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Expand Up @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ The following Apify services and domains are eligible for security research and
- [console.apify.com](https://console.apify.com)
- [api.apify.com](https://api.apify.com)

Please use your own test account for research purposes. Free accounts are sufficient for most testing.
Please use your personal account for research purposes. Free accounts are sufficient for most testing.

_Out-of-scope:_

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If you follow these guidelines and act in good faith, we will not take legal action against you for responsibly reporting a security issue.

:::warning
:::danger

Please refrain from publicly disclosing the vulnerability until it has been resolved. This ensures that the issue can be properly evaluated and mitigated before being exposed to potential exploitation.

:::

:::warning

Please note that any information about the issue while we are working on the fix is considered to be Apify confidential information and cannot be disclosed unless otherwise approved by Apify in writing.

:::

:::danger

Please be aware that you must comply with the legal terms applicable to the specific product or services (see: https://docs.apify.com/legal) at all times; particularly, you must not take any actions that might cause an overload, disruption or denial of service of our systems, resulting in an unauthorized access to data belonging to another user or have a similarly adverse effect on our services or other users

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Do we have to have 3 different admonitions next to each other? That is extremely visually distracting, and it makes it hard to go throught it
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I would propose maybe merging them into a single :::danger one :

:::danger Crucial rules and legal obligations
Please adhere strictly to the following rules. Failure to do so may result in legal action.

  • Do not publicly disclose vulnerabilities until they have been resolved - This ensures the issue can be properly evaluated and mitigated before it can be exploited.
  • Treat all related information as confidential - Any details about a vulnerability you're reporting are considered Apify confidential information and cannot be disclosed unless explicitly approved by Apify in writing.
  • Comply with all legal terms - As per our Terms of Service, you must not take any action that might cause an overload, disruption, or denial of service, result in unauthorized access to another user's data, or have a similarly adverse effect on our services or other users.

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Thanks for your help!


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