Terms of Use

Effective Date: April 16, 2025 Last Updated: August 11, 2025

Welcome to Clear Address! These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Clear Address email validation service ("Service") provided by Rodrigo de Avila ("we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Service.

1. Description of Service

Clear Address is a Software as a Service (SaaS) tool designed to help users validate and verify email addresses. The Service performs checks including, but not limited to:

• Syntax validation according to standard email formatting rules.
• Domain validity verification (checking DNS records like A or MX).
• Mail Exchanger (MX) record existence and configuration check.
• Detection of known disposable or temporary email address domains.

The Service is currently provided free of charge. In the future, we may introduce paid tiers while maintaining a free tier. Users will be notified at least 30 days in advance of any changes to the pricing structure.

2. Acceptance of Terms

By using the Service, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you are using the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms.

3. User Input and Data Handling

• User Input: The only piece of information you provide to the Service for validation is the email address you wish to check ("Submitted Email Address").
• No Data Storage: We do not store, log, or cache the Submitted Email Address provided to the Service. Each validation request is processed in real-time and is not retained after the validation check is complete.
• No Other Personal Data: We do not request, collect, or store any other personal information from you in connection with the use of the core validation service.
• Data Sharing: We do not sell, rent, or share the Submitted Email Addresses with third parties, except as required by law or as necessary to provide the Service (e.g., interacting with DNS servers to perform the validation).
• Privacy Policy: For more detailed information on how we handle data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

4. User Responsibilities and Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:

• Use the Service for any illegal or unauthorized purpose.
• Submit email addresses that you do not have the right or permission to process.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or its related systems or networks.
• Use any automated means (e.g., scraping, bots) to access the Service in a manner that places excessive load on our infrastructure or disrupts the Service, beyond reasonable use.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or underlying algorithms of the Service.
• Use the Service to send spam or unsolicited emails.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access for users who violate these acceptable use conditions.

5. Intellectual Property

All rights, title, and interest in and to the Service (including but not limited to software, text, graphics, logos, and underlying technology) are and will remain the exclusive property of Rodrigo de Avila. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of Brazil and foreign countries. Nothing in these Terms gives you a right to use the Clear Address name or any of the Clear Address trademarks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features.

6. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT:

• THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.
• THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE.
• THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE (INCLUDING EMAIL VALIDITY STATUS) WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR RELIABLE. EMAIL SERVER CONFIGURATIONS AND DOMAIN STATUS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY, AND VALIDATION REFLECTS A POINT-IN-TIME CHECK.
• ANY ERRORS IN THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED.

7. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL RODRIGO DE AVILA, HIS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUPPLIERS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICE.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL WE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS, OR INJURY RESULTING FROM HACKING, TAMPERING, OR OTHER UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR USE OF THE SERVICE OR YOUR ACCOUNT OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.

AS THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS LIMITED TO ZERO ($0.00).

8. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease. You may cease using the Service at any time.

9. Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will provide notice (e.g., by posting on the Clear Address website) prior to the new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. By continuing to access or use our Service after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.

10. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Brazil, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located in Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, for the purpose of litigating all such claims or disputes.

11. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at: ca@rda.run