Kadoink

Terms of Use

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY. BY CREATING AN ACCOUNT, BY CLICKING A BUTTON INDICATING YOUR ACCEPTANCE, OR BY OTHERWISE USING OR ACCESSING KADOINK.COM, ANY WEBSITE OR APPLICATION OPERATED BY KADOINK, INC. (THE "SITE"), OR ANY OF THE SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THEM (THE "SERVICES"), YOU AND ANY ENTITY YOU REPRESENT (TOGETHER, "YOU") AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE, BY THE PRIVACY POLICY, AND BY THE COPYRIGHT DISPUTE POLICY OF KADOINK, INC. ("KADOINK"), TOGETHER THE "AGREEMENT". IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE AGREEMENT, YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO USE THE SITE OR THE SERVICES.

This Agreement applies whether or not You have an account. If You join a call, open a shared link, or view a public page as a guest without registering, You are bound by it too.

Kadoink may modify this Agreement from time to time, and may modify, suspend, or discontinue the Site and Services. Although You may be asked to indicate Your assent only once, the terms in effect at the time You use the Services govern that use. When we make a material change we will post notice on the Site and update the effective date at the bottom of this page. Please review this page from time to time. By continuing to use the Site or Services, You agree to be bound by the version then in effect.

1. What Kadoink Is

Kadoink is a service for reaching the people You know across whichever channel is closest to hand. Through the Site and the Kadoink applications for iOS, Android, and desktop, You can:

  • Keep a profile at Your own identity tag, follow other people, and let them follow You.
  • Place and receive voice and video calls, including calls that bridge an ordinary telephone line into the same conversation, and calls that reach several people at once across text, voice, and video.
  • Send text messages, direct messages, statuses, voicemail, and videomail.
  • Create widgets and mini-chats, embed them elsewhere on the Web, and run members-only groups.
  • Upload and host photos, video, audio, and music ("Content" that You own or have the rights to is "User Content").
  • Schedule events, including events tied to a place, and check in to an opt-in people map.
  • Speak commands to Kadoink instead of typing them.
  • Connect approved third-party applications to Your account.

Kadoink is normally available, but there will be times when it is interrupted for maintenance or upgrades, for emergency repairs, or because of failures in telecommunications links and equipment beyond our control. Kadoink also normally deletes only Content that violates this Agreement, but reserves the right to delete any Content for any reason without prior notice. Deleted Content may be retained to meet legal obligations and is not retrievable without a valid court order. Kadoink is not a backup service. Keep Your own copies of anything You care about. As set out in the limitation of liability section below, Kadoink is not liable to You for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Services or for the loss of any Content.

2. Kadoink Is Not an Emergency Service

Kadoink does not connect to 911 or to any other emergency service, and cannot be used to call for police, fire, ambulance, or any other emergency responder. Kadoink does not provide the location information that emergency dispatchers rely on, and it does not work when Your device has no power or no internet connection. Kadoink is not a replacement for your ordinary telephone service. Always keep an alternative means of contacting emergency services available, and make sure everyone who uses Kadoink on Your account understands this. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Kadoink disclaims all liability for any failure to reach emergency services through the Services.

3. Accounts, Your Phone Number, and Passwords

To use most features You must create a Kadoink account, at which point You are a "Registered User". Registration requires a username, a password, an email address, and a mobile phone number that You verify with a one-time code we send by text message or read to You on an automated call. Every account has a verified number because the Services place real calls and send real text messages.

You represent that the phone number You register is Yours, or that You are its customary user and are authorized to consent to receive messages and calls at it. If that number is reassigned to someone else, tell us promptly.

Your account is for Your own personal use. You are responsible for safeguarding Your password, You agree not to disclose it or let anyone else use Your account, and You accept sole responsibility for everything done under Your credentials, whether or not You authorized it. Tell us immediately of any unauthorized use. You agree to give accurate, current, and complete registration information and to keep it up to date; Kadoink is not liable for notices that fail to reach You because Your information is wrong. Kadoink may disable accounts that consume excessive bandwidth or otherwise abuse the system, and may change its file size, bandwidth, or storage limits without notice.

You may delete Your account at any time from Your settings on the Site or in the apps. We will ask for Your password first, so that a lost device or a stolen token cannot destroy Your account. Deletion closes the account and signs out every session. Some information necessarily survives it — see the Privacy Policy for what and why.

Kadoink reserves the right at any time to suspend or terminate Your account and to delete any or all of Your Content, in whole or in part, for any reason, including a violation of any part of this Agreement.

4. Fees

Kadoink is currently offered free of charge. There is no subscription, and we do not ask for or store payment card details. If Kadoink ever introduces paid features, we will say so clearly before You are charged, and no charge will ever be applied to an existing account without Your express agreement. Your mobile carrier's charges are a separate matter and remain Your responsibility — see the section on equipment and carriers below.

5. Calls, Recording, and Consent

This section describes how recording works and what it requires of You. Please read it before You place or join a call.

  • Kadoink records calls. Recording is on for Kadoink calls, and the recording is saved to the account of the person who started the call, who can play, download, or delete it. There is no per-person opt-out. Everyone hears an audible notice that the call is recorded before joining, and anyone dialing in by phone hears it before accepting.
  • If You do not want to be recorded, do not join the call. Joining after hearing the notice is Your consent to being recorded.
  • You are responsible for the law that applies to You. Some states and countries require the consent of every party before a conversation may be recorded, and some prohibit recording outright in certain settings. If You start or join a call, You are responsible for making sure that recording it is lawful where You and the other participants are, and for obtaining any additional consent the law requires. Kadoink provides the notice described above; it does not give You legal advice and does not warrant that the notice satisfies the law in Your jurisdiction.
  • What You do with a recording is on You. Do not share, publish, or use a recording of another person in a way that is unlawful, or that they have not agreed to.
  • Messages typed during a call are kept as a transcript readable afterwards by the host and by the people who actually joined the call.
  • Calls are capped at thirty minutes and recordings at ten gigabytes. These limits may change.

Do not use the Services to call or message anyone who has not agreed to hear from You, and do not use them for automated, bulk, or unsolicited calling or messaging of any kind.

6. Voice Commands and AI Features

Kadoink can turn a spoken request into a Kadoink command. When You use the microphone, the audio You record and the text transcribed from it are processed by third-party providers on our behalf, as described in the Privacy Policy. Do not speak anything into it that You are not willing to have handled that way.

Automated interpretation is imperfect. It can mishear You, and it can pick the wrong command. Always confirm what Kadoink is about to do before relying on it, and do not use these features where a mistaken action would cause harm. Kadoink makes no warranty that a spoken request will be understood or carried out correctly, and You remain responsible for every action taken under Your account, including one that an AI feature initiated on Your behalf. You may not use the Services to generate, transmit, or attempt to elicit any content this Agreement prohibits, and You may not use any output of the Services to develop a competing model or service.

7. Location Check-Ins

Location sharing is off unless You turn it on, and a position is recorded only at the moment You choose to check in. You control who can see a check-in and how precise it is, and check-ins expire automatically. The details are in the Privacy Policy.

Sharing where You are carries real-world risk. Choose Your audience carefully, remember that a public location-share link can be forwarded to anyone, and do not check in for anybody but Yourself. Do not use the Services to track, follow, or surveil another person, or to determine or publish another person's location without their knowledge and agreement. Location on Kadoink is approximate, may be delayed or wrong, and must never be relied upon for navigation, for safety, or in an emergency.

8. SMS Text Messaging Opt-In and Opt-Out

By providing your mobile phone number and affirmatively opting in to receive text messages from Kadoink, you expressly consent to receive recurring automated and non-automated marketing, transactional, informational, and account-related SMS and MMS messages at the telephone number you provide. Such messages may include, but are not limited to, account notifications, appointment reminders, service updates, security alerts, customer support communications, and promotional offers related to our products and services. Message frequency may vary depending on your account activity and preferences, but will not exceed the frequency disclosed at the time of opt-in. Message and data rates may apply. Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of any purchase.

Prior to enrollment, users will be provided with a clear description of the SMS program, the expected message frequency, and notice that message and data rates may apply, along with links to our Privacy Policy and these SMS Terms. By opting in, you represent that you are the authorized subscriber or customary user of the mobile number provided and that you have the authority to consent to receive messages at that number.

You may opt out of receiving promotional text messages at any time by replying STOP, CANCEL, QUIT, UNSUBSCRIBE, or other recognized industry-standard opt-out keywords to any message. Upon receipt of a valid opt-out request, we will promptly remove your number from our promotional messaging programs and cease sending promotional messages. You may receive a one-time confirmation message confirming that your opt-out request has been processed. Opting out of SMS messages will not affect other communications or agreements you may have with us, including account-related communications permitted by law.

We do not guarantee message delivery, and we are not responsible for delayed, undelivered, misdirected, interrupted, or failed text messages caused by wireless carriers, network conditions, mobile device limitations, or factors beyond our reasonable control. Wireless carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

Any dispute arising from or relating to the SMS messaging program shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution, arbitration, and class action waiver provisions contained elsewhere in these Terms of Service. Participation in the SMS program does not modify, replace, or terminate any other agreement between you and Kadoink.

If You invite someone to Kadoink, or import contacts and ask us to message them, You represent that You have the right to give us their number for that purpose and that You have their permission to be contacted. Do not use the invitation features to send unsolicited messages.

9. Your Content and the License You Grant

Kadoink claims no ownership of Your User Content. You keep every ownership right You had in it.

To let us run the Service, You grant Kadoink a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable (only to our service providers, and only for this purpose) license to host, store, reproduce, adapt the format of (for example by encoding or transcoding for playback), publish, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, and distribute Your User Content — but only for the purpose of operating, providing, securing, and promoting the Services, and only in accordance with the visibility settings You have chosen. This license lets us do the obvious things: show Your photo to the people You shared it with, transcode Your video so it plays, deliver Your message to its recipient, and include public Content in Kadoink's own search results and listings.

This license ends when You delete the User Content or Your account, except that (a) copies may persist for a reasonable period in backups and logs, (b) we may retain what we must to meet a legal obligation, and (c) we cannot claw back copies that other people already lawfully received or that You shared publicly. Kadoink does not sell Your User Content, and does not license it to third parties for their own independent use.

You agree that Kadoink personnel, including our contractors and service providers, may access Your User Content where necessary to provide the Services, to investigate abuse, or to enforce this Agreement.

You are solely and fully responsible for all Content You submit. You represent that You own Your User Content or hold all rights necessary to grant the license above, and that Your User Content and Kadoink's permitted use of it do not violate anyone's rights or any law.

10. Kadoink's Limited License to You

Subject to Your compliance with this Agreement, Kadoink grants You a personal, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to access, view, and print public Content for Your own personal, non-commercial use. Apart from Your own User Content, You may not distribute Content to third parties, use Content commercially, or otherwise copy, modify, distribute, publicly display, perform, or exploit Content, except where a separate licence attached to a particular piece of Content permits it. You must respect every notice and restriction contained in the Content You access. The Kadoink name, logo, and wordmark are ours; nothing here grants You a right to use them except as permitted in our published brand materials.

11. Acceptable Use

As a condition of use, You will not use the Services for any unlawful purpose, or for any purpose this Agreement or our Rules of the Road forbid. Without limiting that, You will not:

  • a. Post, upload, email, or otherwise transmit (i) any Content You do not have the lawful right to copy, transmit, and display, including anything that would breach a confidentiality or fiduciary obligation; (ii) any Content showing an identifiable person whose permission You do not have to use their name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness; or (iii) any Content that infringes anyone's intellectual property or privacy rights.
  • b. Remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notice on Content that is not Your own.
  • c. Use any meta tag, hidden text, or metadata containing a Kadoink name, trademark, URL, or product name without our express written consent.
  • d. Send unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional material, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid or Ponzi schemes, investment solicitations, or any other form of mass solicitation, by any channel the Services offer.
  • e. Post or transmit Content that is unlawful, obscene, harmful, threatening, harassing, defamatory, or hateful; that constitutes or encourages conduct that would be a criminal offense or give rise to civil liability; that invades anyone's privacy; that contains nudity, pornography, or sexually explicit material; that sexualizes a minor in any way, including any child sexual abuse material, which we report to the authorities; that promotes self-harm, terrorism, or violent extremism; that incites or facilitates violence or an unlawful act; or that is deliberately false or misleading, including about the source or authorship of the Content.
  • f. Transmit viruses or any other code, file, or program designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of software, or to interfere with any user, host, or network — including by overloading, flooding, spamming, or mail-bombing the Site.
  • g. Conceal code within the images, audio, or video of any Content where that code is unrelated to the Content itself.
  • h. Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any Kadoink system or network, or breach any security or authentication measure.
  • i. Forge any packet header or otherwise use the Services to send altered, deceptive, or false source-identifying information.
  • j. Avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, impair, descramble, or otherwise circumvent any technological measure protecting the Site or Services, including rate limits, or access the Services by any automated means other than an interface we have published.
  • k. Collect, scrape, or store personal data about other users without their express permission, or compile a database from Content You accessed through the Services.
  • l. Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent Your affiliation with one, by pretexting, social engineering, or any other means.
  • m. Resell the Services in whole or in part, or use them to build or train a competing product.
  • n. Harass, stalk, threaten, or intimidate another person; evade a block another user has placed on You; create accounts to circumvent a suspension; or use the Services to track or surveil anyone.
  • o. Record, retain, or share a call in violation of any applicable recording or wiretapping law, as described above.

Kadoink does not control the Content in Registered Users' accounts and has no obligation to monitor it. However, whether Content is public or private, Kadoink may choose to monitor it at any time, in its sole discretion and without notice. Kadoink reserves the right at any time to terminate Your account and delete any or all Content, in whole or in part, for any reason, including a violation of this section or of any other part of this Agreement. Kadoink reserves the right to disclose, in its sole discretion, any Content as necessary to (a) satisfy any law, regulation, or governmental request, or (b) reduce or prevent what Kadoink considers to be a serious or imminent threat to anyone's health or safety. For how we handle Your personal information, see the Privacy Policy. To report a violation, use our abuse report form.

12. Guests, Public Pages, and Shared Links

Some parts of Kadoink can be reached without an account. A person holding an invite link may join a call as a guest; profiles, widgets, event pages, and share links may be public. If You use the Services as a guest, this Agreement binds You in full.

Treat a link as a key. Anyone who has it can use it, and can pass it on. If You publish or forward a link to a call, a location, a page, or a piece of media, You are choosing to make it available to everyone who ends up holding it, and Kadoink is not responsible for who that turns out to be. Turn off or replace a link You no longer want honored.

13. Widgets and Embedding

Kadoink lets You embed widgets on other websites. If You do, You are responsible for the site You place them on and for complying with that site's rules. Do not embed a widget in a way that misrepresents its origin, that implies Kadoink endorses the host site, or that places Kadoink Content on a site whose subject matter violates this Agreement. Kadoink may disable any widget or embed at any time.

14. Third-Party Applications and the API

You may authorize third-party applications to access Your Kadoink account, and Kadoink publishes interfaces for that purpose. When You approve an application, You choose the level of access it receives, and You are responsible for that decision and for what the application then does under Your account. Only authorize applications You trust. Kadoink does not endorse and is not responsible for third-party applications, and may revoke, rate-limit, or block any application or interface at any time. Your use of any published interface is subject to this Agreement, to any documentation accompanying it, and to any usage limits we set.

15. Age Requirement

You must be at least 18 years old to use the Services. By creating an account, joining a call, or otherwise using the Site or the Services — with or without an account — You represent and warrant that You are 18 or older, that You are of legal age to form a binding contract, that You are legally permitted to use the Services and access the Site, and that You take full responsibility for Your selection and use of them.

Kadoink is an adult service. It is not directed to children, and no one under 18 may use it, with or without a parent's permission. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we learn that an account belongs to someone under 18, we will terminate it and delete the personal information associated with it. If You believe a minor is using the Services or has given us personal information, contact us at the address in the final section and we will act on it.

Do not let a minor use Your account, and do not invite one to a call or a group. You are responsible for everything done under Your account. This Agreement is void where prohibited by law, and the right to access the Site is revoked in those jurisdictions.

16. Copyright

Kadoink respects intellectual property and expects You to do the same. If You believe Content on the Services infringes Your copyright, follow the procedure in our Copyright Dispute Policy, which forms part of this Agreement. Kadoink may remove Content it believes to be infringing and may terminate the accounts of repeat infringers.

17. Termination

You may stop using the Services at any time and may delete Your account as described above. Kadoink may suspend or terminate Your access at any time, with or without notice, including for a breach of this Agreement. On termination, Your right to use the Services ends immediately. The sections of this Agreement that by their nature should survive — including the licenses You granted for Content that remains, the disclaimers, the limitation of liability, indemnification, and the governing-law and arbitration provisions — survive termination.

18. Equipment, Carriers, and Charges

You are responsible for obtaining and maintaining the equipment and ancillary services needed to reach the Site and use the Services, including devices, software, and internet, wireless, broadband, or telephone connections, and for making sure they are compatible with the Services. You are responsible for all charges arising from them, including airtime, data, and message charges billed by Your carrier. Kadoink does not reimburse carrier charges.

19. Disclaimer of Warranty

THE SERVICES, CONTENT, SITE, AND ANY SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, KADOINK AND ITS LICENSORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. KADOINK DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, THAT ANY CALL OR MESSAGE WILL BE DELIVERED, CONNECTED, OR RECORDED, OR THAT ANY CONTENT WILL BE PRESERVED.

Electronic Communications Privacy Act Notice (18 USC 2701-2711): KADOINK MAKES NO GUARANTY OF CONFIDENTIALITY OR PRIVACY OF ANY COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TRANSMITTED ON THE SITE OR ANY WEB SITE LINKED TO THE SITE OR THROUGH ANY USE OF THE SERVICES. Kadoink will not be liable for the privacy of e-mail addresses, phone or communication device numbers, registration and identification information, disk space, communications, confidential or trade-secret information, or any other Content stored on its equipment and transmitted over networks accessed by the Site or Services, or otherwise connected with Your use of the Site or Services.

20. Limitation of Liability

You acknowledge that Kadoink has no control over, and no duty to take any action regarding: which users gain access to the Site or Services; what Content You access through them; what effect that Content may have on You; how You interpret or use it; or what You do as a result. You release Kadoink and its licensors, and each of their officers and directors, forever and irrevocably from all liability for having acquired or not acquired Content through the Site or Services. The Site and Services may contain, or direct You to sites containing, information that some people find offensive or inappropriate. Kadoink makes no representation about any content contained in or accessed through the Site or Services and is not responsible for its accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, or decency.

IN NO EVENT WILL KADOINK OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF DATA, SERVICE INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER FAILURE, OR PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR ANY SERVICES, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY, EVEN IF KADOINK HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

IN NO EVENT WILL KADOINK OR ITS LICENSORS' AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE OR ANY SERVICES EXCEED THE AMOUNTS YOU HAVE PAID TO KADOINK OR $500.00, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. You acknowledge that Kadoink has entered into this Agreement in reliance upon the limitations of liability specified here, which allocate risk between the parties and form a basis of the bargain between them. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation may not apply to You.

21. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Kadoink and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising out of or in any way connected with Your access to or use of the Site or Services, Your Content, Your violation of this Agreement, Your recording or sharing of a call, or the infringement by You — or by any third party using Your account — of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity. Kadoink reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any such claim otherwise subject to defense by You, in which event You will cooperate with Kadoink and its counsel as necessary.

22. Links to Third-Party Sites

The Site or Services may contain links to third-party websites or resources. You acknowledge and agree that Kadoink is not responsible or liable for the availability or accuracy of those sites or resources, or for the content, products, or services available from them. Links do not imply any endorsement. You accept sole responsibility for, and assume all risk arising from, Your use of them. For the terms governing Your use of those sites, refer to their own terms of use.

23. Governing Law, Arbitration, and Class Action Waiver

This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflicts of law rules. Except as specified in this section, any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its subject matter shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service, Inc. ("JAMS"). Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party. You and Kadoink each waive any right to participate in a class, collective, or representative action. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and unappealable. The arbitration shall be conducted in San Francisco, California, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Kadoink may at any time seek injunctions or other forms of equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of, or related to, use of the Services or this Agreement must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose, or be forever barred.

24. General

You may not assign any right granted to You or delegate any of Your duties under this Agreement; any attempt to do so is void. Kadoink may freely assign its rights and delegate its duties in their entirety. Kadoink's failure to require performance of any provision at any time does not affect its right to enforce that provision later, unless waived in writing. If a court finds any provision invalid, the remainder of the Agreement remains enforceable. Headings are for convenience only and are not used in interpreting this Agreement. This Agreement is the complete and exclusive understanding between You and Kadoink about its subject matter and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements about it; modifications must be in writing, except as this Agreement otherwise provides. No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment relationship is created by this Agreement, and You have no authority to bind Kadoink in any respect.

25. Questions and Notices

If You have questions about this Agreement, visit our contact page or email help@kadoink.com. To report abuse, use our abuse report form. See also our Privacy Policy, our Copyright Dispute Policy, and our Rules of the Road.

Kadoink, Inc. is located at, and legal notices to Kadoink should be sent to:

Kadoink, Inc.
3053 Fillmore St., Ste. 299
San Francisco, CA 94123
United States

Effective Date

These Terms of Use are effective as of July 15, 2026.