8. Prohibited Conduct
You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities:
8.1. Illegal Activity: Use the Platform for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any local, provincial, national, or international law or regulation.
8.2. Fraud and Misrepresentation: Post false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading information, including fake property listings, stolen photographs, or misrepresented pricing.
8.3. Harassment and Abuse: Harass, threaten, intimidate, or abuse other Users, or engage in hate speech, discrimination, or offensive conduct.
8.4. Unauthorized Access: Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Platform, other User accounts, or our computer systems, including through hacking, password mining, or any other means.
8.5. Data Scraping: Use automated systems, bots, scripts, or data scraping tools to collect, copy, or harvest data, content, or information from the Platform without our prior written consent.
8.6. Impersonation: Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.
8.7. Malicious Code: Upload, distribute, or transmit viruses, malware, ransomware, or any other harmful or malicious code.
8.8. Interference: Interfere with or disrupt the integrity, performance, or operation of the Platform, including through denial-of-service attacks or system overload.
8.9. Circumvention: Attempt to bypass, disable, or interfere with security features, access controls, or usage restrictions implemented on the Platform.
8.10. Multiple Accounts: Create multiple accounts for fraudulent or deceptive purposes.
9. Intellectual Property Rights
9.1. Platform Ownership: All intellectual property rights in and to the Platform, including but not limited to software, code, design, layout, graphics, logos, trademarks, service marks, text, and other content created by BeeRook (collectively, "Platform Content"), are owned exclusively by BeeRook or its licensors and are protected by Philippine and international copyright, trademark, patent, and other intellectual property laws.
9.2. Limited License to Users: Subject to your compliance with these Terms, BeeRook grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Platform for personal, non-commercial purposes.
9.3. User-Generated Content: You retain all ownership rights to content you submit, post, or upload to the Platform, including property listings, photographs, descriptions, and messages (collectively, "User Content"). However, by submitting User Content, you grant BeeRook a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform your User Content in connection with the operation, promotion, and improvement of the Platform.
9.4. User Representations: By submitting User Content, you represent and warrant that:
(a) You own or have obtained all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to the User Content;
(b) The User Content does not infringe upon any third party's intellectual property, privacy, or other rights;
(c) You have obtained all necessary consents and releases from individuals depicted in photographs.
9.5. Restrictions: You may not:
(a) Copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of the Platform;
(b) Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Platform's software or code;
(c) Remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or proprietary notices.