1. Agreement to these Terms
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are a binding agreement between you and the operator of SpiderFoot.app regarding your access to and use of spiderfoot.app and its browser-based OSINT features (the “Service”). By using the Service, you confirm that you have read and agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy.
If you use the Service for an organization, you represent that you are authorized to accept these Terms on its behalf. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
2. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years old and legally able to enter into this agreement. You may not use the Service if access is prohibited by applicable law, sanctions, contractual restrictions, or a binding order.
3. What the Service provides
The Service helps users investigate usernames, email addresses, and IP addresses through supported public sources and third-party intelligence services. Features may include grouped source results, saved history, search-engine context, and AI-assisted analysis when enabled.
The Service provides investigative leads, not verified identity, legal conclusions, credit reports, background checks, or professional legal, compliance, employment, financial, or security advice.
4. Authorized and acceptable use
You are solely responsible for ensuring that every investigation has a lawful purpose and any authorization required in your jurisdiction or professional context. You must use the Service proportionately and respect privacy, confidentiality, intellectual property, contractual, and data protection obligations.
You must not use the Service to:
- harass, stalk, threaten, intimidate, discriminate against, or harm another person;
- conduct unauthorized surveillance, profiling, background screening, or monitoring;
- access or attempt to access private systems, accounts, communications, or restricted data;
- facilitate fraud, impersonation, phishing, doxxing, extortion, malware, or other unlawful activity;
- make eligibility decisions about employment, housing, credit, insurance, education, or similar regulated matters;
- circumvent rate limits, access controls, security measures, source restrictions, or technical safeguards;
- overload, disrupt, reverse engineer, copy, resell, or commercially exploit the Service except where applicable law expressly permits;
- submit content or identifiers in violation of law, contract, court order, or another person's rights; or
- misrepresent generated leads as verified facts.
We may limit or block activity that appears abusive, unsafe, automated beyond intended use, or inconsistent with these Terms.
5. Visitor identifiers and connected accounts
The Service may use a browser identifier to associate search history with a visitor. Optional Google account connection may be available. You are responsible for securing your device and connected account and for activity conducted through them.
Provide accurate information, do not impersonate another user, and notify us promptly if you believe access has been compromised. We may suspend or disconnect an account or visitor identifier to protect the Service or comply with law.
6. Search inputs, history, and feedback
You retain responsibility for identifiers and information you submit. You grant us the limited right to process that material as necessary to provide, secure, and improve the Service and to meet legal obligations, as described in the Privacy Policy.
Do not submit passwords, access tokens, private communications, or unnecessary sensitive data. If you send feedback, you allow us to use it without restriction or compensation, provided we do not publicly identify you without permission.
7. Third-party sources and services
The Service relies on public websites, search services, Cloudflare products, authentication services, APIs, analytics, advertising technologies, and other third parties. Their availability, content, terms, privacy practices, rate limits, and accuracy are outside our control.
A link or result does not mean that we endorse the source or confirm that the result belongs to the person or entity being investigated. You are responsible for reviewing source terms and verifying material findings.
8. Intellectual property and independence
Except for third-party and open-source materials, the Service interface, original text, organization, branding, and related materials are owned by or licensed to the operator of SpiderFoot.app and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
SpiderFoot.app is an independent service. It is not the official SpiderFoot project and is not operated, sponsored, or endorsed by SpiderFoot HX, Steve Micallef, or Intel 471. Third-party names, trademarks, source content, and open-source components remain the property of their respective owners and are used only as permitted by law and applicable licenses.
9. No guarantee of accuracy or availability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Service is provided “as is” and “as available.” Public-source data can be outdated, incomplete, duplicated, incorrectly attributed, unavailable, or misleading. Sources may block requests or change without notice.
We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, suitable for a particular purpose, or that results will be complete or accurate. You must independently verify information before relying on it or taking action.
10. Changes, suspension, and termination
We may change, limit, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service, temporarily or permanently. We may suspend or terminate access if we reasonably believe these Terms have been violated, activity creates risk, or action is required by law or a service provider.
You may stop using the Service at any time. Provisions that by their nature should continue—including ownership, disclaimers, liability limits, indemnity, and dispute terms—survive termination.
11. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, SpiderFoot.app and its operator, service providers, and contributors will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss of profits, revenue, business opportunity, goodwill, or data, arising from or related to the Service.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, aggregate liability for all claims relating to the Service will not exceed the amount you paid for the Service during the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim. Where applicable law does not allow a limitation, liability is limited only to the extent that law permits.
12. Indemnity
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless SpiderFoot.app and its operator, service providers, and contributors from claims, losses, liabilities, costs, and reasonable legal fees arising from your misuse of the Service, violation of these Terms, or infringement of another person's rights.
13. Disputes and applicable law
Before filing a formal claim, you and SpiderFoot.app agree to attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute by written notice and reasonable discussion. These Terms are governed by the laws applicable to the operator of the Service, without overriding mandatory consumer protections that apply to you. Any unresolved dispute may be brought before a court with jurisdiction under applicable law.
14. General terms
If a provision is unenforceable, it will be adjusted only as much as necessary and the remaining provisions will remain effective. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them as part of a reorganization or transfer of the Service.
These Terms and the Privacy Policy form the entire agreement regarding the Service. We may update these Terms by posting a revised version and changing the date above. Continued use after an update takes effect constitutes acceptance where permitted by law.
15. Contact
Questions about these Terms, reports of misuse, and legal notices may be sent to [email protected].