Terms of Use

1. Definitions

1.1. Account - is a software part in which the User places files and confidential information and performs anonymous communication with another User.

1.2. Messenger Cryptico (hereinafter referred to as Messenger or Cryptico) - is software designed for the anonymous exchange of messages, calls and content between Users.

1.3. Cryptico Site (hereinafter Site) - means a web page or group of web pages on the Internet, which are located at: https://cryptico.chat/ 1.4. Cryptico Application (hereinafter referred to as Application) - is a type of software through which Users communicate anonymously and/or share content. Cryptico is available as a native application for Android and iOS and as a web version that runs in a browser.

1.5. Personal Data - means any information that directly or indirectly allows identifying the User. The Messenger is designed so that it does not require and does not receive such data: it has no phone numbers, no email addresses and no real names. Technical data that may still identify a User indirectly, such as an IP address, is described in the Privacy Policy.

1.6. Recovery Phrase - a sequence of 12 words from the standard BIP39 English word list, generated on the User device during registration, from which all keys of the Account are derived. A phrase of 24 words is accepted when restoring an Account.

1.7. Services - an algorithm of actions that the Messenger provides the User in the field of anonymous messaging, calls and file exchange.

1.8. Third Party - means a natural or legal person, government agency, institution, or body other than the User, Controller, Processor, and persons authorized by the Controller or Processor under their direct supervision to process Personal Data.

1.9. User - an individual who creates an Account, communicates with another User through the Application and/or web version of the Messenger, and receives the Services.

1.10. User Consent (hereinafter referred to as Consent) - means a voluntary, specific, informed, and unambiguous expression of will in which the User, using a statement or a clear positive action, agrees to the terms of the Services and to the processing described in the Privacy Policy.

2. Services

2.1. The Services are intended for Users who have created an Account. Cryptico has the right not to provide Services to such Users.

2.2. The essence of the provision of the Services is to provide Users with the opportunity to anonymously exchange information, messages, calls and files with each other.

2.3. The transfer of message content between Users is end-to-end encrypted, in accordance with the terms of the Privacy Policy. The Messenger does not have access to the content of communication between Users. The Messenger does, however, necessarily process the technical data required to deliver a message, including the sender and recipient identifiers, the time and the size of each transmission, and the IP address of the connecting device. The Messenger does not claim to hide the fact or the time of communication.

2.4. Anonymous communication is carried out using the Application and/or the web version of the Messenger. The User can install the Application for iOS or for Android, or use the web version in a browser without installing anything.

2.5. The User can obtain the Application or open the web version using the links on the Site.

2.6. The Messenger provides support to the User via a message to the support email address specified in clause 11.1.

2.7. Using the Account, the User can in particular: exchange messages, calls, files, media and other content; create and take part in group chats; change profile settings; verify a contact by comparing safety numbers; block another User; delete the Account.

2.8. The Messenger does not verify the identity of Users and cannot do so: an Account is a random identifier and, optionally, a username.

2.9. The Messenger may make additional technical documentation about the product available on the Site.

3. Registration and Authorization

3.1. To create an Account, the User uses the Application or the web version of the Messenger.

3.2. To create an Account, the User does not need to provide any Personal Data. No phone number, email address or real name is requested at any point.

3.3. The procedure for registering a User in the Messenger:

3.3.1. The Messenger generates a personal Recovery Phrase of 12 words on the User device. The Recovery Phrase is displayed once and is never sent to the Messenger server; the User stores it independently.

3.3.2. The Messenger asks the User to confirm several words of the Recovery Phrase in order to check that it has been written down.

3.3.3. The User may specify a username.

3.3.4. The Messenger creates an Account for the User.

3.4. The procedure for authorization of a User in the Messenger:

3.4.1. The User enters the Recovery Phrase.

3.4.2. The Messenger derives the keys of the Account from the Recovery Phrase and provides access to the Account. There is no separate login, password or identification token.

3.5. The Messenger software sends the public keys of the User device to the server, where they are stored under a random unique identifier (UUID). Private keys and the Recovery Phrase never leave the User device.

3.6. One Account may be connected to a limited number of devices, as stated in the Application.

3.7. The User may optionally protect a device with a local PIN code. The PIN code protects the device and does not restore access to the Account.

4. Price of the Services

4.1. The Services are provided to the User free of charge.

4.2. The Messenger has no paid plans, no subscriptions and no in-application purchases, and does not collect any payment data from the User.

4.3. The Messenger does not show advertising to the User and does not sell User data.

4.4. The Messenger reserves the right to introduce paid Services in the future. If it does so, the terms of such Services will be published on the Site and in an updated version of these Terms of Use in advance, and the use of any paid Service will require a separate, explicit action by the User.

5. Intellectual Rights

5.1. Unless otherwise indicated, the Site and Application are our proprietary property and all source code, databases, functionality, software, site designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Site (collectively, the Content) and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the Marks) are owned or controlled by us or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws, international copyright laws, and international conventions. The Messenger also uses third party components under their own licences, including the libsignal cryptographic library; the terms of those licences apply to those components.

5.2. The Content and the Marks are provided on the Site and Application AS IS for your personal use only. Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, no part of the Site and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.

5.3. Provided that you are eligible to use the Site and Application, you are granted a limited license to access and use the Site and Application and to download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access solely for your personal non-commercial use.

5.4. All intellectual rights to confidential information, files and data transferred in the Messenger belong to the User.

6. Responsibility

6.1. The User is solely responsible for the safety of the Recovery Phrase. In case of loss of the Recovery Phrase, the Messenger is not obliged to and is technically not able to restore the access of the User to the Account, since the Messenger does not store the Recovery Phrase and does not have access to the data of the User. In case of loss of the Recovery Phrase, access to the Account and to the data of the User will be lost, and the User has the right to create a new Account. Anyone who obtains the Recovery Phrase obtains full control of the Account, and it cannot be revoked.

6.2. If the User attacks the software of the Messenger, including by means of automated or distributed denial of service attacks, the Messenger has the right to block the Account of the User for up to 3 (three) years. The decision on the term of blocking the Account is made by a Cryptico employee.

6.3. Cryptico is not responsible for the content posted by the User in the Account or transferred to another User, since the Messenger does not regulate anonymous communication between Users and does not have access to it.

6.4. Cryptico shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the User as a result of the use of the data of the User by a Third Party.

6.5. The User must not use the Services for commercial purposes. You may not sell, resell, license, sublicense, transfer or distribute the Services to Third Parties without the prior express permission of the Messenger.

6.6. To the extent permitted by law, we provide Services as is. This means that we do not provide any guarantees, including but not limited to warranties of the commercial quality and suitability of the Services for specific purposes.

6.7. THE CRYPTICO WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR EFFECTS CAUSED BY AN ACT OF HACKERS, CRIMINAL SOFTWARE CHANGES, AND OTHER TYPES OF UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS AND USE OF SERVICES.

6.8. There may be information on the Site and Application that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information on the Site and Application at any time, without prior notice.

6.9. CRYPTICO reserves the right, but not the obligation to:

6.9.1. monitor for violations of these Terms of Use;

6.9.2. take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or these Terms of Use, including without limitation, reporting such User to law enforcement authorities;

6.9.3. in our sole discretion and without limitation, notice, or liability, to remove from the Site and Application or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our systems;

6.9.4. manage the Site and Application in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Site and Application.

6.10. The Messenger reserves the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise modify the Site at any time or for any reason without notice to you and the User agrees that the Messenger has no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by the inability of the User to access or use the Site and Application during any downtime or discontinuance of the Site and Application. Nothing in these Terms of Use will be construed to obligate us to maintain and support the Site and Application or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith.

6.11. We cannot guarantee the Site and Application will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Site and Application, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors.

6.12. Undelivered messages and uploaded files are stored on the server only until they are delivered or until the storage period stated in the Privacy Policy expires, after which they are deleted automatically.

7. User Consent

7.1. The User confirms that he or she has reached the age of sixteen and does not use the Services for illegal purposes.

7.2. The User provides his or her informed and express Consent to the terms of these Terms of Use.

7.3. Because the Messenger does not collect real world identifiers, it cannot and does not verify the age of the User. Where a User is reported to us as being under the age of sixteen, we act in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

8. Applicable Law and Dispute Resolution

8.1. All relations between the Messenger and the User arising from the fulfillment of the terms of these Terms of Use and the use of the Services are governed by the laws of Ukraine.

8.2. To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute, controversy, or claim related to these Terms of Use (each a Dispute and collectively, the Disputes) brought by either you or us (individually, a Party and collectively, the Parties), the Parties agree to first attempt to negotiate any Dispute (except those Disputes expressly provided below) informally for at least 10 (ten) business days before initiating the arbitration. Such informal negotiations commence upon written notice from one Party to the other Party.

8.3. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this contract, including any question regarding its existence, validity, or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine (ICAC) in accordance with the laws of Ukraine. The number of arbitrators shall be one (1). The seat, or legal place, of arbitration, shall be Kyiv. The language of the proceedings shall be English.

8.4. The Parties agree that any arbitration shall be limited to the Dispute between the Parties individually. To the full extent permitted by law, (a) no arbitration shall be joined with any other proceeding; (b) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be arbitrated on a class-action basis or to utilize class action procedures; and (c) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be brought in a purported representative capacity on behalf of the general public or any other persons.

9. Duration of the Terms of Use

9.1. The Terms of Use are in effect during the period of use of the Services by the User. In the event of termination of the use of the Services and termination of relations between the parties, the conditions of the Terms of Use shall cease to have an effect.

9.2. The User may stop using the Services at any time and may delete the Account from the Application or the web version, without contacting us.

10. Changes to the Terms of Use

10.1. The Messenger notifies the User about making changes to the Terms of Use by publishing the new version on the Site. The Messenger updates the date of change of the current version of the Terms of Use in the line Last update. The current version of these Terms of Use was published on 11 May 2022 and last updated on 27 August 2026.

10.2. The User is obliged to read the new terms of the Terms of Use, and the Messenger is not responsible if the User has not read the new terms of the Terms of Use.

10.3. Our electronic or otherwise retained copies of the Terms of Use are considered valid, complete and enforceable versions of these Terms of Use in effect at the time of your visit to the Site or Application. If the User uses the Services after updating the Terms of Use, we have the right to assume that the User has read the new version of the Terms of Use and agrees to the terms of the Services.

11. Contacts

11.1. The User has the right to contact the support service of the Messenger at [email protected] to ensure his or her rights under the terms of these Terms of Use, or in case of violation of his or her rights, or to leave a response or ask questions.