Terms of Service
Jotary (the “Service”) is a free, no-signup pastebin operated by Vividengine (“we”, “us”, “our”). By accessing or using the Service — through the website, the API, or any other means — you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
1. The Service
Jotary lets anyone create a “jot” (a snippet of text or code) and share it by a short URL. The Service is provided free of charge, for your convenience, on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We may add, change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time, for any reason, without notice or liability.
2. Eligibility
By using the Service you represent that you are at least 13 years old (or the minimum age required to consent in your jurisdiction, if higher) and have the legal capacity to agree to these Terms. You also represent that you are not located in, and are not a national of, any country subject to a U.S. government embargo, and that you are not on any U.S. government restricted-party list.
3. Use at your own discretion and risk
You may use the Service for lawful purposes and in compliance with these Terms. The Service is not a backup, storage, or archival product. Jots may expire, be burned after reading, be removed, or be lost at any time. Do not store anything you cannot afford to lose, and do not rely on the Service for the availability or retention of any content.
Jots are accessible to anyone who has the URL — “unlisted” is not private, and public jots may also appear in embeds, social preview cards, or search results. Password protection is only an access gate, not encryption. Do not submit passwords, credentials, secrets, or sensitive or regulated information (for example health, financial, or government data).
4. Acceptable use
You agree not to use the Service to create, store, share, or link to content, or to take any action, that:
- is unlawful, infringing, or violates the rights of others;
- is malware, phishing, spam, or otherwise abusive or deceptive;
- contains sexual content involving minors, or facilitates exploitation, harassment, or harm to any person;
- discloses others’ private or personal information without authorization;
- attempts to disrupt, overload, probe, or circumvent the Service, its rate limits, or its security; or
- uses automated means in a way that degrades the Service for others.
You are solely responsible for everything you submit to or do with the Service.
5. Our rights over content and access
To the extent permitted by law, we may, at our sole discretion and without notice or liability, remove, disable, tombstone, or refuse any jot, and limit, suspend, rate-limit, revoke API keys for, or permanently block any user, address, or client — for any reason, including suspected abuse or violation of these Terms. We have no obligation to monitor content, and we do not endorse or assume responsibility for any user content. We are not obligated to host, retain, or restore any content. We may preserve, disclose, remove, or report content or data where we reasonably believe it is necessary to comply with law or legal process, enforce these Terms, prevent abuse, or protect the rights, safety, or security of our users, the public, or us.
6. Your content
You retain whatever ownership rights you have in the content you submit. You represent that you have the right to submit it. To operate the Service, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, process, transmit, and display that content as needed to provide and protect the Service. This license ends when the content is deleted from the Service, except to the extent it must persist in backups or logs for a limited time, or where retention is required to enforce these Terms or comply with law. We have no control over, and are not responsible for, any third-party caching, archiving, search-engine indexing, or scraping of content once it has been made available on the Service.
7. Copyright and DMCA
We respect intellectual-property rights and expect you to do the same. If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright, send a notice to our designated agent at abuse@fast.io (Attn: DMCA Agent, 4747 Research Forest Dr., Ste 180-265, The Woodlands, TX 77381-4902) including: (a) your contact information; (b) identification of the copyrighted work; (c) the URL of the allegedly infringing jot; (d) a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized; (e) a statement, under penalty of perjury, that your notice is accurate and you are authorized to act; and (f) your physical or electronic signature. We may remove allegedly infringing content and will, in appropriate circumstances, block or terminate access for repeat infringers.
8. No warranty
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AVAILABILITY, OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ANY CONTENT WILL BE PRESERVED.
9. Limitation of liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, VIVIDENGINE AND ITS OPERATORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA, CONTENT, PROFITS, OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE SERVICE. BECAUSE THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE, OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US$100). Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Vividengine and its affiliates, operators, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of your content, your use of the Service, or your violation of these Terms or of any law or third-party right.
11. Governing law; arbitration; class-action waiver
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, United States, without reference to its conflict-of-laws rules.
Please read this section carefully — it affects how disputes are resolved. Except for the carve-outs below, you and Vividengine agree to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to the Service or these Terms by binding individual arbitration administered by JAMS under its applicable rules; the seat and place of arbitration will be Houston, Harris County, Texas. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Class-action waiver. You and Vividengine agree that each may bring claims against the other only in an individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, or representative proceeding.
30-day opt-out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement within 30 days of first accepting these Terms by emailing legal@fast.io with your name and the email address or contact you use; opting out does not affect the rest of these Terms.
Carve-outs. Either party may instead bring an individual claim in small-claims court, and either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in the state or federal courts located in Harris County, Texas to protect its intellectual property or stop misuse of the Service; you consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in those courts for that purpose.
12. General
If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, it will be limited or removed to the minimum extent necessary and the remaining provisions will remain in full force. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it. These Terms are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service and supersede any prior understandings. You may not assign these Terms; we may assign them, for example in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets. We are not liable for any failure or delay caused by events beyond our reasonable control.
13. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms at any time. Changes take effect when posted on this page, and the “last updated” date will reflect the revision. Your continued use of the Service after a change means you accept the updated Terms.
14. Termination
You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, for any reason, without notice. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including ownership, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and governing law) will survive.
15. Contact
Questions, or want to report abuse? Reach the operator at abuse@fast.io. See also our Privacy Policy.