These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) govern your access to and use of the AliasQR marketing website at aliasqr.com (the “Site”) and the AliasQR waitlist (the “Waitlist”), each operated by AliasQR, a sole proprietorship operated by John Tran (“AliasQR,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By visiting the Site or submitting your email to the Waitlist, you agree to these Terms.
1. Definitions
- Site
- The AliasQR marketing website at aliasqr.com and any subdomains we operate, together with all pages, content, and assets we make available through it.
- Waitlist
- The pre-launch interest list operated by AliasQR through which a person may submit their email address to be notified about the AliasQR product.
- Content
- All text, graphics, images, logos, code, designs, illustrations, and other material made available on the Site.
- Visitor
- Any person who accesses the Site, with or without submitting to the Waitlist.
- You
- The Visitor accepting these Terms.
2. Acceptance and changes
You accept these Terms by accessing the Site, by submitting your email to the Waitlist, or by otherwise interacting with AliasQR through the Site. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Site or the Waitlist.
We may update these Terms at any time. If we make material changes, we will update the “Effective” date at the top of this page and, where we have your email address (for example because you joined the Waitlist), we will notify you by email at least seven (7) days before the changes take effect. Continued use of the Site or Waitlist after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
3. Eligibility
You may use the Site and the Waitlist only if all of the following are true:
- You are at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, if higher).
- You have the legal capacity to enter into a binding contract.
- You are not a person with whom we are prohibited from doing business under applicable trade-control or sanctions laws, including (without limitation) the lists maintained by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).
- You will not use the Site or the Waitlist on behalf of any sanctioned person or in any embargoed country or region.
The Site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under 16 in jurisdictions where that is the relevant threshold). If you believe a child has provided personal information through the Site, contact us at founder@aliasqr.com and we will delete it.
4. The beta and forward-looking statements
The Site contains descriptions of features, capabilities, and behaviors that do not yet exist in a generally available product. These include, without limitation, descriptions of:
- cryptographic token issuance, sticker claiming, and dashboard management;
- encryption of message contents and storage of personal fields as “cryptographic fingerprints”;
- verification of senders and screening of abusive content;
- revocation, throttling, retirement, and other lifecycle controls over stickers; and
- resistance to subpoena or compelled disclosure.
Each of these is a forward-looking statement of design intent, not a representation that the feature exists today, will perform as described, will achieve any particular result, or will ship at all. You may not rely on any feature description, security claim, or performance characteristic on the Site as a guarantee, warranty, or contractual commitment. You may not redistribute, paraphrase, or quote any such description as if it were a contractual term. Any binding commitments about the AliasQR product will appear only in the formal product agreement at general availability.
5. The Waitlist
You may submit your email address to the Waitlist to be notified when AliasQR becomes available. By doing so, you authorize us to send you transactional and product-update emails relating to AliasQR’s development and launch. We process your email per our Privacy Policy.
Submitting to the Waitlist is not any of the following:
- an order, purchase, reservation, or pre-order for any product or service;
- a contract for the supply of goods or services;
- a guarantee that you will receive access to the product, that you will receive any free or discounted item (including any “welcome pack” or starter stickers), or that AliasQR will launch on any particular date or at all; or
- a representation that any specific feature described on the Site will be available to you.
Any reference on the Site to free stickers, beta perks, or pricing is a non-binding statement of present intent and may be withdrawn or modified at any time before general availability.
You may unsubscribe from Waitlist communications at any time by following the unsubscribe link in any email or by emailing founder@aliasqr.com.
6. Permitted use of the Site
Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and use the Site and the Waitlist for your own personal, non-commercial purposes, and to download or share publicly visible Content for those purposes provided that you do not remove or alter any attribution, branding, or notice.
You will not, and will not attempt to, do any of the following:
- access the Site or Waitlist by any automated means (including bots, crawlers, scrapers, or headless browsers) except for well-behaved search-engine indexing that respects our
robots.txt; - submit, simulate, or replay Waitlist requests at a rate or volume materially exceeding ordinary human use, or otherwise circumvent the Site’s rate limits, abuse controls, honeypots, or verification mechanisms;
- probe, scan, fuzz, or test the vulnerability of any AliasQR system, network, or endpoint, or breach or circumvent any security or authentication measure, except under the responsible-disclosure pathway described in our Acceptable Use Policy;
- reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion of the Site, or attempt to derive the source code, structure, or operation of any non-public AliasQR system;
- reproduce, mirror, frame, scrape, or otherwise extract Content for use in any product, service, dataset, or training corpus without our prior written permission;
- use the Site to send unsolicited commercial communications, transmit malware, or interfere with any other Visitor’s use of the Site;
- impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity, when interacting with the Site or the Waitlist; or
- use the Site in any way that violates applicable law or our Acceptable Use Policy.
7. Intellectual property
The Site and all Content are owned by AliasQR or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, trade-dress, and other intellectual-property laws. “AliasQR” and the AliasQR signature mark (the QR-with-lock device shown on the Site) are trademarks of AliasQR. No trademark license is granted by these Terms.
“QR Code” is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED. AliasQR is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.
If you provide any feedback, ideas, or suggestions about AliasQR (collectively, “Feedback”), you grant AliasQR a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use that Feedback for any purpose, without obligation or compensation to you. You represent that you have the right to grant this license.
8. Privacy
Our collection and use of personal information through the Site and the Waitlist is governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. By using the Site or Waitlist, you acknowledge the data practices described in the Privacy Policy.
9. Third-party services
The Site relies on third-party service providers including (without limitation) Vercel for hosting and analytics, Supabase for database services, Upstash for rate-limit caching, and Google Fonts for typography. Your use of the Site is subject to those providers’ own terms and privacy policies to the extent they apply to your interaction with the Site. AliasQR is not responsible for the acts or omissions of these third parties.
10. Disclaimer of warranties
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law:
- The Site, the Waitlist, and all Content are provided “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE”, with all faults and without warranty of any kind.
- AliasQR disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, accuracy, completeness, or quiet enjoyment, and any warranty arising out of any course of dealing or usage of trade.
- Without limiting the foregoing, AliasQR makes no representation or warranty that the Site or any future AliasQR product will: (a) meet your requirements; (b) operate without interruption, delay, or error; (c) be secure or free of vulnerabilities, viruses, or other harmful components; (d) successfully encrypt, anonymize, fingerprint, screen, filter, verify, deliver, or block any particular communication; (e) prevent any particular form of abuse, harassment, fraud, or unauthorized access; or (f) achieve any specific privacy, security, or anti-abuse outcome described on the Site.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties; in those jurisdictions, the foregoing exclusions apply to the maximum extent permitted by law and the warranties that may not lawfully be excluded are limited in duration to the minimum period permitted by law.
11. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will AliasQR or its directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, or licensors be liable for:
- any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages;
- any loss of profits, revenue, business, goodwill, data, or anticipated savings; or
- any damages arising out of unauthorized access to or use of any communications, content, or systems of yours,
in each case arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Site, the Waitlist, or any AliasQR product, whether based on contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or any other legal theory, and whether or not AliasQR has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
AliasQR’s aggregate liability arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Site, or the Waitlist will not exceed the greater of (i) one hundred U.S. dollars (US$100) or (ii) the amounts you have paid to AliasQR in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim — which during the beta is zero.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages; in those jurisdictions, AliasQR’s liability will be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.
12. Indemnification
You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless AliasQR and its directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any third-party claim, demand, or proceeding, and any related losses, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), arising out of or relating to: (a) your breach of these Terms; (b) your violation of applicable law; (c) your infringement or misappropriation of any third-party right; or (d) your misuse of the Site or the Waitlist, including any automated or abusive use described in Section 6.
13. Termination
You may stop using the Site at any time. AliasQR may suspend or terminate your access to the Site or the Waitlist, remove your Waitlist entry, or refuse service to you, at any time and for any reason, with or without notice, including for any actual or suspected violation of these Terms or our Acceptable Use Policy. You may request that we delete your Waitlist entry by emailing founder@aliasqr.com; for the manner in which we handle deletion requests, see the Privacy Policy.
Sections 7 (Intellectual property), 10 (Disclaimer of warranties), 11 (Limitation of liability), 12 (Indemnification), 14 (Governing law and disputes), and 15 (General) survive termination.
14. Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.
Any dispute, claim, or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Site, or the Waitlist will be brought exclusively in the state and federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts. Either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect intellectual-property rights or confidential information.
Time limit. Any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Site, or the Waitlist must be filed within one (1) year after the claim arose; otherwise it is permanently barred, except to the extent applicable law prohibits such a contractual limitation period.
15. General
Entire agreement
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, the Acceptable Use Policy, and the Cookies Notice, constitute the entire agreement between you and AliasQR regarding the Site and the Waitlist, and supersede any prior or contemporaneous agreements on that subject.
Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect, and the unenforceable provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable while preserving its intent.
No waiver
AliasQR’s failure to enforce any provision of these Terms is not a waiver of that provision or any other.
Assignment
You may not assign or transfer these Terms or any of your rights or obligations under them without AliasQR’s prior written consent. AliasQR may assign these Terms without restriction, including in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets. Any prohibited assignment is void.
Force majeure
Neither party is liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by events beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, civil unrest, labor disputes, network or infrastructure failures, or government actions.
Relationship
These Terms do not create any agency, partnership, joint venture, employment, or fiduciary relationship between you and AliasQR.
Notices
We may send notices to you by email at the address you provided to the Waitlist or by posting them on the Site. You may send notices to AliasQR at founder@aliasqr.com, attention: Legal.
16. SMS / text-messaging terms
Program. AliasQR account notifications — recurring transactional SMS sent by AliasQR to account owners who opt in, alerting them when someone scans their registered QR sticker and leaves a message, plus one-time passcodes used to verify phone-number ownership. SMS notifications never contain message body content; they contain only a secure link to the authenticated AliasQR dashboard.
Opt-in. Owners opt in through a web double opt-in inside the authenticated dashboard: the owner enters their own mobile number, checks an unticked consent checkbox displayed directly below the full consent disclosure, and confirms ownership of that number by entering a one-time passcode texted to it (Twilio Verify). The verbatim point-of-collection consent language and an exact replica of the opt-in screen are published at aliasqr.com/legal#owner-sms-opt-in. Consent to receive SMS is not a condition of any purchase.
Message frequency. Message frequency varies and is event-driven — it depends on how often the owner’s sticker is scanned. Message and data rates may apply according to your mobile carrier’s plan.
Opt-out and help. Reply STOP to any AliasQR message to cancel at any time; you will receive a single message confirming the opt-out, after which no further messages are sent. You can also disable SMS notifications at any time in the dashboard under Settings → Notifications. Reply HELP for help, or contact founder@aliasqr.com.
Privacy. Mobile phone numbers and SMS opt-in consent are never shared with, or sold to, third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text-messaging originator opt-in data and consent are shared only with SMS delivery providers acting on our behalf (Twilio Inc.) solely to deliver the messages you requested. See the Privacy Policy.
Carriers. Mobile carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. If you change or deactivate the mobile number you enrolled, update it in the dashboard or contact us so messages stop going to the old number.
17. Contact
Questions about these Terms can be sent to founder@aliasqr.com, attention: Legal.