The policies and guidelines expressed herein supplement
the rights and obligations of the parties under the
Terms of Service Agreement
of even date. This document establishes operating principles and
acceptable use policies as they relate to the Customer's use of the
Internet and the connection/services provided by Expresssystems &
Communications, LLC
to the Customer under the
Terms of Service.
General
The Internet is a voluntary association of users
interested in and willing to exchange information and data with other
Internet users. At present there is no oversight group providing
governance over the principles, policies or procedures for use of the
Internet or the information and data accessed via the Internet.
In order to facilitate their contractual relationship
the Customer and Expresssystems & Communications, LLC wish to define a working
protocol of principles and policies and establish operating guidelines and
acceptable standards of use of the Internet.
To this end the parties agree as follows:
Principles Governing Acceptable use of the Internet
by the Customer
1. Responsibility and Respect - The Internet is a
network intended for use by mature, adult users. The Customer recognizes
this principle and undertakes at all times to act with respect, courtesy
and responsibility, giving due regard to the interests and rights of other
Internet user groups. This general guideline carries with it the following
specific responsibilities:
a) Knowledge of the Internet - The Customer agrees to
obtain a basic knowledge of the Internet and its operating principles and
procedures.
b) Improper Uses - The Customer will avoid violation of
certain generally accepted guidelines on Internet usage such as
restrictions on mass mailings and mass advertisements, pirating or copying
of software, mail bombing or other methods of attempting to deny service
or access to other users, and attempts to violate security.
c) Compliance with Laws - The Customer will ensure that
its use of the Internet applies with all applicable federal, state and local
law and regulation, including but not limited to those principles of law
which protect against compromise of copyrights, trade secrets, proprietary
information and other intellectual property rights, libel or defamation of
character, invasion of privacy, tortuous interference, and export of
technical or military data to prohibited countries.
d) Validation of Information - The Customer is
responsible for validating the integrity of the information and data it
receives or transmits over the Internet.
e) Security - The Customer is required to protect the
security of its Internet account and usage. The Customer(s) password will
be treated as private and confidential and will not be disclosed to or
shared with any third parties by Expresssystems & Communications,
LLC. Should the
customer disclose their password to any third party, the customer agrees
to take full responsibilty for the actions of said third party in
connection with their account.
f) Discretion and Judgment - The Customer is expected
to use discretion in the treatment and handling of Internet information
and data and to take particular care to insure that adult information is
not transmitted to juvenile users of the Internet.
g) Pornography - Due to legal and social issues, we
will not accept any new customers who publish pornographic images. We do
not allow any pornographic content on our server, including but not
limited to nude photographs, explicit language, or sexual fiction. If an
existing customer publishes pornographic images, Expresssystems &
Communications, LLC
may suspend and/or cancel your account.
Let's make this easy to understand: No site that
promotes porn or nudity will be allowed on our servers, this includes
BANNERS, CLICKER SITES, EDITORIALS, STORIES, NUDE PHOTOGRAPHS, EXPLICIT
LANGUAGE, SEXUAL FICTION,OR ANYTHING THAT Expresssystems &
Communications, LLC DEEMS
INAPPROPRIATE FOR OUR SERVERS. If an existing customer publishes
pornographic images, Expresssystems & Communications, LLC will remove your site from
our server and all monies paid will be forfeited.
i) Excessive CPU usage's - Customers will not be
allowed to use excessive amounts of CPU processing on any of our servers
or face immediate suspension.
ii) Bulk Email, Spam, or Unsolicited Mail Submissions-
NO DOMAIN MAINTAINED BY Expresssystems & Communications, LLC will be permitted
to submit BULK EMAIL of any type. This includes but not limited to
using our Email server or any other BULK EMAIL submission service, i.e.
Cyber Promotions. This includes but is not limited to the the use of the
Domain Name or an Email Address for the Domain Name in the actual Bulk
Email. If we receive a complaint on a BULK EMAIL from a Domain maintained
on our servers, the account will be subject to suspension and/or
cancellation without notice.
iii) Bandwidth Usage- Accounts with a set data
transfer limit will be charged $10 per 500MB in excess of their monthly
limit.
