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Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
L1M's Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") is provided to
give our customers and users a clear understanding of what L1M
expects of them while using the service. All users of L1M'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 L1M Service constitutes acceptance and agreement to L1M's
AUP as well as L1M's TOS (Terms of Service)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: *All Payments To Level 1 Media Are Non-Refundable*
Note: Pornography and sex-related merchandising are prohibited
on any Level 1 Media server. This includes sites that may infer
sexual content, or links to adult content elsewhere. This is also
true for sites that promote any illegal activity or content that
may be damaging to Level 1 Media servers or any other server on
the internet. Links to such materials are also prohibited. All
IRC related activities are strictly prohibited and can be cause
for immediate account termination!
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. L1M 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 L1M account or other actions as detailed in Section
3 WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
This document is intended to provide a basic understand of L1M's
Acceptable Use Policy. The following are guidelines for the establishment
and enforcement of L1M'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
L1M intends to provide its customers access to everything the
Internet has to offer. While L1M is firmly committed to the principles
of free speech, certain activities that may be damaging to the
resources of both the L1M and the Internet and cannot be permitted
under the guise of free speech. The resources of the L1M 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
L1M 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 L1M 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 support@level1media.com.
VIOLATIONS OF L1M ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
1. Illegal use: L1M's services may not be used for illegal purposes,
or in support of illegal activities. L1M 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 L1M service to harm, or attempt
to harm, minors in any way, including, but not limited to child
pornography.
3. Threats: Use of the L1M 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 L1M service to transmit any material
(by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that harasses another.
5. Fraudulent activity: Use of L1M 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 infrmation 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 the L1M 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
L1M 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
account immediately disabled. The account will not be enabled
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 account to confirm that all material
has been COMPLETELY removed. Severe violations may result in immediate
and permanent removal of the account from our network without
notice to the customer. Any account guilty of a second violation
WILL be immediately and permanently removed from our network without
notice.
8. 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 L1M account.
9. E-mail / Message Forging: Forging any message header, in part
or whole, of any electronic transmission, originating or passing
through the L1M service is in violation of this AUP.
10. Usenet SPAMing: L1M 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.
11. Unauthorized access: Use of the L1M service to access, or
to attempt to access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate,
or attempt to penetrate, security measures of L1M'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 L1M account is subject to immediate termination.
12. Copyright or trademark infringement: Use of the L1M 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.
13. Collection of personal data: Use of the L1M service to collect,
or attempt to collect, personal information about third parties
without their knowledge or consent.
14. Network disruptions and unfriendly activity: Use of the L1M
service for any activity which affects the ability of other people
or systems to use L1M 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. L1M 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.
15. Fraud: Involves a knowing misrepresentation or misleading
statement, writing or activity made with the intent that the person
receiving it will act upon it.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. Inappropriate Use of Software: Use of software or any device
that would facilitate a continued connection, i.e. pinging, while
using L1M services could result in suspension service.
19. Third Party Accountability: L1M 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 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 L1Mtribution 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. L1M 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
L1M 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 L1M systems or networks. L1M reserves the
right to terminate or limit such activities.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF L1M AUP
L1M requests that anyone who believes that there is a violation
of this AUP direct the information to the Abuse Department at
abuse@level1media.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. L1M 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
L1M 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).
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