Terms of Service & Legal Information

By accessing or using Beeping ("the Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use the Service.

The Service is provided "as-is" for informational and educational purposes only. Beeping is an open-source project that provides IP address information, network analysis tools, and related utilities without any warranties or guarantees.

No Security Audit

The tools and information provided by Beeping are for informational and educational purposes only. They do not constitute:

• A professional security audit or assessment
• A penetration test or vulnerability scan
• Security consulting or professional advice
• A guarantee of security or network integrity
• Legal advice regarding network compliance

Data Accuracy

All data provided by the Service, including but not limited to IP geolocation, ASN information, DNS records, and network metrics, is publicly available information aggregated from third-party sources. This data:

• May be incomplete, outdated, or inaccurate
• Should not be used as the sole basis for critical decisions
• Is provided without any warranties of accuracy or reliability
• May change without notice

No Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. We make no guarantees about:

• Service availability or uptime
• Accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of data
• Fitness for any particular purpose
• Freedom from errors, bugs, or interruptions

Permitted Use

You may use the Service to:

• Analyze and troubleshoot your own network infrastructure
• Test systems and networks you own or have explicit permission to test
• Perform legitimate research and educational activities
• Integrate the API into applications for lawful purposes

Prohibited Use

You must NOT use the Service to:

• Scan, probe, or attack systems you do not own or have permission to test
• Conduct unauthorized network reconnaissance or surveillance
• Facilitate any illegal activities or cyberattacks
• Harass, stalk, or track individuals without consent
• Violate any laws, regulations, or third-party rights
• Abuse the service with excessive requests or automated scraping
• Circumvent rate limits or access controls
• Resell or redistribute the service without permission

No Cookies or Tracking

Beeping does not use cookies or any form of persistent tracking. We do not use analytics services, advertising networks, or third-party trackers.

Data We Process

When you use the Service, we temporarily process:

• Your IP address: Required to provide the core service functionality
• HTTP headers: Used to detect your IP address (X-Forwarded-For, X-Real-IP)
• Request metadata: Timestamp, request path, and user agent for operational purposes

Data We Do NOT Store

• Personal identifiable information (PII)
• IP addresses beyond temporary processing
• User accounts or authentication data
• Browsing history or behavior patterns

Temporary Logs

We maintain minimal operational logs for debugging and abuse prevention. These logs may contain IP addresses and are automatically rotated/deleted. Logs are not used for marketing, profiling, or sold to third parties.

Data Security

While we implement reasonable security measures, no system is perfectly secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of data transmitted to or processed by the Service.

Beeping aggregates data from multiple public sources:

IP Geolocation & ASN Data

This service uses the DB-IP free database for IP geolocation and ASN information. The data is provided under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .

Attribution: IP geolocation data by DB-IP.

DNS & Network Data

DNS lookup, reverse DNS, and network topology information is obtained from:

• Public DNS resolvers (e.g., Google Public DNS, Cloudflare DNS)
• Standard DNS protocol queries to authoritative nameservers
• WHOIS databases and public registries
• ICMP protocol responses for network diagnostics

Third-Party Terms

Your use of this service may be subject to additional terms imposed by data providers. Please review:

• DB-IP License Terms

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL BEEPING, ITS CONTRIBUTORS, OR DATA PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM:

• Your use or inability to use the Service
• Any inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading data provided by the Service
• Any unauthorized access to or use of the Service
• Any interruption or cessation of the Service
• Any bugs, viruses, or malicious code transmitted through the Service
• Any errors or omissions in any content or data
• Any decisions made based on data from the Service

Your Responsibility

You are solely responsible for:

• Verifying the accuracy of any data before relying on it
• Ensuring your use of the Service complies with all applicable laws
• Obtaining proper authorization before testing any systems
• Any consequences resulting from your use of the Service

Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to this page. Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the modified terms.

Open Source

Beeping is an open-source project. Source code, documentation, and issue tracking are available on GitHub.

Contact

For questions, issues, or abuse reports, please visit our GitHub repository.