Acceptable Use Policy

Last updated: January 2025

This Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) governs your use of the Optimize platform and all related services operated by Optimize Software Pty Ltd (ACN 694 741 378). This policy is incorporated into and forms part of our Terms of Service. By using Optimize, you agree to comply with this policy.

1. Intended Use

Optimize is designed for legitimate business operations including order management, inventory tracking, production planning, financial reporting, and related enterprise resource planning activities. You agree to use the Service only for its intended business purposes.

2. Prohibited Activities

You may not use the Service to:

  • Violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation
  • Infringe upon the intellectual property rights of any third party
  • Store, transmit, or process any data that you do not have the right to use
  • Transmit any viruses, malware, or other malicious code
  • Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Service, other accounts, computer systems, or networks
  • Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service
  • Engage in any activity that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Service infrastructure
  • Use automated scripts, bots, or scrapers to access the Service except through our published APIs
  • Resell, sublicence, or redistribute the Service without written authorisation

3. Data and Content

You are responsible for all data and content you upload, store, or process through the Service. You agree not to upload or store:

  • Content that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable
  • Personally identifiable information beyond what is necessary for legitimate business operations
  • Data subject to regulatory requirements (such as health records or payment card data) unless the Service is explicitly certified for such use
  • Content that infringes the intellectual property or privacy rights of others

4. Security

You agree to:

  • Keep your account credentials confidential and not share them with unauthorised individuals
  • Use strong, unique passwords for your Optimize account
  • Notify us immediately at [email protected] if you suspect any unauthorised access
  • Not attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Service without prior written consent
  • Not circumvent or disable any security features of the Service

5. AI Features

Optimize includes AI-powered features for business operations. When using these features, you agree to:

  • Review AI-generated outputs before acting on them for critical business decisions
  • Not use the AI features to generate content that violates this policy
  • Not attempt to extract, reverse-engineer, or manipulate the underlying AI models
  • Understand that AI-generated suggestions are provided as-is and should be verified for accuracy

6. Resource Usage

Your use of the Service is subject to reasonable usage limits. We may throttle or restrict access if your usage materially exceeds typical patterns or places undue strain on our infrastructure. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you before imposing any restrictions.

7. Enforcement

We reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate action in response to violations of this policy, including:

  • Issuing a warning
  • Temporarily suspending your access to the Service
  • Permanently terminating your account
  • Reporting violations to law enforcement authorities where required

Where possible, we will provide notice and an opportunity to remedy the violation before taking enforcement action, except in cases of serious or repeated violations.

8. Reporting Violations

If you become aware of any violation of this policy, please report it to [email protected]. We take all reports seriously and will investigate promptly.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Acceptable Use Policy from time to time. We will notify users of material changes via email or through the Service. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact

For questions about this Acceptable Use Policy, please contact us at [email protected].