Acceptable Use Policy

1. Overview

Zoryxon is trust infrastructure for content verification and intellectual property protection. We are committed to maintaining a safe, lawful, and trustworthy environment for all users. This policy outlines what content and behavior is permitted, restricted, or prohibited on the Platform.

Violations are assessed using a tiered enforcement model. The severity of the violation determines the response, ranging from warnings and corrective action to permanent account termination and referral to law enforcement authorities. Zoryxon reserves the right to take enforcement action at its sole discretion to protect the integrity of the Platform and its users.

2. Prohibited Content

You may not register, upload, store, distribute, or reference the following types of content through the Zoryxon Platform. Prohibited content is organized into three tiers based on severity:

Tier 1 — Zero Tolerance (Immediate Permanent Termination, Law Enforcement Referral, No Appeal)

• Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or any sexualization of minors in any form
• Content promoting or facilitating terrorism, violent extremism, or terrorist recruitment
• Non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), including sexual deepfakes created without the subject's consent
• Content facilitating human trafficking, forced labor, or exploitation of any kind
• Malware, ransomware, or other malicious software distributed as IP assets or embedded within registered content

Tier 2 — Serious Violations (Suspension + Investigation)

• Fraudulent intellectual property claims — registering content you do not own or have no authorization to register
• Doxxing, harassment campaigns, or targeted threats against individuals
• Content inciting violence against specific individuals or identifiable groups
• Systematic copyright infringement or large-scale piracy operations
• Sanctions evasion or attempts to circumvent OFAC compliance screening

Tier 3 — Policy Violations (Warning + Corrective Action)

• Misleading metadata, false descriptions, or deceptive asset listings
• Spam, bulk registration of trivial or junk content
• Impersonation of other creators, brands, or organizations
• Individual instances of content that violates third-party intellectual property rights
• Misuse of the verification or pillar system to gain unearned trust signals

3. Prohibited Conduct

The following activities are prohibited regardless of content type:

• Exploiting, reverse engineering, or interfering with smart contract operations, including attempting to call contract functions in unintended ways or exploit vulnerabilities
• Circumventing rate limits, access controls, security measures, or meta-transaction relayer limits
• Manipulating the Origin Challenge staking system or dispute resolution mechanisms, including collusion between challengers and arbiters
• Creating multiple accounts or wallets to evade enforcement actions, circumvent restrictions, or manipulate Platform features
• Using automated tools or bots to interact with the Platform outside of the official Agent Registry and SDK
• Facilitating money laundering, sanctions evasion, or other financial crimes through marketplace transactions or any other Platform feature
• Interfering with other users' ability to access or use the Platform, including denial-of-service attacks, spam, or targeted disruption

4. AI-Specific Rules

Given Zoryxon's focus on AI-age trust infrastructure, the following AI-specific rules apply to all users:

• Disclosure Required: Content with significant AI contribution must accurately disclose AI involvement in its metadata during the registration process. Failure to disclose material AI contribution constitutes a violation of this AUP.
• Training Rights: Content registered with "AI Training Prohibited" terms must not be used to train AI models. Violations of these licensing terms are enforceable through the smart contract licensing system.
• Agent Accountability: All actions taken by registered AI agents are attributed to their owner. Agent owners are fully responsible for their agents' compliance with this AUP, including any content registered, transactions executed, or interactions performed by their agents.
• Synthetic Content Labeling: AI-generated content that could be mistaken for real persons, events, or works must be clearly labeled as synthetic by selecting the appropriate disclosure option during the registration process. Failure to label synthetic content that could mislead others is a violation of this AUP.

5. Marketplace Conduct

Users participating in the Zoryxon Marketplace must adhere to the following standards of conduct:

• Listings must accurately describe the IP asset being offered, including its nature, scope, and any limitations on use
• License terms must be clearly stated and legally valid for the applicable jurisdiction
• Price manipulation, wash trading, or artificial inflation of asset values is prohibited
• Sellers must have legitimate ownership or licensing rights to the assets they list on the Marketplace
• Transaction terms must be honored. Attempts to circumvent escrow, payment, or licensing terms after a transaction is initiated are prohibited

6. Asset Shield Conduct

Users deploying Asset Shield protections must adhere to the following standards of conduct:

• Asset Shield must not be used to protect assets that were acquired through fraud, theft, or illegal activity
• Users must not misrepresent asset ownership or value when deploying shields. All information provided during shield deployment must be accurate and truthful
• Attempting to use Asset Shield to circumvent legal proceedings, court orders, or regulatory actions is prohibited
• Asset Shield is protection infrastructure — it is not a tool for asset concealment, regulatory evasion, or obstruction of lawful enforcement actions

7. Education Platform Conduct

Educational institutions and their administrators using the Zoryxon Education vertical must adhere to the following standards of conduct:

• Institutions must comply with their own obligations under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and other applicable education privacy laws when using Zoryxon Education
• Institutional administrators must not misuse student data access for purposes unrelated to the legitimate academic integrity purpose specified in the institutional agreement
• Attempting to manipulate draft checkpoints, fabricate revision history, or falsify writing process evidence is prohibited. This applies to both students and institutional administrators
• Using the system to conduct student surveillance beyond the legitimate academic integrity purpose defined in the institutional agreement is prohibited
• Institutions are responsible for ensuring that their use of Zoryxon Education complies with their own institutional policies and all applicable laws and regulations

8. Enforcement

Enforcement actions are proportional to the severity of the violation:

Enforcement Limitations: Wallet-level blocking is enforced at the platform and smart contract level. Zoryxon cooperates with law enforcement for serious violations but acknowledges that determined actors may attempt to circumvent blocking by creating new wallets. Zoryxon employs additional detection mechanisms to identify and address such evasion attempts.

9. Appeals

Appeals are available for Tier 2 and Tier 3 enforcement actions only. Tier 1 violations (zero tolerance) are not eligible for appeal under any circumstances.

To submit an appeal, contact legal@zoryxon.com within fourteen (14) days of the enforcement action. Appeals must include the following information:

• Your wallet address
• A description of the enforcement action taken against your account
• An explanation of why you believe the enforcement action was in error
• Any supporting evidence or documentation

Appeals are reviewed and a determination is communicated within ten (10) business days of receipt.

10. Reporting Violations

If you encounter content or conduct that violates this AUP, please report it through one of the following channels:

• The "Report" button available on all asset and listing pages within the Platform
• Content and conduct reports: abuse@zoryxon.com
• Security vulnerability reports only: security@zoryxon.com

All reports are reviewed within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt. Reporters are protected from retaliation — Zoryxon will not take adverse action against users who submit good-faith reports of potential violations. Abuse of the reporting system, including submitting false reports intended to harm other users or gain competitive advantage, is itself a violation of this AUP and subject to enforcement action.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this AUP as needed to reflect changes in our Platform, legal requirements, or industry best practices. Material changes will be communicated through the Platform interface. Your continued use of Zoryxon after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated policy. If you do not agree with the changes, you must discontinue use of the Platform.

12. Contact

For questions about this Acceptable Use Policy, please contact: