ACCEPTABLE_USE

2.1 Academic Integrity Violations

• Using AI features to complete assignments, write essays, solve exam problems, or do any work that you would submit as your own
• Using any BalanceBoard feature to obtain, store, or distribute answers to graded assessments dishonestly
• Using BalanceBoard to coordinate academic dishonesty with other students
• Attempting to use Google Classroom API access to view or copy other students' submissions

Note: BalanceBoard may cooperate with school investigations into academic dishonesty when presented with valid requests from school administrators.

2.2 Harmful Content

• Posting, sharing, or soliciting sexually explicit content of any kind
• Any content that sexualizes, endangers, exploits, or demeans minors
• Content promoting, glorifying, or providing instructions for self-harm or suicide
• Detailed descriptions of self-harm methods or "how-to" information
• Content that promotes eating disorders or dangerous dietary practices
• Content promoting illegal drug or alcohol use among minors
• Violent, graphic, or gore content

2.3 Harassment & Abuse

• Bullying, cyberbullying, or sustained harassment of any individual
• Doxxing — sharing someone's real name, address, phone number, school, or other identifying information without consent
• Coordinating harassment campaigns (brigading) against any individual or group
• Sending unsolicited threatening or sexually explicit messages
• Impersonating another student, teacher, or staff member

2.4 AI Misuse

• Attempting to "jailbreak," manipulate, or bypass AI safety guardrails through prompt engineering or adversarial inputs
• Using AI features to generate harmful, deceptive, or manipulative content
• Attempting to use AI to impersonate another person or create fake identities
• Submitting false wellness data to manipulate AI recommendations
• Using AI conversation features for purposes unrelated to academic management or wellness (e.g., as a general-purpose chatbot)

2.5 Technical Abuse

• Unauthorized scraping, crawling, or automated data extraction from BalanceBoard
• Attempting to access other users' accounts, data, or private information
• Exploiting security vulnerabilities (report them to us instead)
• Conducting denial-of-service attacks or API abuse
• Introducing malware, viruses, or malicious code through any feature
• Creating bot accounts or automated accounts
• Circumventing rate limits or other technical access controls
• Attempting to reverse-engineer, decompile, or access BalanceBoard's source code

2.6 Legal Violations

• Using BalanceBoard for any purpose that violates federal, state, or local law
• Sharing copyrighted material without authorization (e.g., textbook scans, pirated content)
• Violating FERPA by sharing other students' educational records
• Using the platform for commercial solicitation, MLM recruiting, or spam
• Violating Google's Terms of Service in connection with their APIs