Acceptable Use Policy

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This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") governs your use of GafferLab. By using the Service, you agree to comply with this AUP in addition to our Terms of Service. Violations may result in content removal, account suspension, or termination without refund.

Prohibited Content

You must not create, upload, generate, or publish content that:

Illegal and Harmful Content

Violates any applicable law or regulation
Depicts child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in any form
Sexualizes or exploits minors
Contains non-consensual intimate imagery
Promotes terrorism, violent extremism, or mass violence
Incites hatred or discrimination based on protected characteristics (race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, nationality)
Contains credible threats of violence
Facilitates human trafficking or modern slavery

Intellectual Property Violations

Infringes copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other intellectual property
Uses copyrighted music, footage, or logos without permission
Reproduces protected sports league broadcasts without rights
Impersonates club/league branding to deceive

Deceptive Content

Deepfakes of real people without documented consent
Fabricated quotes attributed to real individuals (players, managers, pundits)
Fake match scores, fabricated statistics, or false match results presented as real
Disinformation about real football events, transfers, or team announcements
Phishing, scams, or fraud
Content impersonating official club accounts, leagues, or governing bodies (FA, UEFA, FIFA)

AI-Specific Prohibitions

Generating voices of real individuals without their explicit consent
Creating AI-generated content falsely attributed to commentators, players, or celebrities
Synthesizing speech in a deceased person's voice
Using voice cloning to commit fraud or identity theft
Bypassing AI content safety filters
Prompt injection attacks against our AI providers

Harassment and Abuse

Targets individuals with harassment, stalking, or doxxing
Contains personal information published without consent
Defames or falsely accuses identifiable persons
Promotes self-harm or suicide

Malicious Activity

Contains malware, viruses, or malicious code
Attempts to compromise user accounts
Scrapes data beyond API rate limits
Reverse engineers the Service
Probes for vulnerabilities without authorization (use our responsible disclosure policy)
Distributes credentials or API keys

Prohibited Uses of the Platform

You must not:

Use the Service for automated content farms without disclosure
Create multiple accounts to evade rate limits or bans
Sell, sublicense, or redistribute access to the Service
Use the Service to train competing AI models
Circumvent the credit system through any technical means
Use the API in ways that degrade service for other users
Employ scraping bots or automated crawlers
Spam social platforms via our auto-publish features
Post repetitive/low-quality content to social platforms

Football-Specific Restrictions

Given GafferLab's football focus:

Official branding: Do not create content using official league logos, broadcast graphics, or club assets you don't own
Fixture data: Fixture and stats data is provided for personal/commercial content creation only. Do not resell the data as a standalone product.
Betting content: Content promoting unlicensed gambling or match-fixing is prohibited
Player likenesses: Using player photos or likenesses for commercial purposes may require separate licenses
Match highlights: Do not use official broadcast clips without rights holder permission
Referee abuse: Content inciting abuse of match officials is prohibited

Social Media Automation Rules

When using our auto-publish features, you must comply with each platform's terms:

Instagram: Must not violate Meta's community standards or advertising policies
TikTok: Must comply with TikTok's community guidelines
Twitter/X: Must comply with X's rules and automation policy
No spam: Do not post repetitively, create engagement bait, or mass-schedule identical content
Disclosure: If content is AI-generated, disclose as required by platform and local law

Reporting Violations

If you encounter content or behavior that violates this AUP, please report it to:

[email protected]

Include:

URL or content ID
Description of violation
Your contact information (optional for anonymous reports)

We investigate all reports and take appropriate action.

Child Safety Emergency

For urgent reports of CSAM or child safety concerns:

UK: Internet Watch Foundation (iwf.org.uk)
US: NCMEC CyberTipline (report.cybertip.org)
EU: INHOPE (inhope.org)

We also report CSAM directly to authorities.

Enforcement

Violations may result in:

Warning: For minor or first-time violations
Content removal: Offending content deleted
Feature restrictions: Temporary loss of access to specific features
Account suspension: Temporary inability to use the Service
Account termination: Permanent removal without refund
Legal action: For serious violations or repeated offenses
Law enforcement referral: Where required by law

We reserve the right to enforce at our discretion. Appeals may be submitted to [email protected].

Responsible Disclosure

Security researchers who find vulnerabilities should report them to [email protected]. We commit to:

Acknowledging receipt within 48 hours
Not pursuing legal action against good-faith researchers
Providing credit (if desired) for valid reports
Working collaboratively to fix issues

Do NOT:

Access user data beyond what's necessary to demonstrate the vulnerability
Publicly disclose before we've had a chance to fix
Use findings to access or modify the Service

Changes

We may update this AUP as needed. Material changes will be communicated via email or in-app notice. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

Contact

Questions: [email protected] Abuse reports: [email protected] Security: [email protected]