Why this document exists
Shipseo is not a tool that only looks: it modifies real websites, in production, with real traffic. That capability is useful when pointed at what is yours and harmful when it is not.
These rules are a condition of using the service. Breaking them is grounds for account closure without refund.
Only on sites that are yours
Connect only sites you own or for which you hold the owner’s explicit, current authorisation.
If you manage client sites, make sure your contract with them covers automated changes to their SEO. Having the credentials is not the same as having permission.
No deceptive techniques
Do not use Shipseo to:
- Show search engines content different from what people see (cloaking).
- Generate pages whose only purpose is to capture traffic and redirect it elsewhere (doorway pages).
- Publish content at volume, without review, solely to manipulate search results.
- Impersonate a person, brand or company, or pass generated content off as somebody’s official statement.
- Produce misleading content about health, money, safety, or any subject where a false claim can cause real harm.
Illegal or harmful content
Do not use the service to create or promote content that is illegal, violent, sexual involving minors, harassing, or aimed at harming specific people.
Use of the system
Do not attempt to circumvent your plan limits, access other accounts’ data, or place a load on the service that degrades it for everyone else.
Crawling a site consumes that site’s resources. Do not point it at servers that cannot absorb it.
How we enforce this
If we detect a breach we may suspend the account while we review it. If it is serious or repeated, we close it. If you think we got it wrong, write to hello@shipseo.dev — we will look again.