Terms of use
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What this covers
Loclavis is a browser tool that lets you protect your own files locally on your device and decrypt them again. The provider is the person named in the legal notice. These terms govern the relationship between you and us when you use this tool.
Free use
Using Loclavis is currently free. Protecting files comes with a monthly allowance so the service stays usable for everyone.
- Free use includes 10 protect operations per calendar month. The current number is also shown in the tool and on the pricing page.
- Decryption is unlimited and stays free. It does not count towards the allowance.
- The counter runs only in your browser and starts again with every calendar month.
Loclavis Plus
Loclavis Plus has been announced but cannot be bought yet. There is therefore currently no paid offer and no subscription. Once Plus is available it will have its own terms with all the required consumer information. These terms cover free use only.
No registration
No registration is needed. We create no user account and keep no customer database.
Your responsibility for passwords
The password you protect a file with is known only to you. It is not sent to us and not stored.
- We cannot recover a lost password and cannot open a protected file without it. There is no back door and no spare key.
- Keep the password somewhere safe, for example in a password manager.
- If you pass a protected file to someone, try not to send the password by the same route as the file.
Originals and backup copies
Please do not delete an original file or a backup copy until you have checked that the protected file really was saved and can be decrypted again with the intended password. The best moment to check is right after protecting it. Without that check you risk permanent data loss that we cannot undo.
Protected Loclavis files
A file protected with Loclavis in the .safe format can be decrypted again locally with Loclavis and the correct password. It is our own format. We do not promise that any other software can open it. For PDF files you can choose the PDF's own password protection instead; those files open in the usual PDF applications.
Availability
We aim to run the service reliably, but we cannot promise uninterrupted or fault free availability. Maintenance, technical faults or events beyond our control can cause temporary limitations. Protected files you have already saved are unaffected and can still be decrypted once the site is reachable again.
Technical limits
Processing happens in your browser and therefore depends on your device. Browser, available memory, free disk space, file size and operating system can all affect whether and how quickly an operation succeeds. We do not promise compatibility with every browser and device version. Very large files may run into limits depending on the device.
Acceptable use
Do not use Loclavis for unlawful purposes or to infringe the rights of others. You are responsible for being allowed to process the files you process. Because processing is entirely local, we do not see your files and do not monitor your use.
Security
Loclavis uses established methods, described on the security page. Nobody can promise absolute security, however. How well a protected file is protected depends largely on the strength and secrecy of your password and on the security of your device.
Liability
The statutory rules apply to free use. We are fully liable for intent and gross negligence, for injury to life, body or health, and in every other case of mandatory statutory liability, in particular under product liability law.
For simple negligence we are liable only where a duty is breached whose fulfilment makes proper use possible in the first place and on whose observance you may regularly rely. In that case liability is limited to the foreseeable damage typical for this kind of agreement. There is no liability beyond that.
Please note the point about backup copies: because we do not know your files or your passwords, we cannot restore lost data.
Changes to the service and to these terms
We continue to develop Loclavis and may add, change or discontinue functions of the free offer where that is reasonable for you. We will mark material changes to these terms on this page and update the version date. Protected files you have already saved are unaffected by changes to these terms.
Final provisions
German law applies. Mandatory consumer protection rules of the country where you have your habitual residence are unaffected. If any provision of these terms is invalid, the remaining provisions stay in force.
The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution. We are neither obliged nor willing to take part in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.
Contact
Please send questions about these terms to: tshfm78@gmail.com
This text has not been reviewed by a lawyer and is not legal advice. It does not limit your statutory rights.