The following constitute violations of this AUP:
a. Illegal use. Using the Services to transmit any material (by
email, uploading, posting, or otherwise) that, intentionally or
unintentionally, violates any applicable local, state, national or
international law, or any rules or regulations promulgated there under.
b. Harm to minors. Using the Services to harm, or attempt to harm,
minors in any way.
c. Threats. Using the Services to transmit any material (by email,
uploading, posting, or otherwise) that threatens or encourages bodily
harm or destruction of property.
d. Harassment. Using the Services to transmit any material (by email,
uploading, posting, or otherwise) that harasses another.
e. Fraudulent activity. Using the Services 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."
f. 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.
Using deliberately misleading headers ("munging" headers) in
news postings in order to avoid spam email address collectors is
allowed.
g. Unsolicited commercial email/Unsolicited bulk email. Using the
Services to transmit any unsolicited commercial email or unsolicited
bulk email. Activities that have the effect of facilitating unsolicited
commercial email or unsolicited bulk email whether or not that email is
commercial in nature, are prohibited.
h. Unauthorized access. Using the Services to access, or to attempt
to access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to
penetrate, security measures of HostMactan.com'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.
i. Copyright or trademark infringement. Using the Services to
transmit any material (by email, 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.
HostMactan.com is registered under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of
1998.
j. Collection of personal data. Using the Services to collect, or
attempt to collect, personal information about third parties without
their knowledge or consent.
k. Reselling the services. Reselling the Services without HostMactan.com's
authorization.
l. Network disruptions and unfriendly activity. Using the Services
for any activity which adversely affects the ability of other people or
systems to use HostMactan.com 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, network services or network equipment is prohibited. It is the
Member's responsibility to ensure that their network is configured in a
secure manner. A Member may not, through action or inaction, allow
others to use their network for illegal or inappropriate actions. A
Member 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.
m. News. HostMactan.com Members should use their best judgment when posting
to any newsgroup. Many groups have charters, published guidelines, FAQs,
or "community standards" describing what is and is not
considered appropriate. Usenet can be a valuable resource if used
properly. The continued posting of off-topic articles is prohibited.
Commercial advertisements are off-topic in most newsgroups, especially
regional groups not specifically named for such. The presence of such
articles in a group is not indicative of the group's
"intended" use. Please familiarize yourself with basic Usenet
netiquette before posting to a newsgroup.
HostMactan.com considers "multiposting" to 10 or more groups
within a two week sliding window to be excessive. HostMactan.com servers
currently limit the number of allowable "cross-posts" to 9.
HostMactan.com Members may not cancel messages other than their own
messages. A Member may cancel posts forged in that Member's name. We may
cancel any postings which violate this AUP.
n. Long Connections and Multiple Logins. Using a personal account for
high volume or commercial use is prohibited. The Services are intended
for periodic, active use of email, newsgroups, file transfers, Internet
chat, games, and browsing the World Wide Web. Members may stay connected
so long as they are actively using that connection for the above
purposes. Members may not use the Services on a standby or inactive
basis in order to maintain a connection. Pinging is expressly
prohibited. Accordingly, HostMactan.com maintains the right to terminate any
member's connection following any extended period of inactivity as
determined by HostMactan.com.
Rev. 2006/02/14
