ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY (AUP)
Effective Date: 2026
Operated by
HOODS HUB PRIVATE LIMITED
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
This Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) governs permitted and prohibited use of the WhitePanther™ platform (“Platform”).
This Policy forms part of the WhitePanther™ Master Terms of Service.
Violation of this Policy may result in suspension, restriction, or termination of access without prior notice where necessary to protect platform integrity.
- PURPOSE
WhitePanther is a business operations platform designed for lawful business communication, collaboration, marketing, productivity tracking, internal messaging, audio/video conferencing, and payment orchestration.
This Policy exists to:
- Protect platform security
- Prevent abuse and fraud
- Ensure regulatory compliance
- Maintain service reliability
- Safeguard users and third parties
- GENERAL PROHIBITIONS
You may NOT use the Platform to:
- Violate any applicable law or regulation
- Engage in fraud, deception, or misrepresentation
- Infringe intellectual property rights
- Impersonate individuals or organizations
- Distribute malware or harmful code
- Attempt unauthorized access to systems
- Interfere with platform security mechanisms
- Circumvent rate limits or technical safeguards
- Reverse engineer or exploit system vulnerabilities
- Conduct unauthorized competitive benchmarking
- EMAIL & MARKETING ABUSE
3.1 Prohibited Activities
You may NOT use WhitePanther to:
- Send unsolicited bulk emails (“spam”)
- Conduct phishing campaigns
- Use misleading subject lines
- Harvest or scrape email addresses unlawfully
- Send emails without valid consent
- Distribute malicious attachments or links
3.2 Compliance Responsibilities
Users are solely responsible for complying with:
- Indian IT Act and related regulations
- GDPR (where applicable)
- CAN-SPAM (where applicable)
- Other applicable anti-spam laws
Users must:
- Maintain documented opt-in records
- Provide visible unsubscribe options
- Honor opt-out requests promptly
WhitePanther may restrict or suspend sending privileges if:
- Bounce rates exceed acceptable thresholds
- Spam complaints are excessive
- Domain reputation is compromised
- AI MODULE MISUSE
You may NOT use AI features to:
- Generate unlawful, defamatory, or abusive content
- Create fraudulent financial or legal documents
- Impersonate government agencies or businesses
- Facilitate scams, phishing, or deception
- Manipulate individuals through false representations
AI-generated outputs must be independently reviewed before use.
WhitePanther disclaims responsibility for misuse of AI-generated content.
- TEAMS, CHAT & AUDIO/VIDEO MISUSE
WhitePanther provides Teams collaboration, real-time chat, and audio/video conferencing tools.
You may NOT use these features to:
- Harass, threaten, or intimidate others
- Share unlawful or abusive content
- Engage in hate speech or discrimination
- Conduct phishing or social engineering
- Distribute malware or harmful links
- Record calls without lawful consent
Users enabling recording features must:
- Obtain lawful consent from all participants
- Comply with applicable recording laws
WhitePanther reserves the right to:
- Remove abusive content
- Suspend communication privileges
- Restrict accounts engaged in harassment or misuse
- SCREEN RECORDING MISUSE
You may NOT use the Screen Recording Module to:
- Record individuals without lawful consent
- Capture confidential data unlawfully
- Conduct covert surveillance
- Violate employment or privacy laws
Screen recordings stored via:
remain subject to third-party storage policies.
WhitePanther is not responsible for user misconfiguration of cloud permissions.
- TIME TRACKING MISUSE
You may NOT:
- Falsify time records
- Use the platform for unlawful employee surveillance
- Misrepresent time logs for tax fraud or financial manipulation
WhitePanther is not a certified payroll or regulatory compliance system.
- PAYMENT & FINANCIAL MISUSE
WhitePanther integrates with:
- Razorpay Software Private Limited
- PhonePe Private Limited
You may NOT use the Platform to:
- Conduct money laundering
- Process fraudulent transactions
- Initiate unauthorized transfers
- Facilitate terrorist financing
- Evade taxes or regulatory obligations
- Circumvent payment provider controls
WhitePanther reserves the right to:
- Suspend suspicious activity
- Restrict payout functionality
- Report unlawful conduct where legally required
- SECURITY VIOLATIONS
You may NOT:
- Attempt to breach authentication systems
- Conduct vulnerability scanning without authorization
- Exploit known software bugs
- Deploy automated bots to overload systems
- Access or attempt to access other users’ data
Security violations may result in:
- Immediate suspension
- Permanent termination
- Legal action
- DATA MISUSE
You may NOT:
- Upload unlawfully obtained personal data
- Share confidential data without authorization
- Store regulated financial or health data without lawful basis
- Use the Platform in violation of privacy laws
Users remain responsible for lawful data collection and processing.
- HIGH-RISK & PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
WhitePanther may not be used for:
- Cryptocurrency exchange operations (unless legally compliant)
- Gambling services (unless legally compliant)
- Weapons sales
- Terrorist financing
- Illegal pharmaceutical sales
- Human trafficking or exploitation
- Sanctions evasion
We reserve the right to restrict additional high-risk categories at our discretion.
- CLOUD & THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
WhitePanther integrates with third-party providers, including:
- Google LLC
- Razorpay Software Private Limited
- PhonePe Private Limited
Use of such services is subject to their respective policies.
WhitePanther is not liable for independent third-party infrastructure failures.
- ENFORCEMENT
WhitePanther may take proportionate action including:
- Warning notices
- Feature restrictions
- Temporary suspension
- Permanent termination
- Reporting to regulatory authorities
Enforcement may occur without prior notice where necessary to:
- Prevent harm
- Protect users
- Preserve system integrity
Repeated violations may result in permanent account termination.
- REPORTING ABUSE
Suspected violations may be reported to:
customersupport@whitepanther.email
Reports should include sufficient detail for investigation.
WhitePanther may cooperate with lawful investigations.
- POLICY UPDATES
WhitePanther may update this AUP periodically.
Continued use of the Platform constitutes acceptance of updated terms.
