Acceptable Use Policy

This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") sets out the content and activities that are not permitted when using Drift ("Drift", "we", "us"). It is part of, and incorporated into, our Terms of Service. By using the Service you agree to this AUP. Capitalised terms not defined here have the meaning given in the Terms.

1.Scope

This AUP applies to everything you do with Drift: the topics and instructions you submit, the scripts, voiceovers, footage, images, music, thumbnails and videos generated for you, and anything you schedule or publish to a connected channel. It applies whether you act manually or through Autopilot.

2.You are the publisher

Drift is a production tool. You are the publisher of, and the party responsible for, everything created with Drift and posted to your channels. You are responsible for reviewing output before and after publication and for ensuring it is lawful and complies with this AUP and with the rules of every platform you publish to. Autopilot does not transfer that responsibility to us.

3.Prohibited content

You must not use Drift to create, schedule or publish content that:

• is unlawful, or that promotes, facilitates or instructs others in illegal activity;
• infringes the copyright, trademark, patent, trade-secret, publicity, privacy or other rights of any person;
• sexualises, endangers or exploits minors in any way, or is otherwise child sexual abuse material;
• is pornographic or sexually explicit, or that is gratuitously violent or graphic;
• is hateful or harassing, or that incites or threatens violence or discrimination against people based on protected characteristics;
• encourages or instructs self-harm, suicide, eating disorders, or dangerous acts;
• is fraudulent, deceptive or misleading, including scams, fake giveaways, "get rich quick" schemes, impersonated identities, or content designed to manipulate metrics;
• spreads demonstrably false information that could cause real-world harm (for example, medical, electoral or safety misinformation);
• discloses another person's private or identifying information without permission (doxxing);
• contains malware, phishing links, or attempts to defraud or harm viewers;
• is spam, or is mass-produced, repetitive, auto-generated filler with no original value — the kind of content that platforms demonetise or remove.

4.Prohibited conduct

You must not:

• use the Service to operate channels or networks designed to deceive, inflate engagement, or evade platform enforcement;
• impersonate any person, brand or organisation, or misrepresent your identity, affiliation or the origin of your content;
• reverse-engineer, decompile, scrape, crawl, or attempt to extract the Service's source code, models or data;
• probe, overload, disrupt or interfere with the Service or its infrastructure, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to any account, system or data;
• circumvent or attempt to circumvent usage limits, credit metering, rate limits or access controls;
• share, resell, sublicense, rent or white-label the Service or your account without our written permission;
• use the Service to build or train a competing product, or to generate content for resale as a generation service;
• connect a channel or account you are not authorised to control.

5.Platform rules

When you connect or publish to a third-party platform, you must comply with that platform's terms and policies in addition to this AUP. For YouTube and Google, this includes the YouTube Terms of Service, the Community Guidelines, and YouTube's policies on spam, deceptive practices, impersonation, repetitious content and monetisation (including the requirement that content be original and add value). Automated production is permitted by YouTube, but channels that publish mass-produced, low-effort or duplicative content may be demonetised or removed by the platform — that risk is yours, not ours.

6.AI-generated content

Drift produces content using AI. You are responsible for how you use it. In particular, you must not:

• present AI-generated voices, faces or footage as a real, specific person without their consent, or create deepfakes or synthetic media intended to deceive;
• publish factual claims, advice (medical, legal, financial or otherwise) or news without verifying accuracy — AI output can be wrong;
• omit any disclosure of synthetic or altered media that a platform or applicable law requires (for example, labels for realistic synthetic content).

You should review generated content for accuracy, rights and suitability before it goes live.

7.Third-party rights & licensing

You are responsible for ensuring you have the rights to everything in your published videos. Stock footage, images and music made available through the Service are licensed for use within content you create with Drift; you must not extract or redistribute them on their own, and you must observe any attribution or usage conditions that apply. Do not upload, request or incorporate material you do not have the right to use.

8.Enforcement

We may, at our discretion and without notice where appropriate, refuse to process a request, remove or disable content, limit features, suspend Autopilot, or suspend or terminate your account if we believe you have violated this AUP or created legal or safety risk. We may also disclose information where required by law or to protect the Service, our users or the public. We are not obliged to monitor content, but we may review it. Suspension or termination for a violation does not entitle you to a refund — see our Refunds & Cancellation Policy.

9.Reporting abuse

If you believe content produced or published with Drift violates this AUP or your rights, contact us at kris.engelhardt4@gmail.com with enough detail to identify the content. We review reports and act where appropriate.

This document is a general template provided for convenience and is not legal advice. You should have it reviewed by a qualified lawyer and tailored to your business, jurisdiction and the specific third-party services you use before relying on it.