These Terms govern your use of bono.chat (the “Service”), operated by Novaserv OÜ (Estonia, registry code 16738144) (“we”, “us”, “our”). By using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
bono.chat lets two people hold an end-to-end encrypted conversation without creating an account. Messages are encrypted on your devices and relayed through a server that is designed not to read or store their content. The Service is provided free of charge and on an experimental basis.
The Service is under active development and may change, malfunction, lose data in transit, or become unavailable at any time, with or without notice. We do not promise that it will work, that it will be secure, or that any message will be delivered, received, or kept private.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Service is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory — including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, non-infringement, security, uninterrupted operation, or error-free performance. We do not warrant that the Service, or the cryptography it uses, is free of vulnerabilities or cannot be defeated.
We use modern, standard cryptography and aim to protect the content of your conversations. However:
You must not rely on the Service where a failure of confidentiality, integrity, or availability could cause harm, loss, or danger to you or anyone else.
You are solely responsible for your own conduct and for everything you send or receive through the Service. You agree not to use the Service:
Because the Service is end-to-end encrypted, we cannot see, monitor, moderate, or recover the content of conversations. We therefore take no responsibility for any content transmitted by users, and you accept full responsibility for it.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Novaserv OÜ and its directors, employees, and contributors shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, communications, profits, goodwill, or opportunity, arising out of or relating to your use of (or inability to use) the Service — whether based in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or otherwise, and even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
Where liability cannot lawfully be excluded but may be limited, our total aggregate liability for all claims relating to the Service is limited to EUR 0, reflecting that the Service is provided free of charge.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Novaserv OÜ from any claims, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your use of the Service or your breach of these Terms.
We may modify, suspend, limit, or discontinue the Service (in whole or in part) at any time, for any reason, without notice and without liability to you.
The Service runs on third-party hosting and network providers. We are not responsible for the acts, omissions, outages, or data handling of such providers or of any network between you and the Service.
We may update these Terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date shows the latest version. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Estonia, and disputes are subject to the competent courts of Estonia, without prejudice to any mandatory consumer-protection rights you may have where you live.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability or right that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law (including, for consumers in the EU/EEA, mandatory statutory rights). If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in effect.
Questions about these Terms: legal@bono.chat.