DNS Filtering & Limitations Policy

• Default mode blocks ads, trackers, and malware using AdAvoid filter lists.
• Family mode includes Default protections plus adult-content filtering and best-effort safe search.
• Unfiltered mode resolves DNS normally without intentional content filtering.

DNS filtering works at the domain-name level. It cannot inspect page content, app content, encrypted traffic content, or traffic that does not rely on DNS.

False positives and false negatives can happen. A legitimate domain may be blocked by a filter list, and an unwanted domain may be missed until a filter list is updated.

Some filtering categories may depend on third-party blocklists while AdAvoid builds its own DNS-optimized lists. Third-party lists may be overbroad, incomplete, unavailable, or changed by their maintainers.

Family mode is not a guaranteed child-safety, school-compliance, CIPA, COPPA, or parental-control compliance product. Safe search depends on search engines and platforms and may change outside AdAvoid's control.

Users should be able to report incorrect blocks and domains they believe should be blocked through a monitored AdAvoid contact channel.