legal # Acceptable Use Policy Version 1.0 · effective 2026-10-24 · [Version history](https://skein.net/legal/history/) This is version 1.0 of the Acceptable Use Policy, kept unchanged at this address. The version in force is always at [/legal/aup/](https://skein.net/legal/aup/); all versions are listed in the [version history](https://skein.net/legal/history/). ## 1. Purpose 1.1. This Policy sets out the rules for using the Skein service and the requirements for the Content placed on it. The Policy is an integral part of the [Terms of Use](https://skein.net/legal/terms/). ## 2. Prohibited Content and actions It is prohibited to place, upload or publish through the Service, in particular: - unlawful Content, as well as Content that violates applicable law; - Content that infringes the rights of third parties, including intellectual property rights; - sexual material involving minors (CSAM) and other material prohibited by law; - malicious code, viruses, means of unauthorised access; - spam and bulk unsolicited messages; - Content that disrupts the operation of the Service, as well as actions aimed at circumventing restrictions and at unauthorised access to the Service or to other users' data. ## 3. User's responsibility for Content 3.1. You alone bear full responsibility for all Content you place and publish, including **for publishing someone else's or illegal Content**. ## 4. Our role and response to complaints 4.1. We do not pre-moderate Content. 4.2. On receiving a substantiated complaint, we respond — as a rule, by removing the Content and/or restricting access or blocking the account. ## 5. How to submit complaints (notice-and-takedown) 5.1. Send complaints about Content to [abuse@skein.net](mailto:abuse@skein.net) with a description of the violation and a link to the material in question. We review the request and take the necessary measures. ## 6. Sanctions for violations 6.1. Depending on the nature of the violation, we may apply escalating measures: warning → removal of Content → blocking of the account. ## 7. Changes 7.1. The current version of the Policy is always published on this page. ## 8. Contacts 8.1. Complaints about Content: [abuse@skein.net](mailto:abuse@skein.net). Other questions: [info@skein.net](mailto:info@skein.net).