Terms of use
Last updated November 11, 2026
Slingshot is a free service for sending files. By using the website or the app you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, please don't use Slingshot.
Don't use Slingshot for
- Anything illegal where you or the recipient are
- Malware, phishing or scams
- Material that sexually exploits children, or that promotes violence or terrorism
- Sharing other people's copyrighted work without permission
- Harassment, or sharing someone's private information without consent
- Using Slingshot as permanent storage or as a file host for a website or app
Links and limits
- Links hold up to 5 GB and expire after the time the sender picks (1 hour to 7 days), or after the chosen number of downloads.
- Slingshot uses a fixed amount of free storage. When it's full, new uploads wait until older links expire.
- There are fair-use limits per visitor per day.
- We can't recover a lost link or its files, because we never have the key.
We may remove links
We may remove any link, or block uploads, if we believe it breaks these terms or the law, or to protect the service. A link that several people report is taken offline automatically.
Reporting abuse or copyright problems
Use the Report this link button on the download page, or email slingshotransfers@protonmail.com with the link and what's wrong. For copyright notices, include your contact details, the work you own, the Slingshot link, and a statement that you believe the use isn't authorised.
No warranty
Slingshot is provided free and "as is". We do our best to keep it working and secure, but we can't promise it will always be available, error-free or that files will arrive. Keep your own copies of anything important. To the extent the law allows, we aren't liable for any loss from using Slingshot.
The app
The desktop app is free to use. It sends files directly between computers on the same network, and can also send by link using this service under these same terms.
Changes
We may update these terms. The date at the top shows when they last changed.