Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) / Term of Service (TOS)
AUP ( Acceptable Use Policy )
USBHosting.com Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP")
is provided to give our customers and users a clear understanding
of what USBHosting.com expects of them while using the
service. All users of USBHosting.com Internet 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 USBHosting.com Service constitutes acceptance
and agreement to USBHosting.com's AUP as well as USBHosting.com
TOS (Terms of Service)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: *All Payments To USBHosting.com Are
Non-Refundable, unless cancellation is made within 30
days of opening the account. All refund will base on USBHosting.com's
30 Day Money Back Guarantee Policy.
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. USBHosting.com
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
USBHosting.com account or other actions as detailed in
Section 3 WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
This document is intended to provide a basic understand
of USBHosting.com's Acceptable Use Policy. The following
are guidelines for the establishment and enforcement of
USBHosting.com 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
USBHosting.com intends to provide its customers access
to everything the Internet has to offer. While the USBHosting.com
is firmly committed to the principles of free speech,
certain activities that may be damaging to the resources
of both the USBHosting.com and the Internet and cannot
be permitted under the guise of free speech. The resources
of the USBHosting.com 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 virtual site to publish material,
which USBHosting.com 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 USBHosting.com 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 Host@USBHosting.com.
VIOLATIONS OF USBHosting.com ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
Illegal use: USBHosting.com's services may not be used
for illegal purposes, or in support of illegal activities.
USBHosting.com 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 USBHosting.com service to
harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any way, including,
but not limited to child pornography.
Threats: Use of the USBHosting.com 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 USBHosting.com service to transmit
any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise)
that harasses another.
Fraudulent activity: Use of USBHosting.com 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 information 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 USBHosting.com 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 USBHosting.com
account.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY, anyone hosting websites or services on our 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 customer. Any server guilty of a second
violation WILL be immediately and permanently removed from our network
without notice.
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 USBHosting.com
account.
E-mail / Message Forging: Forging any message header,
in part or whole, of any electronic transmission, originating
or passing through the USBHosting.com service is in violation
of this AUP.
Usenet SPAMing: USBHosting.com 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 USBHosting.com service
to access, or to attempt to access, the accounts of others,
or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security measures
of USBHosting.com'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
USBHosting.com account is subject to immediate termination.
Copyright or trademark infringement: Use of the USBHosting.com
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 USBHosting.com
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
USBHosting.com service for any activity which affects
the ability of other people or systems to use USBHosting.com
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. USBHosting.com
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.
System Resources: Any one site or reseller account found to be utilizing
in excess of 10% of the system resources at any given may shall be suspended.
We reserve the right to terminate such account if we see fit.
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 USBHosting.com services could result
in suspension service.
Third Party Accountability: USBHosting.com 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.
Violation Of USBHosting.com Virtual Accounts: It is absolutely
forbidden to host illegal pornographic content whereas
the subjects are under the age of majority, or IRC servers
on Virtual Server Accounts. Virtual Server Accounts found
hosting this material will be subject to immediate cancellation
without refund.
IRC networks: It is absolutely forbidden to host an IRC server that
is part of or connected to another IRC network or server. Servers found
to be connecting to or part of these networks will be immediately removed
from our network without notice. The server will not be reconnected
to the network until such time that you agree to completely remove any
and all traces of the irc server, and agree to let us have access to
your server to confirm that the content has been completely removed.
Any server guilty of a second violation will result in immediate account
termination.
Operating system Changes:: If you make any changes to your operating
system, such as install another on top of it or install an OS Add-on
that changes it, ex: RH9 --> CentOs or FC1 --> Gentoo, you immediately
void any support other than Reboots.
Unlimited Accounts: Unlimited Accounts are indeed unlimited.
These accounts are not to be used to host a collection
of MP3's, Warez, Backup Your Home Computer. They accounts
may also not be used as a download distribution point
for your bundled software. It is to be used for standard
web practices and only standard web practices. If you
have a questionable concern email to Host@USBHosting.com.
If you know your site is going to use an un-normal usage,
and sign up knowing this, we will require you to get a
dedicated server. If you have any questions in regards
to this contact our support. Un-Normal usage is anything
that a shared server would not be able to provide. Again
Contact us for approval if you feel you will fall into
this clause. These accounts are no longer offered and
are grand fathered in.
Shared Hosting Clients - Streaming Video and Audio: Streaming Video
and Audio is not permitted on our servers. You must zip the content
to prevent this if you wish to have it hosted, and as everything else
this content must be legal content and can not have someone else's copyright.
Egg Drop - Egg Drop Scripts are Not allowed, These are grounds for
immediate account deletion without a refund.
Legal - If it is not legal in the United States of America, It is not
permitted to reside on our server. If site is found to be violating
it will be terminated.
Legal Adult Material - Adult Content is not allowed on all servers.
Shared Hosting Clients - Chinese Forums - Chinese Forums are not allowed
on our network. These sites require to much CPU usage. They almost require
a dedicated server to run properly. If they are found on any server
we will suspend them, and charge an admin fee if they are the cause
of a CPU overloaded. Admin charges are usually about US$50 Per Hour.
Shared Hosting Clients - ANIME - Anime Sites are welcome on our shared
servers as well as dedicated HOWEVER, if it affects the use of others
on Shared, it will be immediately suspended and requested you go dedicated.
Shared Hosting Clients - Remote MySQL Access - Accessing Your MySQL
Databases from another server or linking to them is prohibited. We provide
hosting not MySQL server database space. If your databases are accessed
via other servers the account will be suspended without notice and or
terminated.
OS Reloads - Operating System Reloads are considered to be Admin time
and come with a charge of $150 Dollars each time they are requested.
Clientexec and other applications: All applications that
are provided free are leased version and remain the ownership
of USBHosting.com, if you decide to cancel your services
with us. You may at any time purchase a license directly
from product vendor if you still wish to use it.
Security
You are responsible for any misuse of your account, even if the inappropriate
activity was committed by a client, 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. USBHosting.com
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
USBHosting.com virtual site 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 USBHosting.com
systems or networks. USBHosting.com reserves the right
to terminate or limit such activities
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF USBHosting.com AUP
USBHosting.com requests that anyone who believes that
there is a violation of this AUP direct the information
to the Host@USBHosting.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.
USBHosting.com 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
USBHosting.com 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)
