Cassiopeia Web Design's Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP")
is provided to give our customers and users a clear understanding
of what Cassiopeia Web Designs expects of them while using
the service. All users of Cassiopeia Web Design's Web
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 Cassiopeia Web Designs Service constitutes acceptance
and agreement to Cassiopeia Web Design's AUP as well as
Cassiopeia Web Design's TOS (Terms of Service)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: *All Payments To Cassiopeia
Web Designs Services 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. Cassiopeia
Web Designs 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 Cassiopeia Web Designs account or other
actions as detailed in Section 3 WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
This document is intended to provide a basic understand
of Cassiopeia Web Design's Acceptable Use Policy. The
following are guidelines for the establishment and enforcement
of Cassiopeia Web Design'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
Cassiopeia Web
Designs intends to provide its customers access to everything
the Internet has to offer. While the Cassiopeia Web Designs
is firmly committed to the principles of free speech,
certain activities may be damaging to the resources of
both Cassiopeia Web Designs and the Internet and cannot
be permitted under the guise of free speech. The resources
of Cassiopeia Web Designs 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 Cassiopeia Web Designs Services
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 Cassiopeia Web Designs 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@cassiopeiadesigns.com
VIOLATIONS OF Cassiopeia Web Designs ACCEPTABLE USE
POLICY
The following constitute violations of
this AUP:
Illegal use: Cassiopeia Web Design's services
may not be used for illegal purposes, or in support of
illegal activities. Cassiopeia Web Designs reserves the
right to cooperate with legal authorities and/or injured
third parties in the investigation of any suspected crime
or civil wrongdoing.
Harm to minors: Use of the Cassiopeia Web Designs
service to harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any way,
including, but not limited to child pornography.
Threats: Use of the Cassiopeia Web Designs service
to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting
or otherwise) that threatens or encourages bodily harm
or destruction of property.
Harassment: Use of the Cassiopeia Web Designs
service to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading,
posting or otherwise) that harasses another.
Fraudulent activity: Use of Cassiopeia Web Designs
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."
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.
Unsolicited commercial e-mail / Unsolicited bulk e-mail
(SPAM) Use of the Cassiopeia Web Designs 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 Cassiopeia
Web Designs account.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY, anyone
hosting websites or services on our servers that support
spammers or cause any of our IP space to be listed in
any of the various Spam Databases will have their site
immediately suspended from our network.
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
Cassiopeia Web Designs account.
E-mail / Message Forging: Forging any message
header, in part or whole, of any electronic transmission,
originating or passing through the Cassiopeia Web Designs
service is in violation of this AUP.
Usenet SPAMing: Cassiopeia Web Designs 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 Cassiopeia Web
Designs service to access, or to attempt to access, the
accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate,
security measures of Cassiopeia Web Design'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 Cassiopeia Web
Designs account is subject to immediate termination.
Copyright or trademark infringement: Use of the
Cassiopeia Web Designs 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.
Collection of personal data: Use of the Cassiopeia
Web Designs service to collect, or attempt to collect,
personal information about third parties without their
knowledge or consent.
Network disruptions and unfriendly activity: Use
of the Cassiopeia Web Designs service for any activity
which affects the ability of other people or systems to
use Cassiopeia Web Designs 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. Cassiopeia
Web Designs 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 Cassiopeia Web Designs services
could result in suspension service.
Third Party Accountability: Cassiopeia Web Designs
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 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. Cassiopeia Web Designs 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
Cassiopeia Web Designs 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 Cassiopeia
Web Designs systems or networks. Cassiopeia Web Designs
reserves the right to terminate or limit such activities.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF Cassiopeia Web Designs AUP
Cassiopeia Web Designs requests that anyone who believes
that there is a violation of this AUP direct the information
to the Abuse Department at abuse@Cassiopeia Web Designs.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.
Cassiopeia Web Designs 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
Cassiopeia Web Designs 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).