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# ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY ## AsterMind Pro **Last Updated: November 20, 2025** This Acceptable Use Policy ("Policy") describes the rules and guidelines for using AsterMind Pro services and software (collectively, the "Services") provided by **AsterMind AI Corporation** (“AsterMind”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). **This Policy is part of, and subject to, the Terms of Service and End User License Agreement (“EULA”).** **Limitations of liability, disclaimers, and indemnification obligations in those agreements fully apply to this Policy and any violations of it.** Violation of this Policy may result in immediate suspension or termination of your access to the Services. --- # 1. PROHIBITED USES ## 1.1. Illegal Activities You may NOT use the Services to: - Violate any applicable laws, regulations, or legal obligations - Engage in fraud, theft, or other criminal conduct - Infringe on copyrights, patents, trademarks, or other IP rights - Violate privacy, data protection, or consumer protection laws - Engage in money laundering or terrorist financing - Violate export controls, embargoes, or trade sanctions --- ## 1.2. Harmful or Malicious Activities You may NOT use the Services to: - Transmit, store, or distribute malicious code, viruses, or malware - Attempt hacking, unauthorized access, or security breaches - Conduct denial-of-service attacks or disrupt systems - Interfere with or compromise the security or integrity of networks - Collect or harvest information without authorization - Conduct phishing, spoofing, or social-engineering activities --- ## 1.3. Content Restrictions You may NOT use the Services to process, store, or transmit: - Illegal content or content that violates applicable law - Content that infringes intellectual property rights - Defamatory, libelous, or misleading content - Threatening, harassing, or abusive content - Discriminatory or hateful content - Obscene, pornographic, or sexually explicit content - Content that promotes violence or unlawful acts - Content that violates privacy, confidentiality, or contractual obligations --- ## 1.4. System Abuse You may NOT: - Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, translate, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code, algorithms, or underlying ideas of the Services, **except to the extent expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this prohibition** - Circumvent or attempt to circumvent license validation or security measures - Share, sell, sublicense, or transfer your license key to unauthorized parties - Use automated systems to access the Services without authorization - Overload, interfere with, or abuse AsterMind systems or infrastructure - Disrupt or impair use of the Services by other users --- ## 1.5. License Violations You may NOT: - Use the Services without a valid, active license - Share or reuse license keys without authorization - Use the Services beyond the licensed scope or permitted number of devices - Modify, fork, or create derivative works of the Services without authorization - Remove or alter proprietary notices or markings - Replicate, imitate, or extract core functionality to develop competing products --- # 2. RESPONSIBLE USE ## 2.1. Compliance You agree to: - Comply with all applicable laws and regulations - Respect intellectual property rights - Use the Services only as documented - Report vulnerabilities responsibly - Follow all Service usage guidelines --- ## 2.2. Data Responsibility You are responsible for: - Ensuring you have rights to process all data through the Services - Complying with data-protection laws (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) - Implementing appropriate security measures - Maintaining backups for your own data - Obtaining required consents for data processing --- ## 2.3. License Management You agree to: - Keep your license credentials confidential - Prevent unauthorized access to your license keys - Use licenses only on authorized systems - Notify AsterMind of any suspected misuse - Comply with all license scope and limitations --- # 3. COMPETITIVE USE ## 3.1. Prohibited Competitive Activities You may NOT use the Services to: - Replicate, reproduce, or materially imitate proprietary features, algorithms, workflows, or designs of the Services **for the purpose of developing a directly competing product** - Reverse engineer the Services to extract proprietary methods or models - Conduct benchmarking for competitive intelligence or publication - Extract datasets, embeddings, or system outputs for model cloning --- ## 3.2. Permitted Competitive Use You MAY use the Services to: - Build applications that use AsterMind Pro as a component - Develop products that depend on or integrate with AsterMind Pro - Create downstream applications that add new functionality - Perform internal evaluations not intended for competitive misuse --- # 4. HIGH-RISK USE CASES ## 4.1. Prohibited High-Risk Applications You may NOT use the Services for: - Life-critical systems (medical, surgical, aviation, emergency control) **without explicit written approval signed by an authorized AsterMind officer** - High-frequency trading or financial systems without disclosures - Physical systems that could cause bodily harm or property damage - Applications violating safety, compliance, or regulatory requirements --- ## 4.2. High-Risk Use Requirements If you intend to use the Services for high-risk applications: - You must request approval from AsterMind - Approval may be granted or denied **in our sole discretion** - You must implement appropriate safeguards, monitoring, and redundancies - You acknowledge the Services are provided **“as-is”** without warranties - You assume full responsibility for any resulting impacts, damages, or failures --- # 5. MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT ## 5.1. Monitoring We may: - Monitor usage to ensure compliance with this Policy - Review license validation and activation patterns - Analyze usage for security, operational health, and fraud prevention - Investigate any suspected violations **You acknowledge that you have no reasonable expectation of privacy in your use of the Services except as described in our Privacy Policy.** --- ## 5.2. Enforcement Actions If we determine you violated this Policy, we may: - Issue warnings or compliance requests - Suspend or terminate access immediately - Revoke or disable license keys - Decline refunds - Pursue legal action, including damages or injunctive relief --- ## 5.3. Reporting Violations Report suspected violations to: **abuse@astermind.ai** Include as much detail as possible. We will investigate and take appropriate action. --- # 6. CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLATION ## 6.1. Immediate Actions Violations may result in: - Immediate suspension of access - Termination of licenses and accounts - Permanent revocation of license keys - No refunds for terminated subscriptions --- ## 6.2. Legal Consequences Severe or intentional violations may result in: - Civil claims or lawsuits - Reporting to law enforcement - Recovery of damages - Injunctive relief --- # 7. COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES ## 7.1. Legal Requests We may: - Comply with lawful requests from authorities - Provide information when required by law - Cooperate with investigations into illegal activities - Protect our rights, users, and the public --- ## 7.2. Your Cooperation You agree to: - Cooperate with inquiries into suspected violations - Provide information when legally required - Comply with legal processes --- # 8. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY ## 8.1. Modifications We may modify this Policy at any time. Changes will be: - Posted on our website - Communicated when material - Effective on the date specified in the notice --- ## 8.2. Continued Use Continued use of the Services after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy. --- # 9. CONTACT INFORMATION **AsterMind AI Corporation** 706 Scottingham Terrace North Chesterfield, VA 23236 United States Abuse Reports: abuse@astermind.ai Support: support@astermind.ai Legal: legal@astermind.ai Website: https://astermind.ai --- # ACKNOWLEDGMENT By using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to comply with this Acceptable Use Policy. **Violation of this Policy may result in immediate suspension or termination without refund.** --- *This Acceptable Use Policy is effective as of the date above and applies to all use of the Services.*