spectra.sh

The rules & your rights

Terms of service, privacy, acceptable use, and how to file a takedown. Short, readable, no dark patterns.

Terms of Service

Last updated: November 14, 2026

By uploading files to Spectra you agree to these terms. Spectra is a free hosting tool operated on a best-effort basis: it comes with no warranty and no guarantee of availability. Files are stored on third-party infrastructure and shared through the spectra.sh domain; while there are no expiry timers, the operator cannot promise that upstream services will exist forever.

Acceptable use

You may not use Spectra to host or distribute:

  • Illegal material of any kind, including content illegal in the operator's jurisdiction;
  • Malware, executables, phishing pages or anything designed to deceive or harm. These file types are blocked at upload and blocked again at the proxy when reported;
  • Content you do not own or have permission to share (see the DMCA tab);
  • Material involving minors in any sexual context, terrorist content, or incitement to violence: zero tolerance, reported to authorities where required;
  • Anything used to harass, doxx, or threaten a person.
What happens on violation: the reported link is blocked at the spectra.sh proxy so it stops resolving, and where the law requires it, the matter is escalated to the storage provider and authorities.

Your responsibilities

You are solely responsible for what you upload. Spectra does not moderate files in advance (there is no server-side inspection), which means you carry the liability for your content. Do not upload anything you wouldn't sign your name to.

Changes

These terms may be updated as the service evolves; the changelog page announces every change. Continued use after an update means acceptance.

Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 14, 2026

Spectra is a static website. There is no account system, no analytics, no advertising, no tracking pixels, and no Spectra-run server that logs your activity.

What Spectra stores about you

Nothing. The uploader runs entirely in your browser. The only place your upload history exists is your own browser's local storage, visible only to you, wipeable any time with "clear all" on the uploader, and never sent anywhere.

What the infrastructure sees

Being honest about the plumbing: uploads are delivered to a third-party media storage service by your own browser, and shared links are proxied through a global edge network. Those providers process traffic the way any web host does (IP addresses for delivering responses, abuse handling). Spectra adds no tracking on top of this, and has no way to link a file to a person beyond what the infrastructure inherently sees.

Cookies

None. Your theme preference (dark/light) is saved in local storage, which stays on your device and is not a cookie.

Your rights

  • Access & deletion: everything Spectra "knows" about you is already in your browser. Clear site data and it's gone.
  • Link removal: want your own upload unlisted? Email the link to the contact address below and it will be blocked at the proxy.
  • No profiling: there is no profile, because there is nothing to profile.
Plain summary: no accounts, no logs, no tracking. Links are public-by-possession, so don't upload secrets.

DMCA Takedown

Last updated: November 14, 2026

If your copyrighted work was uploaded to Spectra without permission, you can file a takedown notice. The process is intentionally simple:

Filing a notice

  1. Email abuse@spectra.sh from an address you monitor, with the subject DMCA Notice.
  2. Include every Spectra link you want removed (the spectra.sh/f/… URLs).
  3. Identify the original work (URLs or description sufficient to locate it).
  4. Include your full legal name, address, phone number, and a signature (typed is fine).
  5. State: "I have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law" and that the information is accurate, and under penalty of perjury that you are the owner or authorized to act for the owner.

After filing

Valid notices are actioned promptly: reported links are blocked at the spectra.sh proxy so they stop resolving on the domain, and the notice is forwarded to the storage provider where applicable. You'll receive a confirmation email once actioned.

Counter-notification

If your upload was taken down and you believe it was a mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to the same address. It must include the removed link(s), your contact details, and a statement under penalty of perjury that the material was removed in error. If the original complainant does not take legal action within the applicable window, the link is restored.

Note: misrepresentation in either direction carries legal consequences under the DMCA. File in good faith only.