Terms
These terms cover the Black Notes app, its iMessage app and the web player at blacknotes.app. By signing in to Black Notes you agree to them and to our Privacy page.
Your notes are yours
You own the voice notes you record. You give BAG permission to store, transcribe, summarize and deliver them so Black Notes works, and, while training is on for a note, to use it to improve Black Notes' speech recognition as described on the Privacy page. You can turn training off, lock a note, unsend it or delete it at any time.
Recording other people
Only record people who agree to be recorded, and follow the recording laws where you and they are. Don't send or import anyone else's voice to pretend it's yours. Notes other people send you, and notes you import, are never used for training.
Sending, unsending and saving
- You can unsend any note you sent, at any time, and make it disappear after listening, after 24 hours or after 7 days.
- Recipients can't download this note unless you turn saving on. If you turn saving on, anyone you send it to can keep a copy, and unsend won't reach copies they've downloaded.
- No app can stop someone from recording a screen or holding up a second phone. Black Notes never promises that a note can't be kept another way.
- A Restricted note plays only on the first device that opens its link. A note set to "Anyone with the link" can be heard by anyone the link reaches, so pick Restricted for anything sensitive.
Don't use Black Notes to
- harass, threaten or bully anyone, or spread hate;
- share sexual content involving minors, or anyone's intimate content without their consent;
- impersonate someone or mislead people about who is speaking;
- break the law or anyone else's rights.
Notes shared with "Anyone with the link" have a Report button. We may remove notes or close accounts that break these rules.
Transcripts and summaries
Transcripts and summaries are made by AI and can be wrong. Check anything important against the audio. You can fix the transcript yourself.
It's early
Black Notes is new. Features can change, and the service may be unavailable at times. [TBD by Justin: minimum age, and whether a beta/early-access clause applies]
No warranty
Black Notes is provided as is. To the extent the law allows, BAG isn't liable for indirect or consequential losses from using it. [TBD by Justin: governing law, liability cap and dispute terms]
Changes and contact
We may update these terms and will change the date at the top when we do. Questions: support@blacknotes.app.