Legal Notice

1. Data collection and retention

1.1. Data we collect

Encrypted copies of uploaded data
The user knowingly uploads encrypted copies of his data which he wants to share. This data is unreadable and cryptographically impossible to crack (as per current hardware strength).
Salts
To keep the URL to the file as short as possible, we store essential data (salt) for the key generation process on the server. Storing the salt does not affect the strength of the encryption.

1.2. Data retention

We store posted data described in section 1.1 indefinitely/ until expiry/ manual deletion by uploader by clicking the delete link/ take-down request. If any link shows as "unavailable/ removed/ expired/ not found" it means the data present on the link including any images, texts, files, etc has been completely erased. A link being not found is a solid and immediate indicator of 100% complete data erasure. Not even a single byte of data exists on the server for the specific link after it shows up as "not found/ expired/ removed/ unavailable".

1.3. Logs

We do not collect or keep any logs.

2. Takedown requests

We will comply with any takedown requests for content that violates any law, including copyright and other intellectual property laws. To request a takedown, contact an admin using the contact email below. Provide a full URL (with the decryption key situated after the "#" symbol) in the takedown request so we are able to verify your claim. Keep re-checking the links for takedown effect. If the link is showing as not found or starts to show up as not found it is an immediate indicator of 100% complete data erasure.

Contact: admin {@} paste.quest

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Technical Info

This site uses an open source software called PrivateBin - Ignorance is bliss. PrivateBin is a minimalist, open source online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. The pasted data is first encrypted on the client side and then uploaded to the server which leaves no way for the server to know what was posted. Similarly, the viewer needs a decryption key to view the encrypted data which is downloaded off the server. Decryption key (part after #) never reaches the server.
Because big sites getting hacked (e.g. Patreon) and user data (password, emails, chats, etc) getting stolen is becoming more and more common, encryption-first sites like this one are need of the hour because even if the site gets hacked, there would only be tons of garbage (encrypted data that makes no sense). You can send your parents your credit card information using this service without fearing it getting stolen/ logged.