Last updated: June 30, 2025
Our Vision
We’re returning to the original vision of the Internet. We want to help everyone create their own secure networks built around people and their connections. Similarly, we're fortunate to be able to play a part in enabling collaboration across the developer community every day, which is a responsibility we don’t take lightly.
Together, we all have the exciting opportunity to make this a product and community we can all be proud of. That only works when we are all able to participate together in good faith.
We are committed to making Tailscale the network that everyone, everywhere uses. That requires creating an environment that welcomes all the different voices and perspectives our customers, users, partners and community have to offer, while maintaining a safe place for everyone to participate and do their best work.
The Bottom Line
You are responsible for using the Services in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and this Acceptable Use Policy. You must not engage in activity that is illegal, harmful or illicit.
Prohibitions on Use
Customers and users are prohibited from using the Services in an unlawful manner or for any malicious activities that diminish, disrupt, disturb, or threaten the security, reliability or stability of the Services or the systems or operations of other customers or users. This includes without limitation using the Services for any of the following:
- Phishing or any activity that involves attempts at acquiring information for the purpose of stealing sensitive information;
- Spam or other such automated activities that involve excessive, bulk activity;
- Distributing or promoting malware or other computer code that is designed to cause a security breach;
- Distributing or promoting spyware or other computer code that is designed to enable you or others to gather information about or monitor the online or other activities of another party or otherwise gain unauthorized access to another’s device(s);
- Distributing or promoting illegal content, including content that infringes the intellectual property rights of third parties;
- Any use in an attempt to gain unauthorized access to a user or server, database, accounts, network, or other services not intended to be public;
- Interfering with, disrupting, or creating an undue burden on the Tailscale Solution or the networks, servers, systems or services connected to the Tailscale Solution;
- Distributing any sexual abuse or exploitation material;
- Fraudulent business activities;
- The design, development, manufacture, or production of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons;
- Terrorist or criminal activities; or
- Any other illegal, illicit or harmful activities.
Safety Guidelines
Keeping our platform and community safe, trustworthy, and vibrant requires balancing individual expression and preventing harm. We do not allow content or activity on or through Tailscale community channels that:
- is unlawful or promotes unlawful activities;
- is sexually obscene or relates to sexual exploitation or abuse;
- is libelous, defamatory, or fraudulent;
- is discriminatory or abusive toward any individual or group;
- is false, inaccurate, or intentionally deceptive information; constitutes doxxing or posting personally identifiable information without owner consent;
- impersonates any individual or entity, or otherwise misrepresents your identity as a person or entity through false association;
- harasses or abuses another individual or group, including our employees, officers and agents, or other users;
- threatens or incites violence toward any individual or group;
- gratuitously depicts or glorifies violence, including violent images; or
- is off-topic, or interacts with platform features in a way that significantly or repeatedly disrupts the experience of other users.
Similarly, when communicating with Tailscale, including with our Customer Service or Support teams, the use of vulgar, offensive, abusive or threatening language, any form of harassment or bullying, impersonating others and providing false information are all strictly prohibited.
Policy Enforcement
This Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) is part of the Documentation applicable to all who use or access the Services. Any capitalized terms that are not defined in this AUP have the meaning ascribed to such terms elsewhere in the Terms of Service or Main Services Agreement (as applicable to you). This AUP may be updated from time to time. Continued use of the Services after the updated AUP goes into effect will constitute your acceptance of such updated version.
We do not have any general obligation to monitor your use of the Tailscale Solution. We do not have, and do not undertake, any obligation to prescreen, monitor, edit, or remove any content or data, or to actively seek facts or circumstances indicating illegal activity.
If you suspect abuse of this AUP, the Services, or any community channels, please contact our support team at support@tailscale.com. Reports of abuse may be escalated to our Legal team for handling if and as necessary.
Tailscale retains full discretion to take action (or not) in response to a violation of these policies with or without notice or liability to you, including account suspension, account termination, or removal of content. You will provide reasonable cooperation in any investigation or action regarding suspected or alleged violations. We will interpret our policies and resolve disputes in favor of protecting users, customers, the public, our community and our company, as a whole.