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Lovell Hosting's Acceptable Use
Policy ("AUP") is provided to give our customers
and users a clear understanding of what Lovell Hosting
expects of them while using the service. All users
of Lovell 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 Lovell Hosting Service
constitutes acceptance and agreement to
Lovell Hosting's AUP as well as Lovell 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. Lovell 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 Lovell Hosting account or other actions
as detailed in Section 3 WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
This document is intended to
provide a basic understand of Lovell Hosting's
Acceptable Use Policy. The following are
guidelines for the establishment and enforcement
of Lovell 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 g. Preserve the privacy and security
of individual users
Lovell Hosting intends to
provide its customers access to everything the
Internet has to offer. While the Lovell Hosting is
firmly committed to the principles of free speech,
certain activities that may be damaging to the
resources of both the Lovell Hosting and the Internet
and cannot be permitted under the guise of free
speech. The resources of the Lovell 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 virtual
site to publish material, which Lovell 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 Lovell 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 via our web site.
VIOLATIONS OF Lovell Hosting
ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute
violations of this AUP:
- Illegal use: Lovell Hosting's services may
not be used for illegal purposes, or in support
of illegal activities. Transmission, storage, or
presentation of any information, data or
material in violation of any United States
Federal, State or City law is prohibited. This
is also true for sites that promote any illegal
activity or content that may be damaging to our
servers or any other server on the internet.
Links to such materials are prohibited. This
also includes, but not limited to Adult sites,
pirated software, hacker programs/archives, MP3,
Warez, copyrighted material or material
protected by trade secrets and other statutes.
Lovell Hosting is not responsible for any claims
resulting from the use of our service. Lovell Hosting
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 Lovell Hosting
service to harm, or attempt to harm, minors in
any way, including, but not limited to child
pornography.
- Threats: Use of the Lovell Hosting 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 Lovell Hosting
service to transmit any material (by e-mail,
uploading, posting or otherwise) that harasses
another.
- Fraudulent activity: Use of Lovell 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."
- 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.
- Unsolicited commercial e-mail /
Unsolicited bulk e-mail (SPAM): Use of the
Lovell 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 Lovell Hosting account. Virtual sites 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. 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.
- 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 Lovell Hosting
account.
- E-mail/Message Forging: Forging any
message header, in part or whole, of any
electronic transmission, originating or passing
through the Lovell Hosting service is in violation of
this AUP.
- Usenet SPAMing: Lovell 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.
- Unauthorized access: Use of the
Lovell Hosting service to access, or to attempt to
access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate,
or attempt to penetrate, security measures of
Lovell 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 Lovell Hosting account is subject to
immediate termination.
- Copyright or trademark infringement:
Use of the Lovell 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.
- Collection of personal data: Use of
the Lovell Hosting 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 Lovell Hosting service for
any activity which affects the ability of other
people or systems to use Lovell 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.
Lovell 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.
- Server abuse: Any attempts to
undermine or cause harm to any Company server or
customer of ours is strictly prohibited.
Lovell Hosting holds no responsibility for the use of
our clients' accounts. Any account the abuses
resources and actions are not taken to desist,
calls for immediate de-activation without any
refund of payments made thus far. Any site using
what we deem to be using excessive cpu cycles or
any resources that cause strain to other sites
may also be offered new terms. Use of our
service to access, or to attempt to access, the
accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt
to penetrate, security measures of our or
another entity's computer software or hardware,
electronic communications system, or
telecommunications system.
- 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 Right: 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 offense will result in the
immediate termination of the offending
account.
- Inappropriate Use of Software: Use of
software or any device that would facilitate a
continued connection, i.e. pinging, while using
Lovell Hosting services could result in termination
of service. Programs are not allowed to run
continually in the background. This is to
minimize system resources used and operational
maintenance needed. Chat or topsite programs are
not allowed on our servers other than the ones
we pre-install for our clients to use. The
following forum software are not allowed to be
installed in our servers: Yabb and Ultimate
Bulletin Board (UBB).
- Third Party Accountability: Lovell 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.
- Violation Of Use of Hosting Accounts:
It is absolutely forbidden to host
pornographic/adult content, sites linking to
adult/pornographic content, IRC clients, IRC
bots, IRC servers, gaming and RPG (Role Playing
Games)-related content (this includes mods and
clan sites) on all hosting accounts. Any
accounts found hosting this material will be
subject to immediate cancellation without
refund.
- IRC networks: It is absolutely
forbidden to host an IRC server that is part of
or connected to another IRC network or server.
Accounts found to be connecting to or part of
these networks will be immediately removed from
our network without notice.
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. Lovell 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
Lovell 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 Lovell Hosting systems or networks.
Lovell Hosting reserves the right to terminate or limit
such activities.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF
Lovell Hosting AUP
Lovell Hosting requests that anyone
who believes that there is a violation of this AUP
direct the information to Client Care Service at
http://www.Lovell Hosting/contact.m.
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. Lovell 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
REFUSAL OF
SERVICE
We reserve the right to refuse,
cancel, or suspend service at our sole discretion.
INFANCY
You attest that you are
of legal age to enter into this Acceptable Use
Policy.
REVISIONS TO THIS ACCEPTABLE
USE POLICY Lovell 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
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