Usage Policy (AUP)
Applicable To
Any person who can submit input to Codebyby's products and/or services (including authorized resellers or direct access)
Objective
To help users stay safe and promote responsible use of products and services
Overview
Our Usage Policy (also known as "Acceptable Use Policy" or "AUP") applies to any person who can submit input to Codebyby's products and/or services, including through any authorized reseller or direct access, all of whom we refer to as "users".
The Usage Policy is designed to help our users stay safe and promote responsible use of our products and services. The Usage Policy is categorized based on who can use our products and for what purposes. We will update our policy as our technology and related risks evolve or as we learn about unexpected risks.
Reading Recommendations
If you provide output to end users in your product, please prioritize reading the "High-Risk Use Case Requirements" and "Other Use Case Guidelines". If you are unsure whether a particular use is compliant, we recommend first self-checking against each item in the "General Use Standards".
General Use Standards
Our general use standards apply to all users and all use cases.
Do not violate applicable laws or engage in illegal activities: Do not use our services to engage in, promote, or encourage illegal activities, including abuse, exploitation, harm, or attempted harm to children.
Do not harm critical infrastructure: Do not use our services to harm, disrupt, or interfere with critical infrastructure, including but not limited to the technical infrastructure of telecommunications, healthcare, energy, transportation, water supply, financial services, and election infrastructure.
Do not harm computer or network systems: Do not use our services to develop or distribute malware, or otherwise harm, disrupt, gain unauthorized access to, or control any computer system.
Do not develop or design weapons: Do not use our services to develop weapons, military applications, surveillance technology, or other technologies that harm humans, including designing, developing, producing, or testing nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological weapons, military-grade cyber capabilities, missiles, drones, or autonomous weapon systems.
Do not incite violence or hate speech: Do not use our services to incite, promote, advocate, or glorify extreme violence or identity-based violence against individuals or groups, nor promote, glorify, advocate, or encourage hatred against protected groups or dehumanize or devalue them.
Do not侵犯 privacy or identity rights: Do not use our services to engage in, promote, incite, or facilitate stalking, harassment, bullying, or other forms of harassment, or to harm or violate people's privacy rights, publicity rights, or other legal rights through other illegal or unauthorized means, including creating facial recognition systems for identifying people in private or restricted areas, or using non-public personal information for tracking, harassment, identity theft, or related crimes after data breaches.
Do not harm child safety: Do not use our services to create, obtain, or distribute content that abuses or exploits children, including but not limited to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or content that praises, glorifies, or encourages child sexual abuse.
Do not create psychologically or emotionally harmful content: Do not use our services to automatically generate or distribute content intended to cause psychological or emotional harm to people, including promoting self-harm or suicide, or targeted harassment through bullying, harassment, or abuse.
Do not create or spread misinformation: Do not use our services to create or spread false, inaccurate, misleading, or deceptive content at scale that causes economic, political, or social harm, including such content about public health emergencies, civil proceedings, or political or civic leaders.
Do not undermine democratic processes or engage in targeted campaign activities: Do not use our services to undermine, damage, or disrupt fair and open democratic or civic processes, including through the distribution of misinformation, targeted voter suppression, or hindering others' ability to participate in civic processes. Do not use our services for political campaigning or lobbying, or to generate campaign materials intended to influence political, judicial, social, or economic outcomes at scale, including campaign outputs, personalized or targeted messages with political opinions, interactive campaign chatbots, or voter suppression materials.
Do not use for criminal justice, censorship, surveillance, or prohibited law enforcement purposes: Do not use our services for any predictive policing, prosecution, sentencing, or detention decisions, lie detection or similar applications, censorship or mass surveillance, or any other prohibited law enforcement purposes.
Do not engage in fraud, abuse, or predatory practices: Do not use our services to create, promote, or participate in fraud, abuse, or predatory practices, including but not limited to identity theft, Ponzi schemes, phishing, spam, fraud, ransomware, hacking, phishing, or other malicious activities.
Do not abuse our platform: Do not use our services in a manner that could damage, disable, overload, or impair our services or interfere with other users' use and enjoyment of our services, including but not limited to sending a large number of requests through automated means (such as robots, crawlers, or other automated tools), or attempting to gain unauthorized access to our services.
Do not generate sexually explicit content: Do not use our services to generate, distribute, or promote sexually explicit content, including but not limited to pornography, obscenity, or other inappropriate sexual content.
High-Risk Use Case Requirements
For high-risk use cases, we require users to take additional precautions to ensure safe and responsible use of our services. These use cases include but are not limited to:
- Healthcare: Applications involving medical diagnosis, treatment recommendations, or health management
- Financial services: Applications involving financial advice, investment decisions, or financial planning
- Education: Applications involving educational assessment, student guidance, or academic integrity
- Legal: Applications involving legal advice, legal document generation, or legal decision-making
- Security: Applications involving security systems, risk assessment, or threat detection
Other Use Case Guidelines
Content moderation: If you use our services for content moderation, ensure moderation standards are transparent and consistent, and provide clear appeal mechanisms.
Automated decision-making: If you use our services for automated decision-making, ensure the decision-making process is transparent, fair, and explainable, and provide mechanisms for human intervention.
Data processing: If you use our services to process personal data, ensure compliance with applicable data protection regulations and take appropriate security measures to protect data.
Third-party integration: If you integrate our services with third-party systems, ensure third-party systems comply with our Usage Policy and take appropriate security measures to protect user data.