Terms of Service

Allowed Use

You may use Scanly.co for legitimate purposes including personal, business, educational, and research use. This covers uploading files for metadata extraction, downloading analysis results, and using privacy protection tools like the EXIF remover.

Prohibited Use

You may not:

• Upload malware or malicious files
• Circumvent rate limits or abuse the service
• Reverse engineer or copy our technology
• Perform unauthorized penetration testing
• Upload illegal content or infringe on copyright or privacy rights
• Harass or abuse other users

Rate Limits

To ensure fair usage, the following limits apply per IP address:

• File scanning — 50 files per hour
• URL scanning — 30 URLs per hour
• Max file size — 50 MB per file

Supported image formats: JPG, PNG, TIFF, HEIC, AVIF, WebP. Screenshots and software-generated images may contain limited EXIF data.

Service Availability

We target 99.9% uptime on a best-effort basis. Scheduled maintenance is announced in advance and typically lasts under 30 minutes. We reserve the right to modify or discontinue features at any time.

Data Retention

Uploaded files are automatically deleted within 1 hour. Anonymous technical logs are retained for 30 days, error logs for 90 days. No permanent file storage occurs. See our Privacy Policy for full details.

Liability

The service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. You are responsible for backing up files before processing, verifying metadata accuracy for critical applications, and complying with applicable laws.

Scanly.co is not liable for any damages resulting from service interruptions, data loss, or inaccurate analysis results.

Contact

Legal questions? Email us at contact@scanly.co. We respond within 48 hours.