Kind Steps User Guidelines

1. Natural Circulation

   Kind Steps exists to track the natural, geographic circulation of currency. Any bill you enter must be returned to circulation through ordinary, everyday transactions like paying for groceries, leaving a tip, or buying a coffee.

   The following are not natural circulation and are prohibited:

   • Handing entered bills directly to friends, family, or coworkers for the purpose of generating a re-entry or “hit.”
   • Mailing or otherwise transporting entered bills to other users, or to distant locations, in order to manufacture geographic activity.
   • Any pre-arranged exchange of bills between known parties.

   In short: spend your bills the way you would any other cash, in ordinary transactions with people or businesses unknown to you.

2. Marking Bills

   Kind Steps does not encourage the defacement of currency. If you choose to mark a bill, you must do so in a manner that does not render it “unfit to be reissued” under applicable United States law, including 18 U.S.C. § 333. Excessive marking, mutilation, or any alteration that obscures the denomination, serial number, or security features may constitute a federal offense, the consequences of which are solely your responsibility.

   Always follow the “Enter, Mark, Spend” order — EMS:

   • Enter the bill into the Kind Steps database.
   • Mark the bill, if you choose to do so.
   • Spend the bill.

   Marking a bill before entering it deprives the next finder of any traceable history. Entering a bill after spending it produces out-of-order hits and may forfeit your credit. Always follow EMS.

3. Acquiring Bills

   You may acquire bills for entry by any lawful means, including withdrawing cash or requesting straps of new bills from your bank, receiving cash as ordinary change in daily life, or entering bills currently in the possession of a household member, provided that member does not subsequently re-enter the same bills.

   Theft, robbery, counterfeiting, or any other unlawful means of obtaining currency is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate termination of your account, in addition to whatever consequences may follow under applicable criminal law.

4. Bulk Distribution and Dumping

   You may not enter a large quantity of bills and then deposit, exchange, or otherwise dispose of those bills in a single transaction at a bank, retailer, or other institution. This is not natural circulation.

   It also tends to attract the attention of staff who are unfamiliar with the service and, particularly if the bills are marked, may prompt questions you will be left to answer alone. Kind Steps will provide no assistance, defense, or representation to users who place themselves in such situations.

   Any user identified as engaging in bulk dumping will have their account terminated.

5. Third-Party Affiliations

   Kind Steps is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any other website, program, or company. You may not use Kind Steps as part of, or in conjunction with, any external scheme including contests, sweepstakes, multi-level marketing programs, or pyramid schemes.

   See the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reference for pyramid schemes: sec.gov/answers/pyramid.htm.

   Kind Steps is provided strictly for entertainment purposes. We do not, and will never, offer cash, prizes, or other incentives for use of the service. Accounts created in connection with prohibited affiliations will be suspended or terminated without prior notice.

6. Hit Validation

   Kind Steps reserves the sole and absolute right to review, edit, invalidate, or delete any bill entry or hit that it determines, in its sole discretion, to be in violation of these guidelines. In cases of repeated or egregious abuse, the user’s account may be suspended or terminated.

7. Abuse and Account Termination

   The following acts, among others, constitute abuse and may result in immediate suspension or termination of your account at the sole discretion of Kind Steps management:

   • Entering fake or non-existent bills.
   • Generating fraudulent or fabricated hits.
   • Entering bills that are not in your physical possession at the location and time of entry.
   • Harassing other users or members of the Kind Steps staff.
   • Any other misuse of the service.

   If you wish to delete your own account, please contact us through the Contact Us page and provide your user number, registered email address, and password.

8. Public Forum Moderation

   Kind Steps reserves the right to moderate, edit, or remove any post in the public forums that does not comply with the rules posted on those forum pages, or that Kind Steps otherwise deems inappropriate. Participation in the forums is a privilege, not a right.

9. Intellectual Property

   All text, pages, data, reports, images, designs, and code appearing on the Kind Steps website are the property of Kind Steps and are protected by United States and international copyright laws. © 2026 Kind Steps. All rights reserved. No portion of the site may be copied, reproduced, distributed, modified, or used in any form without prior written consent of Kind Steps.

   By submitting any data to Kind Steps, including bill entries, hit reports, comments, and forum posts, you grant Kind Steps an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to use that data for any purpose, and you acknowledge that such data becomes the property of Kind Steps.

10. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability

    THE KIND STEPS SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

    IN NO EVENT SHALL KIND STEPS, ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA, PROFITS, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND EVEN IF KIND STEPS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

    YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SERVICE IS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SERVICE.

These guidelines may be updated from time to time. Continued use of Kind Steps after any such update constitutes acceptance of the revised guidelines.