Last updated: November 4, 2025

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of urlquery.net (the "Service"). By using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you may not use this Service.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using this Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to comply with these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations.

2. Service Purpose

urlquery.net provides a sandboxed environment for analyzing URLs to assist in cybersecurity research, threat detection, and education. It is intended for legitimate research and defensive security purposes only.

3. Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Site and Service only for lawful, personal/non-commercial purposes (unless otherwise agreed in writing by Us). Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to:

• Do not use the Service to host, transmit, or distribute malware or malicious content.
• Do not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or its infrastructure.
• Do not interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service.
• Do not submit URLs that contain private, confidential, or personally identifiable data.
• Use of the Service for illegal, unethical, or privacy-violating purposes is strictly prohibited.

4. Data Visibility and Retention

Submitted URLs and their associated analysis data may be publicly visible unless explicitly submitted as private (if available). Public results are accessible to all users. Data is retained only as long as necessary for analysis and operational stability, after which it is automatically deleted.

5. Intellectual Property & Permitted Use

Unless otherwise stated, the Site and its Services — including source code, databases, software, designs, text, images, and graphics (collectively, the “Content”) — are owned or licensed by urlquery.net and are protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

No part of the Site, Services, Content, or Data may be reproduced, distributed, or commercially exploited without our prior written permission, except as expressly permitted under these Terms.

You are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to access and use the Site and Our Content solely for your personal, non-commercial research or educational purposes. Commercial use requires express written permission.

Although reasonable efforts are made to keep the Content accurate and current, urlquery.net makes no guarantees. Reliance on any Content or Data is at your own risk. Historical information is provided for reference only and may not reflect the most current data.

As part of the Service, urlquery.net may identify potentially malicious or phishing websites. We are not liable for any consequences resulting from your reliance on this information. If you believe a website has been misclassified, please contact us at abuse@urlquery.net or use the “Report” feature.

6. Privacy

The Service does not intentionally collect personally identifiable information. However, submitted URLs and data may contain such information. Users are responsible for ensuring to not submit sensitive or private data. For more information, refer to our Privacy Policy.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. urlquery.net makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding accuracy, reliability, or availability. Use the Service at your own risk.

8. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall urlquery.net or its operators be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of or related to your use of the Service, including data loss, system damage, or business interruption.

9. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is otherwise harmful to the Service or other users.

10. Changes to These Terms

These Terms may be updated periodically. Continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.