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Acceptable Use Policy
PTMC Internet Service's Acceptable Use
Policy ("AUP") is provided to give our clients a clear understanding of
what PTMC Internet Services expects of them while using the service. All
users of PTMC Internet Service'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 PTMC Internet
Services Service constitutes acceptance and agreement to Jatol Internet
Service's AUP as well as PTMC Internet Service's TOS (Terms of Service).
IMPORTANT NOTICE: * All
Payments To PTMC Internet Services are Non-Refundable unless they fall
under the 30 Day Money Back Guarantee *
I.
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.
PTMC Internet Services 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 PTMC Internet Services account or
other actions as detailed in Section IV WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE and WITHOUT
REFUND.
This document is
intended to provide a basic understand of PTMC Internet Service's
Acceptable Use Policy. The following are guidelines for the establishment
and enforcement of PTMC Internet Service'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
PTMC Internet Services
intends to provide its customers access to everything the Internet has to
offer. While the PTMC Internet Services is firmly committed to the
principles of free speech, certain activities that may be damaging to the
resources of both the PTMC Internet Services and the Internet and cannot
be permitted under the guise of free speech. The resources of the PTMC
Internet Services 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 co-location server, which PTMC Internet Services
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, and logos), executable
programs, video recordings, and audio recordings.
If a PTMC Internet
Services 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
the email address below.
II.
VIOLATIONS OF PTMC INTERNET SERVICES ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY.
Accounts found in violation of
PTMC's Acceptable Use Policy will be subject
to immediate cancellation without refund. The following constitute
violations of this AUP:
Illegal use: PTMC
Internet Service's services may not be used for illegal purposes, or in
support of illegal activities. PTMC Internet Services reserves the right
to cooperate with legal authorities and/or injured third parties in the
investigation of any suspected crime or civil wrongdoing.
Pornography: It is
absolutely forbidden to host pornographic content on PTMC Internet
Service accounts. Accounts found hosting this material will be subject
to immediate cancellation without refund. If you are unclear if
something falls into these categories or have any questions, please
contact us and we can help answer your questions.
Warez/Crakz: It is
absolutely forbidden to host illegally hacked/cracked/manipulated
software. Illegal software files are NOT permitted on the servers and
accounts found hosting this material will be subject to immediate
cancellation without refund. If you are unclear if something falls into
these categories or have any questions, please contact us and we can
help answer your questions.
Harm to minors: Use of
the PTMC Internet Services service to harm, or attempt to harm, minors
in any way, including, but not limited to child pornography, is strictly
forbidden. PTMC Internet Service follows a strict ZERO tolerance policy
for child pornography and intention to do harm to minors. Authorities
will be immediately notified and the offending PTMC Internet Services
account will be subject to immediate termination.
Threats: Use of the
PTMC Internet Services service to transmit any material (by e-mail,
uploading, posting or otherwise) that threatens or encourages bodily
harm or destruction of property. Authorities will be immediately
notified and the offending PTMC Internet Services account will be
subject to immediate termination.
Harassment: Use of the
PTMC Internet Services service to transmit any material (by e-mail,
uploading, posting or otherwise) that harasses another.
Fraudulent activity:
Use of PTMC Internet Services 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 re-mailers or nicknames
does not constitute impersonation.
Unsolicited commercial
e-mail / Unsolicited bulk e-mail (SPAM) Use of the PTMC Internet
Services 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 PTMC Internet Services
account.
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 Jatol Internet Services account.
E-mail / Message
Forging: Forging any message header, in part or whole, of any electronic
transmission, originating or passing through the PTMC Internet Services
service is in violation of this AUP.
Usenet SPAMing: PTMC
Internet Services 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 PTMC Internet Services service to access, or to attempt to
access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to
penetrate, security measures of PTMC Internet Service'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 PTMC Internet Services account is subject to immediate
termination.
Copyright or trademark
infringement: Use of the PTMC Internet Services 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 (including Warez), and
copyright music (to include mp3 distribution).
Collection of personal
data: Use of the PTMC Internet Services 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 PTMC Internet Services service for
any activity that affects the ability of other people or systems to use
PTMC Internet Services 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. PTMC Internet Services 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.
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 PTMC Internet Services
services could result in suspension service.
Third Party
Accountability: PTMC Internet Services 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.
Banned Scripts: All
CGI based forums, CGI mail processing scripts (such as formmail.pl or
formmail.cgi) and IRC Chat servers/scripts/bots are banned from PTMC
servers. If you are unclear if something falls into these categories or
have any questions, please contact us and we can help answer your
questions. Please note this list can change at any time.
Inaccurate or
Unreliable Data: If member deliberately provides inaccurate or
unreliable information, or fails to promptly update necessary
information, or fails to respond to our email inquiries within five
calendar days, such actions shall constitute a breach of this Agreement.
Security
You are responsible
for any misuse of your account, even if a friend, family member, guest
or employee committed the inappropriate activity. 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. PTMC Internet Services 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.
Failure to protect
your account is a violation of the Acceptable Use Policy and grounds for
account termination without refund.
Network
Performance
PTMC Internet Services
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 that
impairs network performance is prohibited by this policy and may result
in termination of your account.
III.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF PTMC INTERNET SERVICES AUP.
PTMC Internet Services requests that anyone who believes
that there is a violation of this AUP direct the information to the Abuse
Department at the
email
address below.
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.
IV.
ACTIONS TAKEN BY PTMC INTERNET SERVICES.
PTMC Internet Services may take any one or more of the following actions
in response to complaints, violations of the Terms of Service or the
Acceptable Use Policy:
- 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, caused by
violations
V. REVISIONS TO THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
PTMC Internet Services 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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