Acceptable Use Policy

1. Don't abuse the infrastructure

• No scraping or automated harvesting at scale. Manually browsing is fine; running a crawler outside robots.txt is not.
• No denial-of-service traffic or anything that materially degrades site performance for other visitors. This includes load-testing without our written permission.
• No probing, scanning, or vulnerability testing of our infrastructure without written permission. If you've found a security issue, see "Reporting security issues" below.
• No bypassing authentication on the /admin area, the /api/admin endpoints, or any other restricted route.
• No injecting malicious code through forms, query strings, or request headers.

2. Don't abuse the forms or contact channels

• No fake or someone-else's information. Give truthful information about yourself and your business.
• No spam submissions. Unsolicited pitches, link-building requests, SEO outreach, and similar bulk inbound get filtered and ignored.
• No fraudulent inquiries intended to mislead us about a project or extract free consulting under false pretenses.
• No content that's illegal, defamatory, harassing, hateful, or infringing in any form-field or attached link. We reserve the right to delete it without notice.

3. Don't misuse content from the site

• No republishing. Site copy, images, illustrations, and source code belong to us or to our licensors.
• No misrepresenting affiliation. You may not imply that Novangel endorses, sponsors, or is affiliated with you, your business, or your work without written permission.
• No use of our name or marks in domains, email addresses, ads, or social handles in a way that could confuse people.

4. Don't use the site to break the law

• Violate any law, regulation, or third-party right.
• Send spam, phishing attempts, or unlawful messages.
• Distribute malware, ransomware, or any other malicious code.
• Engage in activity that would be a CFAA violation, a wiretap violation, or unauthorized access under any other law.

5. Reporting security issues

If you've found a vulnerability or a way to bypass any access control, please email hello@novangel.net with the details. We'll acknowledge within a few business days. Please don't:

• Publicly disclose the issue before we've had a reasonable opportunity to fix it.
• Access, modify, or exfiltrate data beyond what's strictly necessary to demonstrate the issue.
• Use the issue to harm the site or other users.

We don't operate a paid bug-bounty program, but we appreciate responsible disclosure.

6. Consequences of misuse

If you violate this policy, we may (alone or in combination):

• Block your IP address or device.
• Remove or refuse to act on any submission.
• Refer the matter to law enforcement if it appears to be a crime.
• Pursue any other remedy available under applicable law or our Terms of Service.

7. Contact

Questions, security reports, or to flag suspected abuse on the site: hello@novangel.net.