As a provider of web site hosting, and other internet related services, Glyptic Visions offers its clients, and their customers and users, the means to disseminate a wealth of public, private, commercial, and noncommercial information. Glyptic Visions respects that the internet provides a forum for free and open discussion and dissemination of information, however, when there are competing interests that are an issue; Glyptic Visions reserves the right to take certain preventative or corrective actions. In order to protect these competing interests, Glyptic Visions has developed an Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP"), which supplements and explains certain terms of each customer's respective service agreement and is intended as a guide to the customer's rights and obligations when utilizing Glyptic Visions’ services. This AUP will be revised from time to time. All changes in the service agreements will be e-mailed directly to you. Changes to the AUP will constitute the customer's acceptance of any new or additional terms of the AUP that result from those changes, which will be accomplished in a replied e-mail by the customer.
One important aspect of the internet is that no one party owns or controls it. This fact accounts for much of the internet's openness and value, but it also places a high premium on the judgment and responsibility of those who use the internet to disseminate information to others.
When users place information on the internet, they have the same liability as other authors for copyright infringement, defamation, and other harmful speech. Also, because the information they create is carried over Glyptic Visions’ network and may reach a large number of people, including both clients and non-clients of Glyptic Visions’, clients' postings to the internet may affect other clients and may harm Glyptic Visions’ goodwill, business reputation, and operations. For these reasons, it is a violation of Glyptic Visions’ service policy and the service agreement when they, their customers, affiliates, or subsidiaries engage in the following prohibited activities:
Spamming
This is unsolicited bulk and/or commercial messages over the internet (known as
"spamming"). It is not only harmful because of its negative impact on
consumer attitudes toward Glyptic Visions, but also because it can overload the
Glyptic Visions network and disruption of services to Glyptic Visions’ clients.
Also, maintaining an open SMTP relay is prohibited. When a complaint is
received, Glyptic Visions has the discretion to determine from all of the
evidence whether the e-mail recipients were from an "opt-in" e-mail
list.
Intellectual Property Violations
Engaging in any activity that infringes or misappropriates the intellectual
property rights of others, including copyrights, trademarks, service marks,
trade secrets, software piracy, and patents held by individuals, corporations,
or other entities. This also includes engaging
in activity that violates privacy, publicity, or other personal rights of
others. Glyptic Visions is required by law to remove or block access to
customer content upon receipt of a proper notice of copyright infringement. It
is also Glyptic Visions’ policy to terminate the privileges of customers who
commit repeat violations of copyright laws.
Forging of Headers
Forging or misrepresenting message headers, whether in whole or in part, to
mask the originator of the message.
Illegal or Unauthorized Access to Other Computers or Networks
Accessing illegally or without authorization computers, accounts, or networks
belonging to another party, or attempting to penetrate security measures of
another individual's system (often known as "hacking"). Also, any
activity that might be used as a precursor to an attempted system penetration
(i.e. port scan, stealth scan, or other information gathering activity).
Background Running Programs
Background daemons in general are prohibited on Glyptic Visions’ servers,
including, but not limited to, IRC bots, eggdrop, BitchX, XiRCON, warez sites
and any other program that interferes with normal server operation. Glyptic
Visions will be the sole arbiter of what constitutes a violation of the above
policy.
Distribution of Internet Viruses, Worms, Trojan Horses, or Other
Destructive Activities
Distributing information regarding the creation of and sending Internet
viruses, worms, Trojan horses, pinging, flooding, mail bombing, or denial of
service attacks. Also, activities that disrupt the use of or interfere with the
ability of others to effectively use the network or any connected network,
system, service, or equipment.
Facilitating a Violation of this AUP
Advertising, transmitting, or otherwise making available any software, program,
product, or service that is designed to violate this AUP, which includes the
facilitation of the means to spam, initiation of pinging, flooding, mail bombing,
denial of service attacks, and piracy of software.
Export Control Violations
Exporting encryption software over the Internet or otherwise, to points outside
the
Usenet Groups
Glyptic Visions reserves the right not to accept postings from newsgroups where
we have actual knowledge that the content of the newsgroup violates the AUP.
Other Illegal Activities
Engaging in activities that are determined to be illegal, including
advertising, transmitting, or otherwise making available ponzi schemes, pyramid
schemes, fraudulently charging credit cards, and pirated software.
Other Activities
Engaging in activities, whether lawful or unlawful, that Glyptic Visions determines
to be harmful to its clients, operations, reputation, goodwill, or customer
relations. As we have pointed out, the responsibility for avoiding the harmful
activities just described rests primarily with the client. Glyptic Visions will
not, as an ordinary practice, monitor the communications of its client to
ensure that they comply with Glyptic Visions’ policy or applicable law. When Glyptic
Visions becomes aware of harmful activities, however, it may take any action to
stop the harmful activity, including but not limited to, removing information,
shutting down a web site, implementing screening software designed to block
offending transmissions, denying access to the internet, or take any other
action it deems appropriate. Glyptic Visions also is concerned with the privacy
of on-line communications and web sites. In general, the internet is neither
more nor less secure than other means of communication, including mail,
facsimile, and voice telephone service, all of which can be intercepted and
otherwise compromised. As a matter of prudence, however, Glyptic Visions urges
its clients to assume that all of their on-line communications are insecure. Glyptic
Visions cannot take any responsibility for the security of information
transmitted over Glyptic Visions’ facilities.
Glyptic Visions will not intentionally monitor private electronic mail
messages sent or received by its clients unless required to do so by law,
governmental authority, or when public safety is at stake. Glyptic Visions may,
however, monitor its service electronically to determine that its facilities
are operating satisfactorily. Also, Glyptic Visions may disclose information,
including but not limited to, information concerning a client, a transmission
made using our network, or a web site, in order to comply with a court order,
subpoena, summons, discovery request, warrant, statute, regulation, or
governmental request. Glyptic Visions assumes
no obligation to inform the client that client information has been provided
and in some cases may be prohibited by law from giving such notice. Finally, Glyptic
Visions may disclose client information or information transmitted over its
network where necessary to protect Glyptic Visions and others from harm, or
where such disclosure is necessary to the proper operation of the system.
We hope this AUP is helpful in clarifying the obligations of internet users, including Glyptic Visions and its clients, as responsible members of the Internet. Any complaints about a client's violation of this AUP should be sent to customer support.