Terms of Service

Last updated: October 31, 2026

Welcome to Intent. These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of Intent websites, applications, dashboards, APIs, infrastructure, and related services.

By accessing or using any Intent service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, you must stop using the relevant service.

1. About Intent and Agreement

Intent is a nonprofit technology initiative that develops and operates internet infrastructure and developer-focused services.

These Terms apply to Intent and its services, including:

• Intent FreeDomain and its registration dashboard.
• Intent-DNS and its DNS management dashboard and API.
• Intent-Mail and its webmail and related mail services.
• Intent Web Hosting and its deployment dashboard and infrastructure.
• Other websites, APIs, applications, and services operated under Intent.

By creating an account, accessing a dashboard, using an API, registering a domain, configuring DNS, creating a mailbox, deploying a website, or otherwise using an Intent service, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy.

Certain services may display additional conditions. If a service-specific condition conflicts with these general Terms, the service-specific condition will apply only to that service and only to the extent of the conflict.

2. Eligibility

You may use Intent services only if you are legally capable of entering into a binding agreement under the laws applicable to you.

If you use Intent on behalf of an organization, project, or another person, you represent that you have authority to accept these Terms on their behalf.

You must provide accurate information when registering an account or using a service. You must not impersonate another person or misrepresent your identity or authority.

3. Accounts and Security

Some Intent services require an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and protecting access to your account.

You agree to:

• Provide accurate and current account information.
• Keep your password, API tokens, and authorization credentials secure.
• Notify us if you suspect unauthorized access to your account.
• Not share accounts in a way that violates service limits or security rules.
• Not attempt to access another user's account or private resources.
• Use available security features responsibly.

You are responsible for activity performed through your account unless it results from circumstances for which you are not legally responsible.

We may require email verification or additional checks for certain accounts or activities. We may restrict access where we reasonably believe an account is compromised or being used for abuse.

4. Our Services

Intent provides internet infrastructure and related tools. Service features, availability, resource limits, and eligibility requirements may differ between products and may change over time.

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, access to a feature does not create ownership of Intent infrastructure, software, IP addresses, servers, networks, or domain registry resources.

We may impose reasonable technical limits to protect service stability, prevent abuse, and ensure fair use of shared infrastructure.

5. Intent FreeDomain

Intent FreeDomain provides domain and subdomain registration and management functionality for supported zones.

Domain registrations are subject to availability, applicable naming rules, administrative review, and technical restrictions.

We may reject, reserve, suspend, or remove a requested name where necessary to protect the service, prevent abuse, resolve conflicts, comply with applicable requirements, or enforce these Terms.

A registration through Intent does not mean that you own the underlying top-level domain, zone, registry, or infrastructure. You receive permission to use the registered name subject to these Terms and the applicable service rules.

6. Domain Zones and Registration Rules

6.1 Free Zones

The following zones are designated as Free Zones:

• .int.yt
• .nxtr.in
• .c0m.to
• .c0m.li
• .c11.eu
• .c22.eu
• .aa.am
• .mm.am
• .na.am
• .nl.am
• .fr.am
• .cd.am
• .of.to
• .ro.to
• .om.to
• .xi.to
• .uw.to

6.2 Key Zones

The following zones are designated as Key Zones:

• .nc.to
• .rh.to
• .yn.to
• .gw.to
• .xo.kg

Registration in a Key Zone requires one IFP Key per domain registration. Key Zone registration is subject to the applicable availability and administrative rules.

6.3 Minimum Name Length

The standard minimum domain name length is 4 characters. This means names containing 4, 5, 6, or more characters may be submitted for registration, subject to availability and other restrictions.

Names shorter than 4 characters are not automatically eligible for registration. Names of 1, 2, or 3 characters may be considered for manual administrative review through our official Discord community. Approval is not guaranteed.

6.4 Internationalized Domain Names

Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) may be supported. Their availability depends on the relevant zone, technical compatibility, and naming restrictions.

We may reject names that create security, impersonation, abuse, compatibility, or other administrative concerns.

6.5 Registration Availability

A name appearing available in a search interface does not guarantee successful registration. Registration is complete only when the service confirms it.

7. Domain Registration and Rights

Domains registered through Intent remain subject to the rules of the relevant zone and the administrative control of Intent.

You agree that:

• You will use registered domains lawfully and responsibly.
• You will not use domains for phishing, impersonation, malware, or fraud.
• You will not intentionally interfere with other users' domains or DNS.
• You will maintain accurate account information.
• You will not attempt to bypass registration restrictions.

We may suspend, revoke, or reassign a domain where necessary to address abuse, security incidents, policy violations, technical issues, administrative errors, or legal requirements.

Domain transfers, renewals, deletion, and restoration are subject to the functionality and rules available for the relevant zone. We do not guarantee that every domain can be transferred or restored.

8. Intent-DNS

Intent-DNS provides authoritative DNS hosting and related DNS management functionality.

You are responsible for ensuring that the DNS records and zone configurations you create are accurate, lawful, and authorized.

You must not use Intent-DNS to:

• Direct users to phishing, malware, or fraudulent websites.
• Facilitate spam, credential theft, or impersonation.
• Operate infrastructure intended to attack or disrupt other systems.
• Publish records for domains you do not control or have permission to manage.
• Abuse the DNS API or attempt to bypass authentication and rate limits.

DNS changes may take time to propagate because of caching, TTL values, resolver behavior, and third-party DNS infrastructure. Intent does not guarantee immediate global propagation.

API tokens and other credentials are your responsibility. You must keep them private, use them only for authorized purposes, and revoke exposed credentials promptly.

We may limit DNS records, API requests, domains, or other resources according to the applicable plan and technical limits displayed by the service.

9. Intent-Mail

Intent-Mail provides mailbox, webmail, and related email functionality. Your use of the service is subject to these Terms and all applicable email, spam, and abuse rules.

You agree not to use Intent-Mail to:

• Send unsolicited bulk email or spam.
• Conduct phishing, fraud, impersonation, or credential theft.
• Distribute malware, harmful attachments, or malicious links.
• Send threats, harassment, or unlawful communications.
• Operate deceptive mailing campaigns or unauthorized mailing lists.
• Attempt to bypass sending limits, security controls, or abuse filters.

You are responsible for the messages you send and the recipients to whom you send them. You must have the necessary permission or other lawful basis to send communications where required.

Email delivery is dependent on recipient providers, spam filtering, DNS configuration, network availability, and other factors outside our complete control. We do not guarantee that every message will be delivered, accepted, or displayed in an inbox.

Mailbox storage limits and other service restrictions may apply. You are responsible for managing your mailbox and retaining copies of important communications.

We may restrict sending or receiving functionality, suspend a mailbox, or take other reasonable action when necessary to prevent abuse, protect infrastructure, or comply with applicable requirements.

10. Intent Web Hosting

Intent Web Hosting provides website hosting and deployment features. Depending on the available functionality, users may connect source repositories, upload website files, run builds, deploy websites, configure custom domains, and use SSL-related features.

10.1 Your Content

You retain responsibility for the content, source code, files, websites, and other materials that you upload, connect, or deploy. You represent that you have the necessary rights and permissions to use and publish such materials.

You grant Intent permission to store, process, transmit, build, cache, and serve your content as reasonably necessary to provide the hosting and deployment service.

This permission is limited to operating the service and does not transfer ownership of your content to Intent.

10.2 Prohibited Hosting Content

You must not host or deploy content that:

• Contains malware, ransomware, malicious scripts, or harmful payloads.
• Facilitates phishing, fraud, credential theft, or impersonation.
• Distributes illegal content or facilitates unlawful activities.
• Infringes copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights.
• Contains unauthorized private data or confidential information.
• Operates unauthorized proxies, attack infrastructure, or abusive services.
• Consumes unreasonable resources or interferes with other hosted projects.
• Attempts to exploit or compromise Intent infrastructure.

10.3 Repository Connections

If you connect GitHub or another supported source-code provider, you authorize the hosting service to access the repositories and resources permitted by the authorization process.

You are responsible for ensuring that connected repositories are yours or that you have permission to use them.

You should not store secrets, passwords, private keys, or API tokens in public repositories or deployment output. You are responsible for protecting credentials included in your build configuration.

10.4 Build and Deployment Restrictions

Builds and deployments may be subject to execution time, storage, bandwidth, memory, CPU, request, and other resource limits.

We may stop, restrict, or remove deployments that threaten the stability or security of the hosting platform.

10.5 Custom Domains and SSL

You must control or have permission to use any custom domain connected to your hosting account. You are responsible for configuring the required DNS records and maintaining control of the domain.

SSL certificate issuance and renewal may depend on external certificate authorities, DNS configuration, and domain verification. We do not guarantee uninterrupted certificate availability.

10.6 Backups and Content Removal

You are responsible for maintaining independent backups of your websites, source code, and other important content. Intent does not guarantee that deleted or damaged files can be recovered.

We may remove or disable hosted content where necessary to enforce these Terms, respond to abuse reports, protect infrastructure, or comply with legal requirements.

11. IFP Keys and Payments

Intent may offer IFP Keys or other payment-related products for specific features, including registration in designated Key Zones.

IFP Keys are service-specific digital credits or entitlements. They are not currency, bank deposits, securities, or a general-purpose payment instrument.

Unless explicitly stated otherwise at the time of purchase:

• One IFP Key is required for each eligible Key Zone domain registration.
• Keys may be used only for the features supported by Intent.
• Keys are not redeemable for cash.
• Keys may not be transferable between accounts unless explicitly supported.
• Keys may be subject to restrictions if obtained through fraud or abuse.

Prices, payment methods, availability, and purchase conditions will be displayed through the relevant purchase interface.

Refunds, cancellations, and payment disputes will be handled according to applicable law and the terms displayed for the relevant transaction. Nothing in these Terms removes rights that cannot legally be excluded.

12. Acceptable Use

You must use Intent services responsibly, lawfully, and in a manner that does not harm other users, third parties, or our infrastructure.

You must not:

• Use any service for unlawful activity, fraud, phishing, or deception.
• Distribute malware, viruses, ransomware, or other harmful software.
• Conduct denial-of-service attacks, network attacks, or unauthorized scanning.
• Attempt unauthorized access to accounts, servers, APIs, or databases.
• Abuse registration systems, APIs, or service resource limits.
• Send spam or operate abusive email campaigns.
• Infringe intellectual property or privacy rights.
• Harass, threaten, or harm other people.
• Interfere with the stability, security, or availability of Intent services.
• Use Intent services to evade legal restrictions or enforcement actions.
• Resell or redistribute access in violation of applicable service restrictions.

Additional rules may be provided in our Acceptable Use Policy. That policy forms part of these Terms.

13. Abuse Reporting and Investigations

We take reports involving abuse, security incidents, phishing, malware, spam, and unlawful activity seriously.

We may investigate reports, request additional information, preserve relevant records, restrict affected resources, or take other reasonable measures to protect users and infrastructure.

Depending on the nature and urgency of a report, action may be taken before contacting the affected account holder.

You may report abuse through abuse@int.yt or our Abuse Reporting page.

14. Suspension and Termination

We may suspend, restrict, disable, or terminate access to an account, domain, DNS zone, mailbox, website, deployment, API token, or other resource where reasonably necessary.

Reasons may include:

• Violation of these Terms or our Acceptable Use Policy.
• Abuse reports or credible evidence of harmful activity.
• Security incidents or suspected unauthorized access.
• Fraud, spam, phishing, malware, or unlawful activity.
• Non-payment or payment-related fraud where applicable.
• Technical or operational risks to our infrastructure.
• Legal requirements or valid requests from competent authorities.
• Prolonged inactivity where a service-specific policy permits removal.

Where reasonably possible, we may provide notice and an opportunity to resolve a violation. However, urgent security, abuse, or legal situations may require immediate action.

You may contact support to request a review of an administrative decision. A review does not guarantee restoration.

15. Service Availability and Changes

We aim to provide reliable services, but we do not guarantee that any service will be continuously available, uninterrupted, error-free, or compatible with every system.

Services may be affected by maintenance, updates, infrastructure failures, security incidents, third-party outages, network problems, or other circumstances.

We may modify, suspend, replace, or discontinue features or services where reasonably necessary. Where practical, we will attempt to provide notice for significant planned changes.

We do not guarantee that a service, domain, mailbox, website, deployment, or stored resource will remain available indefinitely.

16. Third-Party Services

Intent may rely on or integrate with third-party services, including source-code providers, infrastructure providers, payment providers, email providers, DNS providers, certificate authorities, and other external platforms.

Your use of those third-party services may be governed by their independent terms, policies, and technical restrictions.

Intent is not responsible for the availability, security, content, or independent practices of third-party services beyond the responsibilities imposed on us by applicable law.

17. Privacy and Data

Your use of Intent services is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, retain, and disclose information.

Different services process different types of information. For example, Intent-Mail processes email information, Intent-DNS processes DNS configuration, and Intent Web Hosting processes website and deployment information.

You must not submit personal information, confidential material, or third-party data unless you have the necessary rights and permissions to do so.

18. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

18.1 Service Provided on an Available Basis

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Intent services are provided on an "as available" and "as is" basis, without guarantees that they will meet every user's requirements.

We do not guarantee uninterrupted operation, complete data recovery, uninterrupted DNS propagation, successful email delivery, uninterrupted hosting, or compatibility with all third-party systems.

18.2 No Guarantee of Data Preservation

You are responsible for maintaining backups of important data, including domains and DNS configurations where export is available, email communications, website files, source code, and deployment artifacts.

We are not a substitute for your own backup, disaster recovery, or business continuity arrangements.

18.3 Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Intent and its operators, contributors, and service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, punitive, or consequential losses arising from your use of or inability to use the services.

This may include loss of profits, revenue, business opportunities, data, reputation, or anticipated savings.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited under applicable law, including liability for fraud or other non-excludable obligations.

19. Your Responsibility

You are responsible for your use of Intent services and for content, domains, DNS records, emails, repositories, websites, and deployments associated with your account.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to be responsible for reasonable claims, losses, liabilities, and expenses arising from your unlawful use of the services, your violation of these Terms, or your infringement of another person's rights.

20. Applicable Law and Disputes

These Terms are subject to applicable laws. Mandatory consumer protection, privacy, and other legal rights that apply to you remain unaffected.

If you have a concern or dispute regarding an Intent service, please contact us first so that we can attempt to resolve it informally.

Nothing in this section prevents you from exercising rights or remedies available under applicable law.

21. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms to reflect changes in our services, infrastructure, features, operational requirements, or applicable law.

When we update these Terms, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the beginning of this page. Significant changes may also be communicated through our websites, dashboards, or other appropriate channels.

Continued use of the relevant services after updated Terms take effect constitutes acceptance to the extent permitted by applicable law. If you do not agree to revised Terms, you must stop using the affected service.

22. Contact

For questions about these Terms, service issues, or administrative matters, contact Intent through the following channels:

• General support: support@int.yt
• Administration: admin@int.yt
• Abuse reports: abuse@int.yt
• Website: https://int.yt/
• Community: Intent Discord