Axel Adler Jr. is dedicated to providing insightful financial content and a positive user experience for all our visitors and subscribers. This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") outlines the standards of conduct expected from users when accessing our website, content, and services (collectively, the "Services"). By using our Services, you agree to use them responsibly, ethically, and in compliance with this AUP. These rules are in place to protect our community, our resources, and to ensure compliance with applicable laws.
Failure to follow this AUP may result in suspension or termination of your access to the Services, as well as any other remedies available to us under law or our Terms of Service.
1. Lawful and Permissible Use
You may not use our Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by this Policy. This includes, but is not limited to:
Illegal Activities: You must not use the Services to violate any law, regulation, or ordinance. This means no engaging in, promoting, or facilitating illegal activities such as fraud, money laundering, terrorism, gambling where unlawful, or trafficking of any illegal goods or services. If it's against the law outside, it's against the rules here.
Unlawful Financial Advice: While we provide educational content, you must not use our platform to provide or solicit personalized investment advice or financial services in violation of regulations. For example, do not use our comment sections or communications channels to offer unlicensed investment products or to run schemes.
2. Security and System Integrity
We take the security of our site and users seriously. You may not:
Gain Unauthorized Access: Attempting to gain unauthorized access to any portion of our website, servers, or systems is strictly forbidden. This includes activities like hacking, password mining, or circumventing access controls. Do not try to access accounts or data that is not yours.
Disruption: Do not interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Services or the data contained therein. This means no introducing malware (viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs, etc.), no initiating denial-of-service (DoS) or distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and no exploiting vulnerabilities or performing any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure.
No Scraping or Automated Data Collection: You may not use bots, spiders, crawlers, or other automated means to extract data or content from our website without our express permission. Our content is provided for human end-users; automated scraping for competitive, harmful, or high-volume use is prohibited. Exceptions might apply for legitimate search engine indexing per our robots.txt, or API usage if we explicitly provide one under separate terms.
No Circumvention: Do not attempt to bypass any measures we have put in place to secure or restrict access to the Services. For example, if certain content is accessible only to paid subscribers or only via our interface, do not use other technical means to access it. Similarly, do not use disposable emails or multiple accounts to circumvent access controls or usage limits.
3. Personal Conduct and Content Standards
We expect users to interact with respect and honesty. You agree not to engage in any of the following:
Harassment or Hate: Do not use our Services to harass, bully, or threaten others. This includes sending or posting content that is defamatory, abusive, stalking, or encouraging harm. Absolutely no content that is racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, xenophobic, or otherwise targeting protected groups with hate or bigotry. We have zero tolerance for hate speech or personal attacks.
Profane or Obscene Content: If our Services offer any interactive areas (such as comment sections, forums, or community chats), refrain from posting obscene, pornographic, or vulgar content. Keep discussions professional. Content that is excessively violent, sexually explicit, or otherwise inappropriate is not allowed.
Impersonation and False Identity: Do not impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity when using our Services. This includes not falsely claiming to be an Axel Adler Jr. representative, not using someone else's real name or branding as your username or profile, and not forging headers or other identifiers in a way to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the Services. Be truthful about who you are.
Spam and Unsolicited Promotions: You must not use our Services (including any contact forms, comments, or emails to our provided addresses) to send spam or unsolicited advertising messages. This includes bulk messages promoting products, pyramid schemes, phishing attempts, or any form of solicitation that hasn't been expressly permitted. For instance, do not post repetitive comments with links to your own site or unrelated promotions. We appreciate engagement, but it must be genuine and relevant.
Quality of Contributions: Where applicable, ensure that any content you contribute (like comments or questions) is relevant to the topic and contributes constructively. Off-topic rants, malicious rumors, or intentionally misleading information degrade the community experience and are not allowed.
4. Intellectual Property and Data Use
Respect our intellectual property and that of others:
No Infringing Content: Do not upload, post, or transmit any content through our Services that infringes on any third party's copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights. For example, do not copy and distribute someone else's protected research report or article via our platform. If you share excerpts or data, ensure you have rights or it falls under fair use, and give proper attribution.
Our Content: The content provided by Axel Adler Jr. (articles, reports, graphics, etc.) is protected by intellectual property laws. You are welcome to use it for personal and educational purposes, but you must not republish, scrape, or commercially exploit our content without permission (see our Terms of Service and any content licensing details). For instance, you cannot aggregate our premium analysis on your own site or create derivative works for profit.
No Data Mining for Malicious Use: As mentioned, automated data collection is not allowed. Moreover, even manually, you should not compile data from our site (like lists of emails or user info) for any unauthorized purpose, especially not for spamming or selling to third parties.
5. Privacy, Personal Data, and Personal Safety
We value privacy—yours and others':
Your Account Security: If you have login credentials for any part of our site, keep them confidential. Do not share your password or account access with others. You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account. If you suspect unauthorized access, notify us immediately.
Others' Personal Information: Do not publicly post anyone else's sensitive personal information without consent. This includes personal data like phone numbers, addresses, financial information, or anything that could violate someone's privacy. Doxxing (publishing private info about someone to harass them) is strictly forbidden.
No Collection of Personal Data: You may not use our Services to collect or harvest any personal data about other users or our staff without permission. For example, you cannot scrape user email addresses from comment sections (if visible) to send unsolicited messages.
Malicious Links: Be cautious and respectful in sharing links. Do not share links to sites that are known to be malicious or that contain malware. Likewise, do not use URL shorteners or other methods to hide the true destination of a link in a way that might trick users into clicking something harmful.
6. Compliance with Financial Regulations
Since our content relates to financial markets and crypto, certain regulatory considerations apply:
No Market Manipulation: You may not use our platform or any interactive features to engage in or encourage any form of market manipulation. For instance, do not coordinate pump-and-dump schemes, spread knowingly false or misleading information about securities or crypto assets, or induce others to trade based on insider information. If we have any chat/forums, this behavior will be monitored and reported as necessary.
Personal Trading Discussions: While users can discuss market opinions, be reminded that nothing on our site is personal financial advice. Do not present yourself as a licensed professional if you are not, and do not pressure other users into trades or transactions. If you share your own trades or strategies, you do so at your own risk and should make clear it's your personal view, not a recommendation.
No Unlawful Transactions: Our site is not a platform for executing trades or transactions. Do not attempt to use it as such. For example, do not post requests like "I'll sell 2 BTC for cash here" or similar – that's not the purpose of our service and could violate laws. Use proper exchanges or legal channels for any trading.
7. System Abuse and API Use
No Resale or Reuse of Services: You are not allowed to resell, lease, or provide access to our Services to any third party in a manner not explicitly permitted. For example, you can't create a third-party app that pulls our content and distribute it, unless we have an official API and have given you permission through a developer agreement.
API Usage: If we provide an API for certain data or content, you must follow the API's usage guidelines and rate limits. Do not abuse the API by making excessive calls or reverse-engineering undocumented endpoints. Use any developer keys or access tokens only for your intended and approved purpose. We reserve the right to revoke API access for any misuse.
8. Consequences of Violations
Violation of this Acceptable Use Policy may result in actions such as:
Issue of Warnings: We may first issue a warning to alert you of a violation and ask you to correct the behavior.
Content Removal: If you posted prohibited content, we may remove or disable access to that content without prior notice. For serious infractions or illegal content, removal will be immediate.
Account Suspension or Termination: We reserve the right to suspend your access to some or all of our Services, or terminate your account entirely, for violations of this AUP or our Terms. Severe violations (like attempts to hack us, or blatant abuse) can result in immediate termination without a refund (if you are a paid user) and without prior warning.
Legal Action: Where required or appropriate, we may report activities to law enforcement or take legal action. For instance, attempts to breach our security, infringe IP aggressively, or harass individuals might be referred to relevant authorities. We will also comply with legal requests and court orders in investigating violations.
Recovery of Costs: If your actions cause us harm or costs (for example, technical recovery efforts, handling legal complaints, or damages to our reputation and business), we may seek to recover those damages from you to the extent permitted by law.
We strive to be fair and will investigate reports of violations objectively. If you believe action was taken in error against you, you can contact us to appeal or discuss the issue. However, our decision in enforcing this policy is final.
9. Reporting and Questions
If you become aware of any violation of this Acceptable Use Policy by any person, including other users, please report it to us immediately. You can contact us at mail@axeladlerjr.com or through our contact page with the relevant details. We appreciate the community's help in keeping our environment safe and respectful.
Additionally, if you have any questions about whether something is allowed or not, feel free to ask us beforehand. We'd rather clarify than have a misunderstanding lead to a violation.
By ensuring everyone adheres to this AUP, we can maintain a community that is informative, respectful, and secure for all members. Thank you for being a part of Axel Adler Jr.'s community and for following these guidelines.
Together, we can foster an environment of learning and constructive discussion, free from abuse and distractions.