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TERMS OF USE

Last updated August 11, 2026

AGREEMENT TO OUR LEGAL TERMS

We are Misbau LLC ('Company', 'we', 'us', or 'our'), a company registered in the United Arab Emirates at Sharjah Media City, P O Box 130130, Sharjah, Sharjah.

We operate the website SmokeSignal, available at smokesignal.link (the 'Site'), as well as any other related products and services that refer or link to these legal terms (the 'Legal Terms') (collectively, the 'Services').

SmokeSignal is a web service for sharing self-destructing video and image links. Users upload a file and receive a link that destroys itself after it is viewed once or after a short timer expires, with a maximum lifetime of 24 hours from upload.

You can contact us by email at legal@misbau.com or by mail to Sharjah Media City, P O Box 130130, Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

These Legal Terms constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity ('you'), and Misbau LLC, concerning your access to and use of the Services. You agree that by accessing the Services, you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of these Legal Terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SERVICES AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.

The Services are intended for users who are at least 18 years old. If you are under 18, you must not use the Services.

We may modify these Legal Terms from time to time. The modified Legal Terms will become effective upon posting. By continuing to use the Services after the effective date of any changes, you agree to be bound by the modified terms.

IMPORTANT: SELF-DESTRUCTING CONTENT DISCLAIMER

SmokeSignal is designed to delete content automatically and permanently. Files are deleted after their first view (one-view links), when their timer expires (timed links), or at most 24 hours after upload — whichever comes first. Deleted files cannot be recovered by us or by you. SmokeSignal is not a storage, backup, or archival service, and you must not use it as the only copy of anything you want to keep. We make no guarantee that a link will remain available for its full intended lifetime, that a recipient will be able to view it, or that deletion will occur at an exact moment. While we design the Services so that files are private and expire automatically, we cannot prevent a recipient from recording, screenshotting, downloading, or otherwise capturing content while it is displayed. Do not share content whose capture or disclosure would cause you harm.

1. OUR SERVICES

The information provided when using the Services is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Persons who choose to access the Services from other locations do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws. The Services are not tailored to comply with industry-specific regulations (such as HIPAA or FISMA); if your interactions would be subject to such laws, you may not use the Services.

2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Services, including all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, text, and graphics in the Services (collectively, the 'Content'), as well as the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the 'Marks'). The Content and Marks are provided in or through the Services 'AS IS' for your personal, non-commercial use only. Except as set out in this section or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, no part of the Services and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, 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. Your files remain yours — see Section 4.

3. USER REPRESENTATIONS

By using the Services, you represent and warrant that: (1) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Legal Terms; (2) you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside; (3) you will not access the Services through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script, or otherwise; (4) you will not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorised purpose; and (5) your use of the Services will not violate any applicable law or regulation.

4. YOUR CONTENT

You retain full ownership of any files you upload to the Services ('Your Content'). By uploading, you grant us a limited, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, transmit, and display Your Content solely as necessary to provide the Services — that is, to deliver it to the recipients of your link and to delete it on schedule. This licence ends when Your Content is deleted.

You are solely responsible for Your Content. By uploading, you represent and warrant that: (1) you own Your Content or have all rights, licences, and permissions necessary to share it; (2) you have the consent of every identifiable individual who appears in it; (3) Your Content does not violate the Acceptable Use Policy in Section 5; and (4) Your Content does not infringe the intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights of any third party.

5. ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY AND PROHIBITED CONTENT

You may not use the Services to upload, share, or transmit any of the following. We apply these rules strictly and without exception:

  • Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or any content that sexualises, exploits, or endangers minors, in any form. We have zero tolerance for such material: we will remove it, preserve evidence where required, report it to the relevant authorities, and cooperate fully with law enforcement.
  • Non-consensual intimate imagery — intimate or sexual content depicting any person who has not consented to its sharing, including so-called 'revenge porn', hidden-camera content, and AI-generated or manipulated intimate imagery of real people.
  • Pornography or sexually explicit content of any kind, including lawful adult content. SmokeSignal does not host sexual content, full stop.
  • Gratuitous violence or gore, or content that glorifies, incites, or threatens violence against any person or group.
  • Harassment, bullying, stalking, or intimidation of any person, or content shared to menace, degrade, or humiliate an identifiable individual.
  • Terrorist or violent-extremist content, or content supporting or promoting terrorist organisations.
  • Illegal content of any other kind, or content shared in furtherance of any crime, including fraud, blackmail, or extortion.
  • Content that infringes copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights, including pirated films, shows, music, software, or other media.
  • Malware or deceptive content — files crafted to exploit software vulnerabilities, or content used for phishing or impersonation.
  • Private information of others shared without their consent (doxxing), including identity documents, financial details, or medical information.

As a user of the Services, you additionally agree not to: systematically retrieve data or content from the Services to create a collection or database; circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services, including view limits, expiry mechanisms, upload size limits, or file-type restrictions; upload files via automated means or otherwise make automated use of the system; interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or connected networks; use the Services to advertise or offer to sell goods and services; make improper use of our support channels or submit false reports of abuse; use the Services as part of any effort to compete with us; or attempt to decompile, reverse engineer, or otherwise derive the source code of any software comprising the Services except as permitted by applicable law.

6. REPORTING ABUSE AND CONTENT REMOVAL

If you believe content shared through the Services violates these Legal Terms or your rights (including your intellectual property rights or your privacy), report it to legal@misbau.com, including the link in question and a description of the issue. We will review reports promptly and may remove content, disable links, block uploaders, and/or notify authorities at our sole discretion. Note that because all content expires automatically within 24 hours at most, reported content may already have been deleted by the time we act. For intellectual property claims, please include: identification of the work claimed to be infringed; the infringing link; your contact information; a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorised; and a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you are the rights owner or authorised to act for them.

7. SERVICES MANAGEMENT

We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the Services for violations of these Legal Terms; (2) take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or these Legal Terms, including without limitation reporting such user to law enforcement authorities; (3) in our sole discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of Your Content or any portion thereof, and block IP addresses or ranges; (4) remove from the Services or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our systems; and (5) otherwise manage the Services in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Services.

8. PRIVACY POLICY

We care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy Policy at https://smokesignal.link/privacy. By using the Services, you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Legal Terms. Please be advised the Services are hosted on cloud infrastructure that may be located in the United States and the European Economic Area. By continuing to use the Services, you consent to your data being transferred to and processed in those locations.

9. TERM AND TERMINATION

These Legal Terms shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Services. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES (INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN IP ADDRESSES) TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THESE LEGAL TERMS OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. WE MAY DELETE ANY CONTENT YOU UPLOADED AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT WARNING, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION.

10. MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS

We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Services at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. We cannot guarantee the Services will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Services, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors — which, for a service built on expiring links, may mean a link becomes unavailable earlier than intended. You agree that we have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Services during any downtime or discontinuance of the Services, or by the earlier-than-expected expiry or deletion of any content.

11. GOVERNING LAW

These Legal Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Arab Emirates. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Legal Terms shall be resolved exclusively through arbitration as set forth in the DISPUTE RESOLUTION section below.

12. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Binding Arbitration. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Legal Terms, including any question regarding its existence, validity, or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) in accordance with the DIAC Arbitration Rules in effect at the time of the dispute. The number of arbitrators shall be one (1). The seat, or legal place, of arbitration shall be Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The language of the proceedings shall be English. The governing law of these Legal Terms shall be the substantive law of the United Arab Emirates.

Restrictions. 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 utilise 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.

Exceptions to Arbitration. The Parties agree that the following Disputes are not subject to the above provisions concerning binding arbitration: (a) any Disputes seeking to enforce or protect, or concerning the validity of, any of the intellectual property rights of a Party; (b) any Dispute related to, or arising from, allegations of theft, piracy, invasion of privacy, or unauthorised use; and (c) any claim for injunctive relief.

13. DISCLAIMER

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS THAT CONTENT SHARED THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL BE DELIVERED, VIEWABLE, DELETED AT AN EXACT TIME, OR SECURE AGAINST CAPTURE BY RECIPIENTS, AND WE ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (1) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS, (2) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES, (3) ANY UNAUTHORISED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (4) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SERVICES, (5) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SERVICES BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (6) ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SERVICES, INCLUDING CONTENT UPLOADED BY OTHER USERS.

14. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO $100.00 USD. CERTAIN US STATE LAWS AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

15. INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including our subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of our respective officers, agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of: (1) Your Content; (2) use of the Services; (3) breach of these Legal Terms; (4) any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in these Legal Terms; or (5) your violation of the rights of a third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate, at your expense, with our defence of such claims.

16. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES

Visiting the Services, sending us emails, and completing online forms constitute electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing.

17. MISCELLANEOUS

These Legal Terms and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the Services constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Legal Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. These Legal Terms operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. We may assign any or all of our rights and obligations to others at any time. We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay, or failure to act caused by any cause beyond our reasonable control. If any provision or part of a provision of these Legal Terms is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Legal Terms and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There is no joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship created between you and us as a result of these Legal Terms or use of the Services.

18. CONTACT US

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Services or to receive further information regarding use of the Services, please contact us at:

Misbau LLC
Sharjah Media City
P O Box 130130
Sharjah, Sharjah
United Arab Emirates
legal@misbau.com