eQSL & QSO Rules

Users may upload amateur-radio logs, including files using formats such as ADIF or other supported formats.

Log information may include: callsign; contacted callsign; date and time; frequency; band; mode; signal reports; station information; grid locator; country or entity; award-related information; confirmation information; and other amateur-radio QSO fields.

Users retain ownership of their original log information to the extent that such information is capable of being owned.

Uploading a log does not transfer ownership of that log to the Platform.

Instead, the user grants the Platform a limited, non-exclusive permission to store, copy, normalize, process, index, compare, match, display, back up, and otherwise use the submitted information as reasonably necessary to operate the Service.

This permission includes processing information for QSO matching, eQSL generation, confirmation, awards, statistics, fraud prevention, security, account management, backups, and technical operation of the Platform.

We do not acquire ownership of an operator's log simply because it has been uploaded.

The Platform may automatically compare records submitted by different users to determine whether two records appear to describe the same amateur-radio contact.

A match generated by the Platform means that the relevant records satisfy the Platform's matching criteria.

A Platform match does not constitute a governmental, regulatory, or independent certification that the radio contact occurred.

Users remain responsible for the accuracy of their submitted records.

Matching criteria may be modified as the Service develops or to improve reliability, reduce false matches, prevent abuse, or support additional modes and operating practices.

The Platform may allow users to create, upload, send, receive, display, or store electronic QSL cards.

An eQSL is a digital representation or acknowledgment of an amateur-radio contact.

Users must not knowingly issue fraudulent eQSL confirmations for contacts that did not occur.

Users should ensure that the information contained on their cards is accurate.

The Platform may mark, reject, remove, invalidate, or investigate cards associated with suspected fraudulent or manipulated records.

A radio contact naturally involves information concerning more than one station.

Each operator may independently maintain their own record of the contact.

No user receives ownership of another user's account merely because their callsign appears within another user's log.

Similarly, one user's deletion request does not automatically give that user authority to alter another operator's independently maintained log.

Where a genuine privacy, impersonation, safety, or legal concern exists, users should contact us for review.