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Acceptable Use Policy
Version 1.0 · Effective June 2026 · Knemonik LLC, Delaware, USA
This policy governs how clients may use Knemonik's services, platform, and deliverables.
Knemonik's intelligence tools are powerful. This policy ensures they are used ethically and lawfully. Violating this policy results in immediate engagement termination, potential legal action, and reporting to law enforcement where required.
1. Permitted Uses
Knemonik's services and deliverables may be used solely for the following lawful purposes:
Permitted: Fraud investigation, AML compliance, law enforcement cooperation, whistleblower tip preparation, due diligence on counterparties, corporate intelligence for legitimate business decisions, academic research on blockchain forensics with proper disclosure, and legitimate journalism in the public interest.
- Financial Fraud Investigation: Tracing misappropriated funds, identifying fraudulent transaction patterns, and compiling evidence for civil or criminal proceedings.
- AML Compliance: Screening counterparties and transaction sources as part of a regulated institution's AML compliance program.
- Whistleblower Submissions: Preparing structured, evidence-backed tips for submission to US government agencies (IRS, SEC, CFTC, FinCEN).
- Legal Proceedings: Using Knemonik deliverables as supporting evidence in civil litigation, arbitration, or criminal proceedings where the Client is a party or authorized representative.
- Corporate Due Diligence: Vetting potential business partners, investors, or counterparties for sanctions exposure and financial integrity prior to entering into commercial relationships.
- Internal Audit: Identifying unauthorized or irregular financial flows within an organization for compliance or disciplinary purposes.
2. Prohibited Uses
Strictly Prohibited: Any use of Knemonik's services for harassment, stalking, extortion, competitive intelligence against private individuals, political persecution, or any purpose that is itself illegal under US federal law or the laws of the Client's jurisdiction.
The following uses are strictly prohibited and constitute a material breach of this policy:
- Harassment and Stalking: Using wallet or entity information to locate, monitor, intimidate, or harass individuals.
- Extortion: Using investigation findings to threaten, coerce, or extort any individual or organization into paying money or taking any action.
- Doxxing: Publishing or distributing personal information obtained through Knemonik's services without lawful basis.
- Competitive Harm: Using financial intelligence to interfere with a competitor's operations, client relationships, or financing.
- Market Manipulation: Using blockchain forensics data to time trades, spread false information, or otherwise manipulate financial markets.
- Political Persecution: Using investigation services to target journalists, political opponents, activists, labor organizers, whistleblowers, or human rights defenders.
- Money Laundering: Using Knemonik's understanding of forensics detection methods to structure transactions that evade detection.
- Sanctions Evasion: Using information about sanctions screening methods to route transactions around detected pathways.
- Unauthorized Resale: Reselling, licensing, or otherwise commercially distributing Knemonik deliverables or access to Knemonik's platform to third parties without prior written consent.
- False Submissions: Using Knemonik's whistleblower support services to submit knowingly false or fabricated tips to government agencies.
- Reverse Engineering: Attempting to decompile, reverse engineer, or extract proprietary algorithms or AI models from Knemonik's platform or deliverables.
- Automated Scraping: Using bots, scripts, or automated tools to extract data from Knemonik's website or platform beyond authorized API use.
3. Platform Integrity
When using Knemonik's web platform or AML Compliance SaaS, users may not:
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to other users' data or accounts;
- Submit malicious code, viruses, or disruptive inputs to any Knemonik system;
- Perform security testing, penetration testing, or vulnerability scanning of Knemonik's infrastructure without prior written authorization;
- Exceed any rate limits or API quotas defined by Knemonik;
- Misrepresent identity or impersonate another individual or entity in platform interactions.
4. Data Handling Obligations
Deliverables provided by Knemonik (reports, data exports, evidence packages) must be handled by the Client in accordance with applicable data protection law. The Client is responsible for:
- Storing Knemonik deliverables securely and limiting access to authorized personnel;
- Complying with applicable data protection laws (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) when processing any personal data contained in deliverables;
- Not retaining deliverables beyond the period necessary for the stated lawful purpose;
- Notifying Knemonik promptly if any deliverable is lost, stolen, or subject to unauthorized access.
5. Reporting Misuse
Knemonik employees, contractors, and third parties who become aware of actual or suspected violations of this policy are encouraged to report such violations through the secure inquiry form at knemonik.com. Reports may be made anonymously. Knemonik does not tolerate retaliation against individuals who report policy violations in good faith.
6. Consequences of Violation
Violation of this Acceptable Use Policy may result in:
- Immediate suspension or termination of services without refund;
- Legal action for breach of contract and associated damages;
- Reporting of the violation and available information to relevant law enforcement authorities;
- Filing of a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) with FinCEN if required by law;
- Permanent ban from Knemonik's services.
7. Governing Law
This Acceptable Use Policy is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America. It is incorporated by reference into Knemonik's Terms of Service and Client Engagement Agreement.