Terms of Service

Last updated: April 2026

Welcome to Is it down checker ("we," "our," or "the Service"). By accessing or using our website at isitdownchecker.com, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our Service.

1. Description of Service

Is it down checker is a free website uptime monitoring and outage detection platform. We provide:

  • Real-time website status checks via automated HTTPS monitoring
  • Historical uptime data and response time metrics
  • Crowd-sourced outage reporting and detection
  • Status pages for 2,700+ popular websites

The Service is provided "as is" without any guarantees of accuracy, completeness, or availability.

2. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

  • Use automated tools, bots, or scripts to access the Service beyond normal browsing (rate limits apply: 10 checks per minute per IP)
  • Submit false or misleading outage reports
  • Attempt to bypass rate limiting or other security measures
  • Use the Service to conduct denial-of-service attacks against third-party websites
  • Scrape, copy, or redistribute our data without permission
  • Interfere with or disrupt the Service's infrastructure

3. Accuracy of Information

We strive to provide accurate website status information, but we cannot guarantee 100% accuracy. Our checks are performed from a single server region and may not reflect status in all geographic locations. Crowd-sourced reports are user-generated and may not always be accurate.

Do not rely on Is it down checker as your sole monitoring solution for business-critical services. For mission-critical uptime monitoring, we recommend dedicated monitoring services with SLA guarantees.

4. Intellectual Property

All content, design, code, and data on Is it down checker are owned by us or our licensors. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from our content without written permission.

Website names, logos, and favicons displayed on our platform belong to their respective owners and are used for identification purposes only.

5. User-Submitted Content

When you submit outage reports or descriptions, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, display, and aggregate that content as part of our Service. You are responsible for ensuring your submissions do not contain offensive, defamatory, or illegal content.

6. Rate Limiting & Access

To ensure fair access for all users, we enforce rate limits on our API and website:

  • Manual checks: 10 per minute, 100 per hour per IP address
  • Outage reports: 5 per hour per IP address
  • API access: Subject to the same rate limits

We reserve the right to block or restrict access to users who violate these limits or otherwise abuse the Service.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

8. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IS IT DOWN CHECKER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED $100 USD.

9. Advertising

Is it down checker displays advertisements served by Google AdSense and other third-party advertising networks. By using our Service, you acknowledge and agree that:

  • Third-party advertisers may use cookies and similar technologies to serve personalized ads based on your browsing history.
  • We do not control the content of advertisements displayed on our site.
  • We are not responsible for the products, services, or privacy practices of advertisers.
  • You can opt out of personalized advertising at any time via Google Ad Settings or aboutads.info.

All advertising on Is it down checker complies with Google AdSense program policies.

10. Third-Party Links & Services

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or availability of those sites. Visiting external links is at your own risk.

11. Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms.

12. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users or the Service.

13. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.

14. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at contact@isitdownchecker.com or visit our Contact page.