Terms of Service

Definitions

The following terms have the meanings set out below throughout these Terms and the Privacy Policy:

• "Site" — damned.wtf and all its subpaths, including but not limited to /infosec, /lol, /tos, /privacy, and any other static or client-side pages hosted under the same domain.
• "Operator" — the private individual who owns and controls the damned.wtf domain. This is a personal, non-commercial project with no registered legal entity.
• "Content" — all text, code, guides, images, audio, and any other material served from the Site.
• "Third-Party Service" — any external website, API, tool, or resource not owned or controlled by the Operator, including but not limited to Mullvad, Bitwarden, haveibeenpwned.com, VirusTotal, and Cloudflare.
• "Educational Purpose" — personal, non-commercial study and general awareness-raising. Using any tool or technique described here to gain unauthorised access to systems, conduct surveillance, or perform any illegal act is expressly excluded from this definition and constitutes a violation of these Terms regardless of any claimed educational intent.
• "You" / "User" — any person who accesses or uses any part of the Site, regardless of whether they have read these Terms.
• "Use" — accessing, browsing, reading, running, applying, or otherwise interacting with the Site or any Content in any way.

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using any page under the Site — including damned.wtf/infosec, damned.wtf/lol, and all other subpaths — you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms in full. Your use of the Site constitutes your acceptance. If you do not agree, you must immediately stop using the Site.

These Terms apply to all users regardless of how they access the Site (direct URL, link, embed, search engine, or otherwise). Lack of awareness of these Terms is not a defence. Continued access after any revision constitutes your acceptance of the updated version.

Nature of the Service

The Site provides static, client-side educational content. Everything is served directly to your browser with no server-side processing, no user accounts, no data persistence, and no tracking implemented or controlled by the Operator.

• The site consists of static pages served directly to your browser.
• There is no backend, no database, no login system, and no analytics platform operated by the Operator.

Eligibility

You must meet the minimum age applicable in your jurisdiction — see §14 for jurisdiction-specific requirements. The content on this site is technical and educational in nature; it assumes a baseline understanding of web technologies.

By using this site, you represent that you meet the applicable age requirement in your jurisdiction.

Acceptable Use

All content on this site is provided strictly for personal, educational, and informational purposes.

The following are prohibited, without limitation:

• Use the site for any illegal or unauthorised purpose.
• Attempt to abuse, overload, or attack the hosting infrastructure or CDN.
• Scrape, crawl, or automate access in ways that impair site availability for others.
• Apply content or techniques described here against systems, networks, or devices you do not own or lack explicit written permission to test. "Explicit written permission" means documented authorisation (e.g. email, signed agreement) from the owner — verbal, implied, or assumed consent does not qualify.
• Use anything on this site to circumvent security controls you are not authorised to circumvent, or to facilitate surveillance.
• Redistribute or commercially exploit the content without explicit permission.

Educational Purpose & Important Disclaimers

All content is provided strictly for educational and awareness purposes only. Nothing on this site constitutes professional security, legal, or technical advice. Do not rely on it as a substitute for professional consultation.

• This site is not a security tool, privacy tool, or any form of protective software. Reading this content does not make you safer online.
• Information on this site may become outdated or inaccurate over time and should not be treated as authoritative or complete.

Limitation of Liability

This site and all content are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Operator of damned.wtf — a single private individual operating a personal, non-commercial educational site with no registered legal entity — shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages arising from your use of or inability to use this site — including reliance on any information presented here.

The Operator's total aggregate liability for any and all claims arising from your use of the Site shall not exceed zero monetary value in any currency, cryptocurrency, token, or any other form of payment or consideration whatsoever — the Site is and has always been provided entirely free of charge, with no payment, subscription, fee, data exchange, or consideration of any kind required or solicited. This cap applies regardless of the theory of liability (contract, tort, negligence, statute, or otherwise), regardless of whether the Operator was advised of the possibility of such damages, and regardless of whether any limited remedy fails its essential purpose. All information on this Site is provided on an "as-is" basis and may contain inaccuracies, omissions, or errors at the time of publication or later — the Operator makes no warranty that any information is accurate, complete, or current.

Third-Party Content & Requests

Any external requests made while using the Site (e.g. clicking links to third-party services) are initiated directly from your browser. The Operator does not proxy, intercept, log, or receive any data from these requests.

The Operator is not responsible for the availability, accuracy, privacy practices, or content of any third-party site or service. Requests to third parties are governed solely by those parties' own terms and policies.

Intellectual Property

All original content, code, and design on damned.wtf is the property of the site operator unless otherwise noted. You may view and reference content for personal and educational use.

You may not reproduce, redistribute, or commercially exploit any content from this site without explicit written permission. Third-party libraries, fonts, and services used on this site retain their respective licences and ownership.

Changes to These Terms

The Operator may update these Terms at any time without prior notice. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Non-material changes take effect immediately upon posting. If a material change is ever made, it will be made clearly visible on this page.

Continued use of any part of the Site after a revision constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms. Checking this page periodically is your responsibility.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws applicable in the jurisdiction where the Operator is habitually resident, subject to any mandatory provisions of the law of the user's country of residence that cannot be excluded by agreement.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in these Terms is intended to (nor can it lawfully) deprive you of the benefit of any mandatory consumer-protection, data-protection (including GDPR / UK GDPR), or other rules that apply under the law of your habitual residence and cannot be derogated from by contract.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Operator of damned.wtf — a single private individual — from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in connection with:

• Your access to or use of the site or its content.
• Your violation of these Terms or any applicable law or regulation.
• Your misuse of any information provided on the site.
• Any claim by a third party resulting from your actions in connection with the site.

This indemnification obligation survives termination of your access to the site and these Terms.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable under applicable law, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or severed if modification is not possible.

The invalidity or unenforceability of any single provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions, which shall continue in full force and effect as if the invalid provision had never been included.

No Waiver

The Operator's failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms on any occasion shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision going forward. No waiver of any term shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of that term or any other term.

Any waiver must be made explicitly and in writing to be effective. Prior non-enforcement of these Terms does not create any expectation of continued non-enforcement.

Age Requirements by Jurisdiction

The minimum age to use this site without parental supervision varies by jurisdiction. You represent that you meet the applicable minimum in yours:

• United States (COPPA): 13 years old minimum. The FTC's amended COPPA Rule (effective June 23, 2025; compliance deadline April 22, 2026) applies — the Operator collects no data from users of any age.
• European Union / EEA (GDPR Art. 8): 16 years old, or the lower national threshold set by your member state (minimum 13) where applicable.
• United Kingdom (UK GDPR / Age Appropriate Design Code): 13 years old minimum.
• All other jurisdictions: You must meet the minimum digital consent age applicable in your country. If no specific threshold applies, you must be at least 13.

Users under 18 in any jurisdiction should use this site only with the knowledge and consent of a parent or legal guardian. By using this site, you represent that you satisfy the applicable age requirement.

Privacy

Your use of this site is also governed by the Operator's Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. In short: the Operator collects no personal data. There is nothing to track, store, sell, or share.

Release of Claims & Covenant Not to Sue

This Site is a personal notebook made public for educational purposes — nothing more. By using it, you voluntarily and irrevocably release the Operator from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, suits, damages, losses, and liabilities of any kind — whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, arising now or in the future — related to your use of the Site or any Content found here. You expressly waive any right you may have under any statute or common law principle that would otherwise limit the effect of a release to claims known at the time of execution. This release does not apply to claims arising solely from the Operator's proven fraud or wilful misconduct.

You agree not to bring any legal action, claim, or proceeding — in any court, tribunal, or jurisdiction — against the Operator of damned.wtf (a single private individual) in connection with:

• Information, advice, or techniques described or linked on this site, whether accurate or not.
• Any outcome resulting from applying, misapplying, or relying on anything found here.
• The availability, uptime, or accuracy of the site.
• Any third-party service, tool, or resource referenced or linked from this site.
• Your own actions taken in response to content on this site.

Law Enforcement & Legal Process

This site is a static, client-side educational resource operated by a private individual. The Operator has no visibility into, control over, or records of any user's actions, identity, or behaviour — because no such data is collected, stored, or accessible.

By accessing this site, you acknowledge and agree that:

• Any misuse of information found on this site is solely your own responsibility. The operator cannot be held liable, investigated, or prosecuted as a result of your independent actions.
• The operator is the publisher of general educational material only — equivalent to a textbook author or library — and bears no criminal or civil responsibility for how readers choose to apply that material.
• The Operator holds no logs, user records, session data, or any information that could identify you or link you to any activity. There is nothing to produce in response to any legal demand regarding user behaviour.
• Any attempt to hold the operator responsible for a user's independent illegal actions is without merit and inconsistent with these Terms, which users accepted upon access.

Assumption of Risk

Your use of this site and any information found here is entirely voluntary. By accessing the site, you expressly and irrevocably assume all risks associated with that use — including but not limited to:

• Relying on information that is incomplete, inaccurate, outdated, or misunderstood.
• Applying any technique or recommendation in a context it was not intended for.
• Any legal, financial, reputational, technical, or personal consequences arising from your actions.
• Exposure to security or privacy risks inherent in browsing any website.
• Any harm arising from third-party tools or services referenced or linked here.

The Operator makes no representation that use of this Site is appropriate, safe, or lawful in your jurisdiction. You bear the entire risk as to the quality, accuracy, and performance of anything provided here. All information on this Site may contain inaccuracies, omissions, or errors at the time of publication or later — you are solely responsible for verifying any information before acting on it. This assumption of risk does not apply to claims arising solely from the Operator's proven fraud or wilful misconduct.

Termination & Right to Restrict Access

The operator reserves the right, at sole discretion and without prior notice, to:

• Restrict, suspend, or terminate access to the site or any part of it — for any reason or no reason.
• Block IP addresses, networks, or user agents that are scraping, crawling, DDoS-ing, or otherwise abusing the site or its hosting infrastructure.
• Remove, modify, or take down any content or page at any time without notice or explanation.
• Discontinue the site entirely without notice or liability.

You have no right to continued access. Termination of your access does not relieve you of any obligations or liabilities incurred under these Terms prior to termination. All provisions that by their nature should survive — including but not limited to §11, §16, §17, §18, and §21 — remain in full force after termination.

Survival of Terms

The following sections of these Terms survive indefinitely after you stop using the site, after any termination of access, and regardless of any future revision to these Terms:

• §5 — Educational Purpose & Important Disclaimers
• §6 — Limitation of Liability
• §11 — Indemnification
• §12 — Severability
• §13 — No Waiver
• §16 — Release of Claims & Covenant Not to Sue
• §17 — Law Enforcement & Legal Process
• §18 — Assumption of Risk
• §21 — No Agency or Professional Relationship
• §23 — No Anonymity & No Security Guarantee

Additionally, the following sections of the Privacy Policy survive indefinitely: §02 (Information Collected), §05 (Data Sharing & Third Parties), §10 (Disclaimer of Warranties & Liability), §18 (No Anonymity & No Security Guarantee), §19 (Law Enforcement & Legal Process), and §20 (Indemnification & Survival).

Your agreement to these surviving provisions is irrevocable and cannot be undone by ceasing use of the Site or by the passage of time.

No Agency or Professional Relationship

Nothing on this site — and nothing arising from your use of it — creates any professional, advisory, fiduciary, or contractual relationship beyond your acceptance of these Terms.

• The operator is not your lawyer. Nothing here is legal advice.
• The operator is not your security consultant. Nothing here is a professional security assessment, penetration test, or audit.
• The operator is not your IT advisor. Nothing here constitutes professional technical guidance tailored to your systems or circumstances.
• No agency, partnership, joint venture, employment, or franchise relationship is created between you and the operator by these Terms or by use of the site.

Right to Modify & Accuracy Not Guaranteed

The operator reserves the right to modify, update, correct, remove, or discontinue any content or feature on this site at any time and without prior notice. No specific version of any content is guaranteed to remain available.

• Cybersecurity, browser APIs, privacy techniques, and threat landscapes evolve rapidly. Information that is accurate today may be outdated, superseded, or incorrect tomorrow.
• The Operator makes no warranty that any content will remain current, complete, or correct at the time of your reading.
• You are solely responsible for verifying any information before acting on it.

The "Last updated" date on this page reflects when the Terms were last revised — not when every piece of site content was last reviewed or verified.

No Anonymity & No Security Guarantee

To be explicit:

• The cybersecurity education guide at /infosec provides general awareness information only — reading it does not protect you.
• Using this site does not activate any privacy protection, tracking prevention, or anonymisation.
• This site is not a VPN, proxy, Tor relay, ad blocker, tracker blocker, or any form of privacy-enhancing technology.
• The infosec guide provides general awareness information only — following it does not guarantee your security or privacy.
• The operator makes no representation that any technique or recommendation described here will be effective against any specific threat, adversary, or tracking method.

If you came here believing this site would protect you or make you anonymous — it will not. You are solely responsible for your own security and privacy posture.

The /infosec Guide — Specific Terms

The page at damned.wtf/infosec is a static, client-side cybersecurity education guide. The following clarifications apply specifically to that page:

• Simulated login screen: The terminal-style loading screen and login form (USER_ID / AUTH_KEY) are purely cosmetic. No credentials are entered, validated, stored, or transmitted. The interface exists solely for aesthetic presentation.
• No data collection: The guide itself collects no personal information and sets no cookies. The guide page makes no automatic network requests — the only outbound requests possible are those you explicitly trigger by clicking an external link. All guide content is served statically.
• Third-party tool references: The guide mentions and links to external tools and services (such as Mullvad VPN, Bitwarden, haveibeenpwned.com, VirusTotal, and others) for general educational awareness only. Mentioning a tool is not an endorsement, recommendation, or warranty. Some referenced tools are designed to enhance privacy or anonymity — referencing them here does not mean this Site provides those capabilities. The Operator is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or responsible for any third-party service, and is not liable for how you use any tool you learn about here. Use all third-party services subject to their own terms, policies, and laws.
• No professional advice: Nothing in the infosec guide constitutes professional security, legal, or technical advice. Guidance is general and educational. Your threat model, jurisdiction, and circumstances may differ significantly — consult a qualified professional for advice specific to your situation.
• Content accuracy: Cybersecurity practices evolve rapidly. While the Operator aims to keep content current, no guarantee is made that any recommendation, tool, or technique described remains accurate, effective, or best practice at the time of your reading.
• Optional audio: The page includes an optional background audio track. It is off by default and requires explicit user interaction to enable. No audio data is recorded or transmitted.

Cookies & Browser Storage

The Operator does not set cookies, tracking pixels, beacons, or any persistent identifiers.

The Operator does not use localStorage, IndexedDB, or any other mechanism to store data about you between visits. No cookie consent banner is shown because there is nothing to consent to.

AI-Generated Content

Where any content on this site is substantially assisted by or generated with artificial intelligence tools, the Operator aims to label it as such as a voluntary transparency practice. The EU AI Act (effective August 2, 2026 for most provisions) does not apply to this site — it regulates providers and deployers of AI systems, not individuals who use AI tools to assist in writing static content. This labeling is a best-effort commitment to transparency and does not create an enforceable obligation.

The site itself does not use machine learning, make predictions about individuals, or constitute automated decision-making with any legal or significant effect.

The operator is not responsible for any AI-generated output you may produce using information or techniques described on this site.