| Our Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") is provided to
give our customers and users a clear understanding of what we
expect of them while using the service.
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.
We 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 your account.
This document is intended to provide a basic understand of
our Acceptable Use Policy. The following are guidelines for
the establishment and enforcement of our AUP:
Ensure reliable service to our customers
Ensure security and privacy of our systems and network, as
well as the networks and systems of others
Comply with existing laws
Maintain our reputation as a responsible service provider
Encourage responsible use of the Internet and discourage
activities which reduce the usability and value of Internet
services
Preserve the value of Internet resources as a conduit for
free expression and exchange of information
Preserve the privacy and security of individual users
While we are firmly committed to the principles of free speech,
certain activities that may be damaging to the resources of
both us and the Internet and cannot be permitted under the
guise of free speech. The resources of our servers and the
Internet are limited, and abuse of these resources by one
user has a negative impact on the entire community.
You may not use your account to publish material, which we
determine, at our sole discretion, to be unlawful, indecent
or objectionable. For purposes of this policy, "material"
refers to all forms of communications including narrative
descriptions, graphics (including photographs, illustrations,
images, drawings, logos), executable programs, video recordings,
and audio recordings.
If an account is used to violate the Acceptable Use Policy
or our TOS, we reserve the right to terminate your service
without notice. We prefer to advise customers of inappropriate
behaviour and any necessary corrective action, however, flagrant
violations of the Acceptable Use Policy will result in immediate
termination of service. Our failure to enforce this policy,
for whatever reason, shall not be construed as a waiver of
our right to do so at any time.
VIOLATIONS OF OUR ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute violations of this AUP and could
subject your account or server to immediate suspension:
Illegal use: Our services may not be used for illegal purposes,
or in support of illegal activities. We reserve the right
to cooperate with legal authorities and/or injured third parties
in the investigation of any suspected crime or civil wrongdoing.
Harm to minors: Use of our service to harm, or attempt to
harm, minors in any way, including, but not limited to child
pornography.
Threats: Use of our service to transmit any material (by
e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that threatens or
encourages bodily harm or destruction of property.
Harassment: Use of our service to transmit any material (by
e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that harasses another.
Fraudulent activity: Use of ourservice to make fraudulent
offers to sell or buy products, items, or services, or to
advance any type of financial scam such as "pyramid schemes,"
"ponzi schemes," and "chain letters."
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 information is prohibited.
The use of anonymous remailers or nicknames does not constitute
impersonation.
Unsolicited commercial e-mail / Unsolicited bulk e-mail (SPAM)
Use of our service to transmit any unsolicited commercial
or unsolicited bulk e-mail is expressly prohibited.
E-mail / News Bombing: Malicious intent to impede another
person's use of electronic mail services or news will result
in the immediate termination of the offending account.
E-mail / Message Forging: Forging any message header, in
part or whole, of any electronic transmission, originating
or passing through our service is in violation of this AUP.
E-mail / 'Spamvertising': Use of any unsolicited emails referring
to sites on any of our servers.
E-mail / Spamming: Unsolicited emailing of any description
Unauthorized access: Use of our service to access, or to
attempt to access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate,
or attempt to penetrate, security measures of our 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 account is subject to immediate termination.
Copyright or trademark infringement: Use of our 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.
Collection of personal data: Use of our service to collect,
or attempt to collect, personal information about third parties
without their knowledge or consent.
Network disruptions and unfriendly activity: Use of our service
for any activity which affects the ability of other people
or systems to use ourServices 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.
It is the Member's responsibility to ensure that their network
is configured in a secure manner. A customer may not, through
action or inaction, allow others to use their network for
illegal or inappropriate actions. A customer may not permit
their network, through action or inaction, to be configured
in such a way that gives a third party the capability to use
their network in an illegal or inappropriate manner. Unauthorized
entry and/or use of another company and/or individual's computer
system will result in immediate account termination. We will
not tolerate any customer 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.
Fraud: Involves a knowing misrepresentation or misleading
statement, writing or activity made with the intent that the
person receiving it will act upon it.
Infringement of Copyright, Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret,
or Intellectual Property Right: Distribution and/or posting
of copyrighted or the aforementioned infringements will not
be tolerated.
Distribution of Viruses: Intentional distributions of software
that attempts to and/or causes damage, harassment, or annoyance
to persons, data, and/or computer systems are prohibited.
Such an offence will result in the immediate termination of
the offending account.
Inappropriate Use of Software: Use of software or any device
that would facilitate a continued connection, i.e. pinging,
while using our services could result in suspension service.
Third Party Accountability: Our customers will be held responsible
and accountable for any activity by third parties, using their
account, that violates guidelines created within the Acceptable
Use Policy.
IRC networks: It is absolutely forbidden to host an IRC server
that is part of or connected to another IRC network or server.
Accounts found to be connecting to or part of these networks
will be immediately removed from our network without notice.
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.
Your password provides access to your account. It is your
responsibility to keep your password secure.
Sharing your password and account access with unauthorized
users is prohibited. You should take care to prevent others
from using your account since you will be held responsible
for such use.
Attempting to obtain another user's account password is strictly
prohibited, and may result in termination of service.
You must adopt adequate security measures to prevent or minimize
unauthorized use of your account.
You may not attempt to circumvent user authentication or
security of any host, network or account. This includes, but
is not limited to, accessing data not intended for you, logging
into or making use of a server or account you are not expressly
authorized to access, or probing the security of other networks.
Use or distribution of tools designed for compromising security
is prohibited. Examples of these tools include, but are not
limited to, password guessing programs, cracking tools or
network probing tools.
You may not attempt to interfere with service to any user,
host or network ("denial of service attacks"). This
includes, but is not limited to, "flooding" of networks,
deliberate attempts to overload a service, and attempts to
"crash" a host.
Users who violate systems or network security may incur criminal
or civil liability. We will cooperate fully with investigations
of violations of systems or network security at other sites,
including cooperating with law enforcement authorities in
the investigation of suspected criminal violations.
Network Performance
Our accounts operate on shared resources. Excessive use or
abuse of these shared network 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.
You are prohibited from excessive consumption of resources,
including CPU time, memory, disk space and session time. You
may not use resource-intensive programs which negatively impact
other customers or the performances of Small Business Web
Solutions systems or networks. Small Business Web Solutions
reserves the right to terminate or limit such activities.
You are prohibited from allowing other websites to link directly
to images and media files on your webpages or webstorage. Includes
music downloads, peer-to-peer file sharing, image hosting and any
other media which degrades the performances of Small Business Web
Solutions systems or networks. Small Business Web Solutions
reserves the right to terminate or limit such activities.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF Our AUP
We request that anyone who believes that there is a violation
of this AUP direct the information to the Abuse Department
at support@securenetwork1.com
If available, please provide the following information:
The IP address used to commit the alleged violation
The date and time of the alleged violation, including the
time zone or offset from GMT
Evidence of the alleged violation
Email with full header information provides all of the above,
as do system log files. Other situations will require different
methods of providing the above information. We may take any
one or more of the following actions in response to complaints:
Issue written or verbal warnings
Suspend the customer's account
Terminate the customer's account
Bill the Member for administrative costs and/or reactivation
charges
Bring legal action to enjoin violations and/or to collect
damages, if any, cause by violations
REVISIONS TO THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
We reserve 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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