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Acceptable Use Policy
N.E.W.D.'s
(No Excuses Web Design) Acceptable Use Policy
("AUP") is provided to give our customers
and users a clear understanding of what N.E.W.D.
expects of them while using the service. All users of N.E.W.D.'s
Internet services: those who access some of our
Services but do not have accounts, as well as those
who pay a service fee to subscribe to the Services,
must comply with this AUP and our TOS (Terms of
Service).
Ensure reliable
service to ALL customers
N.E.W.D.
intends to provide its customers access to everything
the Internet has to offer. While N.E.W.D. is firmly
committed to the principles of free speech, certain
activities that may be damaging to the resources of
both the N.E.W.D. and the Internet and cannot be
permitted under the guise of free speech. The
resources of N.E.W.D. and the Internet are limited,
and abuse of these resources by one user has a
negative impact on the entire community. VIOLATIONS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
Harm to minors: Use of the N.E.W.D. service to harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any way, including, but not limited to child pornography. Threats: Use of the N.E.W.D. 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 the N.E.W.D. service to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that harasses another. Fraudulent activity: Use of N.E.W.D. service 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 the N.E.W.D. service to transmit any unsolicited commercial or unsolicited bulk e-mail is expressly prohibited. Further, use of ANY service to spam advertise a site which is hosted on our servers is prohibited. Basically, we just don't have the manpower or desire to answer complaints from Netcitizens pertaining to spam. Violations of this type will result in the immediate termination of the offending N.E.W.D. account. IMPORTANT NOTICE: BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY, 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 account immediately disabled. The account will not be enabled 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 account to confirm that all material has been COMPLETELY removed. Severe violations may result in immediate and permanent removal of the account from our network without notice to the customer. Any account guilty of a second violation WILL be immediately and permanently removed from our network without notice. Adult Hosting: Adult Hosting is part of our offerings at RC Media Services, however it is very important to understand our terms for such up front. There are three areas of interest for a Web Host (and their provider) to stay out of trouble with the law where Adult Hosting is concerned. 1-) Sexuality Laws 2-) Copyright Laws and 3-) SPAM PRACTICES. 1- Sexuality (and other) laws are laws that prohibit various materials from being made available for public access. These include, but are not limited to, child pornography, beastiality etc. Anyone found to be breaking United States law will be terminiated on the spot with their accounts being NON REFUNDABLE. It is not OUR responsiblity to know the law in your business, but it IS our responsibility to cooperate with legal departments if they find you breaking the law. 2- Copyright law. Anyone found to be posting images that belong to others, without written consent to do so will be terminated on the stop, with their accounts being NON REFUNDABLE. Adult sites are a good way to make money on line, but only if you're (we're) not sued. Our services are for responsible businesses only. Do it right, or not at all. 3- ZERO TOLERANCE for SPAM. PERIOD. The FASTEST way to lose your money with us is to generate (a substantiated) spam complaint. You will get NO warnings. Our servers are shared by other businesses (including my own), and we will NOT allow our IP address to wind up on the blacklists on line. And it matters little who's system you use to send such spam mail, as long as WE are hit with the complaint. We do not have the interest, manpower or patience to do business with those who spam for a living. If this is your advertising method, please host elsewhere. Otherwise you WILL lose your hosting fee. 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 N.E.W.D. account. E-mail / Message Forging: Forging any message header, in part or whole, of any electronic transmission, originating or passing through the N.E.W.D. service is in violation of this AUP. Usenet SPAMing: N.E.W.D. has a zero tolerance policy for the use of its network for the posting of messages or commercial advertisements, which violate the rules, regulations, FAQ or charter of any newsgroups or mailing list. Commercial messages that are appropriate under the rules of a newsgroup or mailing list or that are solicited by the recipients are permitted. Again, if you generate more than a few complaint e-mails for N.E.W.D., we'll consider terminating your account. Unauthorized access: Use of the N.E.W.D. service to access, or to attempt to access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security measures of N.E.W.D.'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 N.E.W.D. account is subject to immediate termination. Copyright or trademark infringement: Use of the N.E.W.D. 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, music or other copyrighted sources, and the unauthorized transmittal of copyrighted software. Collection of personal data: Use of the N.E.W.D. service to collect, or attempt to collect, personal information about third parties without their knowledge or consent. Network disruptions and unfriendly activity: Use of the N.E.W.D. service for any activity which affects the ability of other people or systems to use N.E.W.D. 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. It is the Member's responsibility to ensure that their network is configured in a secure manner. A Subscriber may not, through action or inaction, allow others to use their network for illegal or inappropriate actions. A Subscriber 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. N.E.W.D. 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. In addition, installation of CGI scripts which are harmful or detrimental to our servers are the sole responsibility of the account holder. If your CGI usage interferes with our servers, the offending CGI will be removed. IF the script is again installed and again interferes with our servers, the offending account will be terminated without notice or refund. 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 offense 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 or system port scanning, while using N.E.W.D. services could result in suspension service. Third Party Accountability: N.E.W.D. subscribers will be held responsible and accountable for any activity by third parties using their account, that violates guidelines created within this Acceptable Use Policy. Security 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. N.E.W.D. 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 N.E.W.D.
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. 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 E-mail 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. N.E.W.D. may take any one or more of the following actions in response to complaints: Issue written or verbal warnings Suspend the Member's newsgroup posting privileges Suspend the Member's account Terminate the Member'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 N.E.W.D. 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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