Last Updated: February 15, 2026
Effective Date: February 15, 2026
This Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) governs your use of SP4RKL Inc. (“SP4RKL,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) networks, systems, applications, websites, AI features, hosted or managed services, and any white‑labeled or third‑party services we resell or administer (collectively, the “Services”). This AUP is incorporated by reference into the SP4RKL Terms of Service and Use. Capitalized terms not defined here have the meanings in the Terms.
By accessing or using the Services, you agree to comply with this AUP. If you are using the Services on behalf of an entity, you represent that you have authority to bind that entity to this AUP.
1) Prohibited Content and Activities
1.1 Exploitation of Minors. The possession, production, reception, transport, distribution, solicitation, or promotion of any material depicting the sexual exploitation of minors is strictly prohibited. We will suspend Services immediately and report offenders to law enforcement; accounts are subject to termination.
1.2 Illegal Use. You may not use the Services to transmit, store, display, distribute, or otherwise make available content or to engage in conduct that violates applicable law or infringes third‑party rights, including but not limited to trademark infringement, defamation, obscenity, and indecency. You may not abuse or fraudulently use the Services or permit such use by others.
1.3 Prohibited Network Services and Traffic.
- Proxies, Tunneling, and IRC. Hosting or facilitating any proxy (including any technology used to mask origin or identity), or operating any IRC server (public or private), on our network is prohibited. Violations may result in immediate suspension pending remedy or termination; repeat offenders will be terminated.
- P2P/Torrents. Any torrent, BitTorrent, or peer‑to‑peer (P2P) services are prohibited anywhere on our network and may lead to immediate termination.
1.4 Security Violations and Technical Abuse. Prohibited activities include: hacking, intrusion, brute‑force attempts, credential stuffing, password spraying, vulnerability scanning without authorization, malware distribution, botnets, DDoS/amplification attacks, reflection, traffic flooding, protocol abuse, DNS abuse (including fast‑flux or domain generation algorithms), phishing, spoofing, and any attempt to bypass or defeat security controls. You are responsible for secure configuration of your systems and for damages caused by your neglect or exposure of vulnerabilities.
1.5 Automated Abuse and Evasion. You may not deploy automation that degrades or disrupts the Services or others’ use, including abusive bots, excessive scraping, rate‑limit evasion, headless or residential proxy evasion, CAPTCHA evasion without an accessible alternative, or activities that materially burden infrastructure.
1.6 AI‑Generated Technical Abuse and Deceptive Content. You may not use AI or automated tools via the Services to:
- generate or disseminate malware, exploit code, or instructions intended to compromise systems;
- create deceptive technical artifacts designed to evade detection or attribution (including polymorphic payloads or obfuscation intended to facilitate abuse);
- create undisclosed synthetic media or deepfakes that materially mislead recipients about the source of network traffic or system identity; or
- materially assist any activity otherwise prohibited by this AUP.
1.7 Disinformation Campaigns that Exploit Network Resources. Coordinated inauthentic behavior, traffic laundering, or disinformation operations that leverage our network (including bulk domain registrations, rotating proxies, or infrastructure designed to disguise origin) are prohibited.
1.8 Resource Misuse. Do not engage in activities that degrade or disrupt the Services, including excessive API calls, abusive automation, uncontrolled web crawlers, uncontrolled background processes, cryptomining, or circumventing technical measures designed to ensure fair use.
2) Email, Messaging, and Anti‑Spam
2.1 Confirmed Opt‑In Requirement. You may send bulk email only after we verify and approve a true “Confirmed Opt‑In” process through the SP4RKL Abuse Desk. Starting a bulk campaign before approval may result in suspension or termination. We may deny approval at our discretion. Complaints generated by your campaign are evidence the recipient did not request such emails and may be treated as abuse.
2.2 Strictly Prohibited Messaging Practices. The following are prohibited and may result in immediate termination:
- Spam: sending Unsolicited Bulk Email (UBE) or Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE) for any purpose;
- Spamvertising: using third parties to send UBE/UCE to advertise URLs or Services on our network; and
- Misconfigured relays: operating SMTP servers that accept unauthorized third‑party relay; you must require SMTP authentication per our specifications.
2.3 List‑Washing and Proof of Consent. We do not forward complaints for list‑washing. For any approved campaign, you must demonstrate confirmed opt‑in on a per‑recipient basis if challenged. Use of third‑party “purchased” lists is prohibited where opt‑in confirmation cannot be provided. Time stamps, email addresses, and IPs alone are not sufficient proof; we may require inspection of confirmation email headers.
2.4 Administrative Fees for Complaints. We may charge a $45 administrative fee per complaint for up to three (3) notifications; after the fourth, Services may be suspended and subject to a $45 reconnection fee. Fees must be paid within 24 hours to avoid interruption.
3) Copyright (DMCA) Policy
3.1 Policy and Process. We promptly process notices under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Upon receipt of a compliant notice, we will notify the user and may remove, disable, block, or filter the identified material pending resolution. A $65 processing fee is due upon notification; failure to pay may result in termination. We reserve the right to terminate Services upon receipt of such complaint. 17 U.S.C. § 512
3.2 DMCA Notice Requirements. A compliant notice should include:
- a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act for the owner;
- identification of the copyrighted work or a representative list;
- identification of the material to be removed or disabled and information reasonably sufficient to locate it (e.g., direct URL, date/time/time zone observed, and any necessary access credentials);
- contact information of the complaining party;
- a good‑faith statement that the use is not authorized; and
- a statement under penalty of perjury that the information is accurate and the complaining party is authorized to act. 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)
3.3 Counter‑Notification. If you believe your material was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may submit a counter‑notification that meets statutory requirements; we may restore access in accordance with applicable law. 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)
4) Network Protection; Filtering and Blocking
4.1 Protective Measures. We may monitor, filter, or block content or traffic to protect the network, enforce this AUP, comply with legal obligations, or mitigate threats. Filtering or blocking may be automated or manual. We will endeavor to notify you when practicable but cannot guarantee notice.
4.2 Rate‑Limiting and Throttling. We may apply technical controls (e.g., throttling, sandboxing, quarantine, isolation) to address abuse, security incidents, or excessive resource consumption.
4.3 Data Preservation and Disclosure. We may preserve and disclose information as required by law or in response to valid legal process or governmental request.
5) Accessibility and Interoperability
5.1 No Introduction of Accessibility Barriers. You must not configure or use the Services in ways that unreasonably interfere with accessibility or prevent effective use by people with disabilities (for example, deploying nonstandard CAPTCHAs without an accessible alternative, obstructing assistive technologies, or removing semantic markup in custom integrations).
5.2 Reasonable Efforts. Where you create or host customer‑facing content, integrations, or UI elements on or through the Services, you must use reasonable efforts to avoid introducing new barriers and to follow prevailing industry standards (e.g., alignment with WCAG 2.1 AA or successor) where technically feasible in your implementation.
5.3 Abuse Via Accessibility Evasion. Automated tools designed to evade legitimate accessibility accommodations or to degrade assistive technology operation are prohibited.
6) User Security Responsibilities
6.1 Secure Configuration. You are responsible for the secure configuration and patching of your systems, applications, endpoints, and credentials. Maintain current backups and encrypt sensitive data appropriately.
6.2 Incident Response. You must promptly notify us of suspected compromise of your accounts, API tokens, or systems that could impact the Services or third parties and cooperate with our investigations (including providing relevant logs, headers, message samples, or other artifacts reasonably necessary to assess and remediate abuse).
7) Enforcement
7.1 Investigation; Suspension. We may investigate alleged violations and, at our discretion, suspend, restrict, or terminate Services (in whole or in part) to protect the Services, our customers, or the public; to prevent further harm; or to comply with law.
7.2 Notice and Opportunity to Cure. Where feasible and lawful, we will provide notice and an opportunity to cure; however, we may act immediately and without notice in cases of severe or ongoing abuse, security risk, or illegality.
7.3 No Refunds for Breach. Fees remain payable; prepaid amounts are non‑refundable when Services are suspended or terminated for breach of this AUP.
7.4 Law Enforcement. We cooperate with law enforcement and may report suspected criminal activity, including exploitation of minors and significant network abuse.
8) Fees, Costs, and Remediation
8.1 Administrative and Remediation Fees. In addition to the complaint and DMCA processing fees specified above, you may be responsible for reasonable, documented costs we incur due to your AUP violations, including but not limited to de‑listing fees, engineering time to remediate abuse, incident response, forensic analysis, restoration, and service recovery. Fees will be commensurate with the severity and scope of the violation.
8.2 Service Degradation or Harm. You are responsible for damages, losses, and costs arising from your conduct that materially impairs our ability to perform Services or harms our reputation, including time responding to third‑party or governmental inquiries directly attributable to your violations.
9) Reporting Abuse and DMCA Agent
9.1 Reporting Abuse. Report suspected abuse to: [email protected]. Include relevant headers, logs, timestamps (with time zone), URLs, and a description of the issue.
9.2 DMCA Agent. Send DMCA notices to:
Attn: DMCA Agent, SP4RKL Inc.
Email: [email protected]
Address: 30 N Gould St, STE R, Sheridan, WY, 82801
Please include all elements required by Section 3.2.
10) Changes to this AUP
We may update this AUP from time to time to reflect legal, security, or operational needs. Material changes will be posted with a new “Last Updated” date and, where required, we may provide additional notice. Continued use of the Services after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated AUP.
11) Survival
This AUP and each of its provisions survive termination of any agreement or Service to the extent necessary to enforce rights and obligations that accrued prior to termination.
