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⚠️ WARNING — READ BEFORE USE. Max Intel provides tools that actively interact with remote servers, web archives, and public APIs. Some of these tools perform network requests, subdomain enumeration, certificate lookups, historical content retrieval, and live endpoint probing. Using these tools against systems you do not own or have explicit written authorization to test may violate applicable laws. You are solely responsible for ensuring you have proper authorization before scanning any target.
Max Intel is a security research and OSINT platform. It is designed for authorized security professionals, penetration testers, bug bounty researchers, journalists, investigators, and academics conducting lawful open source intelligence gathering and security assessments.
Several tools on this platform perform active reconnaissance against target domains and infrastructure. These include, but are not limited to: Certificate Transparency monitoring, subdomain enumeration, WHOIS history retrieval, Wayback Machine content retrieval, sitemap and robots.txt analysis, live endpoint probing, and social media profile discovery. Before using any tool against a target, you must ensure at least one of the following applies:
Absence of a "no" is not the same as authorization. If you do not have clear, documented permission, do not scan the target.
If you are using Max Intel tools as part of a penetration test, red team engagement, or security assessment, you should ensure the following before beginning any active reconnaissance:
If you are conducting research under a bug bounty program, review the program's scope and rules carefully before using any Max Intel tool. Many programs restrict or prohibit automated scanning, aggressive enumeration, accessing other users' data, and social engineering. Exceeding the defined scope — even with tools that only query public data — can result in disqualification, legal action, or both. When in doubt, contact the program operator before proceeding.
Unauthorized access to computer systems is a criminal offense in most jurisdictions. Relevant laws include, but are not limited to:
The fact that a tool is publicly available, that data is archived, or that information was once public does not necessarily make accessing or collecting it legal in your jurisdiction or context.
For transparency, the following is a summary of the network interactions performed by Max Intel's active tools:
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Max Intel makes no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or timeliness of any information retrieved by its tools or provided by third-party services. Archived content may be outdated, incomplete, or altered. Live probe results reflect a point-in-time HTTP response and may not accurately represent the state of the target system. You should independently verify any information before acting on it.
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Max Intel tools rely on third-party services including the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, crt.sh, CommonCrawl, and the NIST National Vulnerability Database. These services have their own terms of use, rate limits, and availability constraints. Max Intel does not guarantee the continued availability or functionality of any third-party service, and is not responsible for changes to their APIs, terms, or access policies.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Max Intel and its operators shall not be held liable for any damages, losses, legal proceedings, or consequences arising from the use of, or inability to use, the Site or any tool or service accessible through the Site. This includes, without limitation, any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages, and any liability arising from your failure to obtain proper authorization before using active scanning tools.
Your use of the Site and all tools available through it is entirely at your own risk. You assume full responsibility for ensuring you have proper authorization for any active reconnaissance, for complying with all applicable laws, and for any consequences resulting from your actions.