Terms of Use — DNS Taskbar

Use of the app

DNS Taskbar is provided as a utility for measuring DNS resolver response latency and performing DNS lookups against resolver endpoints you select. You may use the app for lawful personal or business purposes.

You are responsible for ensuring that you have permission to query each resolver you configure. Do not use DNS Taskbar to access a private resolver, local network, or service without authorisation from its owner or operator.

DNS and network responsibility

DNS Taskbar sends DNS questions over UDP or HTTPS to the configured resolver. You are responsible for:

Selecting resolver endpoints you trust and are authorised to use.
Complying with the resolver operator's policies and applicable law.
Configuring private or local resolvers securely.
Understanding that DNS answers, latency, and availability can change and may be affected by caching, routing, network congestion, endpoint policy, and outages.

DNS Taskbar uses low-volume, staggered monitoring, but you remain responsible for the endpoints and poll interval you configure.

No warranty

DNS Taskbar is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, availability, and non-infringement.

DNS measurements and lookup results may be delayed, incomplete, unavailable, or inaccurate because of resolver, network, operating system, configuration, caching, or other conditions. Do not rely on DNS Taskbar as your sole monitoring, security, incident-response, compliance, billing, or safety-critical system.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the developer is not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages arising from:

Use of, inability to use, or reliance on DNS Taskbar or its output.
Errors, delays, omissions, or interruptions in measurements or DNS results.
Decisions made based on information displayed by the app.
Resolver configuration, network access, or third-party resolver behaviour.
Loss of data, revenue, business, goodwill, or opportunity.

Mac App Store terms

When DNS Taskbar is distributed through the Mac App Store, Apple's Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement applies unless the App Store listing states otherwise. Apple's terms also govern the App Store transaction and distribution service.

Changes to these terms

These terms may be updated from time to time. The current version will be published at dns-taskbar.slepp.ca/terms/. Continued use after revised terms take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

Effective date: July 18, 2026