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Access Technology™ ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
1. INTRODUCTION
Access Technology's Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") is intended to help enhance
the use of the Internet by preventing unacceptable use. All users of Access
Technology's Internet services (the "Services")—those who access some of our
Services but do not have accounts ("Visitors"), as well as those who pay a
monthly service fee to subscribe to the Services ("Members")—must comply with
this AUP. We support the free flow of information and ideas over the Internet
and do not actively monitor use of the Services under normal circumstances.
Similarly, we do not exercise editorial control over the content of any Web
site, electronic mail transmission, news group, or other material created or
accessible over or through the Services, except for certain proprietary
websites. However, in accordance with our Internet Service Agreement, we may
remove any materials that, in our sole discretion, may be illegal, may subject
us to liability, or which may violate this AUP. Access Technology may cooperate
with legal authorities and/or third parties in the investigation of any
suspected or alleged crime or civil wrong. Your violation of this AUP may result
in the suspension or termination of either your access to the Services and/or
your Access Technology account or other actions as detailed in Section 3. This
AUP should be read in conjunction with our Internet Service Agreement and other
policies.
2. VIOLATIONS OF Access Technology's ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
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 thereunder.
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 Access Technology'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. Access Technology is registered under the Digital
Millenium 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 Access Technology'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
Access Technology 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. Access Technology 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.
Access Technology considers "multiposting" to 10 or more groups within a two
week sliding window to be excessive. Access Technology servers currently limit
the number of allowable "cross-posts" to 9.
Access Technology 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, Access Technology maintains the
right to terminate any member's connection following any extended period of
inactivity as determined by Access Technology.
o. Exceeding Web Site Size and Traffic Limitations: All Access Technology
Members receive 6MB free webspace for use with their Access Technology Internet
access account. Each member’s free webspace is allocated 750MB of traffic per
month (traffic is calculated on a formula multiplying the number of hits that
your site receives by the size of your files). If a site exceeds its maximum
monthly allotment of traffic, the site will become unavailable until the
beginning of the next calendar month. A site that exceeds 6MB in size will also
become unavailable. Unavailability includes but may not be limited to the
inability to access the site publicly or to publish to or modify the site's
contents via certain Web creation tools. More information about appropriate use
of the free member webspace appears under Free Webspace Community Guidelines.
3. REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF Access Technology'S AUP
Access Technology requests that anyone who believes that there is a violation of
this AUP direct the information to Director-Abuse Department, at: abuse@AccessTechnology.net
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 syslog
files. Other situations will require different methods of providing the above
information.
Access Technology may take any one or more of the following actions in response
to complaints:
issue warnings: written or verbal
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,
caused by violations.
4. REVISIONS TO THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
Access Technology reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this AUP, our
Internet Service Agreement 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 the Internet Service Agreement
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