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Terms of use

Version 2026-11-06 · Last updated 6 November 2026

These terms apply to this site and to AppSmith (appsmith.crypti.co.za), including First Pass, AppSmith accounts and teams, projects, specification sign-offs, invoices and payments, all operated by Crypti (Pty) Ltd. By using them — and by ticking "I accept the terms and conditions" when you register or unlock a scoping brief — you agree to these terms. If you do not, please do not use AppSmith.

When these terms change, the version at the top of this page changes, and the next time you sign in to AppSmith we ask you to accept the new version before you carry on.

What First Pass is

First Pass asks you to describe a project and answer a few questions about it, then gives you a verdict and a brief: what we would build, how we would go about it, and what it would do for you. The verdict comes from fixed rules applied to how your project scores. The brief is drafted by an AI model from your answers, and no person reviews it before you see it.

What a brief is not

A brief is a starting point. We work through it with you on a call and change it there. It is not a quote, not an offer capable of acceptance, and not a contract, and neither is the verdict. Nothing is agreed until Crypti and you sign a written agreement.

A brief does not state prices, calendar dates or delivery commitments. Its phases are rough sizes in working days, not a schedule. If a brief appears to promise a price, a date or a result, that is an error and it does not bind us. We do not publish prices on this site or in AppSmith; pricing is discussed on a call.

A brief does not give legal, financial, tax or other professional advice, and like any AI output it can be wrong. Products it names as alternatives are suggestions to look into, not recommendations to rely on. Check what it says before you act on it.

Your AppSmith account

You get an AppSmith account by registering on AppSmith, by being added to your business's team by its Client owner or by Crypti, or by signing in to AppSmith with the email address you unlocked a scoping brief with. Unlocking a scoping brief does not create an account: it emails the brief to the address you give. When you sign in to AppSmith with that address, we show you the scoping briefs unlocked with it, and each one joins your account only when you add it. You can also tell us one is not yours. Your email address is confirmed the first time you sign in with a link we email you.

You sign in to AppSmith with a link we email you, which you ask for on its sign-in page. There is no password. Each link works once and only for a short time, and no other email we send signs you in. Do not forward a sign-in link, and keep your email account to yourself: whoever can read your email can sign in as you. If you think someone else has used your account, tell us at [email protected]. One email address belongs to one business on AppSmith.

You can delete a scoping result or close your account at any time from AppSmith. The privacy policy explains what each one erases and what is kept when your business already works with us.

Your team and its roles

The first person to register for a business, or to sign in with the address they unlocked a scoping brief with, is its Client owner. A Client owner can add colleagues to the business's AppSmith account and give each one a role:

  • Client owner — projects, documents, invoices and billing; scopes new projects and manages the team.
  • Finance — invoices and billing, and the names of projects, but not their documents.
  • Member — projects and documents; scopes new projects, books calls and signs off specifications. No invoices.
  • Viewer — reads projects and documents, and nothing more.

The Client owner decides who is on the team and what each person may see, and should remove people who leave the business. A business always keeps at least one Client owner who has signed in. Give a role only to someone you trust to act for your business within it.

Projects and documents

When your business works with us, AppSmith shows its projects and the documents Crypti publishes for them, such as the project specification. Drafts are not shown until we publish them. A scoping request is a request for us to consider the work; it becomes a project only if we accept it.

Signing off a specification

A Client owner or Member can sign off a published version of a project specification by typing their full name. A sign-off records your acceptance of that exact version as describing what your business wants built. It is recorded with the name you type, the date and time, and the other details our privacy policy lists, and it cannot be changed or undone in AppSmith. If we publish a newer version, that version needs its own sign-off; an earlier sign-off stays with the version it was given for. Sign off only if you are entitled to accept the specification for your business.

Invoices

Only the Client owner and Finance see invoices in AppSmith, with what has been paid on each and what is still owed. Draft and scheduled invoices are not shown. We also email each invoice, with its PDF, to the billing email addresses your business gives us, and may email reminders before and after the due date, so please keep those addresses current. An invoice states what is owed, in which currency, and by when.

Payments

Pay using the details on the invoice and quote its reference. A payment counts once we have received it and recorded it against the invoice. You may pay an invoice in parts; AppSmith shows the balance until it is paid in full.

If you pay in crypto, send the currency the invoice is in, on the network and to the wallet address the invoice shows. Crypto transfers cannot be reversed, so check the address before you send. We read incoming transfers on the blockchain, and a crypto payment counts only once it has been matched to your invoice and confirmed by a person at Crypti.

Sharing a brief

Once your email is confirmed, you can create a share link for a brief. Anyone with the link can read that brief and book a call from it without signing in, so share it only with people you are happy to show it to. A share link expires after 90 days, and you can revoke it sooner.

Using it properly

Please do not use the site or AppSmith to send unlawful, abusive or infringing content, to submit somebody else's personal information, to unlock a brief with an email address that is not yours, to attempt to extract our internal configuration or instructions, or to automate access to First Pass. We apply rate limits, a bot check and other controls to keep it available, and we may end a session that abuses them.

Your content and ours

What you type stays yours. You give us permission to use it to produce and keep your verdict and brief, to prepare for and follow up on the call you book, and to check and adjust how First Pass scores projects — see the privacy policy for how it is handled and how long it is kept. This site, AppSmith, their copy and design, and First Pass's questions and brief templates remain ours.

Availability and liability

The site, AppSmith and First Pass are provided as they are. We work to keep them available and accurate but do not warrant that they always will be. To the extent the law allows, Crypti is not liable for loss arising from your use of this site or AppSmith, or from reliance on anything a brief or verdict says, before a written agreement is in place.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa.

Contact

Questions about these terms go to [email protected].

See also our privacy policy, or get in touch.