Terms and Conditions of Use

1. Agreement to Terms

These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User," "you") andDev Sharma, owner and operator of Online Keyboard Tester ("we," "us," "the Operator," or "the Website"), accessible at onlinekeyboardtester.com.

By accessing, browsing, or utilizing any diagnostic utility, test, or reference material on this Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all provisions of these Terms and ourPrivacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must discontinue use of the Website immediately.

We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms at any time without prior notice. Any changes will become effective immediately upon posting. Your continued use of the Website following modifications constitutes full acceptance of the updated Terms.

2. Description of Services

Online Keyboard Tester provides a comprehensive suite of free, browser-based hardware diagnostic utilities, performance benchmarking tools, and technical reference guides ("the Services"), including:

• Keyboard Diagnostic Suite: Testing for standard PC (Full-Size 104, TKL 87, 75%, 65%, 60%, Laptop) and Apple MacBook layouts; detecting stuck switches, electrical chatter (double-typing), and ghosting/N-key rollover matrix limits.
• Input Latency & Speed Benchmarks: Measuring keystroke scan latency, jitter, response delays, and real-time typing speed.
• Mouse & Pointer Diagnostics: Testing Clicks Per Second (CPS) across multiple time intervals (1s to 60s), Spacebar speed counter, Mouse Double Click tester, and Scroll Wheel encoder tester (measuring PPS and detecting reverse scroll jump glitches).
• Technical Guides & Articles: Hardware troubleshooting tutorials, switch repair guides, and engineering articles.

All peripheral testing tools execute locally within your browser sandbox using standardized W3C Web APIs without requiring executable downloads, browser plugins, or personal accounts.

3. Free Access & Advertising Disclosure

All diagnostic tools, tests, and performance benchmarks on the Website are provided completely free of charge for personal, educational, and commercial diagnostic use.

To fund server infrastructure, bandwidth, and ongoing tool development without charging fees, this Website displays digital advertisements served by third-party advertising networks, including Google AdSense, on eligible content pages in compliance with regional privacy regulations and user consent choices. AdSense is not loaded on this Terms page or on the other legal and error pages listed in our Privacy Policy. Third-party advertisements are governed by the respective advertisers' terms and privacy policies. The Operator does not endorse or assume liability for products or services advertised by third parties.

4. Ergonomics & Physical Safety Notice

Certain speed benchmarking tools (including the CPS Click Test, Spacebar Counter, and Typing Speed Test) involve rapid, repetitive manual input:

• Users are strongly advised to practice good ergonomics, maintain natural wrist posture, and take regular rest breaks.
• Do not push past physical fatigue, strain, or pain. Avoid extreme clicking techniques (such as jitter clicking or butterfly clicking) if you experience discomfort.
• Online Keyboard Tester and its Operator accept no liability for physical discomfort, tendon strain, carpal tunnel symptoms, or repetitive strain injuries (RSI) resulting from the use of our speed benchmarks.

5. Intellectual Property Rights

All content, layout code, graphics, interactive widgets, typography, styling, documentation, and user interfaces on this Website are the intellectual property of Dev Sharma and Online Keyboard Tester, protected under applicable copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws.

You may not scrape, mirror, replicate, distribute, or reverse-engineer the Website's proprietary codebase or visual assets without express prior written consent from the Operator.

6. Permitted & Acceptable Use

You agree to use this Website for lawful diagnostic, planning, and educational purposes only. You agree not to:

• Deploy automated scrapers, denial-of-service bots, or high-concurrency scripts that impair the availability of the Website
• Attempt to bypass security headers, inject malicious payloads, or disrupt our hosting infrastructure
• Frame, embed, or hotlink the Website's tools in a manner intended to deceive users regarding authorship or origin
• Use the Website in any manner that violates local, national, or international regulations

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Website, its diagnostic tools, and benchmarks are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express, statutory, or implied:

• We do not warrant that diagnostic outputs constitute certified laboratory hardware evaluations or manufacturer warranty claims.
• We do not warrant that the Website will operate uninterrupted, error-free, or free from server latency.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, neither Dev Sharma nor Online Keyboard Tester shall be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages arising out of or in connection with your access to, use of, or inability to use the Website, tools, or information provided.

This includes, without limitation, hardware repair costs, damages from physical hardware disassembly, lost productivity, or reliance on benchmark estimates.

9. Third-Party Outbound Links

The Website may include outbound hyperlinks to third-party portals, technical specifications, or manufacturer resources. These links are provided solely for user reference. We have no control over external content and assume no responsibility for the accuracy, policies, or actions of third-party platforms.

10. Privacy Policy Incorporation

Your privacy is of the utmost importance to us. Our data handling practices, zero-logging keystroke policies, and AdSense disclosures are governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

11. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws. In the event of any question or dispute arising under these Terms, parties agree to seek amicable, good-faith resolution by contacting the Operator prior to initiating formal legal proceedings.

12. Contact Information

For legal inquiries, copyright notices, or questions regarding these Terms and Conditions, please contact:

Dev Sharma
Founder & Operator, Online Keyboard Tester
Email: hello@onlinekeyboardtester.com
Contact Page: onlinekeyboardtester.com/contact/