Last updated: October 8, 2026.
These terms are an agreement between you and Red Finch, the company that makes LampLit ("we"). They cover the LampLit app for iPhone and Android and the site mylamplit.com. When you create an account, you agree to them. If you don’t agree, don’t use LampLit. These terms live at https://mylamplit.com/terms.
Who can use LampLit
- You must be 18 or older. LampLit is not for anyone under 18.
- You must have a US mobile number. LampLit launches in the United States only.
- Every account needs a mobile number, confirmed with a texted code.
- Each person may have only one account. A phone number, Apple account, Google account or email can belong to only one account.
- You can’t use LampLit if we banned your number or suspended your account.
If someone helps you set up LampLit, you still answer the age question and accept these terms yourself.
Your account and sign-in
You sign in with a texted code, Sign in with Apple, Sign in with Google, or an email and password. Use your own phone number and true details. Keep your phone and your sign-ins safe. You are responsible for what happens on your account.
When your account signs in on a new phone, your other phones get a notice. If you didn’t do it, sign that phone out in Settings and email support@mylamplit.com.
Texts from LampLit
LampLit texts you a six-digit sign-in code from +1 855-812-8156, only when you ask for one. We send no marketing texts. How many you get depends on how often you sign in. Message and data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help or STOP to stop all texts from us, and START to get codes again. While you’re opted out, sign in another way. Carriers aren’t liable for late or undelivered texts. For help, email support@mylamplit.com.
What LampLit is, and what it isn’t
LampLit lets you tell friends you’re up for company. You turn on your light. Friends who see it can knock. You answer "Come on over" or "Not right now".
- LampLit is not for emergencies. Call 911 if you need help. Notifications can be late or fail.
- A light is an invitation, not a promise. You can say "Not right now" to any knock. So can your friends. Nobody owes anyone a visit.
- Meeting in person is your choice and your responsibility. You decide who comes over and where you go. Use the same care you would anywhere else.
- LampLit does not check who people are. We confirm a phone number, not a person’s name, age or background. Add only people you know.
- LampLit never posts anything for you.
Rules for what you write
You write names, a handle, notes and places. Friends see them. Your porch link shows your name and house to anyone you send it to. Don’t use LampLit to post or send anything that:
- harasses, bullies or threatens anyone;
- attacks people for their race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability or other protected trait;
- promotes or plans illegal acts, such as drug sales or trafficking;
- sexualizes minors in any way;
- pretends to be another person, a brand, an organization or LampLit;
- is spam, a scam, or comes from a fake account;
- shares someone else’s private information without their consent.
Also, don’t:
- use bots or scripts to search for people or make accounts;
- get around limits, blocks or bans;
- try to break into LampLit or copy its code;
- make a new account after we ban you.
Word checks. Names, handles, notes and places go through a blocked-words check. An entry that fails is not saved. Passing the check doesn’t mean an entry follows these rules.
Reserved and held handles. Handles that name LampLit, staff roles or app pages are reserved. Any handle that contains "lamplit" is blocked. Names of well-known people, brands and organizations are held. We release a held name only on proof that you are that person or group. A handle you let go is never given to anyone else.
Reports and enforcement
You can report a person, a note or a place. Report sits beside Block on a person’s sheet. We never tell the person that anyone reported them, or who. Staff read each report within 3 days.
If you break these terms, we may do any of these:
- Hide a note or place. It disappears for everyone at once. Your light stays on. You see that it broke LampLit’s rules.
- Suspend your account. You are signed out on every phone. Your light turns off, your timers pause, and your house leaves every street. Friends aren’t told. If we lift the suspension, your friends and streets come back.
- Ban your phone number. A banned number can never sign up, sign in, or be added to any account. We keep it only as a keyed hash so the ban lasts.
We may act without warning when someone is at risk. If you think we got it wrong, email support@mylamplit.com. [to be filled by counsel]
Your content
You own what you write on LampLit. You give Red Finch a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to store, copy and show it. We use that license only to show your content to the friends you choose (and your name and house to people you send your porch link) and to run LampLit. The license ends when your content is deleted, except for copies we keep for the times in our Privacy Policy, such as reports and backups.
We never use what you write for ads, and we never sell it.
Privacy
Our Privacy Policy explains what we collect, who sees it, and how long we keep it. Read it at https://mylamplit.com/privacy.
Deleting your account
You can stop using LampLit at any time. Delete your account in Settings, or at https://mylamplit.com/delete. Your house and light disappear for friends at once, and they aren’t told. For 30 days you can sign in and bring it back. After 30 days we erase it for good. A few things last longer, as the Privacy Policy says.
Changes to LampLit and these terms
We may change, add or remove features. We may stop offering LampLit. We may change these terms. We post changes at https://mylamplit.com/terms and update the date above. If a change matters, we tell you in the app. If you keep using LampLit after a change, you accept the new terms. [to be filled by counsel]
No warranty
LampLit is provided "as is" and "as available". To the extent the law allows, we make no warranties, express or implied. This includes warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We don’t promise that LampLit will always work, be free of errors, or deliver every notification. We are not responsible for what other people do, on LampLit or in person.
Limitation of liability
To the extent the law allows, Red Finch is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages. This includes lost data, lost profits, and harm from meeting other people. Our total liability for any claim is limited to [to be filled by counsel]. Some states don’t allow these limits, so they may not apply to you.
Disputes and governing law
[to be filled by counsel]
App stores
If you got LampLit from the App Store or Google Play, that store’s terms also apply. [to be filled by counsel]
Contact
Email support@mylamplit.com. A person answers within 3 days.