# Acceptable Use Policy

> Lodestate Acceptable Use Policy: allowed uses, 19 prohibited uses, blocked banking, government and payment sites, SMTP ports. No KYC, crypto.

- URL: https://lodestate.com/acceptable-use/
- Last updated: 2026-11-02
- Publisher: Lodestate (https://lodestate.com)

What you may and may not do with Lodestate proxies, which targets are blocked, and how abuse is handled.

**Quick answer — What can I use Lodestate proxies for?**

**Lodestate** proxies may be used for legitimate work such as public-data collection, SEO tracking, ad verification, price monitoring and app testing. Fraud, spam, account takeover, ban evasion and similar abuse are prohibited. Blocked on every product: Banking, government and payment-portal sites, plus SMTP (email-sending) ports 25, 465 and 587. No KYC still comes with rules: abuse leads to termination without a refund.

## 1. Who this policy applies to

This Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) applies to every Lodestate account, every sub-user and anyone who uses Lodestate credentials. It covers every product on the [pricing page](https://lodestate.com/pricing/ "How much do US residential and mobile proxies cost?"): residential proxies, dedicated 4G/5G ports and rotating mobile proxies. It is part of the [Terms of Service](https://lodestate.com/terms/ "Terms of Service"), and you accept it when you buy or use the service.

You are responsible for all traffic sent with your credentials. That includes traffic from your sub-users, your clients and the tools you run.

## 2. Allowed uses

You may use Lodestate proxies for lawful purposes that respect the terms of the sites you visit. Examples:

- collecting publicly available data at a reasonable request rate;
- search and [local SEO rank tracking](https://lodestate.com/best-us-proxies-for-local-seo/ "What are the best US proxies for local SEO rank tracking by city and ZIP code?"), such as checking results by ZIP code;
- [ad verification](https://lodestate.com/best-us-proxies-for-ad-verification/ "What are the best US proxies for ad verification across different states?") and geo-testing of ads and landing pages;
- e-commerce price, stock and delivery monitoring;
- brand protection and market research;
- agency social media management, with one stable IP per client account and within platform terms;
- testing your own apps and websites from US or Canadian locations;
- protecting your personal privacy on public networks.

## 3. Prohibited uses

You must not use Lodestate proxies, directly or through others, for any of the following:

1. fraud, scams or phishing;
2. carding, or testing stolen payment cards;
3. account takeover or credential stuffing;
4. creating fake accounts in bulk, or account farming;
5. spam by email, SMS, comments or direct messages;
6. DDoS attacks, or flooding any service with traffic;
7. getting around bank, payment or fraud-prevention checks;
8. ticket or sneaker bots, and scalping;
9. bonus, promotion or referral abuse;
10. ban evasion, including returning to a platform that has banned you;
11. getting around KYC, identity or SMS verification on other services;
12. ad fraud, such as fake clicks, views or installs;
13. hacking, vulnerability scanning or access to systems you are not authorized to use;
14. spreading malware, or running botnet command-and-control traffic;
15. illegal content of any kind, including child sexual abuse material;
16. harassment, stalking or publishing someone's private information;
17. evading law enforcement, or moving the proceeds of crime;
18. large-scale copyright or trademark infringement;
19. reselling Lodestate access without written permission from Lodestate.

These are examples. The list does not limit what counts as abuse.

## 4. Blocked targets

Lodestate blocks the following on every product: Banking, government and payment-portal sites, plus SMTP (email-sending) ports 25, 465 and 587.

The block applies to residential proxies, dedicated 4G/5G ports and rotating mobile traffic. You must not try to get around it, for example by chaining another service or tunnel through a Lodestate IP. Repeated attempts to reach blocked targets are a breach of this policy.

## 5. Your responsibilities

When you use Lodestate proxies, you must:

- follow the laws of your country and of the country you connect to;
- follow the terms of the sites you visit, and their robots.txt rules where they apply;
- keep request rates reasonable, so that you do not harm the target site;
- keep your account number and proxy passwords secret, and change a password that has leaked;
- make sure your sub-users and clients follow this policy;
- answer Lodestate when it asks about traffic on your account.

The service is not available in countries and regions under comprehensive sanctions. Using a proxy is generally legal in the US and Canada; what matters is the use. This is not legal advice.

## 6. Enforcement

Lodestate may act without notice when it finds or receives evidence of a breach. Possible actions:

- a warning and a request to stop;
- blocking a sub-user;
- suspension of the account while Lodestate investigates;
- termination of the account.

Accounts terminated for abuse get no refund of any balance, including unused traffic and unused port time. The [refund policy](https://lodestate.com/refunds/ "Refund Policy") lists the other cases that are not refundable.

## 7. Reporting abuse

Report abuse from a Lodestate IP to abuse@lodestate.com. Abuse reports are reviewed by a person, and confirmed abuse leads to suspension. Please include:

- the Lodestate IP address involved;
- the date and time of the activity, with the time zone;
- the target host or URL, and the type of abuse;
- log lines or headers that show the traffic;
- a way to reach you for follow-up questions.

The [contact page](https://lodestate.com/contact/ "Contact Lodestate: Support and Abuse Reports") explains what makes a report easy to act on.

## 8. Legal requests

Lodestate reviews requests from authorities and responds to valid legal process as applicable law requires. It can only provide data it holds, which the [Privacy Policy](https://lodestate.com/privacy/ "Privacy Policy") lists. Lodestate does not ask customers for ID, so it holds no ID documents.

## 9. Changes to this policy

Lodestate may update this policy. The updated date shows the current version, and major changes are noted in the [changelog](https://lodestate.com/contact/ "Contact Lodestate: Support and Abuse Reports"). If you keep using the service after a change, you accept the new version.

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