Legal
Acceptable Use Policy
In short: use Clear CMS for honest, legal websites. We do not host scams, gambling, adult content, illegal sales, malware, spam, hate or content you do not have the rights to. We review new sites and domains, and we can take down sites that break these rules. Report abuse to abuse@clearcms.app.
Who this applies to
This policy applies to everyone who uses Clear CMS: account holders, the people they invite, and every site and domain hosted with us. It is part of our Terms of Service.
Effective date: [effective date]. Last updated: [last updated date].
Effective date: [effective date]. Last updated: [last updated date].
Not allowed on Clear CMS
You may not use Clear CMS, or any site or domain hosted with it, for:
• Illegal content or activity, under the laws of Canada or of the place where you or your visitors are.
• Gambling and betting, including casinos, sports betting, lotteries, and sites that promote or refer to them.
• Adult content, including pornography, sexual services, and sexually explicit material.
• Drugs: selling or promoting illegal drugs, controlled substances, or unapproved medicines.
• Weapons: selling firearms, ammunition, explosives, or weapon parts.
• Crypto and investment scams, including get-rich-quick schemes, fake trading platforms, pyramid or Ponzi schemes, and unlicensed financial offers.
• Phishing, impersonation and brand fakes: pretending to be another person, business, bank or government body, copying another site to trick people, or collecting passwords or payment details under false pretenses.
• Malware: hosting or linking to viruses, spyware, or anything designed to harm devices or steal data.
• Spam: bulk unsolicited messages, fake reviews, link farms, or pages made only to game search engines.
• Hate and harassment: content that attacks or threatens people based on who they are, promotes violence, or targets private individuals.
• Copyright and trademark infringement: publishing text, photos, video, music, software or brands you do not have the rights to use.
• Abuse of the service: attacking, overloading or probing our systems or other sites, getting around limits or security, or using the service to store files unrelated to your website.
• Illegal content or activity, under the laws of Canada or of the place where you or your visitors are.
• Gambling and betting, including casinos, sports betting, lotteries, and sites that promote or refer to them.
• Adult content, including pornography, sexual services, and sexually explicit material.
• Drugs: selling or promoting illegal drugs, controlled substances, or unapproved medicines.
• Weapons: selling firearms, ammunition, explosives, or weapon parts.
• Crypto and investment scams, including get-rich-quick schemes, fake trading platforms, pyramid or Ponzi schemes, and unlicensed financial offers.
• Phishing, impersonation and brand fakes: pretending to be another person, business, bank or government body, copying another site to trick people, or collecting passwords or payment details under false pretenses.
• Malware: hosting or linking to viruses, spyware, or anything designed to harm devices or steal data.
• Spam: bulk unsolicited messages, fake reviews, link farms, or pages made only to game search engines.
• Hate and harassment: content that attacks or threatens people based on who they are, promotes violence, or targets private individuals.
• Copyright and trademark infringement: publishing text, photos, video, music, software or brands you do not have the rights to use.
• Abuse of the service: attacking, overloading or probing our systems or other sites, getting around limits or security, or using the service to store files unrelated to your website.
New sites and domains
Before a new site name (for example yourname.clearcms.app) or a connected domain goes live, we may review it. We may refuse a name or domain that looks misleading, imitates a known brand or organization, or suggests activity this policy does not allow.
What we may do
If we believe a site or account breaks this policy, we may, depending on how serious it is:
• ask you to change or remove the content;
• hide specific content;
• suspend the site, the connected domain, or the account;
• end the account under our Terms of Service;
• report illegal activity to the relevant authorities.
Where it is safe and lawful to do so, we will tell you what we did and why, and give you a chance to respond. We may act first and contact you after when there is a risk to visitors, to other clients, or to us.
• ask you to change or remove the content;
• hide specific content;
• suspend the site, the connected domain, or the account;
• end the account under our Terms of Service;
• report illegal activity to the relevant authorities.
Where it is safe and lawful to do so, we will tell you what we did and why, and give you a chance to respond. We may act first and contact you after when there is a risk to visitors, to other clients, or to us.
Report abuse
If you see a site hosted with Clear CMS that breaks this policy, email abuse@clearcms.app with the address of the page and a short description of the problem.
For copyright complaints, please also include: what work you believe is being infringed, proof you own it or act for the owner, and your contact details. [Notice-and-notice process under the Canadian Copyright Act to be confirmed by counsel.]
For copyright complaints, please also include: what work you believe is being infringed, proof you own it or act for the owner, and your contact details. [Notice-and-notice process under the Canadian Copyright Act to be confirmed by counsel.]
Changes
We may update this policy as new kinds of abuse appear. The current version is always on this page.