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