Acceptable Use Policy

Unacceptable Uses

You agree not to misuse the citelaws services ("Services") or help anyone else to do so. For example, you must not even try to do any of the following in connection with the Services:

• probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system or network, unless done in compliance with our Beta Program;
• breach or otherwise circumvent any security or authentication measures;
• access, tamper with, or use non-public areas or parts of the Services, or shared areas of the Services you haven't been invited to;
• interfere with or disrupt any user, host, or network, for example by sending a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming, or mail-bombing any part of the Services;
• access, search, or create accounts for the Services by any means other than our publicly supported interfaces (for example, "scraping" or creating accounts in bulk);
• send unsolicited communications, promotions or advertisements, or spam;
• send altered, deceptive or false source-identifying information, including "spoofing" or "phishing";
• promote or advertise products or services other than your own without appropriate authorization;
• abuse privileged use of trial accounts;
• circumvent free search tier limits;
• sell the Services unless specifically authorized to do so, or purchase the Services from an unauthorized seller;
• publish, share, or store materials that constitute child sexually exploitative material (including material which may not be illegal child sexual abuse material but which nonetheless sexually exploits or promotes the sexual exploitation of minors), unlawful pornography, or are otherwise indecent;
• publish, share, or store content that contains or promotes extreme acts of violence or terrorist activity, including terror or violent extremist propaganda;
• advocate bigotry, hatred, or the incitement of violence against any person or group of people based on their race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, impairment, or any other characteristic(s) associated with systemic discrimination or marginalization;
• harass or abuse Choose Coffee or Code, Inc. personnel or representatives or agents performing services on behalf of Choose Coffee or Code, Inc.;
• violate the law in any way, including storing, publishing or sharing material that's fraudulent, defamatory, or misleading, or that violates the intellectual property rights of others;
• violate the privacy or infringe the rights of others, including publishing, sharing, or storing other people's confidential or identifying information without authorization for the purposes of harassing, exposing, harming, or exploiting them;
• engage in any type of payment fraud, including unauthorized use of credit cards or other payment methods, illegitimate chargebacks, or any other method of obtaining the Services without required payment.

Action

We reserve the right to take appropriate action in response to violations of this policy, which could include removing or disabling access to content, suspending a user's access to the Services, or terminating an account.