The operating rules for TraceIP and the TraceIP API.

1. Acceptance of terms

By accessing or using TraceIP, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you use TraceIP on behalf of a company or organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these terms.

2. Service description

TraceIP provides IP address validation, IP version detection, public/private/reserved classification, geolocation context, ASN and network information, timezone and postal data when available, security signals, API usage tracking, API key management, exports, and dashboard reporting.

IP intelligence is based on available datasets, third-party sources, public network information, and internal processing. IP data can be incomplete, delayed, inaccurate, or different across providers.

3. Accounts and authentication

TraceIP uses Google login for account access. You are responsible for maintaining control of your Google account, browser session, TraceIP session, and any users or systems that access your account.

You must provide accurate account information and may not impersonate another person, misrepresent your organization, or create accounts to bypass limits or enforcement.

4. API keys

API keys are credentials. You are responsible for storing API keys securely, using them only in authorized environments, rotating them when needed, and deleting keys that are no longer required.

You may not share API keys publicly, embed production keys in public client-side code, sell API keys, or use another user's key without permission.

5. Packages, limits, and usage

Each user may have one active package at a time. Packages may include monthly lookup limits, API access, saved report limits, export availability, team features, and other usage controls.

If your package limit is reached, TraceIP may reject additional production API requests until the limit resets or the package is changed. We may also rate-limit, throttle, suspend, or block requests that harm service reliability or violate these terms.

6. Acceptable use

You may use TraceIP for legitimate development, cybersecurity, network administration, fraud review, operational monitoring, SaaS workflows, support workflows, learning, and related business or personal use.

You may not use TraceIP to attack, disrupt, overload, scrape, reverse engineer, resell without permission, bypass access controls, probe unauthorized systems, violate privacy rights, or support illegal, harmful, deceptive, or abusive activity.

7. Website lookup and production API

The website lookup endpoint is intended for authenticated use inside the TraceIP web application and uses additional request validation. The production API endpoints are intended for server-side integrations authenticated with TraceIP API keys.

You may not attempt to bypass authentication, replay frontend request tokens, forge usage records, or use website-only endpoints as a substitute for production API access.

8. Reports, exports, and decisions

TraceIP reports and exports are provided for technical and operational context. You are responsible for reviewing outputs, understanding limitations, and applying your own judgment before taking action.

Risk labels and security signals are not legal, compliance, financial, or safety determinations. Do not rely on TraceIP as the sole basis for consequential decisions about individuals or organizations.

9. Data accuracy and availability

TraceIP aims to provide fast and useful information, but we do not guarantee that IP location, ISP, organization, ASN, timezone, postal code, currency, risk, blacklist, abuse, proxy, VPN, or Tor data will always be accurate, complete, current, or available.

The service may be interrupted by maintenance, incidents, upstream provider changes, infrastructure failures, network problems, or security events.

10. Ownership

TraceIP, including its interface, branding, code, design, documentation, workflows, and service logic, is owned by TraceIP or its licensors. These terms do not transfer ownership rights to you.

You retain responsibility for the IP addresses, requests, support messages, and account content you submit to the service.

11. Third-party services

TraceIP may rely on third-party services for authentication, analytics, hosting, infrastructure, databases, email, maps, security tooling, payment or billing workflows, and IP intelligence inputs. Third-party services may be governed by their own terms and policies.

12. Suspension and termination

We may suspend or terminate access if we believe you violated these terms, created risk for TraceIP or other users, exceeded permitted use, attempted unauthorized access, failed to pay applicable fees, or used the service unlawfully.

13. Disclaimers

TraceIP is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, availability, and uninterrupted operation.

14. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, TraceIP will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including lost profits, lost data, lost business, service interruption, or security incidents arising from use of the service.

15. Changes to terms

We may update these Terms of Use as TraceIP changes. Continued use of the service after updated terms are posted means you accept the updated terms.

16. Contact

For questions about these terms, contact TraceIP support through the support page or by email at [email protected].