What you may use gettor for

gettor is for content you have the right to download, including open-source software, public-domain or freely licensed media, your own backups, and other legitimate uses.

What is never permitted

• Material you do not have the right to copy.
• Child sexual abuse material is prohibited and results in immediate account termination and a report to the authorities, with no notice or appeal.
• Malware, or anything intended to attack other systems.
• Redistributing or reselling access to gettor itself.
• Working around the plan limits or the bot check.
• Attacking or probing the service.

You choose what to fetch

gettor is not a search engine, index, or catalogue. Every transfer starts from a link you provide, and you are responsible for what you fetch.

Does gettor seed or upload what it downloads?

No. Transfers stop after downloading; gettor does not seed back to the swarm.

gettor does not seed. A transfer downloads the requested content and stops, with no upload ratio to maintain afterward.

What this means for you

• gettor does not distribute your library files to other users.
• A gettor transfer does not contribute upload credit to private trackers that require a ratio.
• Fetching through gettor does not make your library a source for other users.