Last updated August 21, 2026

Terms of Service

These terms describe how Told works today. They are published at a stable toldjournal.com/terms URL so the app and App Store can link here. They are not a finished counsel-approved contract. Missing legal terms are called out instead of invented.

The service

Told is a shared journal for photos and small moments. You create Spaces, invite people you choose, and add Entries — writing, photos, video, and voice. End-to-end encryption is how those entries stay private: Told’s Empire backend stores ciphertext. The people you share with, and your signed-in devices, are the ones who can read it.

Accounts

You sign in with Clerk. You are responsible for the username and email on that account. Told may refuse or close an account that is used to abuse others or to break these rules. You can delete your account from Profile settings in the app. Deletion is described on the Privacy Policy.

Your content

You keep ownership of what you add. By using Told you ask us to store the encrypted form of that content and to deliver it to the devices and people you have invited. Because entries are end-to-end encrypted, Told cannot moderate ordinary journal content on the server.

Sharing

A Space is for the people you invite. Do not share someone else’s private material outside that Space without their permission. Public share links, when you create them, can be opened by anyone who has the link and secret. Treat those links like the content itself.

Acceptable use and reporting

Do not use Told to spam, harass, threaten, exploit children, or post material you do not have the right to share. A Space member can report an Entry they can see. Told reviews those reports in encrypted form and may remove reported content or restrict accounts after review.

Paid features

The marketing site describes Told+ plans. Subscription pricing, refunds, Apple’s role in billing, and family-plan seat rules are not finished in this document. Counsel and App Store listing copy will complete them. Until then, any in-app purchase is also governed by Apple’s terms for that purchase.

What we cannot promise in this draft

This draft does not set a warranty, indemnity, arbitration clause, or damages cap. It does not name a company address or choice of law. Those clauses will be written by counsel.

Contact

Questions about these terms: see toldjournal.com/support.