READINESSOS

Policy: Acceptable Use Policy

Version: 1.0

Effective Date: 06/06/2026

Last Updated: 06/06/2026

Contact: ReadinessOS@proton.me

1. Document Purpose

This Acceptable Use Policy establishes the standards governing appropriate use of the ReadinessOS platform.

The objective of this policy is to maintain a secure, professional, respectful, and trustworthy operational environment while protecting users, vessel accounts, platform integrity, and future AI-powered services.

All users are expected to use ReadinessOS responsibly and in accordance with applicable laws and platform policies.

2. Scope

This policy applies to:

• Professional user accounts
• Vessel accounts
• Future fleet accounts
• Founding Vessel participants
• Closed Beta participants
• Future Readiness Passport users
• Administrative users
• Future API users
• Future marketplace participants
• Future community features

3. General Principle

ReadinessOS is intended exclusively for legitimate operational readiness, professional development, and vessel management activities.

Users shall use the platform honestly, professionally, and in good faith.

Any activity intended to deceive, disrupt, manipulate, exploit, or damage the platform or its users is prohibited.

4. Permitted Use

Users may use ReadinessOS to:

• Participate in drills
• Review operational scenarios
• Record observations
• Manage corrective actions
• Maintain professional readiness history
• Maintain professional profiles
• Upload certificates
• Upload vessel documentation
• Improve operational preparedness
• Participate in educational activities
• Support vessel readiness programs

Use must remain consistent with the intended purpose of the platform.

5. Prohibited Activities

Users shall not:

• Create fake accounts
• Impersonate another person
• Impersonate a vessel
• Impersonate a company
• Submit fraudulent information
• Submit forged documents
• Manipulate readiness records
• Create fictitious drill participation
• Manipulate readiness scores
• Manipulate badge eligibility
• Misrepresent professional history
• Misrepresent vessel authority
• Circumvent subscription limits
• Circumvent administrative controls
• Abuse platform functionality

6. Platform Abuse

The following activities are prohibited:

• Reverse engineering
• Source code extraction
• Unauthorized testing
• Unauthorized penetration attempts
• Automated scraping
• Bulk data extraction
• Credential stuffing
• Brute-force attacks
• Denial-of-service attacks
• Malware distribution
• Phishing
• Unauthorized automation
• Exploitation of vulnerabilities

Users may not intentionally interfere with platform operation.

7. AI Abuse

Users shall not use AI functionality to:

• Generate false readiness history
• Fabricate certificates
• Create misleading reports
• Generate fraudulent operational records
• Produce deceptive professional summaries
• Manipulate readiness metrics
• Circumvent verification systems
• Mislead employers or vessel operators

AI services must be used responsibly and for legitimate operational purposes.

8. Professional Integrity

Users are expected to maintain professional standards while using ReadinessOS.

Users shall not knowingly submit:

• False qualifications
• False experience
• False employment history
• False vessel assignments
• False operational participation
• False corrective actions
• False observations
• False verification documents

Integrity of platform records is essential to the purpose of ReadinessOS.

9. Security Responsibilities

Users shall:

• Protect account credentials
• Maintain secure passwords
• Report suspicious activity
• Log out from shared devices
• Avoid credential sharing
• Protect uploaded documentation

Users remain responsible for activity occurring under their authenticated account.

10. Respectful Conduct

Users shall not:

• Harass other users
• Threaten other users
• Intimidate users
• Discriminate against users
• Publish abusive content
• Defame individuals
• Upload offensive material
• Promote illegal activity
• Use the platform for personal attacks

ReadinessOS is intended to maintain a professional maritime environment.

11. Intellectual Property

Users shall not upload content that infringes the intellectual property rights of others.

Users remain responsible for ensuring they possess lawful rights to upload:

• Documents
• Manuals
• Drawings
• Images
• Certificates
• Technical documentation
• Videos
• Training materials

Unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material is prohibited.

12. Confidential Information

Users shall not intentionally disclose confidential information belonging to:

• Vessel owners
• Operators
• Management companies
• Crew members
• Third parties
• Clients
• Charter guests

Users remain responsible for complying with confidentiality obligations applicable to their employment or contracts.

13. Automation and Bots

Unauthorized automated interaction with ReadinessOS is prohibited.

Examples include:

• Scraping bots
• Data harvesting
• Automated account creation
• Automated credential attacks
• Automated badge manipulation
• Automated readiness manipulation

Authorized API access may be governed by separate platform policies.

14. Marketplace and Commercial Activity

Unless expressly authorized, users shall not use ReadinessOS for:

• Unauthorized advertising
• Spam distribution
• Commercial solicitation
• Sale of counterfeit documents
• Sale of fraudulent certificates
• Unauthorized recruitment
• Unapproved marketing campaigns

Future marketplace functionality remains subject to separate policies.

15. Enforcement

Violation of this policy may result in:

• Warning
• Feature restriction
• Temporary suspension
• Verification review
• Badge removal
• Passport restriction
• Subscription termination
• Permanent account termination
• Legal action where appropriate

Enforcement decisions remain at the discretion of ReadinessOS.

16. Reporting Abuse

Users may report suspected abuse, fraud, or misuse through:

[ReadinessOS@proton.me](mailto:ReadinessOS@proton.me)

Reports should include sufficient information to support administrative investigation where possible.

17. Relationship to Other Policies

This policy should be interpreted together with:

• Terms of Service
• Privacy Policy
• Account Suspension and Fraud Policy
• AI Usage & Responsible AI Policy
• Platform Security Policy
• Data Ownership Policy
• Community & Professional Conduct Policy

Where conflicts exist regarding personal information processing, the Privacy Policy shall govern.

18. Policy Updates

ReadinessOS may revise this policy as platform functionality, AI capabilities, security practices, or legal requirements evolve.

Updated versions become effective upon publication unless otherwise specified.

19. Revision History

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