ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY (AUP)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: *All Payments To
WireSix Are Non-Refundable*
WireSix's Acceptable Use Policy
("AUP") is provided
to give our customers and users a clear understanding of
what WireSix
expects of them while using the service. All users of WireSix'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).
Use of WireSix’s Service constitutes acceptance
and agreement to WireSix's AUP as well as WireSix's 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. WireSix
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 WireSix account or other
actions as detailed in Section 3 WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
This document is intended to provide a basic understand of WireSix's
Acceptable Use Policy. The following are guidelines for the establishment
and enforcement of WireSix's 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
WireSix intends to provide its customers access to everything
the Internet has to offer. While WireSix is firmly committed
to the principles of free speech, certain activities that may
be damaging to the resources of both WireSix and the Internet
and cannot be permitted under the guise of free speech. The resources
of WireSix and the Internet are limited, and abuse of these resources
by one user has a negative impact on the entire community.
We do not routinely monitor the activity of accounts except
for measurements of system utilization and the preparation of
billing records. However, in our efforts to promote good citizenship
within the Internet community, we will respond appropriately
if we become aware of inappropriate use of our service.
You may not use your dedicated server or virtual site to publish
material, which WireSix determines, at its 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 a WireSix 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 behavior
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.
As a member of our network community, you must use your Internet
access responsibly. If you have any questions regarding this
policy, please contact us at info@wiresix.com.
VIOLATIONS OF WireSix’s ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
1. Illegal use: WireSix's services may not be used for illegal
purposes, or in support of illegal activities. WireSix reserves
the right to cooperate with legal authorities and/or injured
third parties in the investigation of any suspected crime or
civil wrongdoing.
2. Harm to minors: Use of the WireSix service to harm, or attempt
to harm, minors in any way, including, but not limited to child
pornography.
3. Threats: Use of the WireSix service to transmit any material
(by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that threatens or
encourages bodily harm or destruction of property.
4. Harassment: Use of the WireSix service to transmit any material
(by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that harasses another.
5. Fraudulent activity: Use of WireSix 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."
6. 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.
7. Unsolicited commercial e-mail / Unsolicited bulk e-mail
(SPAM): Use of the WireSix service to transmit any unsolicited commercial
or unsolicited bulk e-mail is expressly prohibited. Violations
of this type will result in the immediate termination of the
offending WireSix 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 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.
8. 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 WireSix account.
9. E-mail / Message Forging: Forging any message header, in
part or whole, of any electronic transmission, originating or
passing through the WireSix service is in violation of this AUP.
10. Usenet SPAMing: WireSix 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.
11. Unauthorized access: Use of the WireSix service to access,
or to attempt to access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate,
or attempt to penetrate, security measures of WireSix'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 WireSix account is subject to immediate termination.
12. Copyright or trademark infringement: Use of the WireSix service
to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting, hot
linking, directly linking 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.
13. Collection of personal data: Use of the WireSix service to
collect, or attempt to collect, personal information about third
parties without their knowledge or consent.
14. Network disruptions and unfriendly activity: Use of the WireSix
service for any activity which affects the ability of other people
or systems to use WireSix’s 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. WireSix 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.
15. Net Send Spam: The use of the net send utility to send unsolicited
bulk communication is prohibited. This technique may result in
account suspension or termination. Violations of this policy
carry severe penalties, including termination of service.
16. Fraud: Involves a knowing misrepresentation or misleading
statement, writing or activity made with the intent that the
person receiving it will act upon it.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. Inappropriate Use of Software: Use of software or any device
that would facilitate a continued connection, i.e. pinging, while
using WireSix’s services could result in suspension service.
20. Third Party Accountability: WireSix’s subscribers will
be held responsible and accountable for any activity by third
parties, using their account that violates guidelines created
within the Acceptable Use Policy.
21. Violation of WireSix’s Virtual Accounts: It
is absolutely forbidden to host IRC servers
on Virtual
Server Accounts. Virtual Server Accounts found hosting this material
will be subject to immediate cancellation without refund.
22. IRC networks: It is absolutely forbidden to host an IRC server
that is part of or connected to another IRC network or server.
Servers found to be connecting to or part of these networks will
be immediately removed from our network without notice. The server
will not be reconnected to the network until such time that you
agree to completely remove any and all traces of the IRC server,
and agree to let us have access to your server to confirm that
the content has been completely removed. Any server guilty of
a second violation will result in immediate account termination.
23. Peer to Peer Software (File Sharing): The use of Peer to
Peer or file sharing software to permit the sharing, copying
or distribution of unauthorized copyrighted material on the WireSix
service is prohibited. Use of such software could result in suspension
of service.
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. WireSix 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
WireSix 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 WireSix systems or networks.
WireSix reserves the right to terminate or limit such activities.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF WireSix's AUP
WireSix requests that anyone who believes that there is a violation
of this AUP direct the information to the Abuse Department at
info@wiresix.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
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. WireSix 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
WireSix 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). |
