Terms of Use — Blinki

1. Acceptance of Terms

By creating an account or using the Blinki platform ("Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. Description of Service

Blinki provides a multi-tenant platform for creating link-in-bio hub pages, URL shortening, dynamic QR code generation, and audience analytics. Features available to you depend on your subscription plan.

3. Account Registration

You must provide accurate information when creating your account. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the Service, and not to create, host, link to, redirect to, or distribute via the Service, any content that:

Contains malware, phishing pages, deceptive content, fraudulent offers, scams, or any material that could compromise the security or integrity of any system or person;
Violates any applicable law, regulation, sanctions program, or export control (including U.S. OFAC and equivalent regimes);
Infringes on the copyright, trademark, trade secret, publicity, privacy, or other intellectual or proprietary rights of any person;
Sends spam, unsolicited bulk communications, or violates anti-spam laws (CASL, CAN-SPAM, GDPR ePrivacy);
Circumvents, abuses, or attempts to evade plan limits, access controls, rate limits, or security features;
Scrapes, bulk-harvests, mines, or attempts to extract data from the platform other than via documented APIs you are authorized to use;
Interferes with, disrupts, or attempts to gain unauthorized access to the Service, its infrastructure, or other accounts;
Constitutes child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or content that exploits or endangers minors — we report such material to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and equivalent authorities as required by law;
Promotes terrorism, violent extremism, human trafficking, or unlawful firearms, drugs, or controlled substances;
Harasses, threatens, defames, dox(x)es, or incites hatred or violence against any person or group;
Contains sexually explicit material distributed without the depicted person's consent or in violation of applicable adult-content regulations;
Impersonates any person or entity, or misrepresents your affiliation with any person or entity;
Distributes pirated software, cracked media, counterfeit goods, or facilitates unlicensed gambling, unregistered securities, or unregulated financial products.

We may, at our sole discretion and without notice, investigate, refuse, disable, remove, or redirect any link, hub page, QR code, or account that we reasonably believe violates these Terms or otherwise creates risk for us, our users, or third parties. We are under no obligation to monitor user content, but we reserve the right to do so and to cooperate with law enforcement and rights holders.

5. Content Ownership

You retain ownership of all content you create on the platform (hub pages, links, QR codes). By using the Service, you grant us a limited, non-exclusive license to host and serve that content on your behalf. We claim no ownership over your content.

6. Subscription and Billing

Paid plans are billed monthly or annually as selected at checkout. Fees are non-refundable except as required by law. We may change plan pricing with 30 days' notice to existing subscribers. Downgrading your plan may result in feature or data loss consistent with the lower plan's limits.

7. Service Availability

We aim for high availability but do not guarantee uninterrupted access. We may perform maintenance, updates, or emergency fixes that temporarily affect availability. We are not liable for any losses resulting from service downtime.

8. API and Webhooks

API access is provided as-is. We reserve the right to rate-limit, modify, or deprecate API endpoints with reasonable notice. You are responsible for any actions taken via API keys issued to your account.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Blinki, its officers, directors, employees, contractors, and affiliates shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or relating to your use of the Service, including without limitation: (a) loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or business opportunity; (b) any content, conduct, products, services, or websites of any third party — including any destination, page, file, or resource reached through a short link, QR code, hub page, redirect, or other forwarding mechanism created or shared via the Service; (c) any unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data; or (d) any interruption, suspension, or termination of the Service. Our aggregate liability to you for all claims arising from or related to the Service in any 12-month period shall not exceed the greater of (i) the amounts you paid us for the Service in that period, or (ii) USD $100. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain of these limitations; in those jurisdictions our liability is limited to the smallest extent permitted by law.

10. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, accuracy, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free. We make no warranty regarding any third-party website, service, file, or content reachable through any link, redirect, QR code, or hub page created or distributed via the Service, including as to its safety, lawfulness, accuracy, availability, or suitability for any purpose. Your use of any such third-party destination is solely at your own risk.

11. Termination

You may delete your account at any time. We may terminate or suspend your account for violation of these terms. Upon termination, your content will be deleted within 30 days, subject to any legal retention requirements.

12. Changes to Terms

We may update these terms. We will notify registered users by email at least 14 days before material changes take effect. Continued use of the Service after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter are governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. You and Blinki irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to resolve any such dispute, except that we may seek injunctive or equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

15. User Responsibility for Links and Destinations

You are solely responsible for every URL, file, page, redirect destination, embedded resource, and piece of content you place, link to, redirect to, forward, or shorten using the Service ("User Content"). By submitting any User Content, you represent and warrant that: (a) you own it or have all rights, licenses, consents, and permissions necessary to use, distribute, and link to it; (b) it does not violate Section 4 (Acceptable Use), any law, or any third-party right; (c) it will remain accurate, lawful, and non-infringing for as long as it is reachable through the Service; and (d) you will promptly remove or update it if it ceases to comply. You are responsible for monitoring your destinations — domains expire, sites are sold, and content changes. We have no obligation to revisit, re-scan, or re-validate any destination after a link is created.

16. Third-Party Destinations and Forwarded Content

The Service includes URL-shortening, QR-code, link-in-bio, and redirect functionality. When a visitor activates a short link, scans a QR code, or follows a link from a hub page, the visitor is forwarded to a destination chosen and controlled by you or another user — not by Blinki. Blinki acts as a passive technical conduit for that forwarding. We do not author, originate, select, review, endorse, monitor, or control any destination, and we do not guarantee that any destination is safe, current, accurate, lawful, or appropriate.

Without limiting the foregoing, Blinki disclaims all responsibility and liability for: (a) the content, products, services, opinions, or practices of any third-party site reached via a redirect, short link, QR code, or hub-page link; (b) any damage, loss, infection, fraud, identity theft, financial loss, or harm a visitor may suffer as a result of following such a link; (c) the privacy practices or data handling of any third-party destination; and (d) any change in the destination after the link is created (including domain expiration, takeover, or repurposing).

To the extent applicable, we operate as a "service provider," "intermediary," "passive carrier," or "conduit" within the meaning of laws including 47 U.S.C. § 230 (United States), the Digital Millennium Copyright Act safe harbors, sections 4 and 16 of Canada's Copyright Act notice-and-notice regime, and Articles 4–6 of the EU Digital Services Act, and we reserve all defenses, immunities, and limitations available to such providers.

17. Reporting Abuse, DMCA & Trademark Takedown

If you believe content reachable through the Service infringes your copyright or trademark, violates these Terms, or constitutes illegal activity, please submit a written notice to our designated agent at legal@links.app. A valid copyright notice under the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)) must include: (i) your physical or electronic signature; (ii) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed; (iii) identification of the material claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate it (such as the full short link or hub-page URL); (iv) your contact information; (v) a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (vi) a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the rights holder.

We will respond to properly submitted notices within a commercially reasonable time, which may include disabling the affected link, hub page, account, or destination. Submitting a knowingly false, misleading, or bad-faith notice may result in liability for damages under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f) and equivalent laws. We will forward counter-notices in accordance with applicable law and may, at our discretion, restore disputed material absent a court order.

We maintain a policy, in appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, of suspending or terminating the accounts of users who are repeat infringers or who repeatedly create or distribute abusive, fraudulent, or unlawful links.

18. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Blinki and its officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, suppliers, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, proceedings, losses, damages, liabilities, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees on a solicitor-and-own-client basis) arising out of or related to: (a) your User Content or any link, redirect, QR code, hub page, or destination created, distributed, or made accessible through your account; (b) your violation of these Terms or of any law or third-party right (including intellectual property, privacy, publicity, anti-spam, consumer-protection, sanctions, or export-control laws); (c) any harm to a visitor or third party caused by following a link or redirect originating from your account; or (d) your use of the Service in a manner not authorized by these Terms. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which case you will cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.

19. Contact

For legal inquiries, DMCA notices, and abuse reports, contact us at legal@links.app.