Xsorbit's Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") is provided to give our
customers and users a clear understanding of what Xsorbit expects of
them while using the service. All users of Xsorbit'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 Xsorbit Service constitutes acceptance and agreement to
Xsorbit's AUP as well as Xsorbit's TOS (Terms of Service)
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
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. Xsorbit 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 Xsorbit account or
other actions as detailed in Section 3 WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
This document is intended to provide a basic understand of Xsorbit's
Acceptable Use Policy. The following are guidelines for the
establishment and enforcement of Xsorbit's 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
Xsorbit intends to provide its customers access to everything the
Internet has to offer. While the Xsorbit is firmly committed to the
principles of free speech, certain activities that may be damaging to
the resources of both the Xsorbit and the Internet and cannot be
permitted under the guise of free speech. The resources of Xsorbit 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 message board or Xsorbit server to publish
material, which Xsorbit 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 an Xsorbit 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
abuse@xsorbit.com
VIOLATIONS OF Xsorbit ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
1.
Illegal use:
Xsorbit's services may not be used for illegal purposes, or in support
of illegal activities. Xsorbit reserves the right to cooperate with
legal authorities and/or injured third parties in the investigation of
any suspected crime or civil wrongdoing.
2.
Harm to minors:
Use of the Xsorbit service to harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any
way, including, but not limited to child pornography.
3.
Threats:
Use of the Xsorbit service to transmit any material (by e-mail,
uploading, posting or otherwise) that threatens or encourages bodily
harm or destruction of property.
4.
Harassment:
Use of the Xsorbit service to transmit any material (by e-mail,
uploading, posting or otherwise) that harasses another.
5.
Fraudulent activity:
Use of Xsorbit 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."
6.
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.
7.
Unsolicited commercial e-mail / Unsolicited bulk e-mail
(SPAM) Use of the Xsorbit 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 Xsorbit
account.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Anyone hosting websites or services on their 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.
8.
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 Xsorbit account.
9.
E-mail / Message Forging:
Forging any message header, in part or whole, of any electronic
transmission, originating or passing through the Xsorbit service is in
violation of this AUP.
10.
Usenet SPAMing:
Xsorbit 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.
11.
Unauthorized access:
Use of the Xsorbit service to access, or to attempt to access, the
accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security
measures of Xsorbit'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 Xsorbit account is subject to
immediate termination.
12.
Copyright or trademark infringement:
Use of the Xsorbit service to transmit any material (by e-mail,
uploading, posting, hot linking, directly linking 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.
13.
Collection of personal data:
Use of the Xsorbit service to collect, or attempt to collect, personal
information about third parties without their knowledge or consent.
14.
Network disruptions and unfriendly activity:
Use of the Xsorbit service for any activity which affects the ability of
other people or systems to use Xsorbit 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. Xsorbit 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.
15.
Net Send Spam:
The use of the net send utility to send unsolicited bulk communication
is prohibited. This technique may result in account suspension or
termination. Violations of this policy carry severe penalties, including
termination of service.
16.
Fraud:
Involves a knowing misrepresentation or misleading statement, writing or
activity made with the intent that the person receiving it will act upon
it.
17.
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.
18.
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.
19.
Inappropriate Use of Software:
Use of software or any device that would facilitate a continued
connection, i.e. pinging, while using Xsorbit services could result in
suspension service.
20.
Third Party Accountability:
Xsorbit 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.
21.
Violation Of Xsorbit Virtual Accounts:
It is absolutely forbidden to host pornographic content or IRC servers
on Virtual Server Accounts. Virtual Server Accounts found hosting this
material will be subject to immediate cancellation without refund.
22.
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.
23.
Privacy Policy - COPPA:
Account owner warrants that he/she is solely responsible for ensuring compliance with the requirements of the US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
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. Xsorbit 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
Xsorbit 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
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 Xsorbit systems or networks. Xsorbit reserves the
right to terminate or limit such activities.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF Xsorbit AUP
Xsorbit requests that anyone who believes that there is a violation of
this AUP direct the information to the Abuse Department at
abuse@xsorbit.com
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. Xsorbit 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
Xsorbit 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). |