Acceptable Use Policy
Effective Date: 2026
This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") describes permitted and prohibited uses of the SiliconSpace platform. It applies to all users and is incorporated by reference into the SiliconSpace Terms of Service.
1. Permitted Use
SiliconSpace may be used to:
- Design, synthesize, and implement digital integrated circuits
- Run open-source EDA tools on user-submitted designs
- Generate reports, layouts, and design artifacts
- Collaborate with others through organizations and public projects
All use must comply with applicable laws and these policies.
2. Prohibited Content
You may not upload, submit, or share content that:
- You do not have the legal right to use or distribute
- Infringes intellectual property or confidentiality obligations
- Contains malware, exploits, or malicious code
- Is illegal, unlawful, or violates export control regulations
3. Prohibited Conduct
You may not:
- Attempt to bypass security, isolation, or resource limits
- Interfere with other users or platform operation
- Abuse compute resources or run workloads outside intended use
- Attempt privilege escalation or unauthorized access
- Scrape, reverse engineer, or probe platform internals
- Use the service for cryptocurrency mining or non-EDA workloads
4. Compute Fair Use
SiliconSpace enforces limits on:
- CPU cores
- Memory usage
- Runtime duration
- Storage and artifact retention
These limits exist to ensure fair and reliable service for all users. Excessive or abusive usage may result in throttling, job termination, or account suspension.
5. Public Projects and Sharing
If you choose to make a project public:
- You are responsible for ensuring it may be legally shared
- Content must comply with applicable licenses
- Projects may be removed if reported for policy violations
SiliconSpace does not pre-review public content.
6. Security and Integrity
You may not:
- Upload code intended to compromise systems
- Attempt network access beyond permitted execution environments
- Access or attempt to access data belonging to other users
- Use the platform to test exploits or vulnerabilities
7. Enforcement
Violations of this AUP may result in:
- Job termination
- Temporary suspension
- Permanent account termination
- Removal of public content
Enforcement decisions are made at SiliconSpace's discretion.
8. Reporting Abuse
To report suspected abuse, violations, or security concerns, contact: abuse@siliconspace.io
Include sufficient detail to allow investigation.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this AUP from time to time. Continued use of the service constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.