Terms of Service

By accessing and using CloakBin ("Service"), you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our Service.

CloakBin is a zero-knowledge encrypted pastebin service. We provide a platform for users to share text and code snippets with end-to-end encryption. Due to our encryption architecture:

• We cannot access or decrypt your pastes
• We cannot recover lost encryption keys or passwords
• We cannot verify the content of encrypted pastes

You agree NOT to use CloakBin for:

• Illegal activities or content prohibited by law
• Sharing malware, viruses, or malicious code
• Harassment, threats, or abusive content
• Copyright infringement or pirated content
• Child sexual abuse material (CSAM)
• Spam, phishing, or scam content
• Personal information of others without consent (doxxing)
• Content that violates third-party rights

While we cannot read encrypted pastes, reported abuse will be investigated and may result in paste removal and account termination.

You are responsible for:

• The content you post to CloakBin
• Safeguarding your encryption keys and passwords
• Sharing paste links only with intended recipients
• Understanding that deleted pastes cannot be recovered
• Complying with all applicable laws in your jurisdiction

Pastes are automatically deleted:

• After the expiration time you selected (1 hour, 24 hours, 7 days, etc.)
• Immediately after viewing if "Burn After Read" was enabled
• After 30-90 days of inactivity for free accounts (no views)

Premium accounts receive guaranteed paste permanence and will not be auto-deleted due to inactivity.

CloakBin is provided "AS IS" without warranties of any kind. We are not liable for:

• Lost or deleted pastes
• Unauthorized access to pastes via shared links
• Service downtime or data loss
• Content posted by users
• Damages resulting from use of our Service

If you believe content violates your copyright or other rights, please submit a takedown request following our DMCA Policy.

We will remove pastes that are reported and verified to violate these terms, even though we cannot view their contents.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms. Repeated abuse reports or illegal activity will result in permanent ban.

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time. We may also update these Terms of Service with reasonable notice.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction where CloakBin operates. Disputes will be resolved through binding arbitration.

Questions about these terms? Contact us at our contact page.