terms of service

by creating an account or using dy.ing, you agree to these terms. if you do not agree, do not use the service.

last updated: 2026-08-29 · alpha quality · see also the privacy policy.

the service

dy.ing provides browser-encrypted notes, file transfer, account storage, and direct messages, plus email with separately disclosed plaintext delivery boundaries. it’s offered “as is” and it’s still alpha-quality software: things may change, break, or disappear, and you can hit downtime or lose data. don’t make it the only copy of anything you can’t afford to lose.

your account & keys

• ▸all you need is a username, no email or phone. keeping your credentials and 24-word recovery code safe is on you.
• ▸we do not hold the browser-side key needed to recover your sealed content. we can’t recover your account or data if you lose the required credentials and recovery code.
• ▸you must be of the age of majority in your jurisdiction to use dy.ing.

acceptable use

your use must follow our acceptable use policy. in short, you agree not to use dy.ing to:

• ▸ break the law of any jurisdiction that applies to you, or facilitate serious harm to others
• ▸ attack, overload, probe, or reverse the service’s access controls, or disrupt other users
• ▸ store or transmit content you have no right to, or that is unlawful where you are

child sexual abuse material is met with zero tolerance: we disable it, preserve what the law requires, and report to the appropriate authorities. the acceptable use policy has the full list and our enforcement + reporting process.

we can’t read content on the browser-sealed surfaces, so there’s no way for us to pre-screen it. we may still suspend or remove accounts over abuse signals, security risk, non-payment, or valid legal process, working only from the limited metadata we hold.

escrow (escrow.dy.ing)

the optional monero escrow service is custodial: the platform holds the deposit and signs the payout, and acts as arbiter for disputes. it is not a trustless multisig — use it only if you accept that the operator can move escrowed funds. deal terms stay encrypted and are read only if a party reveals the key to open a dispute.

a platform fee (1% by default, configurable) is deducted from the payout on every settlement — both release to the seller and refund to the buyer. deposit the exact amount: any overpayment is non-refundable and is retained as a platform fee. the fee and net payout for your deal are shown on the deal board before you fund or release.

no warranty & limitation of liability

to the fullest extent permitted by law, dy.ing is provided without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose and uninterrupted or error-free operation. to the fullest extent permitted by law, the operator is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, or for any loss of data — including data made unrecoverable by lost keys or recovery codes. to the extent any liability cannot be excluded, it is limited to what you paid us (if anything) in the three months before the claim arose.

termination

you may stop using dy.ing and delete your account at any time. we may suspend or terminate access as described under acceptable use, or if we discontinue the service. on account deletion, the current workflow removes database records and attempts object-store cleanup; complete cleanup and backup retention remain subject to the limits described in the privacy policy.

intellectual property

the service, its software, and its branding are ours. these terms give you a limited, revocable, non-transferable right to use the service as intended, nothing more. your content stays yours — we claim no ownership of it.

indemnity

you agree to cover us for claims, damages, and costs that arise from your content, your use of the service, or your breach of these terms, the acceptable use policy, or any law.

changes, governing law & the rest

we may update these terms; material changes will be noted by the “last updated” date above, and continued use means you accept them. these terms, together with the acceptable use policy and privacy policy, are the whole agreement between you and us about the service. if any part is unenforceable, the rest still applies, and our not enforcing a term isn’t a waiver of it. we run dy.ing pseudonymously and haven’t tied it to a single jurisdiction yet; until we do, these terms and any dispute are handled to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and the disclaimers and liability limits above apply in full. for questions, use the contact in our security.txt.