Terms of Service

Effective July 11, 2026 · Runnel is in free public beta.

1. What Runnel is

Runnel creates expiring, revocable links to content you already control. You keep ownership of whatever your links point to. Link destinations are end-to-end encrypted: we store only ciphertext, and we cannot read where your links point.

2. Acceptable use

You may not use Runnel to link to, mask, or distribute: phishing or credential-harvesting pages, malware or unwanted software, content that infringes others' rights, or anything illegal in your or our jurisdiction. You may not probe, overload, or circumvent Runnel's access controls, quotas, or safety checks.

3. Enforcement

We check destinations against public threat feeds when a link is created and, for proxied links, again each time the link is opened. We may remove links or freeze accounts that violate these terms, without prior notice. Frozen accounts keep dashboard access so you can contact us.

4. Reporting abuse

Anyone can report a link. Every report is reviewed by a human; reporting does not automatically take a link down.

5. Beta status & warranty

Runnel is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, during the beta. Links may stop working; limits may change; data may be reset with notice where practical. Don't use Runnel as the only path to anything critical.

6. Privacy

We store your account email, encrypted link destinations (which we cannot read), and access metadata (IP address, user agent, bytes served) for quota enforcement and abuse investigation. The plaintext destination is processed transiently for safety checks — when a link is created, and at open time for proxied links — but is never stored. We don't sell any of it.

7. Changes

We may update these terms; material changes will be announced on the dashboard. Continuing to use Runnel after a change means you accept it.

8. Contact

Questions and appeals: use the abuse-report form or the contact address on your account emails.