Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)Revised:
02/15/2009
Use of ReadyHost.net constitutes
acceptance and agreement to ReadyHost.net's AUP
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. ReadyHost.net
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 ReadyHost.net account or other actions as
detailed in Section 3
WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
This document is intended to provide a basic understand of
ReadyHost.net's Acceptable Use Policy. The
following are guidelines for the establishment and
enforcement of ReadyHost.net'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
ReadyHost.net intends to provide its customers
access to everything the Internet has to offer. While
ReadyHost.net is firmly committed to the
principles of free speech, certain activities that may
be damaging to the resources of both ReadyHost.net
and the Internet and cannot be permitted under
the guise of free speech. The resources of
ReadyHost.net 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 account to publish
material which ReadyHost.net 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 you have questions regarding whether or not your content would be deemed objectionable by ReadyHost.net, please email your inquiry regarding your content to
inquiry@readyhost.net.
If a ReadyHost.net account is used to violate
the Acceptable Use Policy, 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
inquiry@readyhost.net.
VIOLATIONS OF ReadyHost.net ACCEPTABLE USE
POLICY
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
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Illegal use: ReadyHost.net's
services may not be used for illegal purposes,
or in support of illegal activities.
ReadyHost.net reserves the right to
cooperate with legal authorities and/or injured
third parties in the investigation of any
suspected crime or civil wrongdoing.
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Harm to minors: Use of
ReadyHost.net's services to harm, or
attempt to harm, minors in any way, including,
but not limited to child pornography.
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Threats: Use of ReadyHost.net's
services to transmit any material (by
e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that
threatens or encourages bodily harm or
destruction of property.
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Harassment: Use of ReadyHost.net's
services to transmit any material (by
e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that
harasses another.
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Fraudulent activity: Use of ReadyHost.net's
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."
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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.
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Unsolicited commercial e-mail / Unsolicited
bulk e-mail (SPAM) Use of ReadyHost.net's
services 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 ReadyHost.net account.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Anyone hosting websites or services on their
account 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
removed from our server. The account 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 account
from our server without notice to the customer.
Any account guilty of a second violation WILL be immediately and permanently removed from our
server without notice.
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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 ReadyHost.net
account.
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E-mail / Message Forging: Forging any
message header, in part or whole, of any
electronic transmission, originating or passing
through ReadyHost.net is
in violation of this AUP.
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Usenet SPAMing: ReadyHost.net
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.
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Unauthorized access: Use of the
ReadyHost.net's services to access, or to
attempt to access, the accounts of others, or to
penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security
measures of ReadyHost.net 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
ReadyHost.net account is subject to
immediate termination.
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Collection of personal data: Use of
ReadyHost.net's services to collect, or
attempt to collect, personal information about
third parties without their knowledge or
consent.
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Network disruptions and unfriendly activity: Use of ReadyHost.net for any
activity which affects the ability of other
people or systems to use ReadyHost.net's
Services or the Internet. This includes "denial
of service" (DOS) attacks against another
account host or individual user. Interference
with or disruption of other account users,
services or equipment is prohibited. It is the
Member's responsibility to ensure that their
account is configured in a secure manner. A
Subscriber may not, through action or inaction,
allow others to use their account for illegal or
inappropriate actions. A Subscriber may not
permit their account, through action or
inaction, to be configured in such a way that
gives a third party the capability to use their
account 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.
ReadyHost.net 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.
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Fraud: Involves a knowing
misrepresentation or misleading statement,
writing or activity made with the intent that
the person receiving it will act upon it.
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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. This includes hosting bittorrent files or any other form of links used to illegally obtain copyright material.
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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.
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Inappropriate Use of Software: Use of
software or any device that would facilitate a
continued connection, i.e. pinging, while using
ReadyHost.net's services could result in
a suspension of service.
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Third Party Accountability: ReadyHost.net subscribers will be held
responsible and accountable for any activity by
third parties using their account that
violate guidelines created within the
Acceptable Use Policy.
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IRC: ReadyHost.net does not permit users to
run any IRC Servers or Clients on
ReadyHost.net servers. If a
user is found running an IRC Server or Client on
a ReadyHost.net server, their account
will be terminated immediately.
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.
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Your password provides access to your account.
It is your responsibility to keep your password
secure.
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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.
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Attempting to obtain another user's account
password is strictly prohibited, and may result
in termination of service.
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You must adopt adequate security measures to
prevent or minimize unauthorized use of your
account.
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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.
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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.
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Users who violate systems or network security
may incur criminal or civil liability.
ReadyHost.net 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
Some ReadyHost.net accounts operate on shared
resources. Excessive use or abuse of these shared
network resources by one subscriber 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,
bandwidth and session time. You may not use
resource-intensive programs which negatively impact
other customers or the performances of
ReadyHost.net's servers or networks.
ReadyHost.net reserves the right to
terminate or limit such activities.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF ReadyHost.net
AUP
ReadyHost.net requests that anyone who
believes that there is a violation of this AUP
direct the information to the Abuse Department at
abuse@readyhost.net.
If available, please provide the following
information:
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The IP address and/or host used to commit
the alleged violation
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The date and time of the alleged violation,
including the time zone or offset from GMT
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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. ReadyHost.net
may take any one or more of the
following actions in response to complaints:
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Issue written or verbal warnings
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Suspend the Member's account
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Terminate the Member's account
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Bill the Member for administrative costs
and/or reactivation charges
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Bring legal action to enjoin violations
and/or to collect damages, if any, cause
by violations
REVISIONS TO THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
ReadyHost.net 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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