Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using MorseCodeText.com — including any tool, page, or resource on this website — you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, please discontinue use of the website immediately. We may update these Terms at any time; the date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the website after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

2. Eligibility & Age Requirements

MorseCodeText.com is intended for general audiences. You must be at least 13 years old to use this website. If you are between 13 and 18 years old, you should use this website under the guidance of a parent or guardian. If you are a resident of the European Union or European Economic Area, you must be at least 16 years old, or have verifiable parental consent, to use this website.

By using MorseCodeText.com, you confirm that you meet these age requirements and that you have the legal capacity to agree to these Terms.

3. What We Provide

MorseCodeText.com offers a free, browser-based toolkit for translating and learning Morse code. Our current tools include:

• Morse Code Translator — Converts text to International Morse Code following the ITU-R M.1677-1 standard character set.
• Morse Code to Text Converter — Decodes dots and dashes back into readable text.
• Morse Code Generator (with Audio) — Generates Morse code and plays it back as audio using standard dit/dah timing.

All tools run entirely in your browser. No account is required. Text you enter into any tool is not transmitted to our servers.

4. No Account, Client-Side Processing

We do not require user registration, sign-in, or account creation to use any tool on MorseCodeText.com. All tools are freely accessible without providing personal information. Text processed by our tools runs locally in your browser and is not stored or logged on our servers. For full details, see our Privacy Policy.

5. Educational & Informational Purpose Only

Morse code remains in real use today in contexts like amateur radio, aviation navigation beacon identification, and maritime signaling. To be clear about the scope of this website, our tools, translations, and educational content are intended for:

You must independently verify any translation before relying on it in a practical, professional, or safety-critical context. MorseCodeText.com is an educational tool, not a certified communication system.

6. Permitted Use

You are permitted to use MorseCodeText.com tools for any of the following lawful purposes:

7. Prohibited Use

The following uses are strictly prohibited and may result in access restrictions or legal action:

8. Intellectual Property

The website design, written content, tool logic, and code of MorseCodeText.com are owned by MorseCodeText and are protected under applicable intellectual property laws. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the tools on this website for personal and professional lawful purposes.

Morse code itself, as a signaling system, is not owned by us and is freely usable; what is protected is our specific implementation, design, and educational content. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, or resell any part of this website without prior written permission.

9. Accuracy & Availability

We build our translation logic and timing around the International Morse Code standard (ITU-R M.1677-1) and test it before publishing. However, we do not guarantee that every translation, audio output, or reference page is error-free at all times, and you should independently verify results before relying on them for anything beyond learning and casual use.

We do not guarantee continuous or error-free access to the website. Availability may be affected by maintenance, server issues, technical errors, or unforeseen disruptions, and we may modify, suspend, or remove features without notice.

10. Advertising & Monetization

MorseCodeText.com is a free website supported, in part, by advertising, including Google AdSense and similar advertising networks. These networks may use cookies or similar technologies to display relevant ads; details are available in our Privacy Policy.

Some pages on this website may also contain affiliate links in the future. If you click such a link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Advertising and affiliate relationships do not influence the accuracy or independence of our educational content.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

12. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, MorseCodeText.com and its operator shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of data, arising from your use of, or inability to use, the website — including but not limited to incorrect translations, timing or signal-based variations, misinterpretation of output, device compatibility issues, or the use of outputs in professional or regulated systems. Your use of the website is entirely at your own risk.

13. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless MorseCodeText.com, its operator, and affiliates from any claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your misuse of the website, your violation of these Terms, or your reliance on outputs from this website in any professional, certified, or safety-critical context in violation of Section 5.

14. Suspension & Termination

Since no account is required, there is nothing for us to "terminate" on an individual basis. However, we reserve the right to block or restrict access to MorseCodeText.com — via technical or legal means — for any user or IP address engaged in prohibited activity, infrastructure abuse, or violation of these Terms. Provisions that by their nature should survive such restriction (intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification) will continue to apply.

15. Governing Law & Disputes

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to its conflict of law principles. We encourage resolving any concerns informally first by contacting info@morsecodetext.com.

Any dispute that cannot be resolved informally shall be handled on an individual basis and not as part of a class action, collective action, or representative proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

16. Miscellaneous

• Entire Agreement: These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and MorseCodeText.com.
• Severability: If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force.
• No Waiver: Our failure to enforce any provision does not constitute a waiver of that provision.
• Force Majeure: We are not liable for delays or failures caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including outages, natural disasters, or government actions.

17. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to update these Terms of Service at any time. When we do, the "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be revised. For significant changes, we will make a reasonable effort to highlight them on this page. Continued use of MorseCodeText.com after any revision constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.