Bayview Internet Group, LLC Acceptable Use Policy
This Acceptable Use Policy has been created by Bayview
Internet Group, LLC (BIG) to promote the integrity, security, reliability, and
protection of BIG's network, facilities, offerings, and customers. BIG may
modify, without prior notice, this policy as BIG deems appropriate. Such modified policy will be effective upon
posting on BIG's website.
All persons using a BIG hosting service must abide by the
conditions set forth in this Policy.
Prohibited Uses
The Internet is a global interconnection of multiple networks that physically exist in multiple countries. Each country has diverse laws, regulations, and orders ("Laws"). For the purposes of this policy, terms like "unlawful" or "illegal" apply to Laws globally and within the framework of applicable governing bodies. It is your responsibility to be aware of the Laws that apply to the use of the Service and to ensure compliance with such Laws. BIG will cooperate with all court orders, subpoenas, and other similar government requests ordering BIG to disclose information about use of the Service.
The Service shall not be used to post, transmit, re-transmit or store material which, in the judgment of BIG:
Violates local, state, federal,
foreign, or international Law;
Could be considered threatening,
obscene, indecent, defamatory, or that otherwise could adversely affect any
individual, group or entity ("Person").
In addition to the other
requirements of this policy, the Service may be used only in a manner that in
BIG's sole discretion is consistent the purposes of such Service.
Customer should contact BIG if it is unsure of whether any contemplated use or action is permitted.
By way of example, and not limitation, uses described below are expressly prohibited:
The uploading, posting, emailing, transmitting or otherwise making available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable.
Deceptive or fraudulent practices.
Any activity infringing on the
intellectual property rights of others, including, but not limited to,
copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, patents.
Actions that restrict or inhibit
any Person, whether a customer, BIG, or otherwise, in its use or enjoyment of
any BIG service, system or network:
The deliberate transmission of
computer viruses, worms, trojan software, or other malicious programs.
Interfering with, disrupting, or
denying service including, but is not limited to, using any technique to
intentionally degrade or disable the delivery of any legitimate data (e.g.,
denial of service attacks).
Attempting to gain unauthorized entry
to any site or network including but not limited to executing any form of
network probing, monitoring, or other information-gathering on someone else's
site or network.
Attempting to circumvent host or
user authentication or other security measures of any host, network or account.
Maintaining an Open Email
Relay/Open Data Relay or allowing any data to be sent through one's system by
an unrelated third party, including, but not limited to open email gateways and
open proxy servers.
Sending unsolicited mail messages,
including the sending of "junk mail" or other advertising material to
individuals who did not specifically request such material, who were not
previous customers or with whom the sender did not have an existing business
relationship ("E-mail spam"). BIG reserves the right to determine in
its sole discretion and based on the information available (1) what constitutes
spam, as well as (2) what measures are necessary in response to spamming
complaints.
Harassment including, but not
limited to, through language, frequency or size of messages.
unauthorized use, or forging, of
mail header information.
Solicitations of mail for any
other E-mail address other than of the poster's account or service with the
intent to harass or to collect replies.
Creating or forwarding "chain
letters" or other
"schemes" of any type.
Use of unsolicited E-mail
originating from within BIG's network or networks of other Internet Service
Providers on behalf of, or to advertise any service hosted by BIG, or connected
via BIG's network.
Other Customer, Member, and User Requirements
Bulk email must provide recipients
with an easy and effective mechanism for removal from bulk email lists. The
source of the addressee's address must be included in each bulk email message.
Senders of bulk email must take effective steps to confirm that the actual
owner of each email address on a list has agreed to receive bulk mailings from
the sender before sending email to that list.
Customer is responsible for
protecting passwords and for any authorized or unauthorized use of its systems
and/or networks.
Customer must provide appropriate
protection to prevent minors (persons under 21 years of age) from accessing any
unsuitable material published through this Service.
Customer is responsible for all
content or information residing on, obtained or transmitted via the Service.
Customer activity that facilitates a violation of this
policy by any party constitutes a violation of this policy by Customer. BIG
reserves the right immediately and without prior notice to filter, block,
suspend, and /or terminate access to the Service at any time for any conduct
that BIG, in its sole discretion, determines violates or which may violate this
policy or is otherwise harmful to BIG's interests or the interests of others.
04/25/05 – copyright Bayview Internet Group, LLC