# Acceptable Use Policy

**Effective Date:** 2026-05-24  
**Contact:** legal@leeworks.dev

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## 1. Purpose

This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") defines the rules for using leeworks.dev APIs. It applies to all users regardless of plan. Violations may result in immediate account suspension.

## 2. Rate Limits and Abuse

### 2.1 Respect Your Plan Limits

Each subscription plan includes defined rate limits:

| Plan | Requests/min | Requests/month |
|------|-------------|---------------|
| Free | 10 | 500 |
| Basic | 60 | 10,000 |
| Pro | 300 | 100,000 |
| Ultra | 1,000 | 1,000,000 |

You must not exceed your plan's limits through any means.

### 2.2 Prohibited Rate Limit Circumvention

The following are explicitly prohibited:
- Using multiple API keys or accounts to aggregate quota
- Caching responses for redistribution beyond your own application
- Rotating IP addresses to avoid throttling
- Using proxies or VPNs specifically to bypass rate limits

## 3. Prohibited Uses

### 3.1 Data Scraping and Bulk Download

You may **not**:
- Download or cache the entire dataset backing any API
- Make sequential requests designed to reconstruct the underlying database
- Use automated tools to systematically extract all available data points

### 3.2 Resale and Redistribution

You may **not**:
- Resell, sublicense, or redistribute API access to third parties
- Build a competing API product that serves our data to others
- Offer a "proxy" service that wraps our API for other developers

### 3.3 Malicious and Illegal Use

You may **not**:
- Use the APIs for any illegal purpose under applicable law
- Use the APIs to harass, stalk, or harm any individual
- Attempt to compromise the security or integrity of our systems
- Reverse-engineer our APIs beyond what's documented in the OpenAPI spec
- Use the APIs to generate or distribute spam

### 3.4 Infrastructure Attacks

You may **not**:
- Perform denial-of-service attacks against our infrastructure
- Probe our systems for vulnerabilities without prior written authorization
- Exploit bugs or errors to gain elevated access

## 4. Acceptable Uses

The following are examples of acceptable use:
- Integrating ZIP code, holiday, or air quality data into your own product
- Building dashboards, mobile apps, or internal tools
- Academic research (within Free plan limits)
- Automated data fetching within your plan's rate limits

## 5. Monitoring and Enforcement

We continuously monitor API usage for abuse. Automated systems may flag suspicious patterns. Flagged accounts may be:
- Throttled further without notice
- Required to verify identity
- Temporarily suspended pending review
- Permanently terminated for serious violations

## 6. Reporting Abuse

If you observe misuse of our APIs (e.g., someone redistributing your API key), please report it to **legal@leeworks.dev** immediately.

## 7. Changes

We may update this AUP at any time. Significant changes will be announced with an updated effective date. Continued use constitutes acceptance.

## 8. Contact

Questions about this policy: **legal@leeworks.dev**