SIERRA-HOST.NET's Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") is provided to give our
users a clear understanding of what
SIERRA-HOST.NET expects of them while
using the service. All users of SIERRA-HOST.NET's Internet services must
comply with this AUP and our TOS (Terms of Service).
Use of SIERRA-HOST.NET Service constitutes acceptance and agreement to SIERRA-HOST.NET's
AUP as well as
SIERRA-HOST.NET's TOS (Terms of Service)
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. SIERRA-HOST.NET 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 SIERRA-HOST.NET account or other actions.
This document is intended to provide a basic understanding of SIERRA-HOST.NET's Acceptable Use Policy. The following are guidelines for the establishment and enforcement of SIERRA-HOST.NET's AUP:
- Ensure reliable service to our users
- Ensure security and privacy of our system, as well as the networks and systems of others
- Comply with existing laws
- 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
SIERRA-HOST.NET intends to provide its users access to everything the
Internet has to offer. While SIERRA-HOST.NET is firmly committed to the principles of
free speech, certain activities that may be damaging to the resources of both
SIERRA-HOST.NET and the Internet and cannot be permitted under the guise of free
speech. The resources of SIERRA-HOST.NET 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. 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 server to publish material, which SIERRA-HOST.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 SIERRA-HOST.NET account is used to violate the Acceptable Use Policy or our TOS, we reserve the right to terminate your account without notice. We prefer to advise users 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 community, you must use your Internet access responsibly. If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact us: abuse AT sierra-host.net
VIOLATIONS OF SIERRA-HOST.NET ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute
violations of this AUP:
1. Illegal use :
SIERRA-HOST.NET's services may not be used for illegal purposes,
or in support of illegal activities. SIERRA-HOST.NET 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 SIERRA-HOST.NET service to harm, or attempt to
harm, minors in any way, including, but not limited to child pornography.
3. Threats :
Use of the SIERRA-HOST.NET 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 SIERRA-HOST.NET service to transmit any material (by
e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that harasses another.
5. Fraudulent activity :
Use of SIERRA-HOST.NET 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
the SIERRA-HOST.NET 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 SIERRA-HOST.NET account.
IMPORTANT NOTICE :
Anyone hosting web sites 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
user. Any server 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 SIERRA-HOST.NET account.
9. E-mail / Message Forging :
Forging any message header, in part or whole,
of any electronic transmission, originating or passing through the SIERRA-HOST.NET
service is in violation of this AUP.
10. Usenet SPAMing :
SIERRA-HOST.NET 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 SIERRA-HOST.NET service to access, or to
attempt to access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to
penetrate, security measures of SIERRA-HOST.NET'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 SIERRA-HOST.NET account is subject to immediate
termination.
12. Copyright or trademark
infringement :
Use of the SIERRA-HOST.NET 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.
The user understands, acknowledges and agrees that by initial and
continued use of the services provided by SIERRA-HOST.NET, hereinafter referred to as
"SIERRA-HOST.NET", that he or she agrees to, and is bound by the SIERRA-HOST.NET Digital
Millennium Copyright Act Policy.
The user understands, acknowledges
and agrees that SIERRA-HOST.NET may revise policies, agreements and notices at any time
without notice and that he or she shall be bound by the policies, agreements and
notices as currently posted on the SIERRA-HOST.NET web site which as a whole shall
constitute SIERRA-HOST.NET's Acceptable Use Agreement.
SIERRA-HOST.NET
is committed to complying with U.S. copyright law and expects all end users who access
some of our Services but do not have accounts ("Visitors") to do the
same.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 ("DMCA") provides
recourse for owners of copyrighted material who believe that their rights under
U.S. copyright law have been infringed on the Internet.
Under the DMCA,
copyright owners may contact the authorized agent of an Internet service
provider to report alleged infringements of their protected works appearing on
Web pages hosted by the service provider.
Upon receipt of a properly
filed complaint satisfying the requirements of the DMCA, SIERRA-HOST.NET will remove or
block access to the allegedly infringing material. If a Member or user of the
SIERRA-HOST.NET Service believes in good faith that a notice of copyright infringement
has been wrongly filed, such person may submit a counter notice to SIERRA-HOST.NET.
SIERRA-HOST.NET will not be a party to disputes over alleged copyright
infringement.
This information should not be construed as legal advice to
our Subscribers or Visitors. If you believe that your copyrights have been
infringed, or if a notice of copyright infringement has been filed against you,
we advise that you seek legal counsel. We are providing the following
information to you for informational purposes only.
Notification of
Claimed Copyright Infringement
If you believe that a Web page
hosted by SIERRA-HOST.NET is violating your rights under U.S. copyright
law, you may file a complaint of such claimed infringement with
SIERRA-HOST.NET's designated agent in by email to: abuse AT sierra-host.net
For your complaint to be
valid under the DMCA, you must provide the following information when providing
notice of the claimed copyright infringement:
a. A physical or electronic
signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
b.
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
c.
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the
subject of the infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which
is to be disabled as well as information reasonably sufficient to permit
SIERRA-HOST.NET to locate the material.
d. Information reasonably sufficient to
permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an
address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address.
e.
A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the
material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner,
its agent, or law.
f. A statement
that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of
perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the
owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
For more details on the information required for valid notification, see 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3).
You should be aware that, under the DCMA, claimants who make
misrepresentations concerning copyright infringement may be liable for damages
incurred as a result of the removal or blocking of the material, court costs,
and attorneys fees.
Counter Notification to Claimed Copyright
Infringement
If a notice
of copyright infringement has been filed against you, you may file a
counter notification with SIERRA-HOST.NET's designated agent at the
address listed above. Such counter notification must contain the following
information:
a. physical or electronic signature.
b. Identification of the
material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the
location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it
was disabled.
c. A statement under penalty of perjury that the Member has a
good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of
mistake or misidentification.
d. Your name, address, and telephone number,
and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district
court for the federal district in which you are located, and that you will
accept service of process from the complainant.
If
SIERRA-HOST.NET receives a valid counter notification, the DMCA provides
that the removed material will be restored, or access re-enabled.
Please be advised that U.S. copyright law provides substantial penalties for a false counter notice filed in response to a notice of copyright infringement.
This policy was last modified and published Sunday, March 25, 2007 and
supercedes any and all previous policies governing the SIERRA-HOST.NET Digital
Millennium Copyright Act Policy.
13. Collection of personal
data :
Use of the SIERRA-HOST.NET service to collect,
or attempt to collect, personal information about third parties without their
knowledge or consent.
14.IRC:
Use of IRC or IRC bots or clonebots is not allowed. An IRC bot is
a program which runs and is connected to an IRC server 24 hours a day,
automatically performing certain actions
15.Network disruptions and unfriendly activity:
Use of the SIERRA-HOST.NET
service for any activity which affects the ability of other people or systems to
use SIERRA-HOST.NET 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.
SIERRA-HOST.NET 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.
16. Fraud :
Involves a knowing misrepresentation or misleading statement,
writing or activity made with the intent that the person receiving it will act
upon it.
17. Infringement of Copyright, Patent,
Trademark, or Intellectual Property Right
:
Distribution and/or posting of copyrighted or the
aforementioned infringements will not be tolerated.
18. 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.
19. Inappropriate Use of
Software :
Use of software or any device that would
facilitate a continued connection, i.e. pinging, while using SIERRA-HOST.NET services
could result in suspension of service.
20. Third Party
Accountability :
SIERRA-HOST.NET 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.
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. SIERRA-HOST.NET 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.
21. P2P File Sharing:
Nothing such as Kazza or any P2P system may be
used on any of our services. Provision of such services will result in instant
termination of your account without refund.
22. No Very High CPU Usage
Programs Allowed
23. No DDOS
If you are DoS'ed we reserve the right to
suspend your account to limit the attack. If you are found to of caused the DDOS
your account may be suspended or cancelled.
24. No Warez
25. No
child pornography
26.
No provision of free email services
27. No provision of
shell accounts
Network Performance
SIERRA-HOST.NET accounts operate on shared
resources. Excessive use or abuse of these shared network resources by one user
may have a negative impact on all users. 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 users or the performances of SIERRA-HOST.NET
systems or network.
SIERRA-HOST.NET reserves the right to terminate or limit such
activities.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF SIERRA-HOST.NET AUP
SIERRA-HOST.NET requests that anyone who believes that there is a violation of this AUP direct the information to: abuse AT sierra-host.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.
REVISIONS TO THIS
ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
SIERRA-HOST.NET reserves the right to
revise, amend, or modify this AUP and our other policies and agreements at any
time and in any manner.