ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

You also acknowledge that you may not:

• Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.
• Make any unauthorized use of the Services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.
• Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Services and/or the Content contained therein.
• Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Services.
• Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
• Make improper use of our Services, including our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
• Engage in any automated use of the Services, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
• Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the networks or the Services connected.
• Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user.
• Use any information obtained from the Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
• Use the Services as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Services and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.
• Decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services, except as expressly permitted by applicable law.
• Attempt to bypass any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access to the Services, or any portion of the Services.
• Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Services to you.
• Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.
• Copy or adapt the Services’ software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
• Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Services or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Services.
• Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats ("gifs"), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as "spyware" or "passive collection mechanisms" or "pcms").
• Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Services, or using or launching any unauthorized script or other software.
• Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services.
• Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.
• Sell or otherwise transfer your profile.
• Track, monitor, follow, or publish identifying information about another member, instructor, or staff member, including their real name, address, workplace, phone number, financial information, location, or personal relationships, without their explicit consent. This applies whether the information was gathered on the platform, off the platform, or through any course exercise..
• Post, upload, share, or link to any content that sexualizes or exploits minors, in any form. This is a zero-tolerance violation resulting in immediate account termination and mandatory reporting to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and law enforcement, with no exception for claimed educational purpose..
• Bully, intimidate, threaten, mock, demean, or repeatedly target another member, instructor, or staff member, whether in public channels, private messages, reviews, or elsewhere on the platform..
• Post, share, or link to pornographic, sexually explicit, or sexually suggestive content involving adults, in any format including images, video, text, or external links..
• Post hate speech, slurs, or content attacking a person or group based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin, including content framed as a joke or opinion..
• Impersonate any member, instructor, staff member, or F1NDX itself, including through fake accounts, altered usernames, or a false claimed affiliation..
• Use bots, scripts, or automated tools to interact with the platform, submit reviews, or manipulate ratings..
• Encourage, request, or instruct another person to engage in any activity prohibited by this policy, whether or not you personally carry it out..
• Use F1NDX, its community spaces, or any skill taught through its courses to plan, facilitate, or carry out unauthorized access to systems or accounts, fraud, or any other illegal act. Reasonable suspicion of illegal activity will be reported to law enforcement..
• Sell, transfer, rent, or share access to your F1NDX account or profile with any other person..

F1NDX is built around ethical, lawful investigation and cybersecurity education. Everyone in our community, on the platform, in reviews, or in our Discord, is expected to follow these rules without exception. Do not harass, threaten, insult, mock, or demean another member, instructor, or staff member, whether directed at them publicly or in private messages. This includes repeated unwanted messages after being asked to stop. Do not use OSINT, forensic, or cybersecurity techniques learned through F1NDX against another member, instructor, or staff member. This includes looking up their personal information, tracking their online activity, or contacting people connected to them, regardless of stated intent. Do not use F1NDX, its community spaces, or any skill taught through its courses to plan, facilitate, or carry out any illegal activity. This includes stalking, unauthorized access to systems or accounts, identity theft, fraud, or any other violation of applicable law. Reasonable suspicion of illegal activity may be reported to law enforcement. Do not share, post, or disclose another person's personal information, including full name, address, workplace, or any identifying detail, without their explicit consent, even if that information was obtained through a course exercise. Reviews and public posts must reflect your genuine experience. Do not post false statements about F1NDX, fabricated claims, promotional spam for unrelated products or services, or content unrelated to the platform. Violations of any rule above may result in content removal, account suspension, or permanent account termination, at F1NDX's discretion, without prior warning. Report violations to contact.f1ndx@pm.me. Include usernames, links, or screenshots where possible.

In this Policy, the term "Contributions" means:

• any data, information, software, text, code, music, scripts, sound, graphics, photos, videos, tags, messages, interactive features, or other materials that you post, share, upload, submit, or otherwise provide in any manner on or through to the Services; or
• any other content, materials, or data you provide to F1NDX or use with the Services.

Some areas of the Services may allow users to upload, transmit, or post Contributions. We may but are under no obligation to review or moderate the Contributions made on the Services, and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage resulting from any of our users' breach of this Policy. Please report any Contribution that you believe breaches this Policy; however, we will determine, in our sole discretion, whether a Contribution is indeed in breach of this Policy.

You warrant that:

• you are the creator and owner of or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use and to authorize us, the Services, and other users of the Services to use your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Services and this Policy;
• all your Contributions comply with applicable laws and are original and true (if they represent your opinion or facts);
• the creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance, and the accessing, downloading, or copying of your Contributions do not and will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights of any third party; and
• you have the verifiable consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in your Contributions to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Services and this Policy.

You also agree that you will not post, transmit, or upload any (or any part of a) Contribution that:

• is in breach of applicable laws, regulation, court order, contractual obligation, this Policy, our Legal Terms, a legal duty, or that promotes or facilitates fraud or illegal activities;
• is defamatory, obscene, offensive, hateful, insulting, intimidating, bullying, abusive, or threatening, to any person or group;
• is false, inaccurate, or misleading;
• includes child sexual abuse material, or violates any applicable law concerning child pornography or otherwise intended to protect minors;
• contains any material that solicits personal information from anyone under the age of 18 or exploits people under the age of 18 in a sexual or violent manner;
• promotes violence, advocates the violent overthrow of any government, or incites, encourages, or threatens physical harm against another;
• is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, contains sexually explicit material, or is otherwise objectionable (as determined by us);
• is discriminatory based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age;
• bullies, intimidates, humiliates, or insults any person;
• promotes, facilitates, or assists anyone in promoting and facilitating acts of terrorism;
• infringes, or assists anyone in infringing, a third party's intellectual property rights or publicity or privacy rights;
• is deceitful, misrepresents your identity or affiliation with any person and/or misleads anyone as to your relationship with us or implies that the Contribution was made by someone else than you;
• contains unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or other forms of solicitation that has been "paid for," whether with monetary compensation or in kind; or
• misrepresents your identity or who the Contribution is from.

When your Contribution is a review or rating, you also agree that:

• you have firsthand experience with the services being reviewed;
• your Contribution is true to your experience;
• you are not affiliated with competitors if posting negative reviews (or linked in any way to, e.g., by being the owner or seller/manufacturer of, a product or service if posting positive reviews);
• you cannot make or offer any conclusions as to the legality of conduct;
• you cannot post any false or misleading statements; and
• you do not and will not organize a campaign encouraging others to post reviews, whether positive or negative.

We may but are under no obligation to review or moderate the Contributions made on the Services and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage resulting from any of our users' breach of this Policy.

If you consider that any Service, Content, or Contribution:

• breach this Policy, please visit https://www.f1ndx.com/contact-us, or refer to the contact details at the bottom of this document to let us know which Service, Content, or Contribution is in breach of this Policy and why
• infringe any third-party intellectual property rights, please check out our Legal Terms for information about our copyright infringement reporting process here: https://www.f1ndx.com/terms-of-use

We will reasonably determine whether a Service, Content, or Contribution breaches this Policy.

The consequences for violating our Policy will vary depending on the severity of the breach and the user's history on the Services, by way of example:

We may, in some cases, give you a warning and/or remove the infringing Contribution, however, if your breach is serious or if you continue to breach our Legal Terms and this Policy, we have the right to suspend or terminate your access to and use of our Services and, if applicable, disable your account. We may also notify law enforcement or issue legal proceedings against you when we believe that there is a genuine risk to an individual or a threat to public safety.

We exclude our liability for all action we may take in response to any of your breaches of this Policy.

If you consider that some Content or Contribution have been mistakenly removed or blocked from the Services, please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this document and we will promptly review our decision to remove such Content or Contribution. The Content or Contribution may stay "down" whilst we conduct the review process.

When a piece of content is reported or flagged, it is reviewed directly by F1NDX before any action is taken. Reports can be submitted to contact.f1ndx@pm.me and are reviewed as they come in. If content is found to violate this policy, it is removed. Depending on the severity of the violation, the user responsible may receive a warning, have their posting or review privileges temporarily restricted, or have their account suspended while the matter is reviewed further. Restrictions are lifted once the situation has been resolved and the user has demonstrated they understand and will follow the guidelines going forward. If a user continues to violate this policy after a restriction has been lifted, their account will be permanently blocked from posting or from accessing the Services entirely. Violations involving illegal activity, including content that sexualizes or exploits minors, are treated as immediate, permanent terminations with no restriction period, and are reported to the appropriate authorities without exception. As F1NDX grows, this process may be supported by additional moderators or automated tools, but the standard described above will continue to apply.

F1NDX is under no obligation to monitor users’ activities, and we disclaim any responsibility for any user’s misuse of the Services. F1NDX has no responsibility for any user or other Content or Contribution created, maintained, stored, transmitted, or accessible on or through the Services, and is not obligated to monitor or exercise any editorial control over such material. If F1NDX becomes aware that any such Content or Contribution violates this Policy, F1NDX may, in addition to removing such Content or Contribution and blocking your account, report such breach to the police or appropriate regulatory authority. Unless otherwise stated in this Policy, F1NDX disclaims any obligation to any person who has not entered into an agreement with F1NDX for the use of the Services.

If you have any further questions or comments or wish to report any problematic Content or Contribution, you may contact us by:

Online contact form: https://www.f1ndx.com/contact-us