Effective October 11, 2026

Acceptable Use Policy

Everyone’s codes and links share the same redirect domain. If one person uses it for phishing, browsers and security tools can block it for all. This policy sets out what is not allowed so the service stays trustworthy. It is part of our Terms of Service.

1. Where your codes and links may not lead

Do not create, or point a code or link at, anything that:

• Deceives people: phishing pages, fake login or “verify your account” pages, impersonation of a bank, wallet, government body, brand or person.
• Harms devices or accounts: malware, spyware, unwanted downloads, credential or payment-card harvesting.
• Defrauds people: scams, fake giveaways, pyramid or advance-fee schemes, counterfeit goods, fake invoices or parking tickets.
• Is illegal where it is offered: unlawful goods or services, or content that is itself unlawful.
• Sexually exploits or endangers children in any way. We report this to the relevant authorities.
• Threatens, harasses or incites violence against a person or group, or shares someone’s private information to harm them.
• Infringes someone else’s rights: copyright, trademark, privacy or publicity rights.
• Hides the real destination in order to mislead, for example by chaining through other link shorteners or by showing one destination to our safety checks and another to real visitors.

2. Destinations we block for technical reasons

These are refused automatically, whatever the intent:

• addresses that run code or open local files, such as javascript:, data: and file: addresses;
• raw IP addresses used as destinations;
• destinations that go through another URL shortener;
• domains and terms on our blocklist of known abuse.

3. What you may not do with the service

• Send spam, or place codes or links in unsolicited bulk messages.
• Put a code or sticker over someone else’s code, or place codes on property without permission.
• Create multiple accounts, or automate sign-ups, to get around the limits of the free plan.
• Probe, scan or attack the service, or try to reach data that is not yours.
• Overload the service, scrape it, or use it in a way that degrades it for others.
• Inflate scan counts with bots or scripts, or misrepresent statistics to others.
• Resell or white-label the service without our written agreement.
• Upload a file as a “logo” that is not an image you have the right to use, or use logo storage to host unrelated files.
• Use the service to break the law or to help someone else do so.

4. How we check

Destinations are screened automatically when a code or link is created, every time it is edited, and again on a schedule, because a site can turn bad after it was added. Screening uses third-party lists of unsafe sites as well as our own rules. New accounts have lower creation limits that rise with age and a clean record.

5. What we do when this policy is broken

Depending on how serious and how clear the problem is, we may:

• refuse to save a destination;
• show a warning page in place of the redirect;
• pause or disable a code or link;
• lower an account’s limits, suspend it or close it;
• report the matter to law enforcement or to the organization being impersonated.

For urgent harm, such as live phishing, we act immediately and explain afterwards. Otherwise we tell you what we found and give you the chance to fix it. Paid plans do not buy an exemption from this policy.

6. If we got it wrong

Automated checks make mistakes. If your code or link was flagged and you believe the destination is safe, write to support@utilica.app from your account email with the code or link concerned. A person will review it.

7. Reporting abuse

If you received a suspicious code or link that uses Utilica, use the “report” link on our warning and not-found pages, or write to support@utilica.app with the link and what happened. We review every report.