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AUP ( Acceptable Use Policy )
QuietCube Hosting's Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP")
is provided to give our customers and users a clear understanding
of what QuietCube Hosting expects of them while using the
service. All users of QuietCube Hosting'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 QuietCube Hosting Service constitutes acceptance and
agreement to QuietCube Hosting's AUP as well as QuietCube
Hosting's TOS (Terms of Service)
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. QuietCube 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 QuietCube Hosting account or other actions
as detailed in Section 3 WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
This document is intended to provide a basic understand of
QuietCube Hosting's Acceptable Use Policy. The following are
guidelines for the establishment and enforcement of QuietCube
Hosting'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
QuietCube Hosting intends to provide its customers access
to everything the Internet has to offer. While QuietCube Hosting
is firmly committed to the principles of free speech, certain
activities that may be damaging to the resources of both QuietCube
Hosting and the Internet and cannot be permitted under the
guise of free speech. The resources of QuietCube 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 hosting to publish material, which QuietCube
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 QuietCube 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 at abuse@QuietCubeHosting.com.
VIOLATIONS OF QuietCube Hosting ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
1.Illegal use: QuietCube Hosting's services may not be used
for illegal purposes, or in support of illegal activities.
QuietCube Hosting 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 QuietCube Hosting service to
harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any way, including, but
not limited to child pornography.
3.Threats: Use of the QuietCube Hosting 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 QuietCube Hosting service to transmit
any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise)
that harasses another.
5.Fraudulent activity: Use of QuietCube 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."
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 infrmation 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 QuietCube 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 QuietCube Hosting account.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY, anyone hosting websites or services
on their account that support spammers or cause any of our
IP space to be listed in any of the various Spam Databases
will have their account immediately removed from our server.
The account will not be reconnected until such time that you
agree to remove ANY and ALL traces of the offending material
immediately upon restoration and agree to allow us access
to the account to confirm that all material has been COMPLETELY
removed. Severe violations may result in immediate and permanent
removal of the account from our server without notice to the
customer. Any account guilty of a second violation WILL be
immediately and permanently removed from our server 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 QuietCube Hosting
account.
9.E-mail / Message Forging: Forging any message header, in
part or whole, of any electronic transmission, originating
or passing through the QuietCube Hosting service is in violation
of this AUP.
10.Usenet SPAMing: QuietCube 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.
11.Unauthorized access: Use of the QuietCube Hosting service
to access, or to attempt to access, the accounts of others,
or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security measures
of QuietCube Hosting'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
QuietCube Hosting account is subject to immediate termination.
12.Copyright or trademark infringement: Use of the QuietCube
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.
13.Collection of personal data: Use of the QuietCube Hosting
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
QuietCube Hosting service for any activity which affects the
ability of other people or systems to use QuietCube Hosting
Services or the Internet. This includes "denial of
service" (DOS) attacks against another account or
individual user. Interference with or disruption of other
account users, services or equipment is prohibited. It is
the Member's responsibility to ensure that their account is
configured in a secure manner. A Subscriber may not, through
action or inaction, allow others to use their account for
illegal or inappropriate actions. A Subscriber may not permit
their account, through action or inaction, to be configured
in such a way that gives a third party the capability to use
their account 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. QuietCube
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. If an attack is launched from a server of
ours that has a connection to an account that we host, the
account owner will be responsible for any bandwidth charges
or administration charges that may come due in such a situation.
15.Fraud: Involves a knowing misrepresentation or misleading
statement, writing or activity made with the intent that the
person receiving it will act upon it.
16.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.
17.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.
18.Inappropriate Use of Software: Use of software or any device
that would facilitate a continued connection, i.e. pinging,
while using QuietCube Hosting services could result in suspension
service.
19.Third Party Accountability: QuietCube 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.
20.Violation Of QuietCube Hosting Virtual Accounts: It is
absolutely forbidden to host IRC servers. Accounts found hosting
this material will be subject to immediate cancellation without
refund.
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.
*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. QuietCube 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
QuietCube Hosting 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 system resources in a manner which impairs system 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 QuietCube Hosting systems
or networks. QuietCube Hosting reserves the right to terminate
or limit such activities.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF QuietCube Hosting AUP
QuietCube Hosting requests that anyone who believes that
there is a violation of this AUP direct the information to
the Abuse Department at abuse@QuietCubehosting.com.
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. QuietCube Hosting
may take any one or more of the following actions in response
to complaints:
*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, cause by violations
REVISIONS TO THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
QuietCube 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).
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