Terms of Service
Version 2.4 — Effective: October 23, 2026
1. Acceptance of Terms
By downloading, installing, or using Veil ("the App"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, you may not use the App.
2. Service Description
Veil is a private, encrypted communication app designed exclusively for two people. The App provides:
- Encrypted text messaging, photo sharing, and video sharing between paired partners
- A private shared photo and video album with comments
- A shared calendar for the two of you
- Voice and video calls between paired partners (version 3.0.0 and later)
- Optional push notifications, where you choose whether message content is shown (hidden by default)
- PIN and biometric authentication for app access
- Moving to a new phone with a transfer code, a backup, or a code from your partner's phone
- Customizable themes and chat backgrounds
3. Age Requirement
By using Veil, you represent and warrant that you are at least 16 years old. If local laws in your jurisdiction require a higher minimum age, you must meet that requirement. We will immediately suspend the account of any user found to be under 16 years of age.
4. Account and Authentication
- Veil uses anonymous authentication. No email address, phone number, or personal information is required to create an account.
- You are responsible for keeping your PIN secure. Do not share your PIN with anyone other than your partner.
- When you change phones or reinstall the App, you can move your pair and data with a transfer code, by restoring a backup file, or with a code from your partner's phone. On Android, a reinstall may bring your pair back automatically.
- With a code from your partner's phone, the partner who stays issues the code; once it is entered on your new phone, your previous phone leaves the pair.
- You are responsible for keeping your backup file and its passphrase safe. Anyone who has both can take your place in the pair. If you forget the passphrase, we cannot help you restore the backup.
- If you forget your PIN, you will need to reinstall the App. You may be able to bring back your pair and data with the methods above.
5. Prohibited Content
You may not use Veil to create, share, or transmit:
- Illegal content of any kind
- Content that harasses, threatens, or intimidates any person
- Non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) or "revenge porn"
- Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or any content that exploits or harms minors
- Material that infringes third-party intellectual property rights
6. User Responsibility
You are solely responsible for all content you create or share using Veil. The operator of Veil is not responsible for user-generated content. Violation of these terms may result in immediate account termination and, where required by law, reporting to relevant authorities.
7. Content Moderation
Veil encrypts all content on your device before it reaches our servers. This is a deliberate design choice to protect user privacy, and the service is designed so that we do not moderate content in our normal operations.
Because of this architecture, content moderation is managed by the users themselves:
- Both partners in a pair can delete any messages, album items, or comments — including content shared by their partner.
- If you receive content you find objectionable, you can delete it immediately.
- You can disconnect from your partner at any time, after which no further messages will be received.
- If you believe content shared with you violates these Terms or applicable law, you may report it with "Report Abuse" in the App's Settings or at support@yotsubanet.org. We will review the report promptly and, if a violation is confirmed, take appropriate action, which may include suspending the reported account.
8. Privacy and Encryption
- Veil encrypts the following content on your device before it is sent to the server: messages, album comments, photos, videos, profile images, and calendar plans (titles, comments, and photos).
- Chat background images are stored only on your device and are never uploaded to any server.
- For details on how we handle your data, please see our Privacy Policy.
9. Calls (version 3.0.0 and later)
This section applies to Veil version 3.0.0 and later.
- Veil provides voice and video calls between paired partners. Call audio and video travel directly between the two devices and are encrypted between them; they are never recorded and never stored on our servers. Call set-up information (signalling) passes through our servers — see the Privacy Policy for exactly what that means.
- On a direct connection, each device learns the other's IP address. When a direct connection is not possible, the call is carried by a relay that forwards encrypted packets and cannot read them.
- Free-plan users have a lifetime allowance of free calls (currently 5). Only calls that stay connected past a short threshold consume it; missed calls, immediate hang-ups, and failed connections do not. There is no time limit on any individual call, and a call in progress is never cut off because of the allowance. Premium subscribers have unlimited calls.
- We may temporarily suspend the calling feature — for all users, without notice — to deal with abuse, faults, or costs. Other features are unaffected when we do.
- Call quality depends on your and your partner's network conditions, which are outside our control. We do not guarantee that any call will connect or stay connected. Veil is not a telephone service and must not be relied on for emergency calls.
10. Subscriptions and Payments
- Veil offers a free plan and a paid Premium subscription.
- Premium subscriptions are billed monthly through Apple's App Store on iPhone and Google Play on Android.
- Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
- You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time: on iPhone in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions, on Android in the Google Play Store > Payments & subscriptions > Subscriptions.
- Refunds are handled under the policies of the Apple and Google stores.
- Premium features include increased storage, an ad-free experience, removal of message-count limits, removal of the calendar plan limit, removal of the call allowance (version 3.0.0 and later), extended video duration, and access to premium themes.
11. Free Plan Limitations
- Free plan users are subject to shared storage limits.
- Free plan users may see curated advertisements.
- Free plan users are subject to message count limits.
- Free plan users are subject to video duration limits.
- Free plan users are subject to a calendar plan limit.
- Free plan users share a lifetime allowance of free calls, as described in section 9 (version 3.0.0 and later).
- The current values are 200 MB of shared storage, 100 messages, 20 calendar plans, and videos up to 2 minutes. They are also shown in "About Veil" in the App, and may be adjusted from time to time to improve the service.
12. Data Deletion
- You can delete individual messages, album items, and comments at any time.
- Disconnecting from your partner preserves shared data for potential reconnection.
- Accounts that have not opened the App for about 12 months may be deleted automatically, together with the pair's shared data. An account is not deleted while the partner keeps using the App or while Premium is active. From about 30 days before the scheduled deletion, a notice appears when you open the App.
- To request complete deletion of your account, please contact support@yotsubanet.org.
13. Intellectual Property
Veil and its original content, features, and functionality are owned by the operator and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
14. Disclaimer of Warranties
Veil is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. The operator does not guarantee that the service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.
External websites and services reached from ads or recommendations in the App (Special Offers) are not operated by us. Any purchase, booking, or other transaction you make there is between you and that business, and we are not responsible for it.
15. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the operator shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the App.
16. Termination
We reserve the right to terminate access to Veil for any user who violates these Terms of Service.
17. Changes to Terms
We may update these Terms of Service from time to time. The latest version is always available within the App and at our website.
18. Contact
For questions about these Terms, contact us at support@yotsubanet.org. We aim to respond to all inquiries promptly.