Disclaimer — Legal Notice & Limitations

By accessing and using EP Cybertools ("the Platform", "we", "us", "our") at epcybertools.com, you acknowledge and agree to the following disclaimers. These statements govern your use of all diagnostic tools, APIs, data outputs, and content provided through this platform. If you do not agree with any part of this disclaimer, please discontinue use of the platform immediately.

All tools provided by EP Cybertools are intended exclusively for use on systems, domains, IP addresses, and network infrastructure that you own outright or for which you have obtained explicit, documented authorization from the lawful owner or administrator. This includes but is not limited to: DNS lookups, port scanning, SMTP diagnostics, SSL/TLS certificate inspection, IP reputation checks, WHOIS lookups, and all other diagnostic functions available on the platform.

Using EP Cybertools to probe, scan, or analyze systems without authorization may constitute unauthorized access under applicable computer fraud and abuse laws, including but not limited to the United States Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the UK Computer Misuse Act, the European Union's Directive on Attacks Against Information Systems, and equivalent legislation in Chile (Ley N° 19.223 sobre Delitos Informáticos) and other jurisdictions.

EP Cybertools bears no responsibility for any consequences — civil, criminal, or otherwise — arising from your unauthorized use of the platform's tools against systems you do not own or have not received authorization to test. The responsibility for ensuring authorized use rests entirely with the individual or organization initiating the diagnostic query. If you are uncertain whether you have the legal right to test a particular system or domain, obtain written authorization before proceeding.

EP Cybertools and its founder, Eduardo D. Pino, provide this platform on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. We do not warrant that the platform will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that defects will be corrected. We make no guarantees about the completeness, reliability, or fitness for a particular purpose of any results, data, or outputs generated by our tools.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, EP Cybertools shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of or inability to use the platform — including but not limited to loss of data, loss of revenue, business interruption, reputational harm, or security incidents arising from decisions made based on platform outputs.

This limitation of liability applies regardless of whether EP Cybertools was advised of the possibility of such damages, and regardless of the form of action (contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or otherwise). Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so portions of this limitation may not apply to you.

You assume all risks associated with acting on information provided by EP Cybertools. Security decisions — including firewall rule changes, certificate replacements, DNS modifications, and email authentication policy enforcement — should always be validated against multiple sources and, where appropriate, reviewed by a qualified security professional before implementation.

EP Cybertools strives to return accurate, up-to-date diagnostic results by querying authoritative sources and distributing queries across multiple resolvers and data providers. However, results may be subject to DNS caching, propagation delays, temporary resolver inconsistencies, rate limiting by third-party data providers, or transient network conditions beyond our control. Results should be treated as informational and diagnostic in nature — not as a definitive, legally authoritative statement of a domain's, IP address's, or certificate's status at any given moment.

For critical infrastructure decisions — such as certificate revocation verification, compliance auditing, or legal proceedings — always consult authoritative sources directly and use multiple independent verification methods.

EP Cybertools relies on third-party data providers, public DNS resolvers, internet registries (IANA, ARIN, RIPE, LACNIC, APNIC, AFRINIC), certificate transparency logs, IP reputation databases, and other external services to generate diagnostic results. We do not control the accuracy, availability, or completeness of data returned by these third-party sources. Outages, data quality issues, or policy changes at third-party providers may affect the accuracy or availability of results on EP Cybertools.

Links to third-party websites, tools, and resources provided on EP Cybertools are for informational purposes only. We do not endorse, control, or assume responsibility for the content, privacy practices, or accuracy of any third-party website. Your use of third-party services is governed by those services' own terms and policies.

Nothing on EP Cybertools constitutes professional legal advice, regulatory compliance guidance, certified security assessment output, or a formal penetration testing report. The diagnostic results, explanations, recommendations, and guidance provided through EP Cybertools tools and documentation are general in nature and are intended to assist technically proficient users in understanding the state of their infrastructure.

For formal compliance assessments (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, SOC 2, etc.), legal opinions on computer crime exposure, or certified security audits, you should engage qualified legal counsel and certified security professionals (CISSP, CEH, OSCP, PCI QSA, or equivalent). EP Cybertools does not provide these professional services.

Several tools on EP Cybertools — including port scanners, SMTP relay testers, DNSSEC validators, SSL/TLS inspection tools, and security headers analyzers — can be used as part of security assessment workflows. These tools are provided solely for defensive purposes: to help you understand the security posture of your own infrastructure, identify misconfigurations, and verify that security controls are functioning as intended.

Offensive use of these tools — including probing external systems for vulnerabilities without authorization, attempting to exploit discovered weaknesses, using diagnostic results to plan or execute cyberattacks, or mapping third-party infrastructure for malicious purposes — is strictly prohibited. EP Cybertools actively monitors for and will block abusive usage patterns. Abuse may also be reported to relevant authorities and internet abuse contacts.

Security researchers who discover genuine vulnerabilities in third-party systems during authorized testing are encouraged to follow responsible disclosure practices: report findings directly to the affected organization through their official security contact or bug bounty program, providing reasonable time for remediation before public disclosure. EP Cybertools supports the coordinated vulnerability disclosure model.

If you discover a vulnerability in EP Cybertools itself, please report it responsibly to [email protected] before any public disclosure.

All original content on EP Cybertools — including tool designs, UI/UX elements, written documentation, explanatory text, and source code — is the intellectual property of EP Cybertools and Eduardo D. Pino, protected under applicable copyright law. Diagnostic results returned by the platform are generated from publicly available data sources and are provided for your personal and professional use. You may not reproduce, distribute, scrape, or resell platform content or results at scale without explicit written permission. Data returned from public sources (DNS records, WHOIS data, certificate details) is subject to the licensing terms of those original sources.