The following are considered violations of
VTWServers.com AUP (acceptable use policy)
1. Illegal use: VTWServers.com's services may
not be used for illegal purposes, or in support
of illegal activities. VTWServers.com reserves
the right to cooperate with legal authorities
and/or injured third parties in the
investigation of any suspected crime or civil
wrongdoing.
2. Threats: Use of the VTWServers.com service to
transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading,
posting or otherwise) that threatens or
encourages bodily harm or destruction of
property.
3. Harassment: Use of the VTWServers.com service
to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading,
posting or otherwise) that harasses another.
4. 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
information is prohibited. The use of anonymous
mailers or nicknames does not constitute
impersonation.
5. Fraudulent activity: Use of VTWServers.com
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"
and "chain letters."
6. Unsolicited commercial e-mail / Unsolicited
bulk e-mail (SPAM) : Use of the VTWServers.com
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
VTWServers.com account.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
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.
7. 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 VTWServers.com
account.
8. E-mail / Message Forging: Forging any message
header, in part or whole, of any electronic
transmission, originating or passing through the
VTWServers.com service is in violation of this
AUP.
9. Usenet SPAM: VTWServers.com 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.
10. Unauthorized access: Use of the
VTWServers.com service to access, or to attempt
to access, the accounts of others, or to
penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security
measures of VTWServers.com'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 VTWServers.com
account is subject to immediate termination.
11. Copyright or trademark infringement: Use of
the VTWServers.com 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.
12. Collection of personal data: Use of the
VTWServers.com service to collect, or attempt to
collect, personal information about third
parties without their knowledge or consent.
13. Network disruptions and unfriendly activity:
Use of the VTWServers.com service for any
activity which affects the ability of other
people or systems to use VTWServers.com 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. VTWServers.com
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.
14. Fraud: Involves a knowing misrepresentation
or misleading statement, writing or activity
made with the intent that the person receiving
it will act upon it.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. Inappropriate Use of Software: Use of
software or any device that would facilitate a
continued connection, i.e. pinging, while using
VTWServers.com services could result in
suspension service.
18. Third Party Accountability: VTWServers.com
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.
19. IRC networks: IRC is allowed only on our
separate IRC network that was designated by
VTWServers.com for such a use. Clients found
running IRC on our standard network will have
their servers disconnected until they agree to
be moved to IRC network.
20. Legal Adult content is allowed. Legal adult
content must be published in accordance of any
applicable law or regulation. VTWServers.com
reserves the right to suspend any account
publishing offending content. |