Terms of use

Last updated: 2026-10-06

A translation of the German Nutzungsbedingungen, which are the binding version.

1. Scope and provider

These terms apply to the use of Crate at this address. The provider is:

(more in the legal notice). They apply to consumers and businesses alike unless stated otherwise.

2. Closed beta

Crate is in a closed beta and under active development. Accounts are by invitation only. Use is free of charge during the beta. Features may change, be added, or be removed, and errors are possible. There is no entitlement to a particular availability or particular features. The prices on the home page are planned and not an offer; paid services exist only under a separate agreement.

3. Account

You sign in with an account at our sign-in service (Coredo Account); during the private beta a Crate account needs an invitation from a member. You must be of legal age or act with the consent of your legal guardians. Give truthful information, keep your sign-in methods secret, and tell us if you suspect misuse of your account. An account is not transferable. Invite only people who agree to it.

4. Your storage

Your originals are kept in the storage you connect in the settings (for example Hetzner Object Storage). You rent this storage yourself; the contract and its costs are between you and the storage provider. We are not responsible for its availability.

5. Your content

All rights to your content remain yours. You grant us only the rights needed to store your content, make previews and web copies, show it to you, and share it as you decide. We use your content for no other purpose, in particular not for advertising or to train artificial intelligence.

You may only upload and share content you are entitled to, and no illegal content — such as content that infringes third parties' rights (copyright, personality, or data protection rights), depictions of sexual abuse, or content inciting crimes. You are responsible for your content and shares.

6. Shares and notices

Anyone who receives a share link can see the shared content and — if you allow it — download it. You can revoke shares at any time. Anyone can report illegal content to yaroslavnashyvan@gmail.com (Art. 16 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Digital Services Act). We review reports promptly and carefully. If we block content or restrict an account, we tell you why (Art. 17), and you can object at the same address.

Anyone viewing a share can also ask you to remove a single photo or video, directly on the share page (“Request removal”). You find these requests under “Shared links”, and, when Crate sends emails, we also tell you by email. Please answer them promptly and remove the content when a request is justified — in particular when it concerns a person's own picture (§§ 22, 23 of the German Art Copyright Act, KUG), their privacy, or other rights of third parties. Reports of illegal content to us remain possible at any time (see above).

7. Backups

We run Crate carefully but cannot rule out data loss during the beta. Please keep your originals elsewhere as well. The backup in the settings lets you download all your data at any time.

8. Term and termination

You can delete your account in the settings at any time. We can end the use with 30 days' notice, for example when the beta ends; you can download your data during that time. In case of serious breaches of these terms, we can block your account immediately.

9. Liability

We are liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence, for injury to life, body, or health, under the German Product Liability Act, and where we have given a guarantee. For slight negligence we are liable only for breach of an essential contractual obligation — one whose fulfilment makes proper use possible in the first place and on whose compliance you may regularly rely — and limited to the foreseeable damage typical for the contract. Otherwise liability is excluded. As use is free of charge during the beta, the statutory liability privileges for services provided free of charge apply in addition.

10. Changes to these terms

If Crate or the law changes, we may present amended terms to you. We will notify you of changes at least six weeks in advance. They apply to you only once you agree to them. If you do not agree, we can end the use with 30 days' notice; you can download your data until then.

11. Privacy

How we process your data is explained in the privacy policy.

12. Final provisions

The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. For consumers, this choice of law applies only insofar as it does not deprive them of the protection of mandatory provisions of the country of their habitual residence. If the user is a merchant, a legal entity under public law, or a special fund under public law, the place of jurisdiction is the provider's registered address. We are neither willing nor obliged to take part in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board. The German version of these terms is binding; the English version is for information.