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Acceptable Use Policy

Legal v1.0 Effective: 2025-02-01 Updated 2025-02-01

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Effective Date: February 1, 2025
Version: 1.0

Overview

This Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) describes the rules you must follow when using [Your App Name] (the “Service”). This AUP is incorporated into and forms part of our Terms of Service.

Violation of this policy may result in suspension or termination of your account.

Permitted Use

You may use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. The Service is intended for [describe your intended use case, e.g. “building and hosting websites for business and personal projects”].

Prohibited Activities

You must not use the Service to:

Illegal or Harmful Content

  • Upload, publish, or distribute content that is illegal under applicable law
  • Infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others
  • Distribute malware, viruses, or any other malicious code
  • Engage in phishing, fraud, or other deceptive practices

Platform Abuse

  • Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Service or its related systems
  • Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service
  • Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any part of the Service
  • Resell or sublicence access to the Service without our express written permission

Spam and Harassment

  • Send unsolicited commercial messages (“spam”)
  • Harass, abuse, threaten, or intimidate any person
  • Impersonate any person or entity

Resource Abuse

  • Use the Service in a way that places an unreasonable or disproportionate load on our infrastructure
  • Use automated means to access the Service in a way that exceeds reasonable usage

Reporting Violations

If you become aware of any violation of this AUP, please report it to abuse@yourapp.com. We take all reports seriously and will investigate promptly.

Enforcement

We reserve the right to investigate any suspected violation of this AUP. If we determine a violation has occurred, we may take any action we deem appropriate, including:

  • Issuing a warning
  • Suspending or terminating your account
  • Removing or disabling access to content
  • Reporting the matter to law enforcement

Changes to This Policy

We may update this AUP from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the “Last Updated” date above. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy should be directed to legal@yourapp.com.