Acceptable Use Policy
Effective Date: 7 October 2026
Last Updated: 7 October 2026
This Acceptable Use Policy (“Policy”) explains activities that are prohibited when using the TestmeQa platform and services.
This Policy applies to all users of TestmeQa, operated by TestmeQa Limited (“TestmeQa”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), including testers, clients, community members and other Platform users.
This Policy forms part of the TestmeQa Terms of Service.
1. General Requirement
You must use TestmeQa responsibly, lawfully and only for its intended purposes.
You must not use the Platform in a way that:
- Violates applicable laws or regulations;
- Harms another person;
- Compromises the security of a system;
- Violates another person’s privacy;
- Misuses confidential information;
- Interferes with the Platform; or
- Creates unreasonable risk to TestmeQa, its clients, testers or other users.
2. Unauthorised Testing
Testers must only test products, systems and functionality that have been expressly authorised.
You must not:
- Test systems outside the assigned project;
- Access unrelated websites or applications through client credentials;
- Attempt to bypass access controls;
- Attempt to gain administrator privileges without authorisation;
- Access another user’s account;
- Attempt to obtain passwords or authentication tokens;
- Test infrastructure that is not included in the project;
- Perform penetration testing without explicit authorisation; or
- Continue testing a vulnerability after being instructed to stop.
A TestmeQa project is not permission to attack or investigate every part of a client’s technology infrastructure.
3. Security Testing
Security testing is permitted only where expressly authorised as part of a project.
Unless explicitly authorised, users must not conduct:
- Penetration testing;
- Denial-of-service testing;
- Brute-force attacks;
- Credential attacks;
- Automated vulnerability scanning;
- Exploitation of security vulnerabilities;
- Malware testing;
- Social engineering;
- Phishing simulations; or
- Other activities designed to compromise a system.
Where security testing is authorised, testers must follow the specific scope, limitations and rules provided for that project.
4. Protection of Personal Information
Users must not intentionally access, collect, copy, download, publish or distribute personal information that is not necessary for an authorised testing activity.
Where personal information is accidentally exposed:
- Stop accessing the information;
- Do not copy or distribute it;
- Do not use it for any other purpose; and
- Report the incident through the appropriate TestmeQa channel.
5. Fraudulent Bug Reports
Users must not submit fraudulent or misleading testing results.
Prohibited behaviour includes:
- Inventing bugs;
- Deliberately creating failures and reporting them as genuine defects;
- Manipulating screenshots or recordings;
- Copying another tester’s report and claiming it as your own;
- Submitting duplicate reports repeatedly to obtain payment;
- Misrepresenting the severity of an issue;
- Submitting reports outside the authorised scope; or
- Manipulating test results.
6. Account Abuse
Users must not:
- Create accounts using false identities;
- Impersonate another person or organisation;
- Create multiple accounts to manipulate projects;
- Share accounts;
- Sell or transfer accounts without authorisation;
- Circumvent account restrictions; or
- Attempt to access another user’s account.
7. Platform Abuse
You must not interfere with the operation or security of TestmeQa.
Prohibited activities include:
- Introducing malware;
- Attempting to compromise TestmeQa’s infrastructure;
- Denial-of-service attacks;
- Unauthorised automated scraping;
- Reverse engineering restricted portions of the Platform;
- Circumventing technical security measures;
- Attempting to obtain another user’s credentials;
- Uploading malicious files; or
- Deliberately disrupting Platform operations.
8. Circumventing TestmeQa
Users must not intentionally use TestmeQa to establish unauthorised arrangements designed to avoid applicable TestmeQa fees or processes.
For example, users must not use information obtained through a TestmeQa project to move the project off-platform solely to avoid applicable TestmeQa charges.
This does not prevent users from engaging in lawful professional relationships where permitted by their applicable agreements.
9. Client Responsibilities
Clients must not use TestmeQa to request testers to:
- Perform unlawful activities;
- Access systems without permission;
- Collect information unrelated to testing;
- Conduct unauthorised surveillance;
- Obtain another person’s private information;
- Perform security testing without proper authorisation; or
- Perform activities outside the agreed testing scope.
Clients are responsible for ensuring that their testing instructions are lawful and appropriately authorised.
10. Harmful or Illegal Content
Users must not use TestmeQa to distribute or promote:
- Malware;
- Fraudulent schemes;
- Stolen credentials;
- Unlawful content;
- Content that facilitates serious wrongdoing;
- Content designed to compromise systems; or
- Other material prohibited by applicable law.
11. Harassment and Abuse
Users must not use TestmeQa to harass, threaten, intimidate, discriminate against or abuse another person.
This includes behaviour directed toward:
- Testers;
- Clients;
- TestmeQa employees;
- Contractors;
- Community members; or
- Other Platform users.
12. Reporting Violations
If you believe that someone is violating this Policy, you may report the matter to:
For formal complaints or disputes:
Where appropriate, TestmeQa may investigate reported violations.
13. Enforcement
If we reasonably believe that a user has violated this Policy, TestmeQa may take appropriate action, including:
- Removing content;
- Rejecting testing submissions;
- Removing a user from a project;
- Suspending an account;
- Restricting Platform access;
- Terminating an account;
- Withholding payment associated with fraudulent or unauthorised activity, subject to applicable law; or
- Reporting suspected unlawful activity to appropriate authorities where required or appropriate.
The action taken will depend on the nature and seriousness of the violation.
14. Security Vulnerability Reporting
If you discover a security vulnerability affecting TestmeQa itself, do not attempt to exploit it further.
Please report it to:
Include enough information for us to understand and reproduce the issue without unnecessarily exposing sensitive information.
15. Changes to This Policy
TestmeQa may update this Acceptable Use Policy from time to time.
The updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.
Continued use of the Platform after an updated Policy becomes effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.
16. Contact
TestmeQa Limited
General support:
Formal complaints and disputes:
Website: testmeqa.com.ng