# Acceptable use policy.

> Use Mini Hound only to review a website you control. Keep requests respectful, lawful and focused on security.

Official source: https://warhoundai.com/acceptable-use/
Updated: 2026-10-27

## Testing maintenance

Security testing is temporarily disabled while we update the authorization flow. Website ownership verification is no longer required to open the workspace. Accounts, billing and saved history remain available.

No new scans, penetration tests or automatic recovery jobs run during maintenance. We will publish the replacement authorization process before testing resumes.

## Allowed use

Mini Hound is a bounded, read-only source-review assistant. It does not authorize penetration testing, credential use, access to private accounts or interference with other people’s systems.

- Review public pages and code on your verified website within the beta limits.
- Ask for explanations of findings and defensive fixes.
- Use harmless, synthetic examples to understand a security problem.
- Report suspected problems privately to the responsible owner.

## Prohibited use and content

Legitimate security terminology, including penetration testing and injection, is allowed when used for defensive education. The service can reject a request, a collected page or an answer that conflicts with these rules. Automated checks have limits and may incorrectly block content or miss a violation. They do not replace your responsibility to follow this policy.

- Attacking, scanning or collecting another website without the required verification and permission.
- Denial of service, request flooding, destructive actions, evasion of access controls, credential theft or misuse of discovered secrets.
- Adult, erotic, sexually explicit content or requests to find, create or review such content.
- Abusive or profane language, harassment, threats, hateful abuse or attempts to bypass content restrictions.
- Sharing passwords, API keys, sensitive personal information, illegal material or content you have no right to provide.
- Using false ownership proofs, forged reports or claims that an AI review proves a website is secure.

## Limits and enforcement

Attempts to use an unverified or different website are rejected before review. Scraper tools are restricted again during execution. Ownership proofs are checked through a bounded HTTPS fetch with private-network and redirect protections. A proof code is public verification material, not a password. Do not publish any other account credentials.

We may restrict or suspend accounts for abuse, law violations or attempts to bypass safeguards. Follow applicable laws and the website owner’s scope. This policy does not grant a legal safe harbor or permission from a third party. Beta availability, quotas and provider limitations still apply.

- [Mini Hound limits](https://warhoundai.com/mini-hound/)
- [Privacy and data handling](https://warhoundai.com/privacy/)
- [Website terms](https://warhoundai.com/terms/)

## Questions and reports

Contact founder@warhoundai.com about acceptable use, an incorrect content block or suspected abuse. Include a short description and the relevant public URL. Do not send passwords, verification session cookies or sensitive exploit data.