Privacy & Terms
JotLink is a student project. This page explains, in plain language, what happens to the things you write and what we ask of you in return.
Privacy
What we store
For each note, our database keeps:
- the note's name (its address) and its text,
- a version number and the times it was created and last changed,
- if the note is locked: a salted hash of the password (never the password itself).
That's all. We don't store who wrote a note, and there are no user accounts.
What stays on your device
Your browser's local storage keeps a backup of text that hasn't been saved yet, the edit key for notes you unlocked, and your light/dark theme choice. This data never leaves your device except as part of saving a note. You can delete it by clearing your browser's site data.
What we don't do
- No cookies, no ads, no analytics or tracking scripts.
- We don't sell or share your notes with anyone.
- Note pages are marked so search engines don't index them.
Our hosting provider
JotLink runs on Cloudflare. To deliver the site, Cloudflare processes technical information such as your IP address. We use it only to limit how many requests one address can make per minute (to stop spam and password guessing), and short-lived error logs help us fix problems. We don't store IP addresses in our database. See Cloudflare's own privacy policy for how Cloudflare handles data.
Images in the Markdown view
If a note contains an image from another website and you open the Markdown view, your browser loads that image from the other site, which can then see your IP address.
Notes are not secret
Anyone with a note's link can read it. Please don't store passwords, financial data, health information or anything else sensitive in a note.
Terms of use
- Use it fairly. Don't use JotLink for anything illegal, to harass people, to spread malware or phishing, or to share content you don't have the right to share.
- Don't overload it. No automated mass creation of notes or attempts to get around the rate limits.
- Your content is yours. You keep the rights to what you write. By saving it, you let JotLink store it and show it to anyone who opens the note's link.
- We may remove content that breaks these rules.
- No guarantee. JotLink is provided as it is, free of charge. It may be unavailable at times, change, or shut down, and notes could be lost. Keep your own copy (use Download) of anything important.
We may update this page; the date at the top shows the latest version.