[PROJECT_NAME] Acceptable Use Policy

Effective date: [DATE]

This policy is part of the Terms of Service of [PROJECT_NAME], run by [COMPANY_NAME]. It applies to everyone who uses the service.

You may not use the service to

• break any law, or help anyone else to break one;
• publish or send content that is illegal, sexually exploits children, promotes violence or terrorism, or harasses, threatens or defames anyone;
• infringe copyright, trademarks or other intellectual property;
• collect or process other people's personal data without a legal basis;
• send unsolicited bulk messages (spam) or run phishing or scams;
• distribute malware or anything designed to damage or gain unauthorised access to systems;
• probe, scan or test the security of the service or other systems without written permission;
• overload the service, get around rate limits, or scrape it beyond what the API allows;
• pretend to be someone else or hide where content comes from.

Reporting

Report illegal content or abuse to [SUPPORT_EMAIL]. Tell us where it is, why you think it is illegal or abusive, and your name and email (unless the report concerns child sexual abuse material, which you may report anonymously). We confirm receipt, act quickly and tell you what we decided.

What we do

Depending on how serious it is, we may remove content, limit features, suspend or close the account, and report to the authorities when the law requires it. We tell the affected user what we did and why, and how to ask us to review the decision, unless the law or safety prevents it.

Contact

[COMPANY_NAME], [COMPANY_ADDRESS]. Email: [SUPPORT_EMAIL].