At SafeNote, privacy is taken very seriously, since the main purpose of the site is to preserve it. This policy outlines the measures taken by SafeNote to protect the privacy of its users.
SafeNote is a free web based service that allows users to create encrypted notes that they can share over the internet as unique one-time-use HTTPS URLs (hereafter referred to as links) which by default expire after its first access via any web browser. As SafeNote does not provide any means for transmitting the link, the act of sending the link is the full responsibility of SafeNote users. Depending on the communication channel of your choice (e.g., e-mail, fax, SMS, phone, instant messaging, social media), there may be a certain risk that third parties intercept your communication, get knowledge of the communicated link and thus may be able to read your note.
The link is generated in the user's browser and at no time is sent as such to SafeNote. The link is thus in the sender's (and later possibly in the recipient's) hands only. Therefore, there is no way to recover a note if a SafeNote user loses the link. Since only the link binds the decryption key to the note's content and since SafeNote does not have the link, at no time is any note held in any readable format state at SafeNote. This assures that nobody (including SafeNote's administrator) can read a note. When using SafeNote's default functionality, when a note is retrieved, its data is completely removed from SafeNote; there is absolutely no way to recover it again. When "Show options" is selected and the user opts for a time interval for the note's removal, then independently of how many times the note is retrieved, the note will be deleted only after that specified time is completed. After a note is deleted from SafeNote, there is absolutely no way to recover it again. When a note is not retrieved after 30 days, SafeNote removes it permanently, just as if it were read. The SafeNote sysadmin team will do as much as possible to protect the site against unauthorized access, modification, or destruction of the data. But, even if someone or something could manage to gain access to the database, they would be unable to read the notes since their contents are encrypted and can't be decrypted without the links which SafeNote never has a hold of.
SafeNote is not logging the IP addresses; they are processed to enable communication with SafeNote's servers but they are not part of the log-files. IP addresses are deleted as soon as they are no longer needed for the purpose of communication.
The creator of the note can introduce personal data into the note. Even though this data is encrypted, the data can be decrypted again and thus constitutes pseudonymous (personal) data. In any case, one cannot deduce the note's creator from SafeNote's database, as SafeNote does not store IP addresses. The decryption of the note's data is in the users' hands (sender and recipient). SafeNote is not able to decrypt the note and access the data (personal or otherwise) introduced by the creator since SafeNote is never in possession of the decryption key which is contained only in the link.
When a person clicks the SafeNote's link, SafeNote declines any responsibility related to the note's content.
SafeNote does not share nor sell any information to others, nor use it in any way not mentioned in this Privacy Policy.
SafeNote does not target and is not intended to attract children under the age of 16. Minors must obtain express consent from their parents or legal guardians prior to accessing or using SafeNote.
Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We expect most changes to be minor. Regardless, we will post any Policy changes on this page, and if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice such as a message on the home page.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or other concerns regarding privacy issues, please send us an e-mail at [email protected] and we will answer you in less than 5 working days.