Legal

Terms of Service

Effective date: March 7, 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms

By using OBSCURA, you agree to these Terms and to applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree, do not use the platform.

2. Service Description

OBSCURA provides image watermark embedding, verification, forensic testing, and account management features.

3. User Responsibilities

You are responsible for content you upload, your account security, and lawful use of the platform. You must not upload illegal, infringing, or malicious material.

  • Do not watermark content you do not own or are not authorized to use.
  • Do not use OBSCURA to make false ownership claims.
  • Do not use public attribution to impersonate another creator.

4. Intellectual Property

You retain ownership of your content. You grant OBSCURA the minimum operational rights needed to process and store your files to provide the service.

5. Privacy and Data Protection

Processing of personal data is governed by the Privacy Policy. You agree to data handling needed for authentication, security, audit logging, and file processing.

6. Security and API Keys

You must protect your developer API key and your verification key. Any action performed using your account or keys may be treated as authorized by you.

7. Availability and Changes

Service features may change, be suspended, or discontinued. We may update these Terms with a revised effective date.

8. Limitation of Liability

The service is provided on an as-is basis. To the maximum extent permitted by law, OBSCURA is not liable for indirect or consequential damages arising from use of the platform.

9. Termination

Access may be suspended or terminated for violations of these Terms, abuse, or security risks.

10. Contact and Compliance

For policy or compliance concerns, follow your organization's designated privacy/compliance contact workflow. This page is a template and should be reviewed by counsel for production/legal deployment.

11. Verification Scope Disclaimer

Verification indicates the presence of an OBSCURA watermark and a matching platform record. It does not, by itself, constitute independent legal proof of ownership.