1. Prohibited Market Manipulation
Users may not utilize Atelus infrastructure to execute or facilitate abusive trading practices, including but not limited to: wash trading, fictitious transactions, spoofing, quote stuffing, layered artificial depth, pump-and-dump coordination, or front-running confidential client orders.
2. System Integrity & Rate Limits
Users agree not to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any Atelus system or network, nor breach security or authentication measures. Exceeding established API rate limits, launching volumetric DDoS attacks, or reverse-engineering proprietary compiled binaries is strictly prohibited.
3. Sanctions & Geoblocking Circumvention
Utilizing residential proxies, VPNs, or anonymizing networks with the specific intent of circumventing geographical restrictions or sanctions compliance measures is a violation of this policy and results in immediate permanent termination of API credentials.
4. Enforcement & Account Termination
Atelus reserves the right to investigate suspected violations and immediately revoke API credentials, terminate websocket sessions, and notify regulatory authorities where deemed necessary to preserve system stability and legal compliance.