Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of these terms

By using MyNout — with an account or without one — you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please do not use the service. They apply to everyone who uses it, however they access it.

2. The service and its operator

MyNout is a web application for writing, organising and sharing notes. It runs in the browser, so there is nothing to install, and its features are free.

You can use it with a free account, or keep a limited number of notes without one (section 3).

The service is operated by Jakub Šaroun, Business ID (IČO): 03858685, place of business Malý Šenov 6, 407 77 Velký Šenov, Czechia. Contact: info [at] mynout [dot] com.

3. Writing without an account

Without an account you can keep up to 10 notes in one browser, trash included. Pictures, files and folders need an account.

Notes written without an account belong to the browser they were written in and to the private links the app gives you. If the browser’s data is cleared and you have not kept the links, we cannot give you access again — we have no way of telling who wrote a note. Anyone who has a link can use it within its permission, so keep private links to yourself.

A note written without an account is deleted 180 days after its owner last opened or edited it, and a note moved to the trash is deleted after 7 days. You can attach your notes to a free account at any time; this rule then stops applying to them.

4. Your account

If you create an account, you are responsible for:

• giving accurate details when you register;
• keeping your sign-in details confidential and not sharing your account with anyone;
• everything that happens under your account;
• telling us without delay at info [at] mynout [dot] com if you suspect that someone else has access to it.

Each e-mail address can have one account, and accounts cannot be transferred. We recommend turning on two-factor authentication.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• use the service for anything unlawful or anything that infringes other people’s rights;
• use notes or share links to spread unlawful content, malware or spam;
• try to gain unauthorised access to the service, its infrastructure, or other people’s accounts and notes;
• create accounts or use the service by automated means, or work around its limits, without our prior written consent;
• use the service in a way that makes it slower or less available for others.

Some of this is enforced automatically to protect the service: sign-ups that look automated can be blocked, and a network address that misuses the sign-in pages can be refused for a while. If we believe these rules have been broken, we may suspend or end access (section “Ending the use of the service”).

6. Your content and sharing

Everything you create — notes, pictures, folders and tags — remains yours. You do not transfer any copyright or other rights in it to us.

You give us only the limited permission we need to run the service: to store, back up, process and display your content to you and to the people you share it with. This permission ends when the content or the account is deleted.

When you share a note or a folder, the people you invite can read it, and edit it if you allow that; anyone who has a public link to a note can read that note. You decide what you share and with whom, and you can stop sharing at any time.

You can take your content with you at any time: any note as Markdown, plain text or PDF, and everything at once in Settings → Your data → Export your data. We back up the service’s data, but we recommend keeping your own copy of anything important.

7. End-to-end encryption

You can choose to encrypt notes end-to-end (Settings → Security → End-to-end encryption). The title and content of an encrypted note are encrypted in your browser with a key that only your passphrase or your recovery code can unlock. We never receive the passphrase, the recovery code or the key in a readable form.

That means we cannot read your encrypted notes, and we cannot recover them. If you lose both your passphrase and your recovery code, your encrypted notes cannot be restored by anyone. By using the feature, you accept that risk.

Encrypted notes cannot be shared and cannot contain pictures. Folders, tags, colours and dates are not encrypted.

8. Problem reports

You can send us a problem report from the app (Report a problem). It contains what you write, a screenshot if you add one, and the technical details the dialog shows you before sending. We use reports only to find and fix problems. A screenshot can show your notes, so include only what is needed to understand the problem.

9. Availability and warranty

We provide the service “as is” and “as available”, without any express or implied warranties. This does not affect your statutory rights as a consumer.

We do not promise uninterrupted availability. Planned and unplanned outages can happen because of maintenance, updates or events beyond our control. We try to keep them short and, where we can, announce them in advance.

10. Limitation of liability

To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special or consequential damage arising from the use of the service or from being unable to use it, including loss of data. Our total liability to you is limited to the amount you have paid us, if any, in the 12 months before the damage occurred.

This limitation does not apply to damage caused intentionally or through gross negligence, to harm to life or health, or wherever the law does not allow liability to be limited.

11. Ending the use of the service

By you: you can delete your account at any time in Settings → Your data → Delete account. Your access ends immediately and all your data is deleted permanently.

By us: we may suspend or end your access if you seriously or repeatedly breach these terms, or if the service is discontinued. Where possible, we will tell you in advance and give you time to export your data.

12. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. We will tell you about material changes in the app or by e-mail at least 14 days before they take effect. If you keep using the service after that, you accept the updated terms; if you do not agree with them, you can delete your account before then.

13. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the law of the Czech Republic. We will always try to settle a dispute by agreement first. If that is not possible, the courts of the Czech Republic have jurisdiction, unless mandatory law gives you another option.

If you are a consumer, you can also turn to the Czech Trade Inspection Authority (www.coi.cz) for out-of-court resolution of a consumer dispute. This does not affect the mandatory consumer protection of the country where you live.

14. Contact

Questions about these terms: info [at] mynout [dot] com.