Privacy Portal

Terms Of Service

Introduction

Welcome to Privacy Portal (“Company”, “we”, “our”, “us”)!

Our Terms Of Service (“Terms”) establish the rules for using the privacyportal.org website and making use of a Privacy Portal Account (“Account”) and all its related features, including Mail Relay, Sign In With Privacy Portal, and Subscribe Anonymously With Privacy Portal (“Services”).

By using Services, creating an Account, or keeping an Account open (not deleted) you express your consent to adhere to and be bound by the terms specified in these Terms. Your continued use implies your understanding and acceptance of these Terms.

Privacy

Our Privacy Policy governs your use of the Services and explains how we minimize the use of your personal information.

Authorized Users

The Services are intended for access and use only by individuals who are at least thirteen (13) years old. Minors are required to have parental or legal guardian consent to use the Services.

Each individual user bears exclusive responsibility for all actions carried out using the provided Services.

Description of the Services

Company provides software services designed to help our users protect their personal information online. To achieve this, our Services use multiple techniques such as:

  • Requiring the least amount of personal information possible to operate the Services.
  • Using encryption in-transit and at-rest.
  • Offering Virtual Email Addresses (or Privacy Aliases) designed to privately relay emails to and from the user’s personally identifiable email. These Privacy Aliases use shared email domains across all our users for better privacy.
  • Preventing user metadata leaks in email headers by masking personally identifiable information such as the user’s IP address.
  • Providing granular controls to fight spam.
  • Never logging nor storing the contents of emails relayed through our services.
  • Never sharing our users personal information with any third party.
  • Using secure and phishing-proof authentication mechanisms.
  • Operating a privacy focused OpenID Connect provider.

To protect ourselves, our Services, and our users, we proactively reject emails originating from untrusted senders or senders with a bad reputation. We also reject any suspicious emails or emails we believe to be harmful or unsolicited. Using our Services to initiate such emails is strictly prohibited and would be a breach of our Acceptable Use Policy.

Account

Our Services are currently offered as beta software. While the Services are in beta, all subscription plans are provided free of charge with minor functionality restrictions to prevent abuse.

At the end of the beta period, you will have the option to use our payment plans for a monthly cost otherwise your Account will automatically get downgraded to the free plan.

We reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, revoke eligibility to discounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in our sole discretion.

Developer Account

The use of developer-oriented features, including the creation of OAuth Applications or the integration of our APIs in third-party software, subjects you to additional Terms. These Terms also extend to any services listed under the “For Business” section on our website.

Acceptable Use Policy

You may use the Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with Terms. You agree not to use the Services:

  1. In any way that violates any applicable national or international law or regulation.
  2. For the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content or otherwise.
  3. To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any “junk mail”, “chain letter”, “spam”, or any other similar solicitation.
  4. To impersonate or attempt to impersonate Company, a Company employee, another user, or any other person or entity.
  5. In any way that infringes upon the rights of others, or in any way is illegal, threatening, fraudulent, or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent, or harmful purpose or activity.
  6. To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Services, or which, as determined by us, may harm or offend Company or users of the Services or expose them to liability.
  7. To abuse registrations on third-party services using email addresses from one of our domains.

Additionally, you agree not to:

  1. Use the Services in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Services or interfere with any other party’s use of the Services, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Services.
  2. Create multiple free Accounts on the Services for a single user or organization.
  3. Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Services for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Services.
  4. Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Services or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent.
  5. Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Services.
  6. Use fraudulent payment means, such as stolen credit cards, to pay for the Services.
  7. Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful.
  8. Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Services, the server on which the Services are stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Services.
  9. Attack the Services via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
  10. Take any action that may damage or falsify Company rating.
  11. Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Services.

Failure to comply with our Acceptable Use Policy will lead to Account suspension, termination, or legal action.

Additional Terms for Developer Accounts

By using our Services, you agree to adhere to the following conditions in addition to our Acceptable Use Policy:

  1. Compliance with Data Protection Laws: You must use the Services in full compliance with all relevant data protection legislation, including but not limited to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
  2. Linking Anonymized Data: You shall not attempt to correlate anonymized data acquired via our Services with personally identifiable information obtained from sources outside our Services without explicit user consent.
  3. Prohibition on Data Sharing or Sale: You are prohibited from sharing or selling user data sourced from our Services to third parties such as advertising platforms, data brokers, or information resellers.
  4. Data Minimization: You will only request data that is absolutely necessary for the functionality of your application.
  5. Data Retention Limitation: You must not retain any data obtained through our Services for longer than necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, in line with your application’s functionality.
  6. Adherence to Security Practices: You are required to implement and maintain best practices in security to safeguard against token theft, data breaches, or any other forms of cyber attacks.
  7. Use of Tokens: Tokens issued by our Services must not be exploited beyond their designated purpose or after their expiration.

Violation of these Terms may result in immediate revocation of access, legal action, or other measures deemed appropriate.

Error Reporting and Feedback

You may provide us either directly at [email protected] or via third party sites and tools with information and feedback concerning errors, suggestions for improvements, ideas, problems, complaints, and other matters related to our Services (“Feedback”). You acknowledge and agree that: (i) you shall not retain, acquire or assert any intellectual property right or other right, title or interest in or to the Feedback; (ii) Company may have development ideas similar to the Feedback; (iii) Feedback does not contain confidential information or proprietary information from you or any third party; and (iv) Company is not under any obligation of confidentiality with respect to the Feedback. In the event the transfer of the ownership to the Feedback is not possible due to applicable mandatory laws, you grant Company and its affiliates an exclusive, transferable, irrevocable, free-of-charge, sub-licensable, unlimited and perpetual right to use (including copy, modify, create derivative works, publish, distribute and commercialize) Feedback in any manner and for any purpose.

Disclaimer Of Warranty

THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY COMPANY ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THEIR SERVICES, OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT OR MATERIALS INCLUDED THEREIN. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THESE SERVICES, THEIR CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED FROM US IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

NEITHER COMPANY NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH COMPANY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER COMPANY NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH COMPANY REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE SERVICES, THEIR CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT THE SERVICES OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR THAT THE SERVICES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.

COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Limitation Of Liability

EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW, YOU WILL HOLD US AND OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS HARMLESS FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER IT ARISES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND ALL RELATED COSTS AND EXPENSES OF LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION, OR AT TRIAL OR ON APPEAL, IF ANY, WHETHER OR NOT LITIGATION OR ARBITRATION IS INSTITUTED), WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, OR MISUSE BY THIRD PARTY DEVELOPERS, OR ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY CLAIM FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, ARISING FROM THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY VIOLATION BY YOU OF ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAWS, STATUTES, RULES, OR REGULATIONS, EVEN IF COMPANY HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW, IF THERE IS LIABILITY FOUND ON THE PART OF COMPANY, IT WILL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES, AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THERE BE CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE PRIOR LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Termination

We may terminate your Account and this agreement at any time, with or without cause. If we terminate your Account without cause, we will refund any unused portion of your fees.

If you wish to terminate your Account, you may simply delete your Account.

All provisions of Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.

Changes To the Services

Company reserves the right to make modifications to the Services by updating the software or withdrawing or amending certain features. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Services is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Services, or their entirety, to users, including registered users.

Amendments To Terms

We reserve the right to review and amend Terms at any time by posting the amended terms on this site. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically. Your continued use of the Services including non-deletion of your Account following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes.

By continuing to access or use the Services after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new Terms, you should stop using the Services and contact [email protected] for any remaining issues.

Waiver And Severability

No waiver by Company of any term or condition set forth in Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of Company to assert a right or provision under Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

If any provision of Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of Terms will continue in full force and effect.

Acknowledgement

BY USING THE SERVICES OR OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY US, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Terms, please contact us at [email protected].

Last updated: Oct 17, 2024