Terms of Service

Last updated: October 24, 2025

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User," "you," or "your") and Simple Proof Inc., a corporation with its principal place of business at 300 Colonial Center Parkway, STE 100, Roswell, GA 30076 ("Simple Proof," "we," "us," or "our"). By checking the acceptance box, creating an account, or accessing or using our Immutable Proof Service (the "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms.

If you are entering into these Terms on behalf of an organization or entity, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organization or entity to these Terms, and references to "you" will refer to that organization or entity.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE.

2. Service Description

Simple Proof provides a blockchain-based timestamping and document verification service (the "Service") that enables users to:

  • Timestamp Documents or Hashes: Upload digital documents or cryptographic hashes to create immutable, Bitcoin blockchain-based timestamps using the OpenTimestamps protocol
  • Generate Verification Links: Receive unique public URLs for each timestamped item that display verification information, including the OpenTimestamps proof and Merkle tree visualization
  • Optional Document Display: Choose whether to publicly display the original document on the verification page or keep only the cryptographic proof visible
  • Document Storage: Store timestamped documents on our infrastructure for the duration specified in your subscription

The Service is designed to enhance transparency, authenticity, and verifiability of digital documents and data through cryptographic timestamping.

3. User Accounts and Registration

3.1 Account Creation: To use the Service, you must create an account by providing accurate, current, and complete information. You agree to update your information as necessary to keep it accurate and current.

3.2 Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials, including passwords and API keys. You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account, whether authorized by you or not. You must immediately notify us of any unauthorized access or security breach.

3.3 Account Eligibility: You must be at least 18 years old or the age of majority in your jurisdiction to use the Service. By creating an account, you represent and warrant that you meet these requirements.

4. Acceptable Use Policy

4.1 Permitted Use: You may use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations, including export control laws.

4.2 Prohibited Activities: You agree NOT to:

  • Upload, store, or timestamp content that infringes intellectual property rights, is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, or otherwise unlawful
  • Upload content that violates third-party privacy rights or contains personally identifiable information without proper authorization
  • Store or transmit malicious code, viruses, malware, or any other harmful computer code or files
  • Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or underlying algorithms of the Service
  • Use the Service to engage in fraudulent activities or to create false or misleading timestamps
  • Modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works based on the Service
  • Resell, lease, sublicense, or provide access to the Service to third parties for their benefit (service bureau use)
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or its related systems or networks
  • Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service
  • Use any automated means to access the Service except through our published APIs
  • Remove, obscure, or alter any proprietary notices or labels on the Service

4.3 Monitoring: While we have no obligation to monitor your use of the Service, we reserve the right to do so and to prohibit any use that we believe, in our sole discretion, violates these Terms or applicable law.

5. User Content and Data

5.1 Your Content: You retain all ownership rights in the documents, hashes, and other materials you upload or submit to the Service ("User Content"). You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of making it available through the Service.

5.2 Public Nature of Verification Links: You acknowledge and agree that:

  • Verification Links are publicly accessible URLs that anyone with the link can view
  • If you choose to display documents on verification pages, those documents become publicly viewable
  • Blockchain timestamps and associated cryptographic proofs are permanently recorded on the Bitcoin blockchain and cannot be deleted
  • You should NOT upload confidential, sensitive, or private information unless you intend for it to be publicly accessible

5.3 License Grant to Simple Proof: By uploading User Content to the Service, you grant Simple Proof a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up, transferable, sublicensable (through multiple tiers), perpetual, and irrevocable license to:

  • Copy, store, display, and process your User Content to operate the Service
  • Generate cryptographic hashes and timestamps of your User Content
  • Create and maintain Verification Links and associated verification pages
  • Display your User Content on verification pages (if you have chosen this option)
  • Use, analyze, and derive data from User Content to improve, develop, and enhance the Service
  • Aggregate and anonymize data about your use of the Service for analytics and business purposes

5.4 Representations and Warranties: You represent and warrant that:

  • You own or have obtained all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to upload and share your User Content
  • Your User Content does not infringe any intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or other rights of any third party
  • Your User Content complies with all applicable laws and regulations
  • You have the authority to grant the licenses described in these Terms

5.5 Data Retention: We will retain your User Content for the duration of your subscription period and as specified in your service plan. Timestamping proofs recorded on the Bitcoin blockchain are permanent and cannot be deleted by Simple Proof.

6. Intellectual Property Rights

6.1 Simple Proof Property: Simple Proof owns and retains all right, title, and interest in and to:

  • The Service, including all software, applications, algorithms, and technology
  • All improvements, enhancements, modifications, and derivative works of the Service
  • All intellectual property rights related to the foregoing
  • Our trademarks, service marks, logos, and branding

6.2 Feedback: If you provide suggestions, comments, ideas, or other feedback ("Feedback") about the Service, you grant Simple Proof an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, modify, and incorporate such Feedback without any obligation to you.

6.3 Restrictions: Nothing in these Terms grants you any right to use Simple Proof's trademarks, logos, domain names, or other distinctive brand features except as expressly permitted by these Terms or with our prior written consent.

7. Fees and Payment

7.1 Fees: You agree to pay all fees associated with your use of the Service as displayed on our website or communicated to you at the time of purchase. All fees are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise specified.

7.2 Payment Terms:

  • Fees are payable in advance for the applicable subscription period
  • Payments are processed through our third-party payment providers
  • You authorize us to charge your designated payment method for all fees
  • All payments are non-refundable except as expressly stated in these Terms or required by law

7.3 Automatic Renewal: Unless you cancel before the end of your current subscription period, your subscription will automatically renew for successive periods of the same duration at the then-current rates.

7.4 Late Payment: If payment is not received when due, we may:

  • Suspend or restrict your access to the Service
  • Charge late fees or interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (or the maximum permitted by law, whichever is lower)
  • Terminate your account and these Terms

7.5 Taxes: You are responsible for all taxes (including sales, use, and value-added taxes) associated with your use of the Service, except for taxes based on Simple Proof's net income.

7.6 Price Changes: We may change our fees upon sixty (60) days' prior notice. Continued use of the Service after the price change takes effect constitutes your acceptance of the new fees.

8. Confidentiality

8.1 Confidential Information: Each party may have access to confidential or proprietary information of the other party. "Confidential Information" means business, technical, or financial information marked or identified as confidential, or which should reasonably be understood to be confidential.

8.2 Protection Obligations: Each party agrees to:

  • Take reasonable precautions to protect the other party's Confidential Information
  • Not use Confidential Information except as necessary to perform under these Terms
  • Not disclose Confidential Information to third parties without prior written consent

8.3 Exceptions: These obligations do not apply to information that:

  • Is or becomes publicly available through no breach of these Terms
  • Was rightfully in the receiving party's possession prior to disclosure
  • Is rightfully received from a third party without restriction
  • Is independently developed without use of the disclosing party's Confidential Information
  • Must be disclosed by law or court order

8.4 Public Use of Company Name: You agree that Simple Proof may use your name and logo as a reference for marketing purposes on our website and in communications with prospective customers, unless you notify us in writing that you object to such use.

9. Warranty Disclaimers

9.1 "AS IS" SERVICE: THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SIMPLE PROOF AND ITS LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

  • IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT
  • WARRANTIES REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY, RELIABILITY, SECURITY, OR ACCURACY OF THE SERVICE
  • WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE
  • WARRANTIES REGARDING THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SERVICE
  • WARRANTIES REGARDING THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE

9.2 Blockchain Disclaimer: Simple Proof does not control the Bitcoin blockchain or the OpenTimestamps protocol. While we use commercially reasonable efforts to provide reliable timestamping services, we do not warrant:

  • The continued availability or functionality of the Bitcoin blockchain
  • The acceptance or recognition of blockchain-based proofs by any third party
  • The legal validity or enforceability of timestamps in any jurisdiction
  • That timestamps will meet your specific requirements or expectations

9.3 Third-Party Services: The Service may integrate with or depend on third-party services. We are not responsible for any third-party services, their availability, or their performance.

9.4 User Responsibility: You are solely responsible for:

  • Evaluating whether the Service meets your requirements
  • Maintaining backups of your User Content
  • Verifying the accuracy and suitability of timestamps for your purposes
  • Determining the legal implications of using blockchain-based timestamps in your jurisdiction

10. Limitation of Liability

10.1 EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL SIMPLE PROOF, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR:

  • ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
  • LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES
  • DAMAGES RESULTING FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA
  • DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY THIRD-PARTY CONDUCT OR CONTENT ON THE SERVICE
  • DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY DELAY OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICE

10.2 CAP ON LIABILITY: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SIMPLE PROOF'S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, WILL NOT EXCEED THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO SIMPLE PROOF IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY, OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) IF NO FEES WERE PAID.

10.3 Basis of the Bargain: You acknowledge that Simple Proof has set its prices and entered into these Terms in reliance upon the disclaimers of warranty and limitations of liability set forth herein, that the same reflect an allocation of risk between the parties, and that the same form an essential basis of the bargain between the parties.

10.4 Applicable Law: Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you. In such jurisdictions, Simple Proof's liability will be limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend (at Simple Proof's option), and hold harmless Simple Proof, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from:

  • Your use or misuse of the Service
  • Your User Content or any violation of rights resulting therefrom
  • Your violation of these Terms or any applicable law or regulation
  • Your violation of any rights of any third party
  • Any fraudulent, negligent, or willful misconduct by you

Simple Proof reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, and you will cooperate fully with Simple Proof in asserting any available defenses.

12. Term and Termination

12.1 Term: These Terms commence when you accept them and continue until terminated as described herein.

12.2 Termination by You: You may terminate these Terms at any time by:

  • Canceling your subscription through your account settings
  • Ceasing all use of the Service
  • Providing written notice to Simple Proof

12.3 Termination by Simple Proof: We may terminate or suspend your access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including but not limited to:

  • Your breach of these Terms
  • Non-payment of fees
  • Violation of applicable laws or regulations
  • Fraudulent or unlawful use of the Service
  • At our discretion upon thirty (30) days' written notice

12.4 Effect of Termination: Upon termination:

  • Your right to access and use the Service will immediately cease
  • You will remain liable for all fees incurred prior to termination
  • We may delete your User Content in accordance with our data retention policies
  • Blockchain timestamps already recorded cannot be removed from the Bitcoin blockchain
  • Verification Links may remain accessible as they are part of the permanent blockchain record

12.5 Survival: The following sections will survive termination: Sections 5 (User Content licensing provisions), 6 (Intellectual Property), 7 (payment obligations), 9 (Warranty Disclaimers), 10 (Limitation of Liability), 11 (Indemnification), and 13 (General Provisions).

13. General Provisions

13.1 Entire Agreement: These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any other policies referenced herein, constitute the entire agreement between you and Simple Proof regarding the Service and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, and communications.

13.2 Amendments: We may modify these Terms at any time by posting the revised Terms on our website or by providing notice through the Service. Your continued use of the Service after changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you must stop using the Service.

13.3 Governing Law and Jurisdiction: These Terms and any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or the Service will be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any legal action or proceeding will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in Delaware, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

13.4 Arbitration: Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, except that either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitration will be conducted in English in Delaware.

13.5 Waiver and Severability: Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of that provision or our right to enforce it later. If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

13.6 Assignment: You may not assign or transfer these Terms or any rights or obligations hereunder without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms without restriction. Any attempted assignment in violation of this section will be null and void.

13.7 Force Majeure: Neither party will be liable for any failure or delay in performance due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, war, governmental action, labor disputes, or disruptions to internet or blockchain networks.

13.8 Independent Contractors: The parties are independent contractors. These Terms do not create any agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment relationship between the parties.

13.9 Export Compliance: You may not use or export the Service in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations or any other applicable export control laws. You represent that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any country to which the United States has embargoed goods.

13.10 Notices: Any notices required or permitted under these Terms will be in writing and sent to:

  • For Simple Proof: Simple Proof Inc., 300 Colonial Center Parkway, STE 100, Roswell, GA 30076, or via email to legal@simpleproof.com
  • For You: To the email address associated with your account

Notices will be deemed given upon personal delivery, email delivery, or three (3) days after mailing by registered or certified mail.

13.11 U.S. Government Rights: If you are a U.S. government entity, the Service is a "commercial item" as defined at 48 C.F.R. § 2.101, and is licensed in accordance with these Terms.

  1. (a) If you are a U.S. government entity or agency, the Service is a  "commercial item" as defined at 48 C.F.R. § 2.101.
  2. Additional terms, conditions, and modifications that apply specifically to U.S. federal government customers are set forth in the Federal Government Contract Terms Addendum, which is incorporated herein by reference and available at simpleproof.com/federal-addendum or upon request to legal@simpleproof.com.
  3. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and the Federal Government Contract Terms Addendum, the Addendum shall control for U.S. government customers.

13.12 No Third-Party Beneficiaries: These Terms do not create any third-party beneficiary rights.

13.13 Language: These Terms are written in English. Any translated versions are provided for convenience only. In the event of any conflict between the English version and a translated version, the English version will control.

14. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms or the Service, please contact us at:

Simple Proof Inc.
 300 Colonial Center Parkway, STE 100
Roswell, GA 30076
Email: support@simpleproof.com
Website: https://simpleproof.com


BY CHECKING THE BOX BELOW, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF SERVICE.