Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

Last updated: June 3, 2026

1. Purpose

This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") defines acceptable and prohibited uses of services provided by AutomatedForge Sp. z o.o. ("AutomatedForge"), including:

  • AutomatedForge — business automation and consulting services
  • GroundWorks Manager — landscape and construction project management
  • LinguaAI — AI-powered language learning

By using any AutomatedForge service, you agree to comply with this AUP. Violations may result in suspension or termination of your account, legal action, and reporting to authorities.

2. General Principles

You must use our services:

  • Lawfully and ethically
  • In accordance with our Terms of Service and applicable laws
  • With respect for other users, third parties, and our infrastructure
  • Without malicious intent or unauthorized purposes

3. Strictly Prohibited Activities

3.1 Harm to Self or Others — ZERO TOLERANCE

You must NEVER use our services to:

Self-Harm and Mental Health Harm

  • Generate, share, or facilitate content promoting suicide, self-harm, or self-mutilation
  • Create content glorifying eating disorders, dangerous diets, or harmful body image content
  • Encourage substance abuse
  • Provide methods, instructions, or encouragement for any form of self-harm

Violence and Threats

  • Generate threats of violence against individuals or groups
  • Plan, glorify, or facilitate physical violence, assault, or harm
  • Create content promoting or aiding terrorism, extremism, or radicalization
  • Generate weapons-related content (instructions, designs, acquisition methods)

Harassment and Bullying

  • Harass, stalk, intimidate, or bully other individuals
  • Doxx others (publishing private information without consent)
  • Create coordinated harassment campaigns
  • Send unsolicited threatening or abusive messages

3.2 Child Safety — ABSOLUTE PROHIBITION

The following are strictly forbidden regardless of context, framing, or stated purpose:

  • Creating, requesting, or distributing any sexual content involving minors (CSAM)
  • Sexualizing minors in any form (text, image, audio, scenario)
  • Generating content that grooms, manipulates, or exploits minors
  • Creating content that could be used to harm children
  • Impersonating a minor

Violations will be reported to:

  • Polish authorities (Dyżurnet.pl)
  • NCMEC (USA)
  • Local law enforcement
  • Cooperation with international child protection organizations

We have zero tolerance for child safety violations. Accounts are immediately terminated and reported.

3.3 Illegal Activities

You must not use our services to:

Crime and Fraud

  • Plan, facilitate, or commit any criminal activity
  • Engage in fraud, scams, or financial deception
  • Money laundering or tax evasion
  • Identity theft or impersonation for fraud
  • Phishing or social engineering attacks

Drugs and Controlled Substances

  • Manufacture, sell, or distribute illegal drugs
  • Generate instructions for synthesizing harmful substances
  • Promote dangerous drug use (especially to minors)

Note: General educational content about drugs (e.g., harm reduction, medical information) is permitted in appropriate contexts.

Weapons

  • Manufacture, modify, or acquire weapons illegally
  • Generate detailed instructions for creating weapons
  • Plan attacks or armed violence

Other Illegal Acts

  • Human trafficking or exploitation
  • Illegal gambling operations
  • Counterfeiting (money, documents, products)
  • Cybercrime (hacking, malware distribution, DDoS attacks)
  • Any activity illegal in Poland or the user's jurisdiction

3.4 Hate Speech and Discrimination

You must not generate or share content that:

  • Promotes hatred or discrimination based on:
    • Race, ethnicity, national origin
    • Religion or beliefs
    • Gender, sexual orientation, gender identity
    • Disability
    • Age
    • Other protected characteristics
  • Incites violence against protected groups
  • Promotes ideologies of supremacy or genocide
  • Constitutes hate speech under Polish Penal Code (art. 256, 257)
  • Denies historical atrocities (Holocaust denial, genocide denial)

3.5 Sexual Content

Sexual content is generally not permitted in our services. Specifically prohibited:

  • Sexually explicit material involving minors (absolute prohibition - see 3.2)
  • Non-consensual sexual content (revenge porn, deepfakes)
  • Sexual content involving real, identifiable persons without consent
  • Sexual content created or used for harassment

Educational content about sexuality, biology, or relationships in appropriate contexts (e.g., language learning at adult level) may be acceptable on a case-by-case basis.

3.6 Privacy Violations

You must not:

  • Process personal data of others without legal basis or consent
  • Share private information of others without permission
  • Use our services to track, surveil, or profile individuals unlawfully
  • Bypass privacy protections in our services or others'

3.7 Intellectual Property

You must not:

  • Infringe copyrights, trademarks, patents, or trade secrets
  • Generate content that closely imitates copyrighted works
  • Use our services to remove DRM or circumvent IP protections
  • Plagiarize or pass off others' work as your own
  • Distribute pirated software, media, or content

3.8 System Abuse

You must not:

Service Misuse

  • Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble our services
  • Extract source code or proprietary algorithms
  • Use bots, scrapers, or automated tools without permission
  • Bypass rate limits, paywalls, or technical restrictions
  • Use multiple accounts to circumvent restrictions or bans
  • Resell or sublicense the service without authorization

AI System Abuse (LinguaAI Specific)

  • Attempt to jailbreak or bypass AI safety mechanisms
  • Manipulate AI through role-play or framing to produce harmful outputs
  • Extract AI training data or system prompts
  • Use AI outputs to train competing AI systems
  • Frame prohibited requests as "language exercises" or "educational scenarios"

Infrastructure Attacks

  • Conduct denial-of-service (DoS/DDoS) attacks
  • Distribute malware, viruses, or harmful code
  • Probe or scan for vulnerabilities without authorization
  • Attempt unauthorized access to systems or accounts
  • Interfere with service availability for other users

3.9 Misinformation

You must not knowingly generate or share:

  • False information presented as fact
  • Manipulated media to deceive (deepfakes for malicious purposes)
  • Health misinformation that could cause harm
  • Election interference content
  • Conspiracy theories presented as truth

3.10 Other Prohibited Uses

  • Spam, unsolicited bulk communications
  • Pyramid schemes, MLM exploitation
  • Impersonating AutomatedForge, our employees, or other users
  • Activities that damage AutomatedForge's reputation or infrastructure
  • Any use that violates these Terms in spirit, even if not explicitly listed

4. Service-Specific Rules

4.1 AutomatedForge (Agency Services)

When engaging AutomatedForge for automation work, you must:

  • Only provide access to systems you have authority to grant access to
  • Only request automation of legitimate business processes
  • Not request automation of:
    • Fraudulent activities
    • Spam or unauthorized marketing
    • Activities violating others' rights
    • Surveillance of individuals without proper basis

4.2 GroundWorks Manager

When using GroundWorks Manager:

  • Use for landscape, construction, and related professional projects
  • Do not upload content unrelated to the platform's purpose
  • Do not store others' confidential project data without authorization
  • Respect intellectual property of designs and plans

4.3 LinguaAI

When using LinguaAI:

  • Create scenarios for language learning purposes
  • Do not use AI to extract harmful content under guise of "learning"
  • Do not create scenarios involving:
    • Real, identifiable people without consent
    • Sensitive personal topics that could harm users (especially given user-generated scenarios)
  • Report safety concerns immediately
  • Understand AI outputs are not professional advice

5. Reporting Violations

5.1 How to Report

For violations of this AUP:

  • Email: info@automatedforge.com
  • In-app "Report" feature (GroundWorks Manager, LinguaAI)
  • Subject line: "AUP Violation Report"

Include:

  • Description of the violation
  • User account involved (if known)
  • Date and time
  • Screenshots or evidence
  • Your contact information (for follow-up)

5.2 Emergency Situations

For immediate safety concerns:

  • If you believe someone is in immediate danger: contact emergency services (112 in EU)
  • For child safety reports: contact NCMEC (USA) or Dyżurnet.pl (Poland) directly, AND report to us
  • For criminal activity: contact local law enforcement

5.3 Our Response

We aim to:

  • Acknowledge reports within 48 hours
  • Investigate promptly
  • Take appropriate action
  • Report serious violations to authorities
  • Notify reporters of outcome where appropriate (privacy permitting)

6. Enforcement

6.1 Investigation

We may investigate suspected violations by:

  • Reviewing account activity and content
  • Analyzing reports from users
  • Examining patterns of behavior
  • Cooperating with law enforcement when required

6.2 Actions We May Take

Depending on severity, we may:

  • Issue a warning
  • Restrict specific features
  • Temporarily suspend the account
  • Permanently terminate the account
  • Refuse refunds for terminated accounts
  • Report to authorities
  • Take legal action
  • Cooperate with civil or criminal investigations

6.3 Severe Violations

Some violations result in immediate termination without warning:

  • Child safety violations
  • Credible threats of violence
  • Terrorist content
  • Distribution of malware
  • Coordinated harassment
  • Serious fraud

6.4 No Refunds for Violations

Accounts terminated for AUP violations are not entitled to refunds for unused subscription time.

6.5 Right to Take Action

We reserve the right to:

  • Determine what constitutes a violation
  • Take action without prior notice for serious cases
  • Cooperate with authorities even without legal compulsion
  • Preserve evidence of violations
  • Disclose information about violators when legally required or appropriate

7. Crisis Resources

If you or someone you know is experiencing:

Mental Health Crisis or Suicidal Thoughts

  • Emergency: 112 (EU)
  • Poland: 116 123 (Telefon Zaufania dla Dorosłych)
  • Poland (children/youth): 116 111 (Telefon Zaufania dla Dzieci)
  • UK: 116 123 (Samaritans)
  • USA: 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)
  • International directory: https://findahelpline.com

Domestic Violence

Child Safety Concerns

  • Poland: Dyżurnet.pl (online reporting)
  • USA: NCMEC CyberTipline (cybertipline.org)
  • Internationally: Local law enforcement

Substance Abuse

Our services are NOT a substitute for professional help. If you are in crisis, please reach out to qualified support.

8. Changes to This AUP

We may update this AUP to:

  • Address new risks or technologies
  • Comply with legal changes
  • Improve user safety

Material changes will be notified:

  • 30 days before effective date (for non-urgent changes)
  • Immediately for urgent safety updates

Continued use of services constitutes acceptance.

9. Questions and Contact

For questions about this AUP:

Email: info@automatedforge.com Address: AutomatedForge Sp. z o.o., ul. Szlak 77/222, 31-153 Kraków, Poland

For reporting safety violations:

Email: info@automatedforge.com Subject: "AUP Violation Report"

10. Acknowledgment

By using AutomatedForge services, you acknowledge that:

  • You have read and understood this AUP
  • You agree to comply with all provisions
  • You understand the consequences of violations
  • You will report violations you become aware of
  • You will use our services responsibly and ethically

End of Acceptable Use Policy

This AUP works in conjunction with our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In case of conflict, more restrictive provisions apply.