Terms of Service
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The short version: be nice, don’t point links anywhere nasty, and your printed codes will keep working. The long version is below, and it’s still pretty short.
These terms are an agreement between you and Doorbell. By creating an account or using the service, you agree to them.
1 What Doorbell is
Doorbell lets you create short links and QR codes that point at destinations you choose, and shows you how they’re used.
It’s free in its first version and provided as it is, with no guarantee of uptime. Redirects are built to keep working even when the dashboard doesn’t.
2 Your account
You need to be at least 16 and able to enter into this agreement.
There are no passwords. You sign in with a code sent to your email, or with Google, so keeping those accounts secure keeps yours secure.
You’re responsible for everything shared through your account. For now it’s one person per account; workspaces may gain members later.
3 The house rules
3.1 What not to link to
Don’t use Doorbell to point at, host or promote any of the following:
- Phishing, credential harvesting or impersonation of any organization
- Malware, unwanted software or content that exploits a device
- Spam, deceptive redirects or anything that misleads visitors about where they’re going
- Material that’s illegal where you are or where your visitors are, including content that sexualizes minors
- Anything that infringes someone else’s rights
3.2 What not to do to Doorbell
Don’t try to get around the rate limits, scrape other people’s links, or probe the service for weaknesses without permission.
The API runs on the same code as the dashboard. It’s authenticated by your signed-in session, there are no API tokens yet, and the same rate limits apply to it as to everything else.
4 When we step in
4.1 Warnings and blocks
Links may be checked against reputation services. A link that looks suspicious shows visitors a warning page before they continue, and a link found to be abusive is blocked and its address retired for good.
Accounts used for abuse may be suspended without notice.
4.2 Reporting a link
Anyone can report a link from its warning page, or from the page shown when it has expired, been paused or been blocked. Every report is reviewed by a person.
5 What’s yours stays yours
5.1 Your links and codes
You keep every right to what you create. You give Doorbell only the permission it needs to store it, serve it to your visitors and show it back to you.
5.2 Images you upload
Logos you upload for QR codes are served from a public address, so treat them as published the moment you add them.
5.3 Doorbell branding
QR codes carry Doorbell branding by default. You can turn it off for any code.
6 Printed codes still work
When you delete a link, its address is retired for good. It’s never handed to anyone else, so nothing already printed can end up pointing somewhere new. Deleting your account retires every address in it the same way.
Deleting a QR code stops only its scans. The link behind it keeps working.
7 If things go wrong
Doorbell is a free service provided without warranty. As far as the law allows, we’re not liable for loss arising from its use, from a destination you chose, or from an outage.
Nothing here limits liability that can’t be limited by law.
8 When these terms change
These terms may change. Material changes will be announced on this page before they apply, and continuing to use Doorbell after that date means you accept them.
9 Which law applies
These terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
By using Doorbell, you agree to these terms. How we handle your data is covered separately in our Privacy Policy.
Thanks for reading to the end. Hardly anyone does.