Terms of Service – HidePress
Effective Date: [10/05/2025]
Welcome to HidePress. By registering for or using our services, you agree to be bound by the following Terms of Service (“Terms”). Please read them carefully.
1. General Overview
HidePress is a free and anonymous publishing platform focused on transparency and freedom of expression. By using HidePress, you accept that this platform functions with maximum transparency and minimum data collection. Our service is minimalist and does not require personal data.
2. Eligibility and Registration
You may use HidePress without providing personal information. However:
- You must choose a pseudonymous username that does not reflect real names.
- You must agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy.
- You must solve a CAPTCHA and set a secure password.
Your username is public and cannot be changed later. Choose wisely.
3. Transparency Policy
HidePress practices radical transparency. By using the service, you agree that the following information will be publicly visible:
- Your username
- All public content you create (posts, titles, categories, tags)
- Your site’s total number of visitors
- The total amount of server storage used by your account
- The total bandwidth/traffic caused by your hosted site
- Most used words (aggregated across all sites)
- Category and tag usage statistics
This transparency helps the community understand trends, interests, and public engagement within the network.
4. Prohibited Use
You may not use HidePress to:
- Promote hate speech, discrimination, or violence
- Violate the privacy or anonymity of others (e.g., deanonymization content)
- Violate intellectual property laws
- Host illegal content or engage in criminal activity
- Share malware, phishing, or fraudulent services
- Abuse server resources (e.g., extreme file hosting, spam sites)
Accounts violating these rules may be removed without notice.
5. Fair Use Clause
While storage and usage are technically unlimited, HidePress operates under a Fair Use principle. Excessive use of resources that disrupts or affects service availability for others is not allowed.
We reserve the right to moderate or remove content, disable accounts, or limit usage that exceeds reasonable bounds.
6. Advertising Policy
HidePress displays ads using Anonymous Ads (AADS) — a fully anonymous advertising network that does not collect personal data or track users. We reserve the right to integrate other ad partners if required for sustainability, provided they meet our data and privacy standards.
7. Disclaimer and Liability
HidePress is provided “as is” with no warranty of any kind. We do not guarantee:
- Continuous uptime or availability
- That your data will always be recoverable
- Protection from unauthorized access beyond standard safeguards
Use the service at your own risk.
8. Account Termination
We reserve the right to suspend or delete accounts that violate our Terms, abuse our infrastructure, or endanger others through published content.
9. Amendments
These Terms may be updated at any time. Continued use of HidePress after changes implies acceptance of the updated Terms.
10. Governing Law
HidePress operates outside traditional jurisdiction and does not bind itself to the legal framework of any specific nation-state. Users must ensure their content is lawful under applicable international law.
11. Uploader
We provide a file uploader that automatically deletes each file after 24 hours. By uploading a file, you confirm to HidePress that you are authorized to upload this file and/or have the appropriate permission. Abusing these uploaders in any way is prohibited. You may not upload or distribute illegal files.
By creating an account, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to abide by these Terms.