Acceptable Use Policy
Use of PappaShop™ Web Hosting Service constitutes acceptance and agreement to
PappaShop™ Web Hosting's AUP as well as PappaShop™ Web Hosting's TOS (Terms of
Service)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: *All Setup Fees and Domain Registration Fees To PappaShop™ Web
Hosting 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. PappaShop™ Web 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 PappaShop™ Web Hosting account WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
This document is intended to provide a basic understanding of PappaShop™ Web
Hosting's Acceptable Use Policy. The following are guidelines for the
establishment and enforcement of PappaShop™ Web 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
- Preserve the privacy and security of individual users
PappaShop™ Web Hosting intends to provide its customers access to everything the
Internet has to offer. While PappaShop™ Web Hosting is firmly committed to the
principles of free speech, certain activities that may be damaging to the
resources of both the PappaShop™ Web Hosting and the Internet and cannot be
permitted under the guise of free speech. The resources of PappaShop™ Web
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 site to publish material, which PappaShop™ Web 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 PappaShop™ Web 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
at abuse@pappashop.com.
VIOLATIONS OF PappaShop™ Web Hosting ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
1. Illegal use: PappaShop™ Web Hosting's services may not be used for illegal
purposes, or in support of illegal activities. PappaShop™ Web Hosting reserves
the right to cooperate with legal authorities and/or injured third parties in
the investigation of any suspected crime or civil wrongdoing.
2. Harm to minors: Use of the PappaShop™ Web Hosting service to harm, or attempt
to harm, minors in any way, including, but not limited to child pornography.
3. Threats: Use of the PappaShop™ Web Hosting service to transmit any material
(by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that threatens or encourages bodily
harm or destruction of property.
4. Harassment: Use of the PappaShop™ Web Hosting service to transmit any
material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that harasses another.
5. Fraudulent activity: Use of PappaShop™ Web 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."
6. 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 remailers or nicknames does not
constitute impersonation.
7. Unsolicited commercial e-mail / Unsolicited bulk e-mail (SPAM) Use of PappaShop™ Web 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 PappaShop™ Web Hosting
account.
IMPORTANT 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 PappaShop™ Web Hosting account.
- E-mail / Message Forging: Forging any message header, in part or whole,
of any electronic transmission, originating or passing through the PappaShop™
Web Hosting service is in violation of this AUP.
- Usenet SPAMing: PappaShop™ Web 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 PappaShop™ Web Hosting service to
access, or to attempt to access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate, or
attempt to penetrate, security measures of PappaShop™ Web 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
PappaShop™ Web Hosting account is subject to immediate termination.
- Collection of personal data: Use of the PappaShop™ Web 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 PappaShop™ Web
Hosting service for any activity which affects the ability of other people
or systems to use PappaShop™ Web Hosting Services or the Internet. This
includes "denial of service" (DOS) attacks against another account host or
individual user. Interference with or disruption of other account users,
services or equipment is prohibited.
- It is The Client's responsibility to
ensure that their account is configured in a secure manner. A Subscriber may
not, through action or inaction, allow others to use their account for
illegal or inappropriate actions.
- A Subscriber may not permit their account,
through action or inaction, to be configured in such a way that gives a
third party the capability to use their account 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.
- PappaShop™ Web 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.
- 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 PappaShop™ Web
Hosting services could result in suspension service.
Third Party Accountability: PappaShop™ Web 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.
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 server.
- Your password provides access to your account. It is your responsibility
to keep your password secure.
- 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. PappaShop™ Web 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
PappaShop™ Web Hosting accounts operate on shared resources. Excessive use
or abuse of these shared network resources by one subscriber 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, bandwidth and session time. You may not use
resource-intensive programs which negatively impact other customers or the
performances of PappaShop™ Web Hosting systems or networks. PappaShop™ Web
Hosting reserves the right to terminate or limit such activities.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF PappaShop™ Web Hosting AUP
PappaShop™ Web Hosting requests that anyone who believes that there is a
violation of this AUP direct the information to the Abuse Department at
abuse@pappashop.com 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.
PappaShop™ Web Hosting may take any one or more of the
following actions in response to complaints:
- Issue written or verbal warnings
- 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
PappaShop™ Web 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 Service). |
