Safe Deposit Vault Privacy Policy

June 9, 2018

Summary

The following describe how we collect, use and handle your information when you use our websites, software and services, collectively referred to here as Services.

What & Why

We collect and use the following information to provide, improve and protect our Services:

Account

We collect, and associate with your account the following information:

• Name and Email
• Vaults, Vault Operating Modes, Recipients (Other Safe Deposit Vault Users identified by their email address), Usage (Number of Files and Size)
• Signing Certificate - Used by your Vault recipients to Verify Digital Content that you sign and that is used to Create Encrypted files that only you can read.
  Note the Private Key associated with your Signing Certificate is not stored by the Service. You retain custody of your Private Key.
• Purchases - History of license transactions. Payments are handled by PayPal. We never have access to credit card information. PayPal provides, and we record in an encrypted format, the Name, Email, and postal address for each transaction.
• Devices where you install the Safe Deposit Vault app. These devices are used for notifications.

Your account information is available to you via our Services.

Services

The client Apps handle the movement of files (Digital Content) and supporting information between you and Cloud Storage Providers (OneDrive or Dropbox or Google Drive) encrypting/decrypting as appropriate. The file data is never seen by our Web Servers except when using the Web client to validate the files and generate an affidavit of the authenticity of the files (Digital Content) others have granted you access to.

Usage

We collect information about the devices you use to access the Services and when. As you use the Apps we also collect usage of the number of Vaults, Number and Size of files in the Vaults. Additional information such as names of files in the Vaults, and the actual Digital Content is only stored and accessed from Cloud Storage Provider

Cookies and other technologies

We use technologies like cookies to support the operation of our Services. You can set your browser to not accept cookies, but this may limit your ability to use the Web Services.

With whom

We may share information as discussed below, but we won't sell it to advertisers or other third-parties.

• Others working for Safe Deposit Vault. Safe Deposit Vault uses certain trusted third parties to help us provide, improve, protect, and promote our Services. These third parties will access your information only to perform tasks on our behalf and in compliance with this Privacy Policy.
• Other users. Our Services display information like your name, email address, Vaults, and Signing Certificates to your Vault Recipients. You have complete control about when and if your Vault Recipients can list (a directory listing) of the files in your Vaults. Separately you can control when and if they can actually access the Digital content that is stored in your Vaults.

Law & Order

We may disclose your information to third parties if we determine that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with the law
• Prevent fraud or abuse of Safe Deposit Vault or our users
• Protect Safe Deposit Vault's property rights

Stewardship of your data is critical to us and a responsibility that we embrace. We believe that our users' Digital Content should receive the same legal protections regardless of whether it's stored by our Services or your home computer's hard drive. We'll abide by the following Government Request Principles when receiving, scrutinizing and responding to government requests for our users' data:

• Be transparent
• Fight blanket requests
• Protect all users

Where

We are around the world. To provide you with the Services, we may store, process and transmit information in locations around the world - including those outside your country. Information may also be stored locally on the devices you use to access the Services.

Changes

If we are involved in a reorganization, merger, acquisition or sale of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that deal. We will notify you (for example, via a message to the email address associated with your account) of any such deal and outline your choices in that event. We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time, and will post the most current version on our website. If a revision meaningfully reduces your rights, we will notify you.

Your Right to Control and Access Your Information

You have control over your personal information. You can view/update your information via the My Account page.

There is an option to delete your account information. If you choose to delete your account, you will no longer have access to data placed in your Vaults or be able to be a beneficiary of other peoples Vaults. We will not delete your account for 7 days and will remind you before we actually delete your account. You will still be responsible for deleting data that is stored with the Cloud Storage Provider you selected. Although the data stored there will never be usable. You will also be be responsible for removing the Safe Deposit Vault app from your devices.

Contact

Have questions or concerns about Safe Deposit Vault, our Services and privacy? Contact us at Support@Safe-Deposit-Vault.com.

Safe Deposit Vault Terms of Service

August 1, 2018

Summary

Thanks for using Safe Deposit Vault. These terms of service, referred to here as Terms cover your use and access to our services, client software and websites referred to here as Services. Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect and use your information while our Acceptable Use Policy outlines your responsibilities when using our Services. By using our Services, you're agreeing to be bound by these Terms, and to review our Privacy and Acceptable Use policies. If you're using our Services for an organization, you're agreeing to these Terms on behalf of that organization.

Your Stuff & Your Permissions

When you use our Services you provide us access to things like your files, content, email messages, contacts and so on referred to here as Your Stuff. Your Stuff is yours. These Terms don't give us any rights to Your Stuff except for the limited rights that enable us to offer the Services. The Services may grant access of the Digital Content you have placed in your Vaults to the recipients of the Vault that honor your Intent To Share as defined by the operating mode of the Vault. Access to the contents of your Vaults will be provided to the Vault Recipients when they demonstrated their legal rights to the content for Vaults of type Safe Deposit Box and Escrow. In the case of Escrow Vaults you will loose unilateral rights to delete and modify the Digital content in your vault. Our Services require our Apps to access and, store Your Stuff to/from the Cloud Storage Providers (OneDrive or Dropbox or Google Drive). You give us permission to do those things, and this permission extends to our affiliates and trusted third parties we work with.

Sharing Your Stuff

Our Services let you share Your Stuff with others, so please think carefully about what you share. You have complete control of when and what can be shared.

Your Responsibilities

You're responsible for:

• Your conduct - Your Stuff and you must comply with our Acceptable Use Policy. Digital Content in the Services may be protected by others' intellectual property rights. It's your responsibility to adhere to the access rights of others Digital Content. We aren't responsible for the content users post and share via the Services.
• Safeguard your password to the Services and make sure that others don't have access to it. The veracity of the content of your Vaults is reduced if you do not protect your access to the Services.
• Keep your account information current.
• Our Services are not intended for and may not be used by people under the age of 13. By using our Services, you are representing to us that you're over 13.

Software

Some of our Services allow you to download client software referred to here as Apps which may update automatically. So long as you comply with these Terms, we give you a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable license to use these Apps, solely to access the Services. To the extent any component of the Apps may be offered under an open source license, we'll make that license available to you and the provisions of that license may expressly override some of these Terms. Unless the following restrictions are prohibited by law, you agree not to reverse engineer or decompile the Services, attempt to do so, or assist anyone in doing so.

Our Stuff

The Services are protected by copyright and other US and foreign laws. These Terms don't grant you any right, title or interest in the Services, others' content in the Services, Safe Deposit Vault trademarks, logos and other brand features. We welcome feedback, but note that we may use comments or suggestions without any obligation to you.

Copyright

We respect the intellectual property of others and ask that you do too. We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement if they comply with the law, and such notices should be reported using our Copyright Policy. We reserve the right to terminate accounts of repeat infringers.

Paid Accounts

Billing. You can increase your usage limits. We'll automatically notify you prior to your anniversary date when you joined the Service. You are responsible for all applicable taxes, and we'll charge tax when required to do so.
No Refunds: You may reduce your use to below the FREE tier limits at any time but you won't be issued a refund unless it's legally required.
Downgrades: Your Account will remain in effect until it's canceled or terminated under these Terms. If you don't pay for your Services, we reserve the right to restrict access of your shared Digital Content to your recipients as well as limit your ability to place additional Digital Content into the control of the Services You will always have access to the Digital Content you have previously stored with Services subject to the Terms of the Service.

Changes

We may change the fees in effect but will give you advance notice of these changes via a message to the email address associated with your account.

Termination

You're free to stop using our Services at any time. We also reserve the right to suspend or end the Services at any time at our discretion and without notice. For example, we may suspend or terminate your use of the Services if you're not complying with these Terms, or use the Services in a manner that would cause us legal liability, disrupt the Services or disrupt others' use of the Services. We'll of course provide you with notice via the email address associated with your account before we do so.

Services AS IS

We strive to provide great Services, but there are certain things that we can't guarantee. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT, SUPPLIERS AND DISTRIBUTORS MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ABOUT THE SERVICES. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AS IS. WE ALSO DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. Some places don't allow the disclaimers in this paragraph, so they may not apply to you.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EXCEPT FOR ANY LIABILITY FOR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT S OR ITS AFFILIATES FRAUD, FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION, OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE, IN NO EVENT WILL SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT, ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS OR DISTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR:

• ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
• ANY LOSS OF USE, DATA, BUSINESS, OR PROFITS, REGARDLESS OF LEGAL THEORY.

THIS WILL BE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES HAS BEEN WARNED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND EVEN IF A REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. ADDITIONALLY, SAFE DEPOSIT BOX, ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS AND DISTRIBUTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICES FOR MORE THAN THE GREATER OF $20 OR THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF THE SERVICES IN QUESTION. Some places don't allow the types of limitations in this paragraph, so they may not apply to you.

Resolving Disputes

Let's Try To Sort Things Out First. We want to address your concerns without needing a formal legal case. Before filing a claim against Safe Deposit Vault, you agree to try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting dispute-notice@safe-deposit-vault.com. We'll try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting you via email. If a dispute is not resolved within 15 days of submission, you or Safe Deposit Vault may bring a formal proceeding.

Judicial forum for disputes

You and Safe Deposit Vault agree that any judicial proceeding to resolve claims relating to these Terms or the Services will be brought in the federal or state courts of Travis county, Texas, subject to the mandatory arbitration provisions below. Both you and Safe Deposit Vault consent to venue and personal jurisdiction in such courts. IF YOU RE A U.S. RESIDENT, YOU ALSO AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROVISIONS: We Both Agree To Arbitrate. You and Safe Deposit Vault agree to resolve any claims relating to these Terms or the Services through final and binding arbitration, except as set forth under Exceptions to Agreement to Arbitrate below.

Opt-out of Agreement to Arbitrate

You can decline this agreement to arbitrate by clicking HERE and submitting the opt-out form within 30 days of first accepting these Terms.

Arbitration Procedures

The American Arbitration Association (AAA) will administer the arbitration under its Commercial Arbitration Rules and the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes. The arbitration will be held in the United States county where you live or work, Burnet county, which is near Austin, Texas, or any other location we agree to. Arbitration Fees and Incentives. The AAA rules will govern payment of all arbitration fees. Safe Deposit Vault will pay all arbitration fees for claims less than $10,000. If you receive an arbitration award that is more favorable than any offer we make to resolve the claim, we will pay you $1,000 in addition to the award. Safe Deposit Vault will not seek its attorneys' fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator determines that your claim is frivolous.

Exceptions to Agreement to Arbitrate

Either you or Safe Deposit Vault may assert claims, if they qualify, in small claims court in Burnet county, or any United States county where you live or work. Either party may bring a lawsuit solely for injunctive relief to stop unauthorized use or abuse of the Services, or intellectual property infringement (for example, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or patent rights) without first engaging in arbitration or the informal dispute-resolution process described above. If the agreement to arbitrate is found not to apply to you or your claim, you agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Travis county, Texas to resolve your claim.

NO CLASS ACTIONS

You may only resolve disputes with us on an individual basis, and may not bring a claim as a plaintiff or a class member in a class, consolidated, or representative action. Class arbitrations, class actions, private attorney general actions, and consolidation with other arbitrations aren't allowed.

Controlling Law

These Terms will be governed by Texas law except for its conflicts of laws principles, unless otherwise required by a mandatory law of any other jurisdiction.

Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Safe Deposit Vault with respect to the subject matter of these Terms and supersede and replace any other prior or contemporaneous agreements, or terms and conditions applicable to the subject matter of these Terms. These Terms create no third party beneficiary rights.

Waiver, Severability & Assignment

Safe Deposit Vault's failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of its right to do so later. If a provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the Terms will remain in full effect and an enforceable term will be substituted reflecting our intent as closely as possible. You may not assign any of your rights under these Terms, and any such attempt will be void. Safe Deposit may assign its rights to any of its affiliates or subsidiaries, or to any successor in interest of any business associated with the Services.

Modifications

We may revise these Terms from time to time, and will always post the most current version on our website. If a revision meaningfully reduces your rights, we will notify you (by, for example, sending a message to the email address associated with your account, posting on our blog, or on this page). By continuing to use or access the Services after the revisions come into effect, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms.

Safe Deposit Vault Acceptable Use Policy

September 1, 2015

You agree not to misuse the Safe Deposit Vault Services or help anyone else to do so. For example, you must not even try to do any of the following in connection with the Services:

• Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system or network used by the Service
• Breach or otherwise circumvent any security or authentication measures used by the Service
• Access, tamper with, or use non-public areas or parts of the Services, or shared areas of the Services you haven't been invited to.
• Interfere with or disrupt any user, host, or network, for example by sending a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming, or mail-bombing any part of the Services
• Access, search, or create accounts for the Services by any means other than our publicly supported interfaces (for example, "scraping" or creating accounts in bulk)
• Send unsolicited communications, promotions or advertisements, or spam.
• Send altered, deceptive or false source-identifying information, including "spoofing" or "phishing".
• Promote or advertise products or services other than your own without appropriate authorization.
• Circumvent license limits
• Circumvent access restrictions
• Sell the Services unless specifically authorized to do so.
• Use the Services to violate the law in any way.

Safe Deposit Vault Cookie Policy

February 23, 2019

Summary

This cookie policy describes what cookies are and how the Service uses them on our website.
You should read this Policy so you can understand what type of cookies we use, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used. It also describes the choices available to you regarding accepting or declining the use of cookies. For further information on how we use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of data stored in text files that are saved on your computer or other devices when websites are loaded in a browser. They are widely used to remember you and your preferences, either for a single visit (through a session cookie) or for multiple repeat visits (using a persistent cookie).

Session cookies are temporary cookies that are used during the course of your visit to the Website, and they expire when you close the web browser.

Persistent cookies are used to remember your preferences within our Website and remain on your desktop or mobile device even after you close your browser or restart your computer. They ensure a consistent and efficient experience for you while visiting our Website or using our Services.

Cookies may be set by the Website (first-party cookies), or by third parties, such as those who serve content or provide advertising, analytics, or social networking services on the website (third party cookies). These third parties can recognize you when you visit our website and also when you visit certain other websites.

What type of cookies do we use?

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies allow us to offer you the best possible experience when accessing and navigating through our Website and using its features. For example, these cookies let us recognize that you have created an account and have logged into that account to access the content.

Necessary cookies

What are your cookie options?

If you don't like the idea of cookies or certain types of cookies, you can change your browser's settings to delete cookies that have already been set and to not accept new cookies. To learn more about how to do this or to learn more about cookies, visit internetcookies.org.

Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or do not accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features our Website and Services offer.

Changes and amendments

We reserve the right to modify this Policy relating to the Website or Services at any time, effective upon posting of an updated version of this Policy on the Website. When we do we will send you an email to notify you. Continued use of the Website after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes.

Acceptance of this policy

You acknowledge that you have read this Policy and agree to all its terms and conditions. By using the Website or its Services you agree to be bound by this Policy. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Policy, you are not authorized to use or access the Website and its Services.