It is anything with a QRtifact Tag attached that links to a story. Your story might be about the thing, the thing's current or previous owners, where the thing is located, or evoke a memory. It might also serve as a prop for a story.

When you first scan the QRtifact Tag with your smartphone, the story page initially appears blank, with a gentle prompt to start writing your story. A user-friendly menu at the bottom of the page contains a link to an online editor. Many smartphones will allow you to dictate your story while automatically transcribing it, making the process seamless and convenient. Optionally, add a photo of the object you plan to attach to it. Password-protect your story so only you or people you trust can edit it.

You do. By choosing to use this service, you grant us a non-exclusive right to publish your story on our services, make as many copies, and distribute them as necessary to preserve your story.

It is stored on various servers, some of which are virtual servers that don't have a fixed location. The number of these servers is expected to grow over time. The cloud is a term often used to describe its location.

A really, really long time. We would like to say forever, which is probably a bit longer than we can achieve. Our goal is to store these stories perpetually like a museum or the Library of Congress.

They are relatively private until you allow someone to scan the tag. The purpose of a QRtifact tag is to share a story. We recommend you protect your story with a password before you share it so only you can edit it. NEVER INCLUDE ANY PERSONAL OR PRIVATE INFORMATION IN YOUR STORY UNLESS YOU HAVE THE LEGAL AND ETHICAL RIGHTS AND DESIRE TO SHARE PUBLICLY. Think of your story as being published for the whole world to see, though only a few friends and family may ever actually see it.

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Yes. Examples include:

• Contents of a storage container with a QRtifact tag attached.
• Vehicle Service History with the tag attached to the glove box or owner's manual.
• Refrigerator Message Board where family members can leave notes or reminders.
• A Virtual Shopping List
• A Sales Pitch for an Item in a Garage Sale, Flea market, Street Fair or Consignment Shop

Yes. Examples include:

• To explain features or info about the maker of handmade or one-of-a-kind items.
• Signage in Retail Shops
• Serve as a virtual coupon
• Act as a Virtual Sales Associate in a Retail Shop

• Used as an organization’s website
• Published in sales literature or other advertising
• Posted on social media, user forums, or other platforms where multiple people would have access to the tag or the tag URL
• Any activity that could result in high traffic to the QRTifact page.

Only to the extent required for maintaining security and performance. See our terms of service.

We receive a small fee for each QRtifact Tag sold by retailers, wholesalers, and companies who incorporate these tags into thier products.

We encourage you to support whoever gave or sold you your first tag(s). If that method is not an option you, can purchase tags in our online store. You can also purchase a virtual tag, download the image and print your own. See our tutorials.

To preserve history, family lore, or send a message to future generations.

We may be able to hook you up with a writing assistant and editor in the future. Sign up for our newsletter if you would like to know when we add new features.

We don't know, but since your story might be discovered by the internet at large it is possible.

For legal reasons we make no guarentees. See our terms of service. Having said that, we use this service ourselves so we have a lot of motivation to make it work. We also intend to offer some open source tools that will let you host your stories locally.