Acceptable Use Policy
Effective Date: July 23, 2026
Last Updated: July 23, 2026
1. Purpose
This Acceptable Use Policy ("Policy") establishes the rules governing the use of Jackaroo ("the Service").
It is intended to protect the Service, its users, and its infrastructure from abuse, unauthorized access, disruption, and unlawful activity.
This Policy supplements our Terms of Service, Fair Play Policy, and Community Guidelines.
2. General Responsibilities
You agree to use the Service:
- Lawfully
- Responsibly
- Respectfully
- Without interfering with other users
- Without attempting to compromise the integrity or availability of the Service
3. Unauthorized Access
You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to:
- User accounts
- Administrative systems
- Databases
- Servers
- Internal tools
- APIs
- Source code
- Infrastructure
- Cloud resources
This prohibition applies regardless of whether the attempt is successful.
4. Account Abuse
You may not:
- Access another user's account without authorization
- Share login credentials
- Sell or purchase accounts
- Circumvent account restrictions
- Evade suspensions or bans by creating replacement accounts
- Use stolen credentials
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your own account.
5. Automated Access
Unless explicitly authorized by us, you may not use automated methods to interact with the Service.
Examples include:
- Bots
- Web crawlers
- Scrapers
- Automated account creation
- Automated data collection
- Automated gameplay
- Automated messaging
- Automated friend requests
Reasonable indexing by legitimate search engines is permitted where not otherwise restricted.
6. API Misuse
If the Service provides APIs now or in the future, you may not:
- Exceed documented rate limits
- Circumvent authentication
- Access undocumented endpoints without authorization
- Use APIs for abusive or unlawful purposes
- Interfere with API availability
- Collect excessive amounts of data
7. Reverse Engineering
Except where prohibited by applicable law, you may not:
- Reverse engineer
- Decompile
- Disassemble
- Modify
- Attempt to derive source code
- Bypass technical protection measures
- Circumvent licensing or authentication systems
8. Interference with the Service
You may not interfere with the normal operation of the Service.
Examples include:
- Denial-of-service attacks
- Distributed denial-of-service attacks
- Excessive automated requests
- Network flooding
- Resource exhaustion
- Attempting to overload servers
9. Malicious Software
You may not introduce or distribute:
- Malware
- Viruses
- Worms
- Trojan horses
- Ransomware
- Spyware
- Keyloggers
- Malicious scripts
- Other harmful software
10. Security Testing
Responsible security research is appreciated.
However, you may not perform penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, exploitation attempts, or other security testing against the Service without our prior written authorization.
If you discover a security vulnerability, we encourage you to report it responsibly rather than exploiting it.
11. Circumvention
You may not attempt to bypass or disable:
- Authentication systems
- Rate limits
- Security controls
- Anti-cheat systems
- Monitoring systems
- Access restrictions
- Subscription restrictions
12. Data Collection
You may not collect or harvest information from the Service through unauthorized means.
This includes:
- User profiles
- Email addresses
- Match history
- Leaderboards
- Private messages
- Friends lists
- Other user information
Normal use of publicly available features is not prohibited.
13. Fraudulent Activity
You may not use the Service for fraudulent purposes.
Examples include:
- Identity theft
- Payment fraud
- Chargeback abuse
- Subscription fraud
- Account fraud
- Impersonation
- Credential theft
14. Intellectual Property
You may not:
- Copy substantial portions of the Service
- Redistribute proprietary assets
- Remove copyright notices
- Claim ownership of our intellectual property
- Use our trademarks without authorization
15. Monitoring and Enforcement
To protect the Service, we may monitor activity related to security, fraud prevention, system integrity, and compliance with our policies, consistent with our Privacy Policy and applicable law.
Where we reasonably believe this Policy has been violated, we may:
- Investigate suspected misuse
- Restrict access
- Suspend or terminate accounts
- Remove content
- Preserve relevant records
- Cooperate with law enforcement where legally required or appropriate
16. Reporting Abuse
If you become aware of abuse affecting the Service, we encourage you to report it through the contact methods provided by Jackaroo.
Examples include:
- Security vulnerabilities
- Fraud
- Spam
- Unauthorized access attempts
- Abuse of technical systems
17. Changes to this Policy
We may update this Policy to address:
- New technologies
- Security threats
- Service improvements
- Legal requirements
- Operational changes
Material updates will become effective upon publication unless otherwise required by applicable law.
18. Contact
Questions regarding this Acceptable Use Policy may be submitted using the contact information provided on the Jackaroo website or within the application.
Thank you for helping us maintain a secure, reliable, and trustworthy platform for all players.