Acceptable Use Policy

OSINTsearch is intended for lawful research using supported source records and for reviewing your own breach exposure or conducting authorized exposure research. Social Search supports worldwide use where lawful; People Search is limited to eligible US records. You must respect the geographic and feature restrictions shown in the product. Subject to the restrictions below, the following uses are permitted:

• Your Own Footprint: Reviewing and verifying your own online and social-media footprint across public platforms
• Identity Verification: Confirming the identity of a person you are dealing with, outside of any FCRA-covered purpose
• Reconnecting: Finding and reconnecting with people you know using a handle, email, or phone number
• Journalism & Academic Research: Newsgathering and approved academic studies drawing on publicly available information
• Security Research: Security investigations conducted with proper authorization and outside any FCRA-covered purpose
• Fraud Prevention: Fraud-prevention and security investigations conducted with proper authorization and outside any FCRA-covered purpose
• General Due Diligence: Good-faith due diligence conducted explicitly outside any FCRA, GLBA, or HIPAA-covered purpose

2.1 FCRA-Covered Decisions

• OSINTsearch is not a consumer reporting agency, and results from the Service are not a consumer report
• Using the Service, in whole or in part, to make or influence any decision covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), including eligibility for employment, tenancy or housing, credit, insurance, or any other FCRA-covered purpose
• Performing background checks or screening for any of the purposes described above

2.2 Harassment, Stalking & Doxxing

• Using results to harass, threaten, or intimidate any individual
• Stalking, surveilling, or tracking individuals without their knowledge or consent
• Contacting individuals based on information obtained through the Service in a threatening manner
• Doxxing or publishing another person's private information without consent
• Creating fake profiles or impersonating individuals using obtained information

2.3 Harm to Minors

• Any use of the Service to locate, target, profile, or otherwise harm a minor
• Any activity involving the exploitation of, or endangerment to, minors

2.4 Regulated & Prohibited Purposes

• Any use covered by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), including financial-services customer due diligence or fraud screening subject to GLBA
• Any use covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), or any use to access or correlate protected health information
• Using results to unlawfully discriminate against any individual

2.5 Unauthorized Access & Misuse of Exposure Data

• Breach-exposure research is permitted for reviewing your own information or research you are authorized to conduct, subject to applicable law and this policy
• You may not use exposure results or credentials to access, attempt to access, or take over any account, computer system, or network without authorization
• You may not upload or submit information you do not have the right to process, or use the Service to obtain or distribute stolen credentials for misuse
• Identity theft, fraud, blackmail, extortion, or coercion
• Any activity that violates local, state, national, or international law

2.6 Platform Abuse

• Automated scraping or bulk querying beyond your plan's rate limits
• Circumventing rate limits or security measures
• Sharing account credentials or API keys
• Reselling access to the Service without authorization
• Reverse engineering or attempting to extract source code

2.7 Other Harmful Activities

• Facilitating spam, phishing, or social engineering attacks
• Building tools or services designed to harm others
• Supporting or enabling terrorist activities

3.1 Legal Compliance: You are solely responsible for ensuring your use of the Service complies with all applicable laws, including the FCRA, and for the purposes for which you use the results you obtain.

3.2 Permissible Purpose: You must have a lawful, permissible purpose before running any search, and you must not use the Service for any purpose prohibited under Section 2, including any FCRA, GLBA, or HIPAA-covered purpose.

3.3 Data Handling: Any information you obtain through the Service must be handled responsibly and in accordance with applicable law. OSINTsearch queries public sources and third-party providers; results may include cached information. Our Privacy Policy describes search-log, cache, and browser-session retention.

3.4 Reporting: You agree to report any suspected abuse or violations of this policy to [email protected].

3.5 Subject Requests: If a person asks to be removed from results, direct them to our self-serve opt-out. Approved requests establish persistent suppression for the approved identifiers and platform scopes. Different identifiers or information outside that scope may require a separate request. Suppression does not guarantee deletion of all cached copies or delete data at the originating source.

OSINTsearch is a general-purpose social-media search engine. It is not designed, marketed, or permitted for use in any regulated-diligence context, and we do not provide guidance for such uses. The following purposes are prohibited under Section 2 and the Terms of Service (Section 7):

• Any FCRA-covered decision, including employment, tenant/housing, credit, or insurance eligibility, and any form of background check or consumer screening
• Any use covered by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), including financial-services customer due diligence subject to GLBA
• Any use covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), or any use to access or correlate protected health information

OSINTsearch is not a private-investigator service and is not a substitute for one. If your intended purpose falls into any category above, do not use the Service.

5.1 Monitoring: We reserve the right to monitor use of the Service to detect violations of this policy. This may include automated systems and manual review.

5.2 Investigation: We may investigate suspected violations and cooperate with law enforcement agencies when required or when we believe illegal activity has occurred.

5.3 Consequences: Violations of this policy may result in:

• Warning and request for corrective action
• Temporary suspension of account access
• Permanent account termination without refund
• Reporting to law enforcement authorities
• Civil legal action to recover damages
• Referral for criminal prosecution

5.4 Appeals: Users may appeal enforcement actions by contacting [email protected] within 30 days. Appeals will be reviewed by our compliance team.

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless OSINTsearch and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, or expenses arising from your violation of this Acceptable Use Policy or your misuse of the Service. This includes legal fees and costs associated with defending against such claims.

We may update this Acceptable Use Policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via email or through the Service. Continued use of the Service after such changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

If you have questions about this policy or need to report a suspected violation, please contact us:

Reports of policy violations will be reviewed within 48 hours. Anonymous reports are accepted.