Terms of Service

Agreement to these terms

By creating an account or using OurSecretPhrase, you agree to these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. If you don't agree, please don't use the service.

What OurSecretPhrase is — and isn't

OurSecretPhrase is a tool that helps you verify you're really talking to someone you've previously paired with, using a secret phrase computed independently on both your devices.

OurSecretPhrase is one layer of protection, not a guarantee. For anyone you haven't paired with, it can only confirm they hold a real verified account — not who they actually are in person. It cannot prevent every form of fraud, and depends on you actually checking the phrase or signature and acting on a mismatch. We are not liable for losses resulting from scams, impersonation, or fraud, whether or not OurSecretPhrase was used at the time.

Who can use OurSecretPhrase

You must be at least 16 years old to create an account. By registering, you confirm the information you provide (name, email, phone if given) is accurate.

Your account

You're responsible for keeping your password confidential and for all activity under your account. If you believe your account has been compromised, revoke the affected device from your Account screen immediately and contact us.

Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Use OurSecretPhrase for anything illegal, or to facilitate fraud or impersonation of someone else.
• Attempt to bypass, reverse-engineer, or interfere with the security of the service.
• Use automated systems to create accounts or pairing sessions at scale.
• Resell or sublicense access to OurSecretPhrase without our written permission.

Plans and payment

Basic is free, permanently, for up to 2 connections. Family and Corporate are paid annual plans with more connections, as described on our homepage. These are one-time annual purchases, not auto-renewing subscriptions — nothing is charged again until you choose to renew it yourself from your Account screen. If you're not satisfied, contact us within 14 days of purchase for a full refund.

Intellectual property

OurSecretPhrase's software, design, and branding are our property or licensed to us. Your account data and content (like your profile photo) remain yours — using the service doesn't transfer ownership of it to us.

Disclaimer of warranties

OurSecretPhrase is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, or uninterrupted, error-free availability. OurSecretPhrase is a tool to help you recognize the people you've paired with — it does not guarantee that any call, message, or interaction is genuine, and it cannot detect every form of fraud, impersonation, or social engineering. You remain responsible for your own decisions in every interaction, verified or not.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, OurSecretPhrase and its operator are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, the service — including financial losses from scams, fraud, impersonation, or a failed or missed verification, whether or not we were advised of the possibility of such damages. Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under French law, including liability for gross negligence, willful misconduct, or death or personal injury caused by our negligence.

Termination

You may delete your account at any time (see our account deletion page). We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms.

Governing law

OurSecretPhrase is operated from Paris, France. These terms are governed by French law, and any dispute arising from them or from your use of the service is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the French courts — without prejudice to any mandatory consumer-protection rights you may have under the law of your own country of residence.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. We'll update the date at the top of this page when we do.

Contact us

Questions about these terms: legal@oursecretphrase.com.