Terms of Service

In plain English: seQRets encrypts your secrets, splits them into multiple QR-code shares ("Qards"), and lets you distribute them. Everything runs on your device. We have no ability to access, recover, or view your data — ever.

seQRets provides client-side cryptographic tools that encrypt sensitive information (for example, a cryptocurrency seed phrase) on your own device using XChaCha20-Poly1305 authenticated encryption with an Argon2id key-derivation function, and split the result into threshold shares using Shamir's Secret Sharing, rendered as QR codes we call "Qards."

All cryptographic operations occur entirely on your device — in an isolated browser Web Worker on the web app, and in native Rust code on the desktop app. Toothjockey operates no server backend that processes, stores, transmits, or has access to your secrets, passwords, keyfiles, shares, Qards, or any cryptographic material. The core application has no user accounts, no identity verification, and collects no user data. Because we never possess your material, we cannot recover, reset, restore, decrypt, or reconstruct anything for you. If you lose your Qards, password, or keyfile below your chosen recovery threshold, your secret is permanently unrecoverable by anyone, including us.

In plain English: You must be an adult with the legal capacity to enter a contract, and you must use seQRets only where it's legal to do so.

You must be at least the age of majority in your jurisdiction (18 years of age in most jurisdictions) and have the legal capacity to enter into a binding contract to use the Services. By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you meet these requirements, that you are not barred from using the Services under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction, and that you will use the Services only in compliance with these Terms and all applicable laws.

In plain English: seQRets is a software tool, not an advisor. We don't give financial, investment, legal, tax, or estate-planning advice. Talk to a licensed professional for that.

seQRets is a software tool and does not provide financial, investment, legal, tax, estate-planning, or other professional advice. Nothing in the Services — including any documentation, in-app guidance, the "Bob" assistant, blog content, or other materials — constitutes professional advice or a recommendation to take or refrain from any action. You are solely responsible for your decisions regarding the management, inheritance, and disposition of your secrets and assets. For advice specific to your circumstances, consult a qualified, licensed professional in the relevant field.

In plain English: Don't use seQRets to break the law or to attack, abuse, or misrepresent the software.

You agree not to use the Services to, and not to attempt to:

• •violate any applicable law or regulation, or facilitate any unlawful activity, including money laundering, sanctions evasion, or the financing of illegal activity;
• •infringe the intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of any person;
• •interfere with, disrupt, or compromise the integrity or security of the Services or any related systems, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to them;
• •misrepresent your affiliation with Toothjockey or seQRets, or distribute modified versions of the software in a way that implies official endorsement; or
• •use the Services in any manner not permitted by these Terms or by the software's open-source license.

Lawful security research and review of the open-source code in accordance with its license are permitted and encouraged. Responsible disclosure of vulnerabilities is welcomed at security@seqrets.app.

In plain English: If your misuse of seQRets causes a legal problem for us, you agree to cover the resulting costs.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Toothjockey LLC and its members, managers, employees, contributors, maintainers, and affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or in any way connected with (a) your use or misuse of the Services; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your violation of any applicable law or the rights of any third party; or (d) your handling, storage, or distribution of your secrets, shares, or Qards. Toothjockey reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which case you agree to cooperate with our defense of that claim.

In plain English: The source code is open source under AGPLv3 (or any later version). You can read, audit, fork, and modify it — subject to that license. Commercial licensing is available separately.

The seQRets source code is released under the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3 or any later version (AGPL-3.0-or-later). You may use, copy, modify, and distribute the source code in accordance with that license. The full license text is available in the project's GitHub repository. These Terms govern your use of the Services we operate; the AGPL governs your rights in the source code itself. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and the AGPL with respect to the source code, the AGPL controls as to the code.

For commercial licensing inquiries (use in proprietary products, enterprise deployments, or contexts where AGPL obligations are not feasible), contact licensing@seqrets.app.

In plain English: The desktop app and physical accessories are paid products. When the shop launches, purchases will be handled through a third-party payment processor. We'll add specific purchase terms at that time.

Certain products, including the seQRets desktop application and physical accessories, may be offered for purchase. All payment processing is handled by third-party providers; Toothjockey does not directly collect or store your full payment card details. Specific purchase terms — including pricing, refund policy, and delivery terms — will be presented at the point of sale and are incorporated into these Terms by reference.

Intellectual Property

The "seQRets" and "Qard" names, the seQRets logo, and the associated branding are the property of Toothjockey LLC. The source code is licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later as described above. Third-party libraries used in seQRets retain their respective licenses and copyrights. Nothing in these Terms grants you rights to our trademarks or branding beyond what is necessary to use the Services or as permitted by the open-source license.

Termination

Because the core application has no accounts, there is nothing to "terminate" in the traditional sense. You may stop using the Services at any time. We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Services (or any part of them) at any time, with or without notice. Because the software is open source, the cryptographic tools remain available to the community regardless of the status of our hosted Services. The provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination — including Your Responsibilities & Assumption of Risk, Disclaimer of Warranties, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, and Governing Law & Venue — survive.

In plain English: We can update these terms. The app uses a versioned acceptance gate — when we make a material change, you'll be asked to accept the new version before continuing.

We may update these Terms from time to time. The revised version will be posted at this URL with an updated revision date. The seQRets application records your acceptance by version. When we make a material change to these Terms, the application will present the updated Terms through its acceptance gate and require you to accept the new version before continuing to use the application. Your continued use of the Services after the effective date of a change, or your acceptance through the in-app gate, constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree to a revised version, you must stop using the Services. Material changes will also be noted in our GitHub repository.

In plain English: These terms are governed by North Dakota law. Most disputes are resolved by binding arbitration in Cass County, North Dakota, individually rather than as a class action.

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or the Services are governed by the laws of the State of North Dakota, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. Subject to the arbitration provision below, you agree that the exclusive venue for any dispute shall be the state and federal courts located in Cass County, North Dakota, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts. If you access the Services from outside the United States, you are responsible for compliance with your local laws.

Binding arbitration. Except for claims that qualify for small-claims court and claims seeking injunctive relief for infringement or misuse of intellectual property, you and Toothjockey agree to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services through final and binding arbitration, rather than in court. The arbitration will be seated in Cass County, North Dakota, conducted in English, and governed by North Dakota law. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. You and Toothjockey each waive the right to a trial by jury.

Class-action waiver. You and Toothjockey agree that each may bring claims against the other only in your or its individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, consolidated, or representative proceeding. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may not preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. If this class-action waiver is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim — and only that claim — shall be severed and brought in the courts of Cass County, North Dakota.

Severability & Entire Agreement

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, that provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or severed if it cannot be modified, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any terms presented at the point of sale for paid products, constitute the entire agreement between you and Toothjockey LLC regarding the Services and supersede any prior agreements on that subject. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of that provision. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.