Terms of use
The short version: NTK is a hackathon prototype on NEAR, provided as it is. Use it at your own risk. Updated 14 November 2026. Terms version 2.
In short
- NTK measures how you type: how long you hold each key, the time between keys and where your finger lands. It does not keep what you type.
- When you enroll or sign, these statistics go sealed to the NTK enclave on NEAR OutLayer, which keeps your typing fingerprint encrypted. Nobody at NTK can read it.
- We do not run OutLayer, NEAR or the other services NTK relies on, and we cannot guarantee or control them. If one of them fails or is compromised, your typing statistics could be exposed. Typing rhythm is biometric data.
- Stamps are public and permanent. The text itself is never published.
- NTK comes without any warranty. Use it at your own risk.
What NTK is
NTK (Near The Keyboard) is an open-source keyboard for Android and a website, built at a hackathon. It runs on NEAR testnet by default, where no real money is involved. If you choose mainnet in the app, logging in adds a key to your NEAR mainnet account, and your wallet charges a small network fee for that; NTK itself charges nothing. NTK may change, stop working or be shut down at any time, and its data may be lost.
What you agree to
By using the keyboard you agree that it measures your typing as described on the privacy page and sends those measurements, sealed, to the NTK enclave when you tap Enroll or Sign. The enclave keeps your typing fingerprint encrypted and uses it only to check new typing.
Services we do not control
NTK relies on NEAR OutLayer (which runs the enclave in Intel TDX and holds its keys), Intel TDX, NEAR testnet and mainnet, your NEAR wallet, Cloudflare and the server that hosts ntk.tools and the relay. We do not run these services and cannot guarantee their security, privacy or availability. A fault or a breach in one of them could expose your typing statistics or stop NTK from working.
Stamps
A stamp is a public record: your NEAR account, a hash of the text, its length, the scores and the time. It cannot be deleted. A stamp is evidence that a text was typed key by key on the NTK keyboard by someone whose typing matches the account's fingerprint. It does not prove who you are, and it does not prove the text was written without help.
Your choices
- Delete your typing fingerprint at any time in the app (Delete my fingerprint).
- Stop all measuring by switching to another keyboard or uninstalling NTK.
- Do not rely on NTK where a wrong result could harm you or others.
No warranty, no liability
NTK is provided as it is, without warranty of any kind. To the extent the law allows, its authors are not liable for any loss or damage that comes from using it. The source code is open under its licences (MIT for NTK's own code, Apache-2.0 for the keyboard it is built on).
Changes, and contact
If these terms change, the app asks you to agree again. Questions: github.com/sgraphics/nearthekeyboard.