Last updated: 20 October 2026 (version 2)
These terms are the agreement between you and Oktet. They explain the rules for using the app, what you can and cannot do, and the limits of our responsibility. Please read them. By using Oktet, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the app.
Oktet is a private app for friends and family. It is a small independent project, run by a sole trader based in New South Wales, Australia (ABN 21 160 303 234). In these terms, "Oktet", "we", "us" and "our" refer to that operator, and "you" refers to you, the user. Oktet may change, and it may close; section 9 explains what happens if it does.
You must be at least 18 years old to use Oktet. By using the app, you confirm that you are 18 or older.
You buy Oktet from the App Store. Apple handles the purchase under its own terms, and we never see your payment details. Refunds are handled by Apple, at reportaproblem.apple.com.
Every new account is let in by hand. After you sign up, your account waits until we let it in. We may decline to let an account in. If yours isn't let in, you can ask Apple for a refund.
You sign in using your phone number, verified by a one-time code. You are responsible for keeping access to your phone and account secure, and you are responsible for all activity that takes place under your account.
There is no tolerance on Oktet for objectionable content or for abusive users. If you post objectionable content, or behave abusively toward others, your content may be removed and your account may be suspended or terminated, without notice.
You agree not to use Oktet to create, share, store, or transmit any of the following, and not to behave in any of the following ways:
More generally, you agree not to use Oktet for any purpose that is unlawful, harmful, or objectionable.
Oktet provides tools to help keep the service safe. You can report a message, post, response, or image from within the app, and you can block another user. Our Safety page explains how.
When we become aware of a report of objectionable content, we will review it and, where the content breaches these terms, act within 24 hours by removing the content and removing the user responsible. You can also reach us directly to report objectionable content or abuse at [email protected].
We also check posts, replies and messages automatically against a short list of words linked to serious harm. A match is sent to us for review in the same way. Nothing is blocked or deleted automatically.
We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, remove any content, and suspend or terminate any account, where we consider it necessary, including for breach of these terms, to protect other users, or to comply with the law. Where we can, we will give you notice, but we may act without notice where the circumstances require it.
Where content may be illegal, such as child sexual abuse material, we keep it securely as evidence rather than deleting it, and we report it to the authorities. We will cooperate with law enforcement and regulators, including the Australian Federal Police and the eSafety Commissioner.
If you are not satisfied with how we handled a report, you can complain to the eSafety Commissioner at esafety.gov.au/report.
You keep ownership of the content you create and share on Oktet. We do not claim ownership of it.
By posting content, you confirm that you have the right to share it, and that doing so does not break the law or infringe anyone else's rights. You are responsible for the content you post.
You grant us a limited licence to host, store, process, and display your content only as needed to operate the service, for example, to store your images and videos and to show your messages and posts to the other members of the channels you are in. This licence is limited to running Oktet and ends when your content is deleted, except where we are required to retain it to meet legal or safety obligations.
You can delete your account at any time from within the app, under System › Bios. What happens to your information when you do is described in our Privacy Policy. In short, your profile, posts and messages are taken out of view straight away, and about 90 days later your account, your images and videos, and the words of everything you posted are permanently deleted. Some information is kept for longer, for example as evidence when something you posted was reported; the Privacy Policy explains what and why.
We may suspend or terminate your access to Oktet if you breach these terms, or where we reasonably need to in order to protect the service or other users.
Oktet is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not promise that the service will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or free of errors, and we may change or suspend any part of it at any time. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we exclude all warranties, representations, and guarantees that are not expressly set out in these terms.
Oktet is a small independent project. We may change it, and we may decide to close it. If we close it, we will tell you in the app at least 30 days beforehand, and we will give you a way to download a copy of your content before it closes.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable to you for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive loss or damage, or for any loss of data, loss of profits, loss of goodwill, or loss of opportunity, arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, Oktet, whether that claim is based in contract, negligence, or any other legal theory, and whether or not we were advised that such loss was possible.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability to you arising out of or in connection with Oktet is limited to resupplying the service or, where that is not possible, to AUD $100.
Australian Consumer Law. Nothing in these terms excludes, restricts, or modifies any consumer guarantee, right, or remedy that you have under the Australian Consumer Law or any other law that cannot lawfully be excluded. Where our liability for failing to comply with such a guarantee cannot be excluded but can be limited, our liability is limited, at our option, to resupplying the service or paying the cost of having it resupplied.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify us and hold us harmless against any claims, liabilities, losses, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal costs) that arise out of or in connection with: your use of Oktet; the content you post; your breach of these terms; or your breach of any law or of anyone else's rights.
We may update these terms as Oktet develops. When we do, we will change the "last updated" date at the top of this page. When a change is significant, we will ask you to accept the new terms in the app before you continue.
These terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia. You and we submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales.
For general enquiries, contact us at [email protected]. To report objectionable content or abuse, contact [email protected].