Acceptable Use Policy

This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") governs your use of the Ad Watch platform. It supplements our Terms of Service and is designed to ensure a fair, safe environment for all users.

1. Prohibited Activities — Viewers

The following activities are strictly prohibited and may result in immediate account termination:

1a. Automation & Botting

• Using bots, scripts, browser extensions, macro tools, or any automated software to interact with the platform.
• Using headless browsers (Puppeteer, Playwright, Selenium, etc.) to simulate user activity.
• Running the platform in virtual machines, emulators, or sandboxed environments for the purpose of automation.

1b. Multi-Accounting & Identity Fraud

• Creating or operating more than one Ad Watch account per person.
• Using another person's identity or credentials to create an account.
• Sharing account access with other individuals.

1c. Network Evasion

• Using VPNs, proxies, Tor, or datacenter IPs to circumvent fraud detection, location restrictions, or account bans.
• Spoofing device fingerprints, user agents, or other identification signals.

1d. Platform Exploitation

• Exploiting bugs, glitches, or vulnerabilities in the platform (report them to us instead).
• Reverse-engineering, decompiling, or scraping any part of the platform.
• Attempting to interfere with the platform's servers, databases, or infrastructure.

2. Prohibited Activities — Advertisers

• Submitting ads that contain malware, phishing links, or redirect to harmful websites.
• Advertising illegal products or services.
• Submitting misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent ad content.
• Using ad targeting features to discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics.
• Inflating impressions through self-watching or coordinated clicking.

3. Enforcement

Ad Watch employs a multi-layered fraud prevention system including, but not limited to:

• Device fingerprinting to detect multi-account abuse.
• IP intelligence to detect VPNs, proxies, and datacenter traffic.
• Behavioral analysis to identify bot-like watch patterns.
• Progressive CAPTCHA challenges based on trust levels.
• Honeypot ads — trap advertisements that legitimate users would not engage with.
• Watch token verification — cryptographic proof that ads were watched for the required duration.

Enforcement actions may include:

• Warning: First-time minor infractions may receive a warning.
• Suspension: Temporary account freeze pending investigation.
• Permanent Ban: Account termination and removal from the platform.
• Legal Action: In cases of significant fraud or financial damage, Ad Watch reserves the right to pursue legal remedies.

4. Reporting Violations

If you suspect another user is violating this policy, please contact us with details. Reports are investigated confidentially.

5. Responsible Disclosure

If you discover a security vulnerability or bug in Ad Watch, we ask that you report it to us responsibly through our contact page before disclosing it publicly. We appreciate security researchers and will work with you in good faith.

6. Changes

We may update this AUP at any time. Material changes will be communicated via email or in-app notification. Continued use of the platform constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.