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Acceptable Use Policy

Last updated: April 14, 2026

1. Introduction

This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") governs your use of the NewsPro platform, including all services, tools, infrastructure, APIs, and any sites created and hosted through our platform (collectively, "the Service"). This AUP is incorporated by reference into our Terms of Service.

NewsPro is a professional publishing platform designed for news organizations, journalists, independent publishers, and content creators. Our infrastructure is shared across many customers. Misuse by any one customer affects the quality, security, and reputation of the Service for all users. These rules exist to protect everyone — including you.

By using the Service, you agree to comply with this AUP. Violations may result in content removal, account suspension, or permanent termination, depending on severity.

2. Permitted Uses

The Service is intended for the following legitimate uses:

  • Publishing original news articles, opinion pieces, analysis, features, and journalistic content
  • Managing and organizing content through the NewsPro dashboard
  • Monetizing your audience through subscriptions, paywalls, and direct ad sales
  • Using AI writing tools to assist with content creation (subject to Section 5 below)
  • Automating social media sharing of your own content to your own accounts
  • Building a subscriber base and sending newsletters to opted-in subscribers
  • Integrating third-party services through our supported integrations
  • Accessing our REST API for legitimate mobile app development or content syndication

3. Prohibited Content

You may not publish, store, transmit, or facilitate the distribution of any content that:

3.1 Is Illegal

  • Violates any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation
  • Infringes any third party's intellectual property rights (copyright, trademark, patents, trade secrets)
  • Contains material that is defamatory, libelous, or constitutes illegal harassment or stalking
  • Facilitates illegal gambling, unlicensed financial services, or unauthorized lotteries
  • Promotes, sells, or distributes controlled substances, illegal weapons, or other prohibited goods
  • Constitutes or facilitates human trafficking, exploitation, or modern slavery
  • Violates export control or economic sanctions laws

3.2 Is Harmful or Dangerous

  • Contains malware, viruses, ransomware, spyware, or any malicious code
  • Provides instructions or technical assistance for creating weapons capable of mass harm (biological, chemical, nuclear, radiological)
  • Incites, glorifies, or provides material support to terrorism or violent extremist organizations
  • Constitutes targeted harassment, threats, or incitement to violence against specific individuals or groups
  • Promotes self-harm, suicide methods, or eating disorders to vulnerable audiences

3.3 Is Sexually Explicit or Exploitative

  • Contains child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or any sexual content involving minors — this is an absolute prohibition and will result in immediate termination and reporting to law enforcement
  • Contains non-consensual intimate imagery ("revenge porn")
  • Contains explicit pornographic content (nudity permitted only in appropriate journalistic or artistic contexts)

3.4 Is Deceptive or Manipulative

  • Constitutes deliberate disinformation, fabricated news, or synthetic media designed to deceive (deepfakes presented as real)
  • Impersonates any person, organization, government body, or other entity in a misleading way
  • Contains phishing content, fraudulent financial schemes, or scam offers
  • Uses fake engagement, purchased followers, bot traffic, or artificial amplification to inflate metrics

3.5 Is Hateful

  • Promotes hatred, discrimination, or violence based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other protected characteristics
  • Glorifies or rehabilitates genocidal actors or movements

4. Prohibited Technical Uses

You may not use the Service to:

4.1 Attack or Compromise Systems

  • Launch denial-of-service (DoS or DDoS) attacks against any system, including NewsPro's infrastructure
  • Conduct port scanning, vulnerability scanning, or penetration testing of NewsPro's systems without explicit written authorization
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any account, system, or network
  • Exploit vulnerabilities in the NewsPro platform (responsible disclosure is welcomed — contact us at support@newspro.io)
  • Circumvent any security measure, authentication system, or access control
  • Use automated tools to scrape, harvest, or extract data from NewsPro's platform in a manner that places excessive load on our infrastructure

4.2 Abuse Platform Resources

  • Use the Service to mine cryptocurrency or perform computationally intensive tasks unrelated to its purpose
  • Artificially inflate storage, bandwidth, or API usage beyond your plan's intended use
  • Run continuous background processes, scrapers, or crawlers that consume disproportionate server resources
  • Use the Service as a proxy, relay, or anonymization service for third parties

4.3 Abuse Email and Messaging

  • Send unsolicited bulk email (spam) to any recipient who has not explicitly opted in to receive messages from you
  • Send newsletters or promotional emails to purchased, rented, or scraped email lists
  • Forge email headers, use misleading "From" addresses, or obscure the true sender of any communication
  • Violate CAN-SPAM (US), CASL (Canada), GDPR (EU), or any other applicable anti-spam regulation
  • Use the social media auto-posting feature to post to accounts you do not own or are not authorized to post to

4.4 Abuse the API

  • Use the REST API to automate actions in a way that violates this AUP
  • Share API keys or authentication tokens with unauthorized third parties
  • Build applications on our API that themselves facilitate AUP violations
  • Exceed published rate limits in a way that degrades service for other users

5. AI-Generated Content

NewsPro provides AI writing tools powered by third-party large language model (LLM) providers. When using AI-generated content, you must:

  • Review for accuracy — AI models can produce factually incorrect or outdated information ("hallucinations"). You are responsible for verifying facts before publishing.
  • Comply with AI provider terms — Content generated by OpenAI, Google Gemini, xAI (Grok), Anthropic (Claude), or other providers is subject to those providers' usage policies. You must not use AI tools to generate content that violates those policies.
  • Not generate prohibited content — Using AI to generate any content prohibited by Section 3 of this AUP (illegal content, CSAM, incitement, fraud, etc.) is a serious violation.
  • Maintain editorial responsibility — AI-generated articles published on your site are your content. You are the publisher of record and bear full legal and editorial responsibility for that content.
  • Not use AI to circumvent copyright — Using AI tools to reproduce substantial portions of third-party copyrighted works without authorization violates copyright law and this AUP.

6. Social Media Auto-Posting

NewsPro's automated social media posting features allow you to publish content to connected accounts. You must:

  • Only connect social media accounts you own or are authorized to post to
  • Comply with the terms of service of each social media platform (Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Telegram, etc.)
  • Not use automated posting to artificially amplify content, generate fake engagement, or engage in coordinated inauthentic behavior
  • Not post content that violates the content rules of the destination platform

7. Monetization and Payment Rules

If you use NewsPro's subscription, paywall, or ad management features:

  • You must maintain an honest, accurate description of what subscribers receive in exchange for payment
  • You must honor stated refund policies to your own subscribers
  • You must not use the subscription or ad system to facilitate fraudulent transactions, money laundering, or payment card fraud
  • You must comply with all applicable consumer protection, advertising standards, and financial services laws in your jurisdiction
  • Ad content must be clearly labeled as advertising and must not contain deceptive or illegal promotional material
  • You may not sell subscriptions to content that violates Section 3 of this AUP

8. User Data and Privacy

When you collect personal data from your site's visitors and subscribers, you are the data controller. You must:

  • Maintain a clear, accurate Privacy Policy on your site explaining what data you collect and how you use it
  • Obtain required consents before collecting personal data (GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable laws)
  • Not sell or share your subscribers' personal data without explicit consent
  • Promptly respond to data subject requests (access, deletion, correction) from your subscribers
  • Not use your site to collect or harvest personal data for purposes other than operating your news site
  • Not deploy tracking, surveillance, or data harvesting tools beyond what is disclosed in your Privacy Policy

9. Enforcement

9.1 Reporting Violations

If you become aware of content or activity on a NewsPro-hosted site that violates this AUP, please report it to us at support@newspro.io. Include the site URL, a description of the issue, and any supporting evidence.

9.2 Our Response

Upon receiving a complaint or independently identifying a potential violation, we may:

  • Investigate the matter, which may include reviewing content and account activity
  • Contact the account holder to request an explanation or corrective action
  • Remove or disable specific content while the matter is under review
  • Issue a warning for first-time or minor violations
  • Suspend or terminate the account for serious, repeated, or irreparable violations
  • Report violations to law enforcement where required by law or where there is an imminent risk of harm

We exercise these rights at our sole discretion. We are not obligated to monitor all content proactively, but we reserve the right to act on any content that comes to our attention.

9.3 No Refunds for Policy Violations

Accounts terminated for AUP violations are not eligible for refunds, including our standard 30-day money-back guarantee.

9.4 Appeals

If you believe content was removed or your account was suspended in error, you may appeal by contacting us at support@newspro.io within 14 days of the action taken. We will review your appeal and respond within 5 business days.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this AUP from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via email to the account holder or by notice within the dashboard. Continued use of the Service after the updated policy takes effect constitutes acceptance of the revised AUP.

11. Contact

Questions about this policy? Contact us: