Acceptable Use Policy

**Effective date:** 2026-05-17

**Version:** 1

**Operator:** the Operator

**Contact:** our contact form at /contact

**Status:** Operator-drafted, pre-counsel. Refined wording follows counsel engagement.

This AUP applies in addition to the site's [Terms of Use](./terms.md).

A violation is grounds for content removal and/or account

suspension at the Operator's discretion.

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1. Use the site for its stated purpose

This site exists for Catholic theological education, formation, and

the orderly review of curated content. Use it for that, in good

faith. The Operator reserves the right to determine, on a case-by-case

basis, whether a use is consistent with the site's purpose.

2. Things you must not do

You agree **not** to:

1. **Break the law.** Anything illegal under Victorian, Australian,

or your local law is prohibited.

2. **Harass, threaten, defame, dox, or impersonate** any person.

3. **Distribute hateful or discriminatory content** including

content targeted at any person or group on the basis of race,

ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or

any other protected characteristic.

4. **Distribute sexually explicit material**, content that exploits

or endangers children, gratuitous violence, or content promoting

self-harm.

5. **Infringe copyright or other intellectual property** of any

third party. If you suspect a copyright infringement, raise it

per the procedure in [copyright-notice.md](./copyright-notice.md).

6. **Distribute malware, exploits, or attack the site**, its

infrastructure, or any other site. Do not attempt to bypass

access controls, rate limits, or content gates.

7. **Scrape, mirror, or bulk-download** the site's content without

the Operator's written permission. This includes the use of

automated tools to ingest content into an LLM, search index, or

training corpus.

8. **Submit spam, advertisement, or commercial solicitations.**

9. **Misrepresent your affiliation or credentials**, including

falsely claiming to hold a credential (e.g. Avila SSF

certificate) that you do not hold.

10. **Probe, test, or break the trust gates** governing the test

sites (dir.nwpcode.org, sd.nwpcode.org). Do not export,

screenshot at scale, or redistribute material visible inside

those gates.

11. **Violate the Beta Community CC0 Agreement** that you signed

on admission, if you have admission to a test-tier site.

3. Content safety

If you encounter content on the site that violates this AUP, or that

appears to expose a safeguarding concern (e.g. risk of harm to a

minor), please report it immediately to our contact form at /contact. The

Operator will respond within 72 hours and may take down content

pending investigation.

4. Reporting and takedown

A copyright owner who believes the site is hosting infringing

material may follow the takedown procedure in

[copyright-notice.md](./copyright-notice.md).

A government or law-enforcement request for user data will be

handled per applicable law. The Operator will, where lawfully

possible, notify the affected user.

5. Enforcement

The Operator may, in their sole discretion:

• Remove content that violates this AUP
• Suspend or terminate any account
• Restrict access to specific features or pages
• Refer matters to law enforcement when warranted

The Operator does not promise to monitor every contribution. The

absence of intervention is not an endorsement.

6. Appeals

If your account is suspended or your content removed, you may

appeal in writing to our contact form at /contact within 14 days. The Operator

will respond within 30 days.

7. Changes

When this AUP is updated, you will be required to re-accept the new

version on next login.