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AUP ( Acceptable Use Policy )
PARAVA NETWORKS's Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP")
is provided to give our customers and users a clear understanding of
what PARAVA NETWORKS expects of them while using the service. All users
of PARAVA NETWORKS'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 PARAVA NETWORKS Service constitutes acceptance
and agreement to PARAVA NETWORKS's AUP as well as PARAVA NETWORKS's TOS
(Terms of Service)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: *All Payments To PARAVA NETWORKS (PARAVA NETWORKS
Networks) Are Non-Refundable*
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. PARAVA NETWORKS 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
PARAVA NETWORKS account or other actions as detailed in Section 3
WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
This document is intended to provide a basic
understand of PARAVA NETWORKS's Acceptable Use Policy. The following are
guidelines for the establishment and enforcement of PARAVA NETWORKS'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
PARAVA NETWORKS intends to provide its customers
access to everything the Internet has to offer. While the PARAVA NETWORKS
is firmly committed to the principles of free speech, certain activities
that may be damaging to the resources of both the PARAVA NETWORKS and
the Internet and cannot be permitted under the guise of free speech. The
resources of the PARAVA 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.
You may not use your dedicated rack or virtual site to
publish material, which PARAVA NETWORKS.Net 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 PARAVA NETWORKS 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 at info@parava.net
VIOLATIONS OF PARAVA NETWORKS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
Illegal use: PARAVA NETWORKS's services may not be
used for illegal purposes, or in support of illegal activities. PARAVA NETWORKS
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 PARAVA NETWORKS service to
harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any way, including, but not limited
to child pornography.
Threats: Use of the PARAVA NETWORKS 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 PARAVA NETWORKS service to
transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that
harasses another.
Fraudulent activity: Use of PARAVA NETWORKS 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 PARAVA NETWORKS 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 PARAVA NETWORKS account.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY, anyone hosting websites or
services on their server that support spammers or cause any of our IP
space to be listed in any of the various Spam Databases will have their
server immediately removed from our network. The server will not be
reconnected until such time that you agree to remove ANY and ALL traces
of the offending material immediately upon reconnection and agree to
allow us access to the server to confirm that all material has been
COMPLETELY removed. Severe violations may result in immediate and
permanent removal of the server from our network without notice to the
customer. Any server guilty of a second violation WILL be immediately
and permanently removed from our network 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 PARAVA NETWORKS account.
E-mail / Message Forging: Forging any message header,
in part or whole, of any electronic transmission, originating or passing
through the PARAVA NETWORKS service is in violation of this AUP.
Usenet SPAMing: PARAVA NETWORKS 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 PARAVA NETWORKS
service to access, or to attempt to access, the accounts of others, or
to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security measures of PARAVA NETWORKS'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 PARAVA NETWORKS account is subject to
immediate termination.
Copyright or trademark infringement: Use of the PARAVA NETWORKS
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 PARAVA NETWORKS
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 PARAVA NETWORKS service for any activity which affects the ability
of other people or systems to use PARAVA NETWORKS 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. PARAVA NETWORKS
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.
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 PARAVA NETWORKS services could result in suspension service.
Third Party Accountability: PARAVA NETWORKS
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 PARAVA NETWORKS Virtual Accounts: It is
absolutely forbidden to host pornographic content or IRC servers on
Virtual Server Accounts. Virtual Server 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. 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.
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. PARAVA 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.
Network Performance
PARAVA NETWORKS 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 PARAVA NETWORKS systems or networks. PARAVA NETWORKS
reserves the right to terminate or limit such activities.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF PARAVA NETWORKS AUP
PARAVA NETWORKS requests that anyone who believes that
there is a violation of this AUP direct the information to the Abuse
Department at info@parava.net
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. PARAVA NETWORKS
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
REVISIONS TO THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
PARAVA NETWORKS 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 Service). |
