Acceptable Use Policy

1. Overview

This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") sets out the rules governing what you may and may not do when using DawgToolz ("the Service"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to comply with this AUP in full. This AUP is incorporated by reference into our Terms of Service.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access to the Service for any user or entity that violates this policy, without prior notice and without liability.

2. Permitted use

You may use DawgToolz to:

• Process files that you own or have explicit legal permission to process
• Convert, compress, merge, split, or otherwise transform personal documents
• Use the tools for personal, educational, or legitimate business purposes
• Access the Service through a standard web browser in the normal course of use

3. Prohibited content

You must not use the Service to process, transmit, produce, or distribute any file or content that:

• Is illegal under any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation
• Contains, depicts, promotes, or facilitates child sexual abuse material (CSAM) of any kind
• Constitutes hate speech or incites violence, discrimination, or harassment against any individual or group
• Infringes any third-party intellectual property rights, including copyright, trademarks, patents, or trade secrets
• Contains malware, viruses, spyware, ransomware, trojans, or any other malicious code
• Violates the privacy of any individual, including unauthorised processing of personal data
• Constitutes fraud, forgery, or deceptive content intended to mislead others
• Is defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable

4. Prohibited activities

You must not:

• Automated access: Use bots, scrapers, crawlers, scripts, or any automated means to access, query, or interact with the Service beyond what a standard browser would do in normal use
• Excessive usage: Submit volumes of requests that are unreasonable for individual use and that place disproportionate load on our infrastructure
• API abuse: Attempt to access, enumerate, or reverse-engineer internal APIs, endpoints, or server-side functionality beyond the publicly documented interface
• Circumvention: Attempt to bypass, disable, or interfere with any security, access control, rate-limiting, or abuse-prevention mechanism
• Infrastructure attacks: Conduct or facilitate denial-of-service (DoS) or distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against the Service or any third party
• Probing and scanning: Conduct unauthorised security testing, vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, or network probing against the Service or its underlying infrastructure
• Injection and exploitation: Attempt to inject malicious code, exploit vulnerabilities, or otherwise compromise the integrity of the Service
• Impersonation: Misrepresent your identity, affiliation, or the origin of files you process
• Commercial resale: Resell, sublicense, or commercialise access to the Service or its output without our express written consent

5. File ownership and rights

You represent and warrant that you have the legal right to process every file you submit through the Service. You must not process files belonging to others without their explicit consent. You are solely responsible for ensuring your use of the Service does not infringe any third-party rights or applicable laws, including data protection legislation.

6. Privacy and data protection

Where you process files containing personal data belonging to third parties (such as documents with names, addresses, or identification numbers), you are responsible for ensuring that your processing of that data complies with all applicable privacy and data protection laws, including obtaining any necessary consent. DawgToolz processes files locally in your browser and does not receive or store personal data contained in your files; however, your obligations as the data controller remain your own.

7. Consequences of violation

Breach of this AUP may result in, without limitation:

• Immediate suspension or permanent termination of your access to the Service
• Reporting to relevant law enforcement or regulatory authorities
• Legal action to recover damages, costs, or injunctive relief

We reserve the right to investigate any suspected violations of this AUP and to cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies in any investigation of illegal activity.

8. Reporting violations

If you become aware of any use of the Service that violates this AUP, please report it to us via the contact details on the About page. We take all reports seriously and will investigate promptly.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this AUP from time to time to reflect changes in the Service, applicable law, or our operating practices. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be revised accordingly. Continued use of the Service after any change constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.