Terms & Conditions

2.1 Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction) to create an account. By registering, you represent that you meet this requirement.

2.2 Account Security

You are responsible for:

• Keeping your login credentials and API keys confidential
• All activity that occurs under your account
• Notifying us promptly at security@cloaked.ink if you suspect unauthorized access

We authenticate via email/password, Google OAuth, or GitHub OAuth. Passwords are hashed using bcrypt and are never stored in plaintext.

2.3 Accurate Information

You agree to provide accurate, current information during registration. We may suspend accounts that use clearly false or misleading information.

3.1 Plans

We offer three tiers:

3.2 Render Limits

Each plan has a monthly render allowance. When you reach your limit:

• Renders are blocked for the remainder of the billing cycle
• You are not billed for overage — we do not charge surprise fees
• You can upgrade your plan at any time to restore access

Render counts reset at the start of each billing period.

3.3 Payment Processing

All payments are processed by Stripe. We never store, process, or have access to your payment card details. By subscribing to a paid plan, you also agree to Stripe’s Terms of Service.

3.4 Cancellation and Refunds

You may cancel your subscription at any time from the dashboard. Upon cancellation:

• Your paid plan features remain active until the end of the current billing period
• Your account reverts to the Free tier after that period ends
• We do not offer prorated refunds for partial billing periods

4.1 API Abuse

• Exceed the published rate limits (see our API documentation)
• Attempt to circumvent rate limiting through IP rotation, key cycling, or other means
• Use automated tools to generate excessive render token requests
• Share or redistribute API keys

4.2 Reverse Engineering

• Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to extract the source code of the widget renderer or glyph engine
• Attempt to reconstruct DOM text from Canvas-rendered output
• Build tools designed to circumvent Cloaked’s content protection

4.3 Harmful Use

• Use the Service to protect content that is illegal, defamatory, or infringes third-party rights
• Upload malicious content designed to exploit the rendering pipeline
• Interfere with or disrupt the Service’s infrastructure
• Impersonate another person or entity

4.4 Content Responsibilities

You are solely responsible for the content you protect through Cloaked. We encrypt article content at rest (AES-256) and do not monitor or review it, but we reserve the right to remove content or suspend accounts that violate these Terms upon notice.

5.1 Your Content

You retain all rights to the content you submit to and protect through the Service. By using Cloaked, you grant us a limited, non-exclusive license to process, render, cache, and transmit your content solely for the purpose of providing the Service.

This license terminates when you delete your content or your account.

5.2 Our Technology

The Cloaked platform — including the glyph engine, layout engine, widget renderer, animation engine, API, and dashboard — is our proprietary technology. These Terms do not grant you any rights to our intellectual property beyond the right to use the Service as intended.

5.3 Feedback

If you provide feedback, suggestions, or feature requests, we may use them without obligation or compensation. Do not share feedback you consider confidential.

8.1 By You

You may delete your account at any time from the dashboard. Account deletion:

• Cancels any active subscription
• Removes all your articles, API keys, and associated data
• Is permanent and irreversible

8.2 By Us

We may suspend or terminate your account if you:

• Violate these Terms, particularly the Acceptable Use provisions
• Engage in activity that harms the Service or other users
• Fail to pay for a subscribed plan after reasonable notice

Where possible, we will provide notice and an opportunity to resolve the issue before termination. We reserve the right to act immediately for serious violations.

9.1 Uptime

We aim to keep the Service available 24/7, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access. We may perform maintenance, deploy updates, or experience outages.

9.2 No SLA for Free Tier

The Free tier is provided as-is with no service level guarantees. Paid plans may include uptime commitments described separately in plan documentation.

9.3 Service Changes

We may modify, add, or remove features of the Service at any time. We will provide reasonable notice for changes that materially reduce functionality of paid plans.

10.1 Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that:

• The Service will be error-free or uninterrupted
• Content protection will be 100% effective against all extraction methods
• The Service will meet your specific requirements

10.2 Limitation of Damages

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CLOAKED SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.

Our total liability for any claim related to the Service is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim, or $100, whichever is greater.

10.3 Content Protection Disclaimer

Cloaked significantly raises the barrier to content theft, but no protection system is absolute. We do not guarantee that protected content cannot be extracted through screenshots, manual transcription, or future technical methods. We are not liable for content theft that occurs despite the use of our Service.

13.1 Informal Resolution First

Before filing any formal claim, you agree to contact us at legal@cloaked.ink and attempt to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days.

13.2 Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with applicable law, without regard to conflict of law principles.

13.3 Jurisdiction

Any disputes not resolved informally shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts.

14.1 Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Cloaked regarding the Service.

14.2 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full effect.

14.3 No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any provision does not constitute a waiver of that provision.

14.4 Assignment

You may not assign your rights under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign our rights freely in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.