This
Acceptable Use Policy specifies certain actions prohibited by
Efliers for users of the Efliers Network. Efliers reserves the
right to modify this Policy at any time to stay in compliance
with any laws, regulations and security requirements. By using
Efliers services, any customer, employee or third party
unconditionally accepts the terms of this policy.
ILLEGAL
USE
The
Efliers Network may be used only for lawful purposes.
Transmission, distribution or storage of any material in
violation of any applicable law or regulation coming to or from
any unauthorized network or system is prohibited. This includes,
without limitation, material protected by copyright, trademark,
trade secret or other intellectual property rights used without
proper authorization; government and military data protected by
law and national security; university and academic data
protected by public policy; and material that is obscene,
defamatory, constitutes an illegal threat, or violates export
control laws. Any violation of the above which compromises the
integrity of the Efliers Network or any other network is
strictly prohibited.
NETWORK
AND MACHINE RESOURCES
Efliers
reserves the right to monitor and allocate network and machine
resources. IP addresses are allocated per server specifications.
Cgi resources are allocated one per domain. Efliers reserves the
right to discontinue any script which may cause excessive server
load.
SYSTEM
AND NETWORK SECURITY
Violations
of system or network security are prohibited, and may result in
criminal and civil liability. Efliers will investigate incidents
involving such violations and may involve and cooperate with law
enforcement authorities if a criminal violation is suspected.
Efliers respects the privacy of customer data and vigilantly
protects that data and ALL customers who host with Efliers. If
any violation of the law or this AUP is suspected, Efliers
reserves the right to investigate. Use of the Efliers network
constitutes consent to monitoring. Examples of unlawful acts,
system, or network security violations include, without
limitation, the following:
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Unauthorized
access to or use of data, systems or networks, including
any attempt to probe, damage, scan or test the
vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security
or authentication measures without express authorization
of the owner of the system or network.
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Unauthorized
monitoring of data or traffic on any network or system
without express authorization of the owner of the system
or network. Interference with service to any user, host or
network including, without limitation, mail bombing,
flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system and
broadcast attacks.
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Unauthorized
access to any data, system, or network from an
unauthorized system or network for any purpose which is
not lawful or which is intended to do harm.
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Forging
of any TCP-IP packet header or any part of the header
information in an email or a newsgroup posting. Electronic
forging of any kind to include but not limited to IP
addresses, domains, business names, etc.
EMAIL
Sending
unsolicited mail messages, including, without limitation,
unwanted advertising and informational announcements, is
explicitly prohibited. A user shall not use another site's mail
server to relay mail without the express permission of the site
owner. Legitimate mailing lists and subscriber lists are
acceptable. Otherwise, it is spam.
USENET
Posting
the same messages to multiple newsgroups (excessive
cross-posting or multiple-posting, also known as
"SPAM") is expressly prohibited.
INDIRECT OR
ATTEMPTED VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY, AND ACTUAL OR ATTEMPTED
VIOLATIONS BY A THIRD PARTY ON BEHALF OF AN EFLIERS.NET CUSTOMER
OR A CUSTOMER'S END USER, SHALL BE CONSIDERED VIOLATIONS OF THE
POLICY BY SUCH CUSTOMER OR END USER.
For
Example:
If you are
hosting a bulk email site on Efliers servers and you use another
ISP to SPAM from in order to reference your Efliers site by IP
address or domain name, you are violating Efliers policy and
possibly the law.
Any type
of denial of service attack from valid or invalid addresses is a
violation of Efliers security policy and against the law.
If you
have been granted password privileges for FTP, sharing your
password with an unauthorized user or third party is strictly
prohibited.
Complaints
regarding illegal Use or System or Network Security issues
should be sent through our Technical Support form
Complaints
regarding email abuse should be sent through our Technical Support form
Complaints
regarding USENET abuse or SPAM should be sent through our Technical Support form
COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT
The
Digital Millennium Copyright Act provides
limitations for service provider liability relating to material
online with regard to information residing, at the discretion of
the user, on a system or network that the service provider
controls or operates. 17. U.S. 512(c). The designated agents for
notification of claimed infringement are:
Efliers.net
PO Box 5103
Bakersfield, CA 93388
For alleged copyright infringement contact us through our Technical Support form
To provide counter-notice in response to an allegation of
copyright infringement contact us through our Technical Support form
For other legal issues or concerns contact us through our Technical Support form
Efliers
does not tolerate any pornographic material or spamming and both
infringements will result in an investigation and possible
termination and removal of the site and/or server without a
refund. Efliers prides itself as a responsible member of the
Internet community and is committed to protecting the data of
and providing quality service to all Efliers customers all of
the time.
INTERACTION
WITH EFLIERS.NET STAFF
Any
threat, vulgar and profane language directed at any Efliers
staff member through phone or email may result in
immediate termination of an account. Any violation of this
policy by any employee, contractor or third party programmer of
Efliers should be reported immediately. Bottom line is
let's work together toward a mutually beneficial relationship
and create a prosperous and responsible Internet community.
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