# Banyan Proxies acceptable use policy > What Banyan Proxies city proxies may and may not be used for: allowed business uses, blocked targets, abuse reports, and how breaches are handled. - URL: https://banyanproxies.com/acceptable-use/ - Last updated: 2026-10-18 - Publisher: Banyan Proxies (https://banyanproxies.com) City proxies are for business checks of public web content. This page says what is allowed, what is blocked and what happens after a breach. Last changed on 18 October 2026. **Quick answer — What can Banyan Proxies be used for?** Use Banyan Proxies city proxies to see public web content as people in a city see it: local search results, marketplace prices, ads, delivery zones and app behaviour. Fraud, unauthorised access, spam, attacks and anything unlawful are banned. Banking, government and payment-portal sites, plus SMTP (email-sending) ports 25, 465 and 587 are blocked at the gateway. ## Who must follow this policy? Every account holder, every sub-user and anyone who uses credentials you created. You are responsible for their use. ## Which uses are welcome? - Collecting public data while respecting each site's terms and the law. - Local search and map results by city. - Price, stock and delivery checks on marketplaces and retail sites. - Ad verification and brand protection. - Testing apps and websites for users in a given city or time zone. - Market research and personal privacy. ## What ends an account? - Fraud of any kind, including payment fraud, fake orders, carding and phishing. - Logging in to accounts that are not yours, credential stuffing or account takeover. - Spam, mass messaging or fake engagement. - Denial-of-service traffic, scanning for vulnerabilities, or attacks on any system. - Content that exploits children, terrorism, or harassment of people. - Ticket or limited-stock scalping and bonus or promotion abuse. - Any use that breaks the law where you are or where the target is. ## Which targets are blocked? Banking, government and payment-portal sites, plus SMTP (email-sending) ports 25, 465 and 587. We may add targets to this list when we see abuse. A blocked request returns an error and does not count as a fault of the plan. ## Which local laws should I know about? Every country in our region has a computer-misuse law, and several have anti-spam or data protection rules. Examples: India's Information Technology Act 2000, the Philippines' Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, Singapore's Computer Misuse Act 1993, Pakistan's Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 and Australia's Spam Act 2003. The [rules by country guide](https://banyanproxies.com/guides/proxy-rules-by-country/) lists the data protection law of each country. This is not legal advice. ## What do you expect from me? Keep request rates reasonable for each target, follow its terms, and stop when a site asks you to. Keep credentials private and use sub-users for clients. Tell us at abuse@banyanproxies.com if you think your credentials leaked. ## How do I report abuse from one of your IPs? Write to abuse@banyanproxies.com with the IP, the time with its time zone, the target and what happened. Abuse reports are reviewed by a person, and confirmed abuse leads to suspension. Connection metadata is kept for up to 30 days, so report within that time. ## What happens after a breach? We may warn, limit, suspend or close the account, depending on how serious the breach is. A confirmed serious breach closes the account and its balance is lost. We disclose records to authorities only when the law requires it. ## Which other policies apply? The [terms of service](https://banyanproxies.com/terms/) set out suspension and liability, the [privacy policy](https://banyanproxies.com/privacy/) covers logs, and the [contact page](https://banyanproxies.com/contact/) explains how to report abuse. --- Banyan Proxies: Banyan Proxies is a residential proxy provider for cities across South and Southeast Asia and Oceania, paid in crypto with no ID upload: home IPs targeted by city in Mumbai, Jakarta, Manila, Bangkok, Karachi, Sydney and more, billed per GB.