ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
ACCEPTABLE USE
POLICY
Introduction.
This is an agreement
between you and Integrated Systems Consultants, Inc., (ISC or we or us),
regarding your use of our Service(s). This Acceptable Use Policy, or the AUP,
supplements your service agreement with us and establishes your rights and
obligations when using any of our Services.
Control over
Content. We
provide access to various forms of content that are available over the Internet
but do not screen any information available over the Internet. We reserve the
right, but do not assume the responsibility, to block or limit access to general
categories of content that we, in our sole discretion, deem to be harmful,
offensive, illegal, obscene or otherwise in violation of this AUP.
We are not responsible for
any material, data, images or information access, transmitted, distributed, or
stored during your use of the Service. In particular, we do not warrant the
quality or accuracy of such material, data, images or information. Your use of
the Service and of such material, data, images or information is solely at your
own risk and is subject to all applicable laws and regulations.
Certain information
transmitted or displayed using the Internet may be illegal and you may be liable
under certain laws for accessing, transmitting, distributing or storing such
information. You acknowledge that under applicable laws or regulations, we may,
under certain circumstances, such as the initiation of a criminal investigation,
be required to provide to legally authorized entities access to information we
maintain about you, including your use of the Service and decoding keys of
information belonging to you. We reserve the right to monitor the Internet or
any Service offered and cooperate fully with any authority requesting such
information. In all such cases, we will not be liable for any damages resulting
from our provision of such information to authorized entities.
By signing up for the
Service you acknowledge that you understand and have read the statements above
and will not make any attempts or allege to hold us responsible for any content,
including language, opinions, discussions or graphics that might be viewed on
the Internet using the Service.
Use of the Service.
The following
are violations of this AUP:
Unlawful Use of the
Service. The
Service may only be used for lawful purposes. You may not transmit, distribute
or store certain material, which include but are not limited to the following:
threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, indecent, obscene, pornographic,
profane, fraudulent, menacing, or otherwise objectionable information of any
kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging
conduct that would result in a criminal offense or civil liability, or otherwise
violate any applicable laws or regulation. You specifically agree that you will
not transmit information in violation of any export or intellectual property
laws.
Harmful Material.
You may not knowingly transmit, distribute or store any information or software
that contains a virus, worm, "Trojan horse," or other harmful component. To the
extent that you transmit, distribute or store any information or software that
contains a virus, worm, "Trojan horse," or other harmful component without your
knowledge, we retain the right to suspend your service while resolving any
problems that may arise from the transmission distribution or storage. You may
not repair, modify or tamper with our network or insert any programs, data or
information in our network.
Rights of third parties.
You may not transmit, distribute or store any information, software or other
material that is protected by copyright or other proprietary rights (including
trade secret materials), or derivative works thereof, without obtaining
permission of the copyright owner or right holder. You may not transmit,
distribute or store any unlicensed software. We will cooperate fully with any
authority arising from the violations of this provision.
Unsolicited E-mail/Spam.
You may not use the Services to transmit any unsolicited e-mail, also known as
"spam". Also prohibited are activities that have the effect of facilitating
unsolicited e-mail.
E-mail. You
may not: use another
site's mail server to relay mail without express permission of the site;
transmit repeated, unsolicited or unwanted communication of an intrusive nature;
post or transmit scams (get-rich-quick schemes, pyramid schemes or
chain-letters); make fraudulent offers of products, items or services
originating from your account.
Usenet/Chat Groups.
You agree to comply with the guidelines and restrictions of each news group and
chat group.
Collection of personal
data. You may
not use the Service to collect, or attempt to collect, personal information
about third parties without their knowledge or consent.
Limitations on use.
Your Service may have limitations. You agree to comply with the limitations that
we establish in accordance with your customer agreement or as may be updated in
this AUP in the future.
Reselling of Service;
Provision of Service.
You may not resell the Service in whole or in part to any third party, unless
you have entered into a reseller agreement with us. You further agree that you
will not, directly or indirectly, use the Service in whole or in any part to
provide any form of service generally associated with an Internet service
provider, or otherwise be in competition with us.
Network Security.
You may not violate the security of our systems or networks. You may not violate
the security of third party systems or networks through use of the Service. We
will investigate incidents involving such violations. We may involve and will
cooperate with law enforcement agencies, if required. Your Service may
immediately be shut down while we perform such investigations. Examples of
violations include but are not limited to the following:
·
Unauthorized
Access. You may not use the Service to access or use data, systems or networks,
including any attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or a
network or to breach security or authentication measures without express
authorization of the owner of the system or network. Legitimate scanning or
probing with the owner's permission, sometimes referred to as "Ethical Hacking",
is permitted.
·
Unauthorized
monitoring. You may not use the Service to monitor data or traffic on any
network or system without express authorization of the owner of the system or
network.
·
Interference
with others. You may not use the Service to interfere with service to any other
user of the Internet, including without limitation, mailbombing, flooding,
deliberate attempts to overload a system and broadcast attacks.
·
Forging
Headers. You may not modify message headers or any part of the header
information in any transmission to mask the originator of the message.
·
Passwords.
You are responsible for protecting your password and for authorized or
unauthorized use of it.
·
Access. You
will not access our network from more than one location simultaneously unless we
agree otherwise.
·
You will not
allow the Service to be involved in any attack or security violation on another
server or system.
You will be liable without
limitation for labor charges to rectify any damage, or to deal with complaints,
resulting from such an attack or violation initiated from your server, to the
extent applicable.
Additional Information
Regarding Your Use of the Service.
Any violation of this AUP
may result in the suspension or termination of your Service or such other action
as we deem appropriate, including but not limited to removing information,
shutting down a website, implementing screening software designed to block
offending transmissions, denying access to the Internet, and/or terminate your
account for any Service.
If you engage in any
activities that cause damage to our customers, our suppliers, or us, we reserve
the right to suspend or terminate your Service as well as pursue a claim against
you, including monetary damages to address economic losses that may occur.
Nothing contained in this AUP shall be construed to limit our rights and
remedies, and we hereby reserve all such rights and remedies that may be
available at law or in equity.
You agree to indemnify us
and hold us harmless from any and all claims, damages, losses, and expenses
(including attorneys' fees and expenses) resulting from or allegedly resulting
from your use of the Service whether or not such use is found to be in violation
of any statute, rule or regulation.
Your Access to other
Networks. In
addition to the requirements set out in this AUP, any time you access another
network through the Service, you must comply with that network's rules.
Reporting Violations of
this AUP.
Anyone who believes this AUP has been violated or would like to notify us about
spam on our network should contact:
abuse@i-s-c.com.
Enforceability
In the event that any portion of this AUP is held to be unenforceable, the
unenforceable portion shall be construed in accordance with applicable law as
nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties and the
remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Our failure
to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this AUP shall
not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. This AUP shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan
without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.
Revisions
We reserve the right to modify this AUP from time to time. Your continued use of
the Service after modifications to the AUP are posted on our website at
www.i-s-c.com will
constitute your acceptance of modifications made to the AUP.