Acceptable use policy
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Last updated: 30th April 2020
We aim to support business owners in using the internet to communicate with existing and potential customers. As a responsible company, however, there are some uses of our services that we will not permit.
If you have any questions relating to this policy, please contact us for more information.
Use of our services for any of the following acts is prohibited:
Spam & malware
- Sending unsolicited and/or bulk emails
- Distributing malicious software intended to disrupt an individual’s use of their computer or compromise their personal information
Deception & illegal activities
- Displaying or distributing deceptive content
- Promoting, encouraging, planning, organising, or celebrating any activity that is illegal under the law of England and Wales
Violence & threats
- Making threats of physical, psychological, financial, or any other harm to individuals or groups
- Promoting, encouraging, planning, organising, or celebrating any act harmful to humans or animals
Hate speech
- Making written or verbal attacks on individuals or groups based on their gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, or any disability or medical condition
Bullying & harassment
- Behaving abusively towards individuals
Self-harm
- Promoting or encouraging suicide, self-mutilation, eating disorders, or abuse of legal or illegal drugs
Graphic content
- Displaying or distributing graphic content (including serious injury to humans or animals), except where such content is in the public interest and accompanied by appropriate warnings about its nature
Explicit imagery
- Displaying or distributing explicit content
Personal information
- Displaying or distributing the personal information of individuals without their consent
Impersonation
- Impersonating another individual, whether or not such impersonation is performed for personal gain
Personal services
- Advertising or selling social network friendships, real-life relationships, escort services, or massage services
Regulated products
- Advertising or selling firearms or other weapons, tobacco, drugs, or drug paraphernalia