Elected
Hosting Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") is provided to give our customers
and users a clear understanding of what Elected Hosting expects of them
while using the service. All users of Elected Hosting 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 Elected Hosting
Service constitutes acceptance and
agreement to Elected Hosting AUP as
well as Elected Hosting TOS (Terms
of Service)
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
*All Payments To
Elected Hosting
Are Non-Refundable With the
Excpetion of the 1st payment*
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.
Elected Hosting 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 Elected Hosting account or other actions as
detailed in Section 3 WITHOUT PRIOR
NOTICE.
This document is intended to provide a basic understand of Elected Hosting
Acceptable Use Policy. The following are guidelines for the establishment
and enforcement of Elected Hosting AUP:
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Ensure reliable service to our
customers
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Ensure security and privacy of our
systems and network, as well as the networks and systems of others
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Comply with existing laws
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Maintain our reputation as a
responsible service provider
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Encourage responsible use of the
Internet and discourage activities which reduce the usability and value of
Internet services
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Preserve the value of Internet
resources as a conduit for free expression and exchange of information
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Preserve the privacy and security of
individual users
Elected
Hosting intends to provide its customers access to everything the Internet
has to offer. While the Elected Hosting is firmly committed to the
principles of free speech, certain activities that may be damaging to the
resources of both the Elected Hosting and the Internet and cannot be
permitted under the guise of free speech. The resources of the Elected
Hosting 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 virtual site to publish material, which Elected
Hosting 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 Elected Hosting 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.
VIOLATIONS OF Elected
Hosting ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
Illegal use:
Elected Hosting services may not be used for illegal purposes, or in
support of illegal activities. Elected Hosting reserves the right to
cooperate with legal authorities and/or injured third parties in the
investigation of any suspected crime or civil wrongdoing.
Harm to minors:
Use of the Elected Hosting service to harm, or attempt to harm, minors in
any way, including, but not limited to child pornography.
Threats:
Use of the Elected Hosting 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 Elected Hosting service to transmit any material (by e-mail,
uploading, posting or otherwise) that harasses another.
Fraudulent activity:
Use of Elected Hosting 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 Elected Hosting 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
Elected Hosting account.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY,
anyone hosting websites or services on our 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.
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
Elected Hosting account.
E-mail / Message
Forging:
Forging any message header, in part or whole, of any electronic
transmission, originating or passing through the Elected Hosting service
is in violation of this AUP.
Usenet SPAMing:
Elected Hosting 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.
Unauthorized access:
Use of the Elected Hosting service to access, or to attempt to access,
the accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security
measures of Elected Hosting 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 Elected Hosting account is subject
to immediate termination.
Copyright or
trademark infringement:
Use of the Elected Hosting 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, or other copyrighted sources, and the unauthorized transmittal of
copyrighted software.
Collection of
personal data:
Use of the Elected Hosting 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 Elected Hosting service for any activity which affects the
ability of other people or systems to use Elected Hosting 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. Elected Hosting 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.
System Resources:
Any one
site or reseller account found to be utilizing in excess of 10% of the
system resources at any given may shall be suspended. We reserve the
right to terminate such account if we see fit.
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, while using Elected Hosting services could
result in suspension service.
Third Party
Accountability:
Elected Hosting 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.
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.
Security
You are responsible for any misuse of your account, even if the
inappropriate activity was committed by a client, 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. Elected Hosting 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
Elected Hosting virtual site and reseller accounts operate on shared
resources. Excessive use or abuse of these shared network resources by one
customer (eg. in excess of 10% CPU usage) 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 Elected Hosting systems or networks. Elected Hosting
reserves the right to terminate or limit such activities
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF Elected
Hosting AUP
Elected Hosting requests that anyone who believes that there is a
violation of this AUP direct the information to the Abuse Department.
If available, please provide the following information:
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The IP address 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. Elected Hosting 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 newsgroup posting
privileges
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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
Elected Hosting 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). |