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Acceptable Use Policy
DV8 Media (UK) LTD's Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") is provided to give our customers and users a clear understanding of what DV8 Media (UK) LTD expects of them while using the service.
Use of DV8 Media (UK) LTD Service constitutes acceptance and agreement to DV8 Media (UK) LTD's Acceptable Use Policy as well as DV8 Media (UK) LTD's T&C (Terms and Conditions).
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 Terms and Conditions, we may remove any materials that, in our sole discretion, may be illegal, may subject us to liability, or which may violate this AUP. DV8 Media (UK) LTD 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 DV8 Media (UK) LTD account WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
This document is intended to provide a basic understand of DV8 Media (UK) LTD's Acceptable Use Policy. The following are guidelines for the establishment and enforcement of DV8 Media (UK) LTD'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
DV8 Media (UK) LTD intends to provide its customers access to everything the Internet has to offer. While the DV8 Media (UK) LTD is firmly committed to the principles of free speech, certain activities that may be damaging to the resources of both the DV8 Media (UK) LTD and the Internet and cannot be permitted under the guise of free speech. The resources of the DV8 Media (UK) LTD 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 virtual site to publish material, which DV8 Media (UK) LTD 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 DV8 Media (UK) LTD account is used to violate the Acceptable Use Policy or our Terms and Conditions, we reserve the right to terminate your service without notice. We prefer to advise customers of inappropriate behaviour 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 enquiries@dv8media.co.uk.
Contents:
1. Violations of the DV8 Media (UK) LTD
Acceptable Use Policy
Illegal
Use: DV8 Media (UK) LTD's services may not
be used for illegal purposes, or in support of
illegal activities. DV8 Media (UK) LTD reserves the
right to cooperate with legal authorities and/or
injured third parties in the investigation of any
suspected crime or civil
wrongdoing.
Harm to
Minors: Use of the DV8 Media (UK) LTD
service to harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any
way, including, but not limited to child
pornography.
Explicit Adult
Content: Use of DV8 Media (UK) LTD service
to distribute, serve or show illegal explicit
adult content.
Threats: Use of the DV8 Media (UK) LTD service to transmit any
material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or
otherwise) that threatens or encourages bodily
harm or destruction of
property.
Harassment: Use
of the DV8 Media (UK) LTD service to transmit any
material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or
otherwise) that harasses
another.
Fraudulent
Activity: Use of DV8 Media (UK) LTD 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 remailers or
nicknames does not constitute
impersonation.
Unsolicited
Commercial E-mail / Unsolicited Bulk
E-mail: Use of the DV8 Media (UK) LTD
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 DV8 Media (UK) LTD 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 DV8 Media (UK) LTD
account.
E-mail / Message
Forging: Forging any message header, in
part or whole, of any electronic transmission,
originating or passing through the DV8 Media (UK) LTD
service is in violation of this
AUP.
Usenet SPAMing: DV8 Media (UK) LTD 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 DV8 Media (UK) LTD
service to access, or to attempt to access, the
accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to
penetrate, security measures of DV8 Media (UK) LTD'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
DV8 Media (UK) LTD account is subject to immediate
termination.
Copyright or
Trademark Infringement: Use of the DV8 Media (UK) LTD 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.
Collection of Personal
Data: Use of the DV8 Media (UK) LTD 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 DV8 Media (UK) LTD service for any activity
which affects the ability of other people or
systems to use DV8 Media (UK) LTD 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. DV8 Media (UK) LTD 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.
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.
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 Rights: 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 offence
will result in the immediate termination of the
offending account.
Third Party
Accountability: DV8 Media (UK) LTD
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.
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.
Domains Chargeback
Resolution: If the charge for a domain or
set of domains is charged back, DV8 Media (UK) LTD
has the right to take control of the domain or set
of domains that was paid for by the disputed
charge. DV8 Media (UK) LTD will change the domain
account information as needed to take control of
the domain or set of domains. The user is not
guaranteed to be contacted in the event that a
chargeback is received.
Peer to
Peer Software (File Sharing): The use of
Peer to Peer or file sharing software to permit
the sharing, copying or distribution of
unauthorized copyrighted material on the DV8 Media (UK) LTD service is prohibited. Use of such
software could result in suspension of
service.
2.
Security
2.1 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.
- (a) Your password provides access to your account. It is your responsibility to keep your password secure.
- (b) 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.
- (c) Attempting to obtain another user's account password is strictly prohibited, and may result in termination of service.
- (d) You must adopt adequate security measures to prevent or minimize unauthorized use of your account.
- (e) 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.
- (f) 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.
- (g) Users who violate systems or network security may incur criminal or civil liability. DV8 Media (UK) LTD 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
3. Network
Performance
3.1 DV8 Media (UK) LTD 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.
3.2 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 DV8 Media (UK) LTD systems or networks. DV8 Media (UK) LTD
reserves the right to terminate or limit such
activities.
4.
Revisions
4.1 DV8 Media (UK) LTD reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this Accetable Use Policy, and any of our other policies and agreements at any time and in any manner.