A vulnerability is a technical issue with the OpenAQ Python library which attackers or hackers could use to exploit the library.

This policy covers only vulnerabilities in the OpenAQ Python library.

You will not be paid a reward for reporting a vulnerability (known as a ‘bug bounty’).

If the security vulnerability is related to the OpenAQ website or OpenAQ API service see the security policy at: https://openaq.org/security/.

When you are investigating and reporting the vulnerability for OpenAQ Python you must not:

• break the law
• access unnecessary or excessive amounts of data
• modify data
• use high-intensity invasive or destructive scanning tools to find vulnerabilities
• try a denial of service (DOS) - for example overwhelming a service on openaq.org with a high volume of requests
• tell other people about the vulnerability you have found until we have disclosed it
• social engineer, phish or physically attack our staff or infrastructure
• demand money to disclose a vulnerability

If you think you found a vulnerability, and even if you are not sure about it, please report it right away by sending an email to: [email protected]. Please try to be as thorough as possible, describing all the steps and example code to reproduce the security issue.