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Acceptable Use Policy

Effective Date: May 4, 2026 Last Updated: May 4, 2026

This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") applies to anyone using the Musical Mycology websites, the RenQuest platform, our mobile apps, or our APIs (the "Service"). It is incorporated into our Terms of Service, our Mobile App EULA, and any Master Services Agreement we have with you.

We may suspend, terminate, or remove access at any time for any conduct that violates this AUP. We may report suspected illegal activity to law enforcement.

1. About content on the Service

In the current release, content you upload to the Service (avatar photos, saved quest images, profile fields, etc.) is stored privately to your account and is not shared with other users. Even so, the rules in this AUP apply to anything you upload, because (a) we may, with notice and your opt-in, introduce sharing features later, and (b) some content is unacceptable on our infrastructure regardless of who can see it (for example, child sexual abuse material is prohibited and reportable in any form).

2. Prohibited content

You will not use the Service to upload, transmit, store, or distribute content that:

  • Is illegal under US federal law or the law of any state where you or the recipient is located.
  • Sexually exploits or endangers minors, including any depiction of child sexual abuse material. We have zero tolerance for CSAM and will report it to NCMEC.
  • Is generated by, depicts, or otherwise pertains to a known user under 13. The Service is not directed to anyone under 13.
  • Is obscene, sexually explicit, or pornographic.
  • Infringes anyone's copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, right of publicity, or other intellectual property right.
  • Is defamatory, libelous, threatening, harassing, abusive, or hateful, including content that targets people based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
  • Promotes or glorifies violence, terrorism, or self-harm.
  • Contains personal information of others without their consent (doxing).
  • Is misleading, fraudulent, or designed to impersonate another person or organization.

3. Prohibited conduct

You will not:

  • Violate any law, regulation, or contractual obligation.
  • Probe, scan, or test the security of the Service except under a written security-research agreement signed by us.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any account, system, or network.
  • Reverse engineer, decompile, or otherwise attempt to derive source code from the Service except as expressly permitted by law.
  • Use bots, scrapers, headless browsers, or other automation to access the Service except via published APIs and within their rate limits.
  • Cheat, exploit bugs, fabricate quest progress, sell accounts or in-game items, or otherwise undermine the integrity of the Service.
  • Bypass age gates, parental controls, or other safeguards.
  • Use the Service to send spam, unsolicited bulk email, or commercial messages that violate CAN-SPAM, TCPA, or similar laws.
  • Use the Service to distribute malware, phishing pages, or other harmful code.
  • Resell, sublicense, or commercially exploit the Service except as expressly permitted by an MSA.
  • Use the Service in a way that interferes with other users or imposes a disproportionate load on infrastructure.

4. Operator-specific rules

If you are an Operator (a tenant of the RenQuest platform), you additionally will not:

  • Collect, use, or disclose Player personal information for purposes outside the operation of your event.
  • Sell or rent Player personal information.
  • Engage in cross-context behavioral advertising using Player data collected through RenQuest.
  • Import contact lists you have not lawfully collected (no purchased or harvested lists).
  • Send marketing email through the Service to attendees who have not opted in to receive marketing.
  • Use the Service to operate events involving content prohibited by Section 1.
  • Sublicense the Service or your Operator account to a third party.

5. Reporting violations

If you see content or behavior that violates this AUP, report it to abuse@musicalmycology.org with as much detail as you can provide (URLs, screenshots, account names, timestamps).

For copyright infringement, send a DMCA notice to dmca@musicalmycology.org with the elements required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3).

For child safety concerns, email safety@musicalmycology.org immediately. We will preserve evidence and report to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) where the law requires it.

6. Enforcement

We may, at our discretion:

  • Remove offending content.
  • Suspend or terminate accounts (with or without notice depending on severity).
  • Throttle or revoke API access.
  • Cooperate with law enforcement.
  • Pursue legal remedies including injunctive relief and damages.

We are not obligated to monitor user activity, but we may do so. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later.

7. Changes

We may update this AUP. The current version applies to your use of the Service.

8. Contact

abuse@musicalmycology.org for general AUP issues dmca@musicalmycology.org for copyright notices safety@musicalmycology.org for child-safety concerns