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Website terms of use

The rules for using this website and the free domain check. They do not cover a paid TrustSek subscription, which has its own agreement.

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Who we are

This website and the free domain check are provided by TrustSek.

You can reach us at support@trustsek.com or through the contact page.

What these terms cover

These terms apply when you use this website and the free domain check that starts from it. By using the site, you accept them. If you do not accept them, please do not use the site.

They do not cover the TrustSek app once you have signed up, or any paid service. Those are covered by the app's own terms and, for paid plans, a separate customer agreement.

Using the free domain check

The free check scores a domain from public evidence. It does not log in to anything, does not try to exploit anything and does not scan ports. It reads public records such as DNS and certificate data, consults third-party threat intelligence and ransomware trackers, and makes the same ordinary requests a web browser makes when it opens the domain's home page: one TLS connection and a request over HTTPS and over HTTP, identified as TrustSek and rate-limited.

The check is non-intrusive; the security page describes exactly what it does. Even so, only check domains you have a legitimate reason to look at, such as:

  • your own organisation's domains;
  • the domains of suppliers, partners or customers you work with or are assessing;
  • domains you have been asked or authorised to assess.

You must not use the check:

  • to harass, threaten or embarrass anyone, or to publish results in order to shame an organisation;
  • to plan or support an attack on any system;
  • in bulk or by automated means (scripts, bots or scraping) outside the public API and its terms;
  • to get around rate limits or other protections on the check;
  • in a way that breaks any law that applies to you.

We may limit or block access to the check if we believe it is being misused.

Results are information, not advice

Scores and findings describe what could be seen from the outside at the time of the check. They depend on public data and third-party sources that can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and some sources may show as “not checked”. A score is not a security audit, a penetration test, a certification or legal advice, and it does not tell you whether an organisation is compliant with any law or standard. Do not rely on it alone for a decision that matters.

No warranty

We provide the website and the free check “as is” and “as available”. We work to keep them accurate and running, but we do not promise that they will be uninterrupted, error-free, complete or suitable for a particular purpose.

Liability

To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for any loss or damage that comes from using, or being unable to use, this website or the free check, including any decision made on the basis of a score or finding, and any indirect or consequential loss.

Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, for example for intent or gross negligence. If you use the site as a consumer, you keep the rights that consumer law gives you, and nothing in these terms affects them.

Intellectual property

The content of this website (text, design, graphics, product views and code) belongs to us or our licensors and is protected by copyright and other rights. You may read it, link to it and quote short passages with a credit. You may not copy, republish or reuse it commercially without our written permission.

The TrustSek name and logo are our brand. You may not use them in a way that suggests we endorse you or your product.

We link to sources such as regulators, standards bodies and RFCs. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those sites.

Privacy

How we handle personal data is described in the privacy notice, and what the site stores in your browser in the cookie notice. To report a security problem with this site, see the security page.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. The date at the top of the page shows when they were last reviewed. The version on this page when you use the site is the one that applies.

Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by Swedish law, and disputes are settled by the Swedish general courts. If you are a consumer, this does not take away the protection of mandatory rules in the law of the country where you live, or your right to bring a claim there.