Acceptable Use Policy
Last Updated: May 12, 2026
1. Introduction
This Acceptable Use Policy ("Policy") governs your use of SpecimenOS ("the Service"), operated by Cannomic ("Cannomic," "we," "us," or "our"). This Policy is incorporated into and forms part of the SpecimenOS Terms of Service.
By accessing or using the Service, you agree to comply with this Policy. Violations of this Policy may result in warnings, temporary suspension, permanent termination of your account, removal of content, or referral to law enforcement, at Cannomic’s sole discretion.
2. Prohibited Content
You must not upload, store, transmit, or otherwise make available through the Service any of the following:
- Content that is illegal under any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation.
- Malware, viruses, trojans, worms, ransomware, or any other malicious or harmful code, files, or programs.
- Content that infringes upon the intellectual property rights of any third party, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, or trade secrets.
- Content that exceeds the storage limits associated with your subscription tier.
- Personally identifiable information of third parties without their explicit, informed consent.
- Misleading, fraudulent, or intentionally inaccurate data, including falsified cultivation records, fabricated research results, or deceptive protocol documentation.
3. Prohibited Actions
You must not:
- Attempt to circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with any security features, access controls, or authentication mechanisms of the Service.
- Probe, scan, or test the Service for vulnerabilities without prior written authorization from Cannomic.
- Launch or facilitate denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, or otherwise intentionally overload or degrade the performance of the Service or its infrastructure.
- Scrape, crawl, spider, or use any automated means to extract data from the Service beyond the capabilities provided by its official APIs.
- Share, sell, transfer, or otherwise distribute your account credentials to any third party.
- Use the Service, in whole or in part, to develop, build, or operate a product or service that competes with the Service.
- Access, view, copy, or modify data belonging to other users or Workspaces without proper authorization.
- Interfere with, disrupt, or degrade other users’ ability to access or use the Service.
- Use automated tools, bots, scripts, or other programmatic means to interact with the Service beyond the capabilities provided by its official APIs.
- Attempt to access administrative functions, dashboards, or privileged features without proper authorization.
4. Marketplace Conduct
4.1 Seller Obligations
Sellers participating in the SpecimenOS Marketplace must not:
- List fraudulent, plagiarized, or otherwise deceptive SOPs, protocols, or cultivation materials.
- Misrepresent the contents, expected results, species compatibility, difficulty level, or any other material aspect of a listed protocol.
- Manipulate reviews, ratings, or feedback through fake accounts, paid reviews, review exchanges, or any other deceptive means.
- List content for which they do not hold the necessary rights, licenses, or authorizations to sell or distribute.
4.2 Buyer Obligations
Buyers who purchase content through the Marketplace must not:
- Redistribute, share, resell, or otherwise make purchased SOPs or protocols available outside of their own Workspace.
- Claim authorship, ownership, or original creation of purchased content.
5. Cultivation Compliance
Users are solely responsible for ensuring that all cultivation activities recorded, managed, or tracked through the Service comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations. This includes, but is not limited to, laws governing controlled substances, agricultural chemicals, plant quarantine, phytosanitary requirements, and environmental protection.
The Service is a recordkeeping and operational management tool. It does not validate, verify, or assess the legality of any cultivation operation, species selection, or growing practice. The presence of any feature, field, or workflow within the Service does not constitute approval or endorsement of any particular cultivation activity.
You must not use the Service to facilitate, organize, document, or otherwise support any cultivation activity that is illegal in your jurisdiction.
6. Enforcement
Cannomic reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to take any of the following actions in response to violations of this Policy:
- Issue warnings to Users who have committed minor or first-time violations.
- Suspend accounts temporarily while an investigation is conducted or to prevent ongoing harm.
- Terminate accounts permanently for severe or repeated violations.
- Remove content that violates this Policy, without prior notice.
- Report violations to law enforcement authorities when Cannomic believes, in good faith, that a violation involves illegal activity.
Cannomic investigates reported violations in good faith and endeavors to respond in a timely manner. However, Cannomic is not obligated to actively monitor all user activity on the Service and does not guarantee that all violations will be detected or addressed.
7. Reporting Violations
If you become aware of any violation of this Policy, we encourage you to report it promptly. Please send reports to abuse@specimenos.com and include the following information:
- A clear description of the suspected violation, including the specific section of this Policy that you believe has been violated.
- Any supporting evidence, such as screenshots, URLs, timestamps, or relevant data.
- The account or accounts involved, if known, including usernames or Workspace identifiers.
Cannomic will review all reports submitted in good faith. We may follow up with you for additional information if necessary. Cannomic will not disclose the identity of the reporter to the reported party except where required by law.
8. Changes to This Policy
Cannomic reserves the right to modify, amend, or update this Policy at any time. Material changes to this Policy will be communicated to you via email to the address associated with your account at least 30 days before they take effect. We will also update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page to reflect the most recent revision.
Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Policy. If you do not agree with the changes, you must stop using the Service before the changes take effect.
9. Contact
If you have any questions about this Acceptable Use Policy or wish to report a violation, please contact us at:
Abuse reports: abuse@specimenos.com
Legal inquiries: legal@specimenos.com