAMAGES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY WILL APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE LAWS OF SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, SO SOME OR ALL OF THE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS SET FORTH ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN OUR TERMS, IN SUCH CASES, THE LIABILITY OF THE DELETEBIN PARTIES WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

Availability of Our Services. Our Services may be interrupted, including for maintenance, upgrades, or network or equipment failures. We may discontinue some or all of our Services, including certain features and the support for certain devices and platforms, at any time.

Resolving Disputes and Ending Terms

Resolving disputes. You agree to resolve any Claim you have with us relating to or arising out of our Terms, us, or our Services exclusively in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona or a state court in Maricopa County, Arizona. You also agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating all such disputes. The laws of the State of Arizona govern our Terms, as well as any disputes, whether in court or arbitration, which might arise between DeleteBin and you, without regard to conflict of law provisions.

Ending these Terms. You may end your legal agreement with DeleteBin at any time by discontinuing your use of the Services.  We may cease providing you with the Services at any time for any or no reason. In all such cases, the Terms shall terminate, including, without limitation, your license to use the Services, except that the following sections shall continue to apply: “Your Rights and License,” “Disclaimers,” “Limitation of Liability,” “Resolving disputes,” “Availability of Our Services” and “Ending these Terms,” and “General”.

General

DeleteBin may update the Terms from time to time. When we update our Terms, we will update the “Last Modified” date associated with the updated Terms. Your continued use of our Services confirms your acceptance of our updated Terms and supersedes any prior Terms. You will comply with all applicable export control and trade sanctions laws. Our Terms cover the entire agreement between you and DeleteBin regarding our Services. If you do not agree with our Terms, you should stop using our Services.

If we fail to enforce any of our Terms, that does not mean we waive the right to enforce them. If any provision of the Terms is deemed unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable from our Terms and shall not affect the enforceability of the remaining provisions. Our Services are not intended for distribution to or use in any country where such distribution or use would violate local law or would subject us to any regulations in another country. We reserve the right to limit our Services in any country.

Last Modified: 2021-04-19