 The
Web Hosting Service Company - Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Use of the Web Hosting Service
constitutes acceptance and agreement to the Web Hosting Service
AUP as well as the Web Hosting Service TOS (Terms of Service).
The Web Hosting Service company reserves the right to revise,
amend, or modify this AUP, the TOS (Terms of Service) and other
policies and agreements at any time and in any manner. Notice
of any revision, amendment, or modification will be posted in
accordance with the TOS (Terms of Service). All users of this
Web Hosting Service must comply with this AUP and the TOS (Terms
of Service).
We support the uncensored flow of information
and ideas over the Internet and do not actively monitor subscriber
activity under normal circumstances. Similarly, we do not exercise
editorial control over the content of any web site, e-mail transmission,
newsgroups, or other material created or accessible over or
through the services, except for certain proprietary Web sites.
However, in accordance with our TOS (Terms of Service), we may
remove any materials that, in our sole discretion, may be illegal,
may subject us to liability, or which may violate this AUP.
The Web Hosting Service company may cooperate with legal authorities
and/or third parties in the investigation of any suspected or
alleged crime or civil wrongdoing. Your violation of this AUP
may result in the suspension or immediate termination of either
your Web Hosting Service account or other actions as detailed
below without notice, based upon the nature of the violation.
This document is intended to provide a basic understand
of the Web Hosting Service's Acceptable Use Policy. The following
are guidelines for the establishment and enforcement of the
Web Hosting Service's AUP. If a Web Hosting Service account
violates this Acceptable Use Policy or our TOS, we reserve the
right to terminate your service without notice. We prefer to
advise customers of inappropriate behavior and any necessary
corrective action, however based on the nature of the violation,
could result in immediate termination of service.
The following constitute violations of
this AUP:
Illegal Activities: The Web Hosting Service
may not be used for illegal purposes, or in support of illegal
activities. The Web Hosting Service company reserves the right
to cooperate with legal authorities and/or injured third parties
in the investigation of any suspected crime or civil wrongdoing.
Harm or Endangerment to other people: You may not use the Web Hosting Service to harm, or attempt
to harm, minors in any way, including, but not limited to child
pornography, or use the Web Hosting Service to transmit any
material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that threatens
or encourages bodily harm or destruction of property.
Forgery or impersonation: Adding, removing
or modifying identifying network header information in an effort
to deceive or mislead is prohibited. Attempting to impersonate
any person by using forged headers or other identifying infrmation
is prohibited. The use of anonymous remailers or nicknames does
not constitute impersonation.
Unsolicited E-mail, News Bombing (SPAM): Use of the Web Hosting Service to transmit any unsolicited commercial
or unsolicited bulk e-mail is expressly prohibited. Spam complaints
will be sent to the e-mail address on file. Violations of this
type will result in the immediate suspension of the offending
website on the Web Hosting Service. Failure to respond to complaints
within a 24 hour timeframe will result in the suspension of
the offending website or shared hosting account by whatever
means necessary. Should the account become re-activated without
the express written consent of the Web Hosting Service company's
Abuse Department, the offending website or shared hosting account
will be immediately terminated, and may result in suspension
/ termination of the server should the site and/or client re-appear
on the server. Anyone hosting websites or services on their
server that support spammers or cause any of our IP space to
be listed in any of the various Spam Databases will have their
server immediately removed from our network. The server will
not be reconnected until such time that you agree to remove
any and all traces of the offending material immediately upon
reconnection and agree to allow us access to the server to confirm
that all material has been completely removed. Severe violations
may result in immediate and permanent removal of the server
from our network without notice to the customer. Any server
guilty of a second violation will be immediately and permanently
removed from our network without notice. Malicious intent to
impede another person's use of electronic mail services or news
will result in the immediate termination of the offending Web
Hosting Service account.
Copyright or trademark infringement: Use
of the Web Hosting Service to transmit any material (by e-mail,
uploading, posting or otherwise) that infringes any copyright,
trademark, patent, trade secret or other proprietary rights
of any third party, including, but not limited to, the unauthorized
copying of copyrighted material, the digitization and distribution
of photographs from magazines, books, or other copyrighted sources,
and the unauthorized transmittal of copyrighted software. Use
of the Web Hosting Service to collect, or attempt to collect,
personal information about third parties without their knowledge
or consent. Distribution and/or posting of copyrighted or the
aforementioned infringements will not be tolerated.
Network disruptions : Use of the Web Hosting
Service for any activity which affects the ability of other
people or systems to use the Web Hosting Services or the Internet.
This includes "denial of service" (DOS) attacks against
another network host or individual user. Interference with or
disruption of other network users, services or equipment is
prohibited. The Web Hosting Service company will not tolerate
any subscriber attempting to access the accounts of others,
or penetrate security measures of other systems, whether or
not the intrusion results in corruption or loss of data. The
Web Hosting Service company, does not allow the hosting of IRC,
IRC Bots, or eggdrops on our network. Servers found hosting
this material will be subject to immediate cancellation without
refund. Use of the Web Hosting Service to access, or to attempt
to access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt
to penetrate, security measures of the Web Hosting Service's
or another entity's computer software or hardware, electronic
communications system, or telecommunications system, whether
or not the intrusion results in the corruption or loss of data,
is expressly prohibited and the offending Web Hosting Service
account is subject to immediate termination.
Security: You are responsible for any misuse
of your account, even if the inappropriate activity was committed
by a friend, family member, guest or employee. Therefore, you
must take steps to ensure that others do not gain unauthorized
access to your account. In addition, you may not use your account
to breach security of another account or attempt to gain unauthorized
access to another network or server.
Network Security: The Web Hosting Service
accounts operate on shared network resources. Excessive use
or abuse of these resources by one customer may have a negative
impact on all other customers. Misuse of network resources in
a manner which impairs network performance is prohibited by
this policy and may result in termination of your account.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF THE WEB HOSTING SERVICE
COMPANY'S AUP
The Web Hosting Service company requests that
anyone who believes that there is a violation of this AUP direct
the information to the Abuse Department at Abuse
Departement who will forward the information to the Web
Hosting Service company. If possible, please provide the IP
address used to commit the violation, date and time of the violation,
and evidence of the violation.
REVISIONS TO THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The Web Hosting Service company reserves the right
to revise, amend, or modify this AUP, our TOS (Terms of Service)
and our other policies and agreements at any time and in any
manner. Notice of any revision, amendment, or modification will
be posted in accordance with our TOS (Terms of Service).
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