Acceptable Use Policy
Guidelines for responsible and ethical use of Keploy services
1Introduction
This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") is incorporated into and made part of the Terms of Service, the AI Terms, or any separate agreement entered into between Customer and Keploy Inc.
1.1Purpose
The purpose of this AUP is to establish clear rules for the responsible, lawful, and ethical use of Keploy's products and services, including AI-powered features, consistent with:
- Keploy's AI Principles (Responsible, Transparent, Secure, Fair, Human-Centric)
- Keploy's Code of Business Ethics and Privacy Policy
- Global standards including ISO 27701:2022, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, and the EU AI Act
1.2Applicability
This AUP applies to all Customers, Customer Affiliates, Users, and third parties who access or use Keploy's platform, APIs, services, or integrations.
2Permitted Use
Authorized Uses
- Software testing, quality assurance, DevOps, and quality engineering workflows
- Responsible development, debugging, automation, and optimization of applications
- Purposes consistent with the Agreement, this AUP, and applicable laws
3Prohibited Use
Important
3.1Unlawful Activities
- Violating any applicable law, regulation, or contractual obligation (including data protection, intellectual property, AI governance, and export control)
- Engaging in fraud, bribery, corruption, money laundering, or other unethical conduct
3.2Harmful or Abusive Behavior
- Harassing, exploiting, discriminating, or harming individuals, organizations, or protected groups
- Generating or transmitting malicious code, malware, spam, or denial-of-service attacks
3.3AI-Specific Misuse
- Using AI features for unlawful purposes, or in a manner intended to deceive, defraud, discriminate unlawfully, or cause harm.
- Attempting to disable, bypass, or tamper with AI safeguards, filters, or monitoring mechanisms
- Providing harmful or manipulative Inputs intended to create infringing, offensive, or unsafe Outputs
- Using AI features for high-risk prohibited purposes under the EU AI Act (e.g., biometric surveillance, predictive policing, social scoring)
3.4Data & Privacy Violations
- Collecting, processing, or sharing personal or sensitive data without a valid legal basis and required notices/rights processes under applicable law (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, DPDP Act).
- Uploading or processing regulated data such as payment card data (PCI DSS) or protected health information (HIPAA) unless expressly authorized in writing by Keploy and Customer and subject to an applicable addendum (e.g., BAA) and technical controls.
- Using Keploy services to create datasets for unrelated AI model training without authorization
3.5Platform Abuse
- Reselling, sublicensing, or redistributing Keploy services without authorization
- Misusing APIs or features to overload, disrupt, or degrade Keploy systems or other customers' environments
- Circumventing access controls, security mechanisms, or account protections
4Fair Usage Policy (FUP) & Guidelines
Keploy is committed to ensuring optimal availability, reliability, and equitable resource distribution across its global customer base.
iTime-Based Fair Usage
- Fair usage limits (including daily test execution duration, concurrency, and timeouts) may apply as described in the applicable Order Form, plan description, or Documentation.
- Individual user limits may apply to prevent single-user overuse
- Idle sessions and long-running tests are subject to automatic termination after timeout
iiResource-Based Fair Usage
To ensure equitable distribution, limits are applied to:
- High-demand OS/browser/device combinations
- Specialized test configurations or infrastructure
- Concurrent usage of the same configuration
4.1Enforcement Mechanisms
Monitoring
Notification
Throttling/Queuing
Suspension
4.2Customer Responsibilities & Best Practices
- Use parallel testing strategically rather than extending test duration
- Release unused/idle sessions promptly
- Distribute tests across different browsers, devices, and configurations
- Plan and schedule tests efficiently to optimize allocated time
- Work with Keploy support team for enterprise-level capacity planning
5Responsible AI & Business Ethics
5.1 Human Oversight
5.2 Bias & Fairness
5.3 Transparency
5.4 Ethics Alignment
6Third-Party AI Models & Services
- Some Keploy Quality Engineering Platform and platform AI features may incorporate third-party AI models, APIs, or frameworks.
- Customers must comply with any applicable third-party acceptable use policies communicated by Keploy or included in Documentation.
7Data Protection & Privacy
7.1Compliance Requirements
Customers must comply with applicable laws (GDPR, CCPA, DPDP Act, HIPAA, etc.).
7.2Prohibited Data Uploads
Unless Expressly Authorized
- Payment card data (PCI DSS)
- Protected health information (HIPAA)
- Government-classified or export-controlled data
- Biometric identifiers or sensitive personal data without explicit consent
8Monitoring, Enforcement & Violations
Keploy may monitor service usage for compliance with this AUP, the AI Terms, and the Agreement.
Consequences of Violations
- Warning or notification of non-compliance
- Suspension or termination of access to services
- Reporting of unlawful activities to regulators or authorities
- Legal liability under applicable laws
9Updates to this AUP
Keploy may amend this AUP from time to time to reflect changes in the law and at Keploy's. If we make any material changes, we will notify you by email or by means of a notice within the Services prior to the change becoming effective.