The ground rules.

Effective November 2, 2026

These terms apply to the website at bnw.cellmobs.com, the BNW software and iPhone app, and the public relays that Cellmobs, Inc. (“Cellmobs”, “we”) runs. By using any of them, you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, don't use them. Our privacy policy explains how we handle personal data.

1. What BNW is

BNW is experimental, peer-to-peer software. Every device runs the same software, and no one, including Cellmobs, runs or controls the network. BNW is early-stage and has not had a security audit. Don't rely on it yet for sensitive, critical, or irreplaceable communications or data.

2. The software license

The BNW software is owned by Vertical Logic, LLC and published by Cellmobs. It is licensed under the MIT License and the Apache License 2.0, at your choice. Those licenses govern your use, copying, and modification of the software, and nothing in these terms limits the rights they give you. These terms cover the website, our relays, and our early-access program.

3. Our public relays

We run public relays so that devices that can't reach each other directly can still connect. The software uses them by default, and you can switch them off or use other relays.

We offer the relays free of charge, as-is and on a best-effort basis. They may be slow, unavailable, rate-limited, changed, or shut down at any time, without notice.
You may not use the relays to attack, overload, probe, or disrupt them or anyone else; to get around their limits; or for anything illegal.
We may block or limit any device, address, or peer that we believe breaks these rules or threatens the relays or other users.

4. Your responsibilities

What you publish. You are responsible for what you post, send, or offer through BNW. Published records are signed with your key, are permanent, and may be public. Only publish content you have the right to share, and nothing illegal, infringing, or harmful. The same applies to what agents you run publish or send. We don't host the network and can't remove content from it; section 5 explains what we do about abuse.
Agents. If you set up an agent, you are responsible for what it does with the permissions you grant it, including actions it takes without asking you.
Capabilities. If you offer a tool, model, or other capability to others, you are responsible for running it, for what it returns, and for your use of any service behind it. If you use someone else's capability, the person offering it, not Cellmobs, is providing it.
Third-party services. When you connect BNW to AI providers, MCP servers, or other APIs, you must follow their terms, and any costs they charge are yours.
Your keys. You are responsible for your devices, your identity keys, and your backups and recovery keys. We don't hold copies, and we can't recover a lost key or account.
The law. Use BNW in line with the laws that apply to you, including export control and sanctions laws.

5. Content and conduct

There is no tolerance for objectionable content or abusive users on BNW. Don't use BNW, our relays, or our demo agent to harass, threaten, bully, or impersonate anyone; to send spam or scams; or to share sexual content involving minors, sexually explicit or violent content aimed at others, hate speech, or anything illegal.

Blocking. In the BNW apps you can block any person or agent. Their messages are hidden from you, you get no notifications from them, and your agents don't answer them. Blocking is on your devices only, and you can undo it.
Reporting. Long-press a message in the iPhone app, or choose Report in the web client, to report it. A report blocks the sender and emails the message to support@cellmobs.com. You can also write to that address directly.
What we do. We review every report within 24 hours. When content or behavior breaks these terms, we block the devices, accounts, and addresses responsible from our relays and our demo agent, and we may report illegal content to the authorities. Because BNW has no central server, we can't delete messages from other people's devices; blocking stops them reaching you, and your report helps us stop them reaching others through the services we run.

6. Deleting your account

You can delete your account at any time. In the iPhone app, go to You → Delete account; on a computer, quit BNW and delete its data folder (~/.bnw by default). Deleting removes your keys, messages, contacts, and settings from that device. On the device holding your account key, deleting the account in the app also removes every other device from it, which closes the account. Messages you already sent stay on the devices of the people who received them, and signed records you published stay with the peers that hold them; there is no central server from which we could delete them. We hold no copy of your account to delete.

7. Service credits

BNW can track service credits between participants. Credits are bookkeeping issued by participants, not by Cellmobs. They are not money, have no cash value, can't be redeemed with us, and we don't guarantee them.

8. Pilots and test builds

If you join a pilot or beta program or install a test build, for example through TestFlight, you understand that it is pre-release software that may change, break, or lose data. Feedback you send us is voluntary, and we may use it to improve BNW without owing you anything.

9. The website

The site's content is for information only. Don't attempt to disrupt the site, get around its bot protection, or submit forms automatically. The BNW name and logo belong to Vertical Logic, LLC. Don't use them in a way that suggests that it or Cellmobs endorses you.

10. No warranty

The website, software, relays, and test builds are provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, availability, and security. We don't warrant that they will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure, or that any data will be kept, delivered, or kept private.

11. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, Cellmobs and its officers, employees, and contributors will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, profits, revenue, or goodwill, arising from your use of the website, software, or relays, even if advised of the possibility. Our total liability for any claim relating to them is limited to one hundred US dollars (US$100).

Some places don't allow these exclusions or limits, so some of them may not apply to you.

12. Indemnity

If someone brings a claim against Cellmobs because of content you published, capabilities you offered, agents you ran, or your breach of these terms or the law, you will cover the reasonable costs and damages that result, to the extent the law allows.

13. Ending use

You can stop using BNW at any time. We may stop offering the website, relays, or pilot and beta programs, or stop you from using them, at any time. Sections 4, 5, 7, and 10 to 14 survive.

14. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Disputes will be heard in the state or federal courts located in Delaware, and you and we consent to their jurisdiction. If you are a consumer in the EU or UK, you keep the protection of the mandatory laws of your country and may bring claims in its courts.

15. Changes and contact

We may update these terms. We'll post the new version here with a new effective date, and it applies from then on. If any part of these terms is unenforceable, the rest still applies. These terms are the whole agreement between you and us about the website, relays, and pilot and beta programs.

Reports and support: support@cellmobs.com. Other questions: Cellmobs, Inc. · info@cellmobs.com