Acceptable Use Policy
Effective 23 May 2026 · Version 2.0
This AUP governs all use of the Vela Service and is incorporated into the Terms. Breach may result in immediate suspension or termination without refund, and reporting to law-enforcement where required.
1.What Vela is for
- Consumer: routing your own device through a residential IP to access streaming you hold a valid subscription to.
- Business: wholesale residential proxying for legitimate, lawful uses — streaming integration, OTT QA, ad-verification, lawful market research.
2.Prohibited — absolute
- CSAM or any material exploiting minors — zero tolerance, mandatory referral
- Distributing infringing copyrighted material
- Network attacks (DDoS, port scanning, malware C2)
- Spam, fraud, credential stuffing, carding
- Scraping personal data in violation of privacy law
- Re-selling or exposing the raw gateway without a signed agreement
- Any use subject to UK/EU/UN/US sanctions
3.Reporting abuse
Report abuse from a Vela exit IP to abuse@vela.watch with timestamp, source IP, destination and evidence. We acknowledge within 24 hours.
Plain-English summary. Use Vela for what it's built for: watching streaming you pay for, or legitimate proxy work. Don't break the law, attack infrastructure, host CSAM or piracy, spam, or abuse the residential pool. We catch it, suspend the account, and refer to law-enforcement when required.