Terms of Service

Countervault · Effective November 4, 2026

These terms describe use of the Countervault private beta. Use the service only if you accept these terms and the Privacy Policy.

Your account and records

Use an account you control and protect your sign-in links. Only upload, inventory, alter, delete, or share information you are authorized to manage. You retain your rights to your content and permit the processing needed to provide the features you request. Do not use the service to violate others' rights, bypass access controls, or disrupt the service.

Drive actions and sharing

Google permissions and account policies determine which actions are available. In the administrator experiment, confirmed actions affect original Drive files and folders, not merely Countervault index entries. Trashing a folder affects its contents; shared items may become unavailable to others. Review selections and keep backups. Google normally permanently deletes items after 30 days in Trash. Restoring through Countervault is available for successful actions tracked in the current admin session; Google Drive Trash provides a separate recovery interface while items remain recoverable.

Public share links can be used by anyone who obtains them. Revocation cannot recall information already copied. Saved inventories are observations at the time of scanning and do not automatically track later changes in the original source.

Proof limits

Fingerprints and receipts help check integrity and record continuity. They do not establish the truth of a statement, authorship, ownership, identity, original creation date, or legal admissibility. Countervault is not a legal notary, legal escrow service, or provider of legal advice. Optional blockchain timestamps can be delayed, fail, or remain publicly committed after account deletion.

Subscription and cancellation

The Countervault plan is $8.99 USD per month plus applicable tax. Stripe handles payment processing and tax calculation. New subscriptions using Stripe Managed Payments are sold through Link, which provides receipts and payment-related subscription management. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the paid period. You then have 30 days to download your records before hosted files, notes, receipts, inventories and shared snapshots are deleted. Your account and minimal billing information remain. Renewing after deletion does not restore records. Explicit account deletion removes records immediately and stops associated billing; it does not issue an automatic refund. Keep independent copies of originals and exports.

Beta availability and backups

The beta is experimental. Features, quotas, and availability can change; operations can fail or complete only partially. Review individual results. Keep independent copies of important originals and exported records. Countervault is not a substitute for a backup system and does not promise uninterrupted service, permanent storage, or recovery of deleted files.

Ending use and changes

You may stop using the service, revoke Google access, export records, and use the available deletion controls. Access may be suspended for abuse or security reasons. Updated terms will be posted with a revised effective date.

Contact

For privacy, deletion, or support requests, contact the Countervault administrator who invited you to this private beta. A public contact address will be listed here when configured.