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Cheaper Website Hosting's Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") is
provided to give our customers and users a clear understanding of what Cheaper
Website Hosting expects of them while using the service. All users of Cheaper
Website 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 Cheaper Website Hosting Service constitutes acceptance and agreement
to Cheaper Website Hosting's AUP as well as Cheaper Website Hosting's TOS (Terms
of Service)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: *All Hosting accounts come with a 30 day money
back guarantee*
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. Cheaper Website 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 Cheaper Website Hosting account or other actions as
detailed in Section 3 WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
This document is intended to provide a basic understand of Cheaper Website Hosting's
Acceptable Use Policy. The following are guidelines for the establishment and
enforcement of Cheaper Website 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
Cheaper Website Hosting intends to provide its customers access to everything
the Internet has to offer. While the Cheaper Website Hosting is firmly committed to the principles
of free speech, certain activities that may be damaging to the resources of both
the Cheaper Website Hosting and the Internet and cannot be permitted under the guise of free
speech. The resources of the Cheaper Website 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 dedicated rack or virtual site to publish material, which
Cheaper Website Hosting.Net 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 Cheaper Website 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@Cheaper Website Hosting.net.
VIOLATIONS OF Cheaper Website Hosting ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
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Illegal use: Cheaper Website Hosting's services may not be used for
illegal purposes, or in support of illegal activities. Cheaper Website Hosting reserves the
right to cooperate with legal authorities and/or injured third parties in the
investigation of any suspected crime or civil wrongdoing.
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Harm to minors: Use of the Cheaper Website Hosting service to harm,
or attempt to harm, minors in any way, including, but not limited to child pornography.
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Threats: Use of the Cheaper Website Hosting service to transmit any
material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that threatens or encourages
bodily harm or destruction of property.
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Harassment: Use of the Cheaper Website Hosting service to transmit
any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that harasses another.
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Fraudulent activity: Use of Cheaper Website 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."
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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.
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Unsolicited commercial e-mail / Unsolicited bulk e-mail
(SPAM) Use of the Cheaper Website 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 Cheaper Website Hosting account.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY, 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.
- 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 Cheaper Website Hosting account.
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E-mail / Message Forging: Forging any message header,
in part or whole, of any electronic transmission, originating or passing through
the Cheaper Website Hosting service is in violation of this AUP.
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Usenet SPAMing: Cheaper Website 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.
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Unauthorized access: Use of the Cheaper Website Hosting service to
access, or to attempt to access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt
to penetrate, security measures of Cheaper Website 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 Cheaper Website Hosting account is subject to immediate termination.
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Copyright or trademark infringement: Use of the Cheaper Website 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.
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Collection of personal data: Use of the Cheaper Website Hosting service
to collect, or attempt to collect, personal information about third parties without
their knowledge or consent.
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Network disruptions and unfriendly activity: Use of
the Cheaper Website Hosting service for any activity which affects the ability of other people
or systems to use Cheaper Website 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. Cheaper Website 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.
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Fraud: Involves a knowing misrepresentation or misleading
statement, writing or activity made with the intent that the person receiving
it will act upon it.
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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.
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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.
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Inappropriate Use of Software: Use of software or any
device that would facilitate a continued connection, i.e. pinging, while using
Cheaper Website Hosting services could result in suspension service.
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Third Party Accountability: Cheaper Website 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.
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Violation Of Cheaper Website Hosting Virtual Accounts:
It is absolutely forbidden to host IRC servers on Virtual Server Accounts. Virtual
Server 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.
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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. Cheaper Website 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
Cheaper Website 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 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 Cheaper Website Hosting systems
or networks. Cheaper Website Hosting reserves the right to terminate or limit such activities.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF Cheaper Website Hosting AUP
Cheaper Website Hosting requests that anyone who believes that there is a violation
of this AUP direct the information to the Abuse Department at abuse@cheaperwebsitehosting.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. Cheaper Website 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
Cheaper Website 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).
Copyright 2002 Cheaper Website Hosting
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