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Acceptable Use Policy

The Bond Project (operated by Fortyglyph Private Limited) · Version 1.0 · Last updated: 11 May 2026

This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") supplements the Terms of Use and sets out activities that are prohibited on the website https://thebondproject.in and any associated services operated by Fortyglyph Private Limited ("Company", "we", "us", or "our") under the brand name "The Bond Project" (the "Platform").

By accessing or using the Platform, you agree to comply with this AUP. Violations may result in suspension or termination of your User Account, in addition to civil or criminal remedies.

1. Prohibited automated access

You shall not, and shall not permit any third party to:

(a) access the Platform through any automated means, including without limitation scrapers, web crawlers, spiders, bots, headless browsers, scripts, robotic process automation tools, or similar tools;

(b) use any device, software, or routine that interferes with, disrupts, or attempts to interfere with or disrupt the proper working of the Platform;

(c) bypass, circumvent, or attempt to bypass any rate limit, authentication mechanism, CAPTCHA, IP block, or other access control on the Platform;

(d) impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Platform's infrastructure.

2. Prohibited reverse engineering and security probing

You shall not:

(a) reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to derive the source code, architecture, algorithms, or methodologies of the Platform;

(b) probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Platform or any associated system or network;

(c) breach or otherwise circumvent any security or authentication measure;

(d) introduce any virus, worm, malware, trojan, ransomware, spyware, adware, or other malicious code into the Platform.

Responsible-disclosure reports of security vulnerabilities are welcomed and may be submitted to rubin@thebondproject.in with the subject line "Security Disclosure". Please do not exploit, retain, or share any vulnerability before it is responsibly disclosed and resolved.

3. Prohibited data extraction, redistribution, and reuse

You shall not, and shall not permit any third party to:

(a) copy, reproduce, redistribute, republish, sublicense, sell, rent, lease, mirror, or otherwise commercially exploit any Content, data, indicator, score, or analytics displayed on the Platform;

(b) extract or compile Content into a database or dataset;

(c) build, train, fine-tune, or improve any product, service, or model (including any machine-learning, large-language, or artificial-intelligence model) using Content obtained from the Platform;

(d) use the Platform as a source for any competing product or service;

(e) frame, mirror, or embed the Platform or its Content on any other website, application, or service without our prior written consent.

4. Prohibited circumvention of technical measures

You shall not circumvent or attempt to circumvent any technical protection measure that we use to protect the Platform, including without limitation user-agent filtering, IP throttling, fingerprinting, watermarking, encryption, or token verification.

5. Prohibited conduct

You shall not use the Platform to:

(a) engage in any activity that violates any applicable law or regulation;

(b) infringe or misappropriate any patent, trade mark, copyright, trade secret, or other intellectual-property right;

(c) violate the privacy, publicity, or other rights of any third party;

(d) post, transmit, or share content that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, paedophilic, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, racially or ethnically objectionable, harmful to minors, or otherwise contrary to public order, decency, or morality;

(e) impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;

(f) engage in any fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading activity, including market manipulation, insider trading, or money laundering;

(g) make false or misleading statements about securities, issuers, or market conditions;

(h) collect or harvest any personally identifiable information of other Users;

(i) send unsolicited commercial messages, spam, or chain communications.

6. Prohibited account practices

You shall not:

(a) create or maintain more than one active User Account, unless specifically authorised by the Company;

(b) share your User Account credentials with any third party, or allow any third party to access the Platform under your User Account;

(c) sell, transfer, assign, or sublicense your User Account or any rights under it;

(d) create a User Account using another person's identity, a fictitious identity, or false information;

(e) create a User Account on behalf of a person debarred from accessing financial markets;

(f) re-register after a previous Account has been suspended or terminated by the Company, unless we expressly invite you to do so.

7. Prohibited interference with other Users

You shall not interfere with any other User's access to or use of the Platform, including by disrupting their authentication, attempting to access their data, or impersonating them.

8. Consequences of violation

8.1 The Company reserves the right to investigate any suspected violation of this AUP and to take any action it considers appropriate, including:

(a) issuing warnings;

(b) suspending or terminating User Accounts;

(c) blocking IP addresses, devices, or payment instruments;

(d) removing or disabling access to Content;

(e) cooperating with law-enforcement authorities and regulators;

(f) pursuing civil remedies, including injunctive relief, damages, account of profits, and attorneys' fees;

(g) initiating criminal proceedings where applicable.

8.2 Violations of this AUP may constitute offences under the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Indian Penal Code, the Copyright Act, 1957, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and other applicable laws.

9. Changes to this AUP

The Company may update this AUP from time to time. The updated AUP will be posted on the Platform with a revised "Last updated" date. Material changes will be notified to you on the Platform.

10. Contact

For questions about this AUP, or to report a violation, write to rubin@thebondproject.in.