Acceptable Use Policy

2.1 Illegal Content

• Violates any applicable law, regulation, or legal requirement
• Promotes, encourages, or facilitates illegal activity
• Contains child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or exploits minors in any way
• Constitutes or relates to terrorism, terrorist financing, or violent extremism
• Facilitates human trafficking, slavery, or forced labour

2.2 Harmful Content

• Is threatening, abusive, harassing, stalking, or bullying
• Is hateful or discriminatory based on protected characteristics
• Promotes violence, self-harm, or suicide
• Contains graphic violence or glorifies suffering
• Is defamatory, libellous, or intended to damage reputation

2.3 Inappropriate Content

• Is pornographic, sexually explicit, or obscene (except where it constitutes legitimate professional creative work, such as boudoir photography, with appropriate model consent and release forms)
• Is vulgar, offensive, or otherwise objectionable
• Contains excessive profanity or crude language

2.4 Infringing Content

• Infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property rights
• Violates any person's privacy, publicity, or data protection rights
• Contains confidential information of others without authorisation
• Misappropriates trade secrets or proprietary information

2.5 Malicious Content

• Contains viruses, malware, ransomware, or other malicious code
• Is designed to damage, disable, or disrupt systems or data
• Contains phishing links or deceptive URLs
• Is intended to collect credentials or personal information fraudulently

2.6 Fraudulent or Deceptive Content

• Is false, misleading, or deceptive
• Impersonates any person, business, or entity
• Misrepresents your identity or affiliation
• Is intended to defraud, scam, or deceive others

3.1 Security Violations

• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Service, other accounts, or our systems
• Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Service or any related systems
• Breach or circumvent any security or authentication measures
• Intercept or monitor data or traffic without authorisation
• Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers
• Use the Service to attack or compromise other systems

3.2 Service Abuse

• Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers/networks connected to it
• Overload, flood, or crash the Service intentionally
• Use the Service in a way that degrades performance for other users
• Circumvent any usage limits, rate limits, or access controls
• Use excessive storage, bandwidth, or computing resources unreasonably

3.3 Automated Access

• Use robots, spiders, scrapers, or other automated means without permission
• Harvest, collect, or scrape data from the Service automatically
• Use automated tools to create accounts or submit content
• Bypass any robot exclusion measures

3.4 Intellectual Property Violations

• Copy, modify, adapt, or create derivative works of the Service
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any part of the Service
• Remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notices
• Frame, mirror, or incorporate the Service into another website
• Use the Service to develop a competing product

3.5 Account Violations

• Share your account credentials with others
• Create multiple accounts to circumvent restrictions
• Transfer, sell, or rent your account
• Access accounts belonging to others without authorisation
• Provide false information when creating an account

3.6 Communication Abuse

• Send spam, unsolicited marketing, or bulk messages
• Use the Service for phishing or social engineering attacks
• Harass, threaten, or abuse other users or their clients
• Impersonate StudioStack staff or representatives
• Use the email features to send content unrelated to your business

7.1 Our Rights

We reserve the right to:

• Monitor use of the Service for compliance with this AUP
• Investigate suspected violations
• Remove or disable access to content that violates this AUP
• Suspend or terminate accounts that violate this AUP
• Report illegal activity to law enforcement authorities
• Cooperate with law enforcement investigations
• Preserve content as required by law

7.2 Actions We May Take

Depending on the severity of the violation, we may:

• Issue a warning
• Remove the violating content
• Temporarily suspend your account
• Permanently terminate your account
• Take legal action to protect our rights or the rights of others

7.3 Notice

We will make reasonable efforts to notify you before taking action, except where: immediate action is necessary to prevent harm; notification is prohibited by law; notification would compromise an investigation; or the violation is severe (such as illegal content).