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Grok · xAI Acceptable Use Policy aup Detected 2026-08-15
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xAI Acceptable Use Policy
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SpaceXAI Acceptable Use Policy
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xAI’s Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) applies to anyone using our Service, including consumers, developers and businesses. We aim to maximize your control over how you use our Service while also ensuring that you do so in a way that is compliant with the law, responsible and safe for humanity. Our policies will evolve over time as our Service and user base change, as well as based on what we learn over time.
SpaceXAI’s Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) applies to anyone using our Service, including consumers, developers and businesses. We aim to maximize your control over how you use our Service while also ensuring that you do so in a way that is compliant with the law, responsible and safe for humanity. Our policies will evolve over time as our Service and user base change, as well as based on what we learn over time.
By using our Service, you agree to comply with our policies. Violating our policies could result in action against your account, up to suspension or termination. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein are defined in the
Terms of Service – Consumer
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By using our Service, you agree to comply with our policies. Violating our policies could result in action against your account, up to suspension or termination. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein are defined in the
Terms of Service – Consumer
or
Jailbreaking, adversarial prompting, or prompt injection
Introducing viruses or malware, spamming or DDoSing Services, or bypassing our systems or protective measures
Stripping, altering or circumventing embedded provenance metadata or watermarks
Jailbreaking, adversarial prompting, or prompt injection
Introducing viruses or malware, spamming or DDoSing Services, or bypassing our systems or protective measures
Stripping, altering or circumventing embedded provenance metadata or watermarks
Using the Service or any Output to develop machine learning models or related AI services that compete with xAI
Using the Service or any Output to develop (or assist anyone in developing) machine learning models or any products or services that compete with SpaceXAI, whether directly or indirectly
Scraping, harvesting or reselling any Input or Output, or distilling model data or Outputs
Disrupting, interfering with, or unauthorized access to the Service or its safety systems, including circumventing any rate limits or restrictions or protective measures and safety mitigations
Causing harm or engaging in abusive activity, including by:
Scraping, harvesting or reselling any Input or Output, or distilling model data or Outputs
Disrupting, interfering with, or unauthorized access to the Service or its safety systems, including circumventing any rate limits or restrictions or protective measures and safety mitigations
Causing harm or engaging in abusive activity, including by:
Providing services that encourage others to violate these Terms, including by operating websites offering violative outputs from our Services in exchange for payment
Not complying with laws or regulations, including by:
Taking unauthorized actions on behalf of others
Providing services that encourage others to violate these Terms, including by operating websites offering violative outputs from our Services in exchange for payment
Not complying with laws or regulations, including by:
Taking unauthorized actions on behalf of others
Operating in a regulated industry without complying with those regulations, for example, by using the Services to unlawfully buy or sell securities or to provide or receive advice about securities, commodities, derivatives, or other financial products or services, as xAI is not a broker-dealer or a registered investment adviser under the securities laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction
Operating in a region where we do not offer the Service
Operating in a regulated industry without complying with those regulations, for example, by using the Services to unlawfully buy or sell securities or to provide or receive advice about securities, commodities, derivatives, or other financial products or services, as SpaceXAI is not a broker-dealer or a registered investment adviser under the securities laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction
Offering the Service in a region where we do not offer the Service
Attempting to generate, access, distribute or make available content that is illegal or prohibited under the applicable law in the relevant jurisdiction
Violating any laws relating to exporting data or software to and from the United States or other countries
Making high-stakes automated decisions that affect a person's safety, legal or material rights, or well-being (such as making financial credit, educational, employment, housing, insurance, legal, medical, or other important decisions about or for them)
Attempting to generate, access, distribute or make available content that is illegal or prohibited under the applicable law in the relevant jurisdiction
Violating any laws relating to exporting data or software to and from the United States or other countries
Making high-stakes automated decisions that affect a person's safety, legal or material rights, or well-being (such as making financial credit, educational, employment, housing, insurance, legal, medical, or other important decisions about or for them)
Misleading others or not being transparent regarding your use of AI, including by phishing, creating fake accounts, providing services that appear to be from you, when they are in fact from xAI, or providing services that appear to originate from xAI, when they do not
Accessing the Services through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script, or otherwise
Misleading others or not being transparent regarding your use of AI, including by phishing, creating fake accounts, providing services that appear to be from you, when they are in fact from SpaceXAI, or providing services that appear to originate from SpaceXAI, when they do not
Accessing the Services through unauthorized automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script, or otherwise
Do not harm people or property. This prohibition includes things like using our Service or Outputs to:
Critically harm or promoting critically harming human life (yours or anyone else’s)
Take unauthorized actions on behalf of others
Do not harm people or property. This prohibition includes things like using our Service or Outputs to:
Critically harm or promoting critically harming human life (yours or anyone else’s)
Take unauthorized actions on behalf of others
Respect guardrails and don’t mislead. Don’t circumvent safeguards unless you are part of an official Red Team or otherwise have our official written consent.
We report suspected child sexual abuse material to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Report a violation
Respect guardrails and don’t mislead. Don’t circumvent safeguards unless you are part of an official Red Team or otherwise have our official written consent.
We report suspected child sexual abuse material to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Report a violation
You can report violative content directly from Grok by clicking/tapping the three dots and choosing "Report Issue". Alternatively, you can email xAI directly at
You can report violative content directly from Grok by clicking/tapping the three dots and choosing "Report Issue". Alternatively, you can email SpaceXAI directly at
support@x.ai
support@x.ai