Econs' Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") is
provided to give our customers and users a clear understanding of what
Econs expects of them while using the service. All users of Econs'
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 Econs Service constitutes acceptance and agreement to Econs'
AUP as well as Econs' TOS (Terms of Service)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: *All Payments To Econs 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. Econs 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 Econs account or
other actions as detailed in Section 3 WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
This document is intended to provide a basic understanding of Econs'
Acceptable Use Policy. The following are guidelines for the
establishment and enforcement of Econs' 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 user
Econs intends to provide its customers access to everything the
Internet has to offer. While the Econs is firmly committed to the
principles of free speech, certain activities that may be damaging to
the resources of both the Econs and the Internet and cannot be permitted
under the guise of free speech. The resources of the Econs 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 Econs.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 Econs 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@econs.net
VIOLATIONS OF Econs ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
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Illegal use: Econs' services may not be used for
illegal purposes, or in support of illegal activities. Econs
reserves the right to cooperate with legal authorities and/or
injured third parties in the investigation of any suspected
crime or civil wrongdoing. |
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Harm to minors: Use of the Econs service to harm, or
attempt to harm, minors in any way, including, but not limited
to child pornography.
Any server found to host child pornography or linking to the
same will be removed from our network immediately without
notice. Upon a second violation the server will be immediately
terminated without notice. Severe cases can result in immediate
termination. Any implication of underage content or misleading
information perceived to be child pornography will result in the
same penalties. All violations will be reported to the
appropriate law enforcement agency.
Any server found to host "Lolita" type content or linking to the
same will be given one hour to remove the offending
content/domain. Upon a second violation the server will be
removed from our network immediately without notice. Subsequent
violations can result in the termination of the server without
notice. Severe cases can result in immediate termination. Any
implication of underage content or misleading information
perceived to be underage content will result in the same
penalties. All violations will be reported to the appropriate
law enforcement agency. |
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Threats: Use of the Econs service to transmit any
material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that
threatens or encourages bodily harm or destruction of property. |
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Harassment: Use of the Econs service to transmit any
material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that
harasses another. |
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Fraudulent activity: Use of Econs 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." |
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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. |
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Unsolicited commercial e-mail / Unsolicited bulk e-mail
(SPAM) Use of the Econs 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 Econs account. |
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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.
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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 Econs
account. |
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E-mail / Message Forging: Forging any message header,
in part or whole, of any electronic transmission, originating or
passing through the Econs service is in violation of this AUP. |
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Usenet SPAMing: Econs 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. |
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Unauthorized access: Use of the Econs service to
access, or to attempt to access, the accounts of others, or to
penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security measures of Econs'
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 Econs account is subject
to immediate termination. |
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Copyright or trademark infringement: Use of the Econs
service to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting,
hot linking, directly linking 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. |
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Collection of personal data: Use of the Econs service
to collect, or attempt to collect, personal information about
third parties without their knowledge or consent. |
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Network disruptions and unfriendly activity: Use of
the Econs service for any activity which affects the ability of
other people or systems to use Econs 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. Econs 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. |
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Net Send Spam: The use of the net send utility to
send unsolicited bulk communication is prohibited. This
technique may result in account suspension or termination.
Violations of this policy carry severe penalties, including
termination of service. |
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Fraud: Involves a knowing misrepresentation or
misleading statement, writing or activity made with the intent
that the person receiving it will act upon it. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Third Party Accountability: Econs 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. |
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Violation Of Econs 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. |
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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. |
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Domains Chargeback Resolution: If the charge for a
domain or set of domains is charged back, Econs has the right to
take control of the domain or set of domains that was paid for
by the disputed charge. Econs will change the domain account
information as needed to take control of the domain or set of
domains. The user is not guaranteed to be contacted in the event
that a chargeback is received. |
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Peer to Peer Software (File Sharing): The use of Peer
to Peer or file sharing software to permit the sharing, copying
or distribution of unauthorized copyrighted materialon the Econs
service is prohibited. Use of suchsoftware could result in
suspensionof service. |
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. Econs 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
Econs 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 Econs systems or networks. Econs reserves the right
to terminate or limit such activities.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF Econs AUP
Econs requests that anyone who believes that there is a violation of
this AUP direct the information to the Abuse Department at
abuse@Econs.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. Econs 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
Econs 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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