Acceptable Use Policy
Effective Date: July 1, 2022
Qiq.link is focused on high volume applications that will empower individuals and organizations of all sizes. It is mission critical to our customers that we prioritize the reputation, trustworthiness, security, reliability and scalabilty. of our Services. Therefore, any attempt to use the Qiq.link Services to distribute harmful, false, illegal, or misleading content or otherwise manipulate the Qiq.link Services (as defined in our Terms of Service) for such purposes, is strictly prohibited. If we determine that you are using or have used the Qiq.link Services to engage in any form of misconduct, including violating this Policy, we may restrict your ability to use our platform, remove your content and/or suspend or terminate your account. Misconduct may also violate applicable laws and can lead to legal action and civil and criminal penalties.
By accessing or using the Qiq.link Services, you agree to abide by this Acceptable Use Policy as well as the Qiq.link Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Qiq.link Terms”), as may be modified from time to time.
Eligibility
You may only use the Qiq.link Services in compliance with the Qiq.link Terms. If we suspend or revoke your privileges to use the Qiq.link Services, you will not be eligible to access them again until further notice from us and any attempt to circumvent such access restrictions (e.g. by creating additional accounts or identities) are strictly prohibited and will result in the permanent disabling of such accounts and flagging them for future enforcement purposes.
Never use the Qiq.link Services to distribute abusive, dangerous, or illegal content
You are prohibited from using the Qiq.link Services to distribute or promote the following types of content (including but not limited to text, images, video and audio):
- Content that attacks individuals or groups on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, religion, sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or medical condition, as well as any content promoting organizations with such views.
- Content that exploits children
- Misinformation, including but not limited to, medical, legal, financial, policical, or civic misinformation
- Content that threatens, encourages, or promotes violence or graphic imagery
- Sexually explicit or intimate content shared without the subject’s consent
- Any content that glamorizes or promotes self-harm or endangers your safety or the safety of others
- Any content that promotes terrorism
- Any other content that is illegal
Never engage in abusive, dangerous, or illegal behavior
You are prohibited from using the Qiq.link Services to engage in the following types of behavior:
- Distributing malware, viruses, badware, or other types of disruptive software
- Engaging in phishing, spoofing, hacking, or other attempts to fraudulently gain access to someone’s information
- Sending bulk commercial emails or text messages (i.e. spam)
- Circumventing Qiq.link’s systems to evade detection of abuse outlined in the Qiq.link Terms
- Sharing someone’s private information without their consent (i.e. doxxing)
- Threatening violence or harm to others
- Bullying, harassing, or coordinated online attacks targeting individuals or groups (i.e. brigading)
- Impersonating others or misrepresenting your affiliation with any people, organizations or other entities
- Facilitating illegal activity such as the sale of prohibited goods and/or services
- Infringing another person or entity’s intellectual property
Reporting abuse and violations
We encourage anyone who suspects that someone is manipulating the Qiq.link Services or violating our Acceptable Use Policy in any way to notify us. We investigate concerns thoroughly and take appropriate actions, up to and including terminating user accounts.
If you believe Qiq.link mistakenly flagged your activity as misconduct, you can contact us and we will investigate your appeal.
Enforcement against non-compliance
Qiq.link is committed to protecting the user experience and in doing so, our actions will reflect the spirit, not merely the letter, of this Acceptable Use Policy. Qiq.link reserves the right to suspend or terminate any account or pause or remove any content we deem to be negatively affecting the user experience or safety of our community, whether or not the behavior is explicitly prohibited by this Acceptable Use Policy. This Acceptable Use Policy does not comprehensively list every type of content that Qiq.link could restrict or block, nor every basis on which Qiq.link may restrict or block content.