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Free Acceptable Use Policy Generator

The conduct rules for your users and the path from warning to termination — what makes suspending an account enforceable rather than arbitrary.

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  • Free to create and download
  • No account needed
  • 13 questions

Explore the features

  • 13 short questions

    Answer in plain language and your acceptable use policy is assembled from them.

  • Only what applies

    Clauses appear when your answers switch them on, including EU, UK and California wording where a policy has it.

  • Guidance as you go

    Plain-language hints on the questions, and a note wherever the law makes an answer matter.

  • Copy, download or host

    HTML, Markdown, plain text or PDF, free. Hosting at a permanent link is optional.

What's inside

5 sections, assembled clause by clause.

There is no master template with blanks. Each section is built from the clauses your answers switch on — a clause that does not apply to you is simply not there.

  1. 01

    Scope

    • Our mobile appIf it applies
    • Who this policy applies to
    • Minimum ageIf it applies
  2. 02

    Prohibited Conduct

    • Prohibited activities
    • Automated access, scraping and system integrity
    • Spam and unsolicited messaging$14
    • Payment fraud and chargeback abuse$14
    • Fair use of plan limits$14
  3. 03

    Content and Account Standards

    • Standards for content you post$14
    • Submitting material to us$14
    • Removal requests for California minors$14
    • Keeping your account secureIf it applies
  4. 04

    Enforcement

    • What happens if you break these rules
    • Suspension and termination of accountsIf it applies
    • Notice, statement of reasons and appeal$34
    • Investigation and cooperation with law enforcement
  5. 05

    Reporting and Contact

    • Changes to this policy
    • Reporting abuse and contacting us
Who it's for

Written for how you actually run your site.

SaaS and platforms

Spell out what users may not do with your service, so action against abuse rests on published rules.

Communities and forums

Content standards and how reports are handled, written so members know where the lines are.

Anyone who may need to suspend an account

A clear escalation path — warning, suspension, termination — published before you need it.

How it works

From blank page to published in minutes.

  1. 1

    Pick your policy

    Privacy policy, terms, cookie policy, refunds and more. You answer only the questions that policy needs.

    The Policy Monster policy picker, listing seven policy types with their prices.
  2. 2

    Answer 13 questions

    Plain questions about your business, with a note on why each one matters. Any paid clause shows its price beside the answer.

    The questions step: where your customers are, whether you collect email addresses, whether you use analytics.
  3. 3

    Copy, download or host it

    Copy the HTML, or download HTML, Markdown, text, PDF or Word. A policy with paid clauses can also be hosted at a permanent link that is updated for you.

    A finished privacy policy with copy, download and hosting options beside a preview.
What we ask

Only the questions this policy needs.

  • Where will this policy be used?
  • What is your app called?
  • Where are your customers or users?
  • What is the minimum age to use your service?
  • Do you collect email addresses?
  • Can users create accounts?
  • Can users post or upload their own content?
  • Do you offer recurring subscriptions?
  • Can users pay for products or services?
  • Besides email, how else can people contact you?
  • What is the link to your contact page?
  • What phone number should people call?
  • What postal address should people write to?
FAQ

Acceptable Use Policy questions, answered.

How is an acceptable use policy different from terms?

Terms are the whole agreement; an acceptable use policy focuses on conduct and enforcement, and is easier to point a user to when something goes wrong.

Can users report violations?

Yes — the policy includes a reporting and contact section with your address.

Is the acceptable use policy generator free?

Yes. Creating, copying and downloading your acceptable use policy is free. A few specialist clauses — email collection and messages, payments, subscriptions, user-generated content, gdpr wording (european union), uk gdpr wording, ccpa/cpra wording (california) — are paid, from $14, and only if your answers need them. Prices are shown next to each answer before you pay.

Do I need an account?

Not for a free policy — you can create one as a guest. An account is needed to pay for clauses, to host a policy, or to come back and edit it later.

Can I copy and paste it into my website?

Yes. Copy the HTML into a page on your site, or download it as HTML, Markdown, plain text or PDF.

Can I link to it instead?

Yes, once it includes a paid clause: a paid policy can be hosted at a permanent URL you link from your footer, and is updated for you when its clauses are revised. Every published version is kept. Free policies are copied or downloaded.

Is this legal advice?

No. Policy Monster is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. The generator assembles a document from your answers; for advice about your own situation, speak to a qualified lawyer.

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