Last updated: July 15, 2025
This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") outlines the acceptable uses and prohibited activities when using MyRSS services. By using our services, you agree to comply with this policy.
Important: Violation of this Acceptable Use Policy may result in suspension or termination of your account, removal of content, or other appropriate actions as determined by MyRSS in its sole discretion.
1. General Conduct
When using MyRSS services, you agree to:
- Comply with all applicable laws and regulations
- Respect the rights and dignity of others
- Use the services only for lawful purposes
- Protect your account credentials and maintain account security
- Promptly notify us of any unauthorized use of your account
2. Prohibited Content
You may not use MyRSS to publish, distribute, or host content that:
- Is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, invasive of privacy, or otherwise objectionable
- Promotes discrimination, bigotry, racism, hatred, harassment, or harm against any individual or group
- Contains sexually explicit material, pornography, or content that exploits children
- Promotes violence, terrorism, or illegal activities
- Infringes upon or violates the intellectual property rights or other rights of third parties (including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other personal or proprietary rights)
- Contains software viruses, malware, or any other computer code designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of computer software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment
- Facilitates or encourages gambling, lotteries, raffles, or pyramid schemes, except as permitted by law
- Contains misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent information
3. RSS Feed and API Usage
3.1 Content Guidelines
All content published through RSS feeds must:
- Be accurate and not misleading
- Include appropriate metadata, including titles, descriptions, and publication dates
- Not contain excessive or irrelevant keywords ("keyword stuffing")
- Not attempt to manipulate search rankings or engage in other deceptive SEO practices
3.2 Technical Requirements
When using our service, you must:
- Follow RSS technical specifications and best practices
- Not exceed reasonable bandwidth usage or API rate limits as defined in your service plan
- Not engage in activities that degrade service performance for other users
- Not attempt to circumvent limitations or restrictions on your account
4. Security and Privacy
You agree not to:
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of our services, other accounts, or systems connected to our services
- Use our services to collect or harvest personal information about other users without their consent
- Use our services to distribute unsolicited commercial messages ("spam")
- Impersonate another person or entity, or falsely state or misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity
- Use automated methods (bots, scripts, etc.) to access our services except as explicitly permitted via our API documentation
- Engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts our services
5. Data Usage and Storage
When using our services, you must:
- Respect storage limits associated with your service plan
- Not use our services as a general file storage or backup service
- Not store content unrelated to RSS feed publishing
- Not attempt to use our services to distribute or store malware, ransomware, or other harmful code
6. Commercial Use
Free accounts are primarily intended for personal, non-commercial use. If you are using MyRSS for commercial purposes, we recommend upgrading to a paid plan that better suits your business needs.
6.1 Fair Use for Free Accounts
Free accounts are subject to fair use limitations, including:
- Bandwidth caps
- Limited storage
- Restricted number of feeds
- Basic analytics
Excessive use beyond these limitations may require upgrading to a paid plan or result in temporary service restrictions.
7. Monitoring and Enforcement
MyRSS reserves the right, but does not assume the obligation, to:
- Monitor or review any content posted on our services
- Remove or disable access to any content that we determine, in our sole discretion, violates this AUP or is otherwise harmful
- Investigate potential violations of this AUP
- Take appropriate action against anyone who violates this AUP, including suspending or terminating access to our services
- Report violations to law enforcement authorities
8. Reporting Violations
If you become aware of content that violates this Acceptable Use Policy, please report it to us by:
Please include the following information in your report:
- URL of the content in question
- Description of the violation
- Any additional relevant information
9. Changes to this Policy
We may update this Acceptable Use Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, legal requirements, or other considerations. We will post the updated policy on our website and update the "Last updated" date accordingly. Your continued use of our services after the revised policy becomes effective indicates your acceptance of the changes.
10. Contact Information
If you have questions about this Acceptable Use Policy, please contact us at:
MyRSS, Inc.
Attn: Legal Department
745 Granville Street, Suite 208
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1G3
Canada
Email: [email protected]
