Overview
By accessing our website (Cheztrap.com) and/or using the Cheztrap Google Chrome Extension, you engage with our “Service” and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Service”, “Terms”), including any additional terms, conditions, and policies referenced herein or available by hyperlink. These Terms of Service apply to all users of the Service, including without limitation users who are browsers, testers, contributors, or those who interact with our Chrome extension and/or website content.
Please read these Terms of Service carefully before accessing or using any part of Cheztrap. By accessing or using any part of the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, you may not access the website or use the Chrome extension. If these Terms are considered an offer, your acceptance is expressly limited to these Terms of Service.
Any new features, tools, or updates added to Cheztrap's website or Chrome extension will also be subject to these Terms. You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time on this page. We reserve the right to update, modify, or replace any part of these Terms by posting changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to Cheztrap following the posting of any changes constitutes your acceptance of those changes.
1. Description of Service
Cheztrap is a scam detection tool that helps users judge whether a website or Gmail email is safe. When you click the extension, it checks the page or email you are viewing: its address, visible content, sender, sender verification results, links, and attachments. It combines our own automated checks, public domain registration records, and AI analysis (provided by OpenAI) to give a verdict, a short explanation, and the evidence behind it. Background details such as a company's founders, headquarters, traffic, or funding are AI-generated estimates and may be incomplete or out of date.
2. Use of the Service
By using Cheztrap, you agree to:
3. Accuracy and Disclaimers
Cheztrap provides safety assessments based on the information available at the time of the check. We do not guarantee 100% accuracy: a "Looks safe" result does not promise that a website or email is safe, and a warning does not prove it is a scam. False positives and false negatives can happen, and parts of a check (for example, sender verification or image reading) may not always be available. Cheztrap is intended to support your judgment, not replace it.
Use of our service is at your own risk. We are not liable for any damages, losses, or decisions made based on Cheztrap's assessments.
4. Wrong Verdicts
If you think Cheztrap got a result wrong, you can tell us through the "Wrong verdict?" link. We review reports by hand and may correct the verdict for a website or sender, but we are not obligated to change any result. Reporting a counted result also removes it from your "Rats caught" counter, which is a fun tally stored only on your device and not an official record.
5. User Data and Privacy
Please refer to our Privacy Policy for information about what Cheztrap sends to our server and service providers when you run a check, and how it is handled.
6. Third-Party Services
Cheztrap relies on third-party services to function, including OpenAI, public domain registration records, Google's Gmail image service, Cloudflare, and Web3Forms. We are not responsible for any disruptions or inaccuracies caused by third-party providers. Cheztrap is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google, Gmail, or any company whose name appears in a result; those names and trademarks belong to their owners.
7. Termination
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to Cheztrap at any time for violations of these Terms or misuse of the service. You can stop using Cheztrap at any time by removing the extension.
8. Changes to Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date. Continued use after changes implies acceptance.
9. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to its conflict of law principles.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms, please contact us by email at [email protected].
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 25, 2024
LAST UPDATED: October 14, 2026