When you open your Predictable Networks account, you join two communities. First is the community formed by our network and our customers; the second community is the one made up of all networks and users connected to each other to form the Internet. Becoming a member of these communities gives you certain rights and privileges, but also imposes certain duties and responsibilities. Predictable Networks has established an Acceptable Use Policy in order to make these duties and responsibilities more clear. This document is intended to provide a general understanding of Predictable Networks's Acceptable Use Policy. The following factors guide the establishment and enforcement of Predictable Networks's usage policies:
- 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.
- Predictable Networks intends to provide its customers access to everything the Internet has to offer. While Predictable Networks is firmly committed to the principles of free speech, certain activities are damaging to the resources of both Predictable Networks and the Internet and cannot be permitted under the guise of free speech. The resources of Predictable Networks 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.
If a Predictable Networks account is used to violate the Acceptable Use Policy, we reserve the right to terminate your service without notice and you agree to indemnify Predictable Networks and its affiliates against any claims threatened or brought by third parties as a result of your violation of this Acceptable Use Policy and/or the content of your website. 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.
If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact us at abuse@predictablenetworks.com.
General Information
Predictable Networks customers are prohibited from transmitting
on or through any of Predictable Networks's services, any material that is, in
Predictable Networks's sole discretion, unlawful, obscene, threatening, abusive,
defamatory, libelous, or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense,
give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, federal or
international law.
In general, you may NOT use your Predictable Networks account:
In a manner which
violates any law, regulation, treaty or tariff; In a manner which violates the
rules, regulations and policies of any network, server, web site, database or
service provider that you access through your Predictable Networks account; In
a manner which is defamatory, fraudulent, indecent, offensive or deceptive; To
threaten, harass, abuse or intimidate others; To damage the name or reputation
of Predictable Networks, affiliates and subsidiaries; To break security on any
computer network, or to access an account which does not belong to you; or In
a manner which interferes with other customers' use and enjoyment of the services
provided by Predictable Networks. Predictable Networks's services may only be
used for lawful purposes. Transmission, distribution, or storage of any information,
data or material in violation of United States or state regulation or law, or
by the common law, is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, material
protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, or any other statute. Predictable
Networks's reserves the right to remove such illegal material from its servers
or to immediately terminate your services.
The customer is responsible for keeping his billing data with Predictable Networks up-to-date and accurate. Furnishing
false data on any contract or application, including fraudulent use of credit
card numbers, is grounds for immediate termination, and may subject the offender
to civil or criminal liability.
Predictable Networks reserves sole discretion
to determine whether any use of the service is a violation of this policy. Guidelines
for using your account follows. This information is only a guideline, and is not
intended to be all-inclusive.
Electronic Mail
Certain Predictable Networks accounts
give you the ability to send and receive electronic mail. Misuse of electronic
mail may result in termination of service. The following examples are non-exclusive
and are provided for your guidance.
- You may not use your account to send unsolicited
bulk or commercial messages ("spam"). This includes, but is not limited to, bulk
mailing of commercial advertising, informational announcements, charity requests,
petitions for signatures, and political or religious tracts. Such messages may
only be sent to those who have explicitly requested it.
- You may not use your account
to collect responses from unsolicited bulk or commercial e-mail sent from accounts
with other providers.
- Forging, altering or removing electronic mail headers is
prohibited. You may not send numerous copies of the same or substantially similar
message, nor may you send very large messages or files to a recipient, with the
intent to disrupt a server or account ("mail bombing").
- You may not use electronic
mail to harass or intimidate others. Harassment, whether through language, frequency
of messages, or size of messages, is prohibited. Sending a single unwelcome message
may be considered harassment. If a recipient asks to stop receiving e-mail, you
must not send that person any further messages. You may not forward or otherwise
propagate chain letters, whether or not such messages solicit money or other items
of value, and whether or not the recipient wishes to receive such mailings.
- Predictable
Networks accounts may not be used to collect replies to messages sent from another
Internet service provider if those messages violate this Acceptable Use Policy
or the acceptable use policy of the other service provider.
- If you use the services
of another provider to promote a web site hosted by or through Predictable Networks,
then the provisions of this Acceptable Use Policy shall apply to the methods used
to promote such site.
Web Sites
Predictable Networks provides storage space and
access for web sites through its Web Hosting services. In addition, dedicated
accounts may provide for the hosting of web sites. Predictable Networks will not
routinely monitor the contents of your web sites.
You are solely responsible for
any information contained on your web site. However, if complaints are received
regarding language, content or graphics contained on your web site, Predictable
Networks may, at its sole discretion, remove the web site hosted on Predictable
Networks servers and terminate your Web Hosting service. You agree to promptly
reimburse Predictable Networks for any reasonable expenses it incurs (including
attorney's fees) in defending itself form third party claims relating to any of
the content (whether created by you, your customers or your users) contained on
your website.
You may not use your web site to publish material which Predictable
Networks 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.
Unlawful content is that which violates any law, statute, treaty, regulation,
or lawful order. This includes, but is not limited to: obscene material; defamatory,
fraudulent or deceptive statements; threatening, intimidating or harassing statements,
or material which violates the privacy rights or property rights of others (copyrights
or trademarks, for example).
Indecent content is that which depicts sexual or
excretory activities in a patently offensive matter as measured by contemporary
community standards.
Objectionable content is otherwise legal content with which
Predictable Networks concludes, in its sole discretion, it does not want to be
associated in order to protect its reputation and brand image, or to protect its
employees, shareholders and affiliates.
Examples of prohibited web site content:
- Materials which hold Predictable Networks including its affiliates, employees
or shareholders up to public scorn or ridicule.
- Materials which encourage the
commission of a crime; or which tends to incite violence; or which tends to degrade
any person or group based on sex, nationality, religion, color, age, marital status,
sexual orientation, disability or political affiliation.
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 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.
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 ("cracking"). 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. Predictable Networks 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.
Illegal Activity
Any activity on our network that
is a violation of any state or federal law is a violation of this policy and will
result in immediate termination of service. Prohibited activities include, but
are not limited to:
- Transmitting obscene materials or child pornography
- Intentionally
spreading or threatening to spread computer viruses Gaining or attempting to gain
unauthorized access to any network, including Predictable Networks's private network
infrastructure
- Accessing or attempting to access information not intended for
you
- Transmitting pirated software
- Conducting or participating in illegal gambling
- Soliciting for pyramid and other illegal schemes.
Predictable Networks does not
permit any site that contains: (i) images (including on banner ads) of nude models
that appear to be under the age of 18 (in Predictable Networks's sole judgment),
(ii) sexually explicit images (including on banner ads) of models that appear
to be under the age of 18 (in Predictable Networks's sole judgment); or (iii)
sites containing language promoting child pornography together with any sexually
explicit or nude images. As required by federal law in the United States, Predictable
Networks will forward all offenders of this policy to the appropriate federal
agency.
Privacy Statement
Predictable Networks has a policy to respect and protect
the privacy of its customers and their information that is stored with Predictable
Networks. Predictable Networks will only access and disclose information as necessary
to comply with applicable laws and government requests, to provide the Predictable
Networks Services, to operate or maintain its systems or to protect itself or
its customers.
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