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Acceptable Use

This page explains how the free Defaults.Exposed checker is meant to be used. The rules are short and common-sense. They exist to keep the service fair, safe, and useful for everyone.

The simple version

The checker is for looking at your own domains, the ones your business owns or controls. That’s it. If you stick to that, you’ll never run into any of the limits below.

Check only domains you own or control

You may use Defaults.Exposed to check the security grade of a domain only if you own it or are responsible for it.

We don’t verify ownership before showing a grade. Every check reads only what a domain already publishes to the internet, so the result is a summary of public facts that a customer’s mail server or a criminal can read just as easily. The rule above stands regardless of what the scan will technically return.

That means the scan can return a grade for a domain you don’t run. Using it that way, for any purpose other than your own responsibility for that domain, is outside these terms.

Don’t use the service to gather information on others

Please don’t use Defaults.Exposed to scan, probe, or collect information about domains you don’t own or control. The service is a help-yourself tool for business owners checking their own setup, not a way to research, profile, or snoop on other organisations.

Fair-use limits

To keep the service fast and available for everyone, reasonable limits apply to how many checks you can run in a given period. Most businesses will never notice these limits during normal use. If you have a genuine need to check a larger number of domains you control, get in touch and we’ll help.

Don’t try to break or misuse it

A few things that aren’t allowed, in plain words:

• Don’t try to overload the service or knock it offline.
• Don’t try to attack it, get around the ownership check, or access anything you’re not meant to.
• Don’t try to take the service apart to copy it or work out how it’s built.
• Don’t use it for anything illegal, or to harm other people or businesses.

The fixes are always free

When we show you what to improve on your own domain, the guidance is free, always. We’re not holding answers back. Acceptable use is simply about making sure the tool is used the way it’s meant to be.

Reporting a problem

If you think someone is misusing Defaults.Exposed, or you spot something that looks like abuse, please tell us at [email protected]. We take these reports seriously and we’re grateful for the heads-up.

If something changes

We may update these rules from time to time as the service grows. If we make a meaningful change, we’ll make sure it’s reflected here. Using the service means you’re happy to follow the rules on this page.