Bitphoto Terms of Use

Version 2 · 13 November 2026 · Honey Motion LLC, an Arizona limited liability company ("we")

By using Bitphoto you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, don't use it.

1. What Bitphoto is

Bitphoto is a free tool that runs on your own device. It reads the metadata already in an image (Content Credentials, camera and AI tags, rights fields), shows what that evidence says, and can save a copy of an image with a copyright notice and an AI-training permission written into its metadata. It records the copies you make in a ledger stored on your device.

2. What Bitphoto is not

• The notice is a label, not a lock. It does not stop anyone from copying, screenshotting, editing or training on an image. Screenshots, re-saves and many websites remove metadata, and the notice with it.
• It is not proof of authorship. The owner name is what you type. The ledger shows which file you registered and when, not who made it.
• The AI check is not a verdict. It reports evidence in the file. Results from metadata alone are marked "Not proven". "Unknown" means there was no evidence, not that the image is real.
• It is not legal advice, a copyright registration, or a guarantee that any law protects your image.

3. Your responsibilities

• You may only protect images you own or have permission to mark. Writing a false copyright notice can be unlawful (for example 17 U.S.C. §1202 in the US), and that responsibility is yours.
• You must not use Bitphoto with illegal content, including child sexual abuse material, or to harass, defame or invade anyone's privacy.
• You are responsible for consent and releases for the people in your images.
• Keep your own backups. The ledger lives on your device; if you delete it, we can't restore it.

4. We never receive your images

Bitphoto processes images on your device. We do not receive, store, review or host your images, file names or ledger. We therefore cannot see, check or remove anything you protect.

5. Free use and paid licences

Bitphoto is free for up to 500 protected images a month on each computer; checking images is always free. Studios and companies that need more buy a paid licence, which the Bitphoto Company Licence Agreement covers.

6. Sponsors

Bitphoto is free because of sponsor cards shown in the app. Some cards are affiliate links: if you buy through them, we earn a commission at no extra cost to you, and the card says so. Sponsors are third parties; a card is an ad, not a review or endorsement, and their terms apply to anything you do on their sites.

7. No warranty

Bitphoto is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of results, and non-infringement, to the fullest extent the law allows.

8. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost profits, data, images, goodwill or legal claims arising from your use of Bitphoto, including someone ignoring or removing a notice, a wrong AI label, or a lost ledger. Our total liability for any claim is limited to US $50. Some places don't allow these limits, so they apply only as far as your local law permits.

9. Indemnity

You agree to cover our reasonable costs if a claim is brought against us because of images you protected, notices you wrote, or your breach of these terms.

10. Changes and ending

We may update these terms; the app will ask you to agree to a new version before you continue. You can stop using Bitphoto at any time. Sections 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9 continue after you stop.

11. Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Arizona, USA, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute will be heard in the state or federal courts located in Arizona, except where your local consumer law gives you the right to bring it where you live.

Contact

legal@bitphoto.com