Acceptable Use Policy

1. Purpose & Scope

This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") defines prohibited actions on the Mabasa platform operated by HOIST Inc.. By accessing our services, you agree to adhere strictly to these operational guidelines.

2. Permitted Activities

Mabasa is built for individual candidate career search and management. Permitted activities include:

• Browsing, filtering, and searching aggregated Zimbabwean and remote job opportunities.
• Saving job bookmarks to your backend Database (DB) workspace.
• Managing job applications using the Kanban application tracker.
• Following outbound links to apply directly on source employer applicant tracking systems.

3. Prohibited Conduct & System Safeguards

To protect platform security and infrastructure stability, the following activities are strictly prohibited:

• Unauthorized API Scraping: Deploying bot networks, automated headless scrapers, or reverse-engineering scripts against Mabasa REST API endpoints (`/jobs`, `/sources`, `/scrape`) without express written consent.
• Spamming & Fraudulent Activity: Submitting fake resume credentials, impersonating another professional, or attempting mass application spam.
• Commercial Resale: Reselling, redistributing, or commercializing Mabasa database records, aggregated feeds, or site metrics to third parties.
• Malicious Attacks & Interference: Transmitting viruses, injection payloads, or engaging in Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks against our servers.

4. Rate Limits & Enforcement Actions

We monitor system telemetry for abusive bot traffic. Violations of this AUP may result in immediate administrative action, including rate limiting, session termination, permanent IP bans, or reporting to law enforcement authorities.