We want everyone to be able to use our API safely and responsibly. To that end, we've created use-case and content policies. By following them, you'll help us make sure that our technology is used for good.
If we discover that your product doesn't follow these policies, we'll ask you to make necessary changes. If you don't comply, we may take further action, including terminating your account.
We prohibit building products that target the following use-cases: Includes gambling, payday lending, illegal substances, pseudo-pharmaceuticals, multi-level marketing, weapons development, warfare, cybercrime, adult industries, spam, and non-consensual surveillance. Includes classifying people based on protected characteristics, mining sensitive information without appropriate consent, products that claim to accurately predict behavior based on dubious evidence. Includes testimonial generation, product or service review generation, educational dishonesty, contract cheating, astroturfing. Includes automated phone calls that sound human, a romantic chatbot that emotionally manipulates end-users, automated systems (including conversational AI and chatbots) that don’t disclose that they are an AI system, or products that simulate another person without their explicit consent. Includes generating political fundraising emails, or classifying people in order to deliver targeted political messages.Illegal or harmful industries
Misuse of personal data
Promoting dishonesty
Deceiving or manipulating users
Trying to influence politics
The following set of use cases carry a greater risk of potential harm: criminal justice, law enforcement, legal, government and civil services, healthcare, therapy, wellness, coaching, finance, news. For these use-cases, you must:
We also don't allow you or end-users of your application to generate the following types of content: Content that expresses, incites, or promotes hate based on identity Content that intends to harass, threaten, or bully an individual Content that promotes or glorifies violence or celebrates the suffering or humiliation of others Content that promotes, encourages, or depicts acts of self-harm, such as suicide, cutting, and eating disorders Content meant to arouse sexual excitement, such as the description of sexual activity, or that promotes sexual services (excluding sex education and wellness) Content attempting to influence the political process or to be used for campaigning purposes Unsolicited bulk content Content that is false or misleading, such as attempting to defraud individuals or spread disinformation Content that attempts to generate ransomware, keyloggers, viruses, or other software intended to impose some level of harmHate
Harassment
Violence
Self-harm
Sexual
Political
Spam
Deception
Malware
You can use our free moderation endpoint and safety best practices to help you keep your app safe.