Terms of Service

Who we are

TLDlive is operated by [OPERATOR NAME], [OPERATOR ADDRESS] ("we", "us"). You can reach us through the contact page. How we handle personal data is described in the Privacy Policy; the TLDlive Lens browser extension has its own Lens privacy policy.

The service

TLDlive lets you search domain names, browse newly registered and expired domains, read per-TLD analytics and check the status of a domain. The data is derived from zone files that registries make available through the ICANN Centralized Zone Data Service (CZDS) and from public sources such as RDAP and DNS. TLDlive only covers the zones we have been granted access to, and a domain shown as "expired" or "dropped" has only disappeared from a zone file: it may still be in a registrar grace or redemption period, or may be registered again. Check live status before you act.

Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• scrape, crawl, mirror or otherwise extract TLDlive data in bulk, or work around page caps, pagination or rate limits, including by using several accounts, API keys or IP addresses;
• resell, republish or redistribute zone-file data or lists derived from it as a dataset, or build a competing data product from it;
• use zone-file-derived data, including domain names and name servers, for unsolicited marketing, spam, phishing, cold outreach or any other purpose the registries' CZDS terms forbid;
• use TLDlive to register, look for or monitor domains in order to impersonate, typosquat or defraud another person or brand (monitoring lookalikes of your own brand is fine);
• attack, overload or probe the service, bypass authentication, or interfere with other users;
• use the AI assistant to produce unlawful content or to send us personal data about other people.

The registries that provide zone files set conditions on how that data may be used, and those conditions bind what we can allow you to do with it. We may limit or block access that looks like extraction or abuse.

Accounts

Some features need a free account, created with an email address and password or with Google sign-in. You must give a working email address, keep your login details confidential and tell us if you think your account was compromised. You are responsible for activity under your account and your API keys. One person or organisation may not open several free accounts to get around limits. You must be old enough to form a binding contract where you live, and at least 16.

Plans, API limits and billing

TLDlive has a Free plan and paid plans (currently Pro and Business). Each plan has its own limits for daily API and MCP calls, watches, results per query and AI assistant messages; the current limits and prices are on the pricing page and we may change them for the future (see "Changes"). API and MCP quotas reset at 00:00 UTC. Requests above the quota or above the rate limits are refused.

Paid plans are billed as subscriptions through Polar (polar.sh), which processes your payment and handles card details and applicable taxes; we do not see your full card number. A subscription renews every billing period until you cancel it in the billing portal that is linked from your account page. After cancellation you keep the plan until the end of the period you paid for. Unless the law of your country gives you a right to a refund, fees already paid are not refunded. When paid plans are not yet open, the pricing page may let you register interest; that is not an order and creates no obligation for either of us.

API keys and the MCP server

API keys are personal to your account, shown once when you create them and revocable at any time. Do not share them or embed them in public code. Calls made with your key count against your plan's quota. Using the API or MCP server is subject to these terms, including the acceptable use rules above.

Alert emails and watches

If you create watches, we email you matches by digest. Alerts are best effort: they can be delayed, missed or wrong, for example when a zone file is late or an RDAP server is unavailable, and must not be your only safeguard for a domain you depend on. You can unsubscribe from any email.

Content you provide

You keep ownership of what you enter (watch terms, chat messages, key names). You give us permission to process it to run the service, including sending your chat messages to our AI provider as described in the Privacy Policy.

Our intellectual property

The TLDlive website, software, design and our compiled analytics belong to us or our licensors. Subject to these terms you may use the service for your own purposes and quote short excerpts with a link to the source page. Underlying zone-file data remains subject to the terms of each registry.

No warranty

TLDlive is provided "as is" and "as available". We try to keep the data accurate and fresh, but we do not promise that it is complete, current, error-free or fit for a particular purpose, that the service will be uninterrupted, or that a domain shown as available or dropped can be registered. Nothing on TLDlive is legal, financial or investment advice, and AI assistant answers can be wrong.

Limit of liability

To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential loss, lost profits, lost opportunities, or loss of data or goodwill arising from your use of TLDlive, including losses from relying on the data or from a missed alert. To the extent the law allows, our total liability for any claim relating to the service is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim and USD 50. Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded by law.

Termination

You may stop using TLDlive at any time and may ask us to delete your account through the contact page. We may suspend or end your access, with or without notice, if you break these terms, if your use puts the service or others at risk, or if we stop offering the service. When access ends, your right to use the service ends; sections that by their nature should survive (such as limits of liability and acceptable use) do.

Changes

We may update these terms or the plan limits and prices. The date at the top shows the latest version. If a change is material we will tell you on the site or by email before it applies to you; continuing to use TLDlive after the change takes effect means you accept it. Changes to paid prices apply from your next renewal.

Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of [GOVERNING LAW], without regard to conflict-of-law rules, and courts in [GOVERNING LAW / VENUE] have jurisdiction, except where mandatory consumer law gives you the right to use the courts where you live.

Contact

Questions about these terms: [contact email], [OPERATOR NAME], [OPERATOR ADDRESS].