Acceptable Use Policy
General Introduction
Turnium Technology Group, Inc. Networks Inc. (“TTGI”) and its Resellers, Sub-Resellers and Affiliates provide to business and consumer users a variety of information technology related products and services, including such service as internet access, content delivery services, various electronic mail (email) packages and services, world wide web hosting arrangements, voice and other data communications, network and network management, internet-related and telecommunications services (each, a “Service” and collectively the “Services”).
This document defines the Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) of the Services with a view of ensuring the integrity, security, reliability and privacy of the TTGI and its Resellers’, Sub-Resellers’ and Affiliates’ software, systems, products, services, server hosting facilities and data contained therein (collectively, the “TTGI Network” or “Network”).
TTGI End-Customers are solely responsible for the content and messages that they post, distribute or otherwise make available using the TTGI Network and Services.
For the purposes of this policy, an End-Customer is defined as any party who uses a Service from TTGI or its Resellers, Sub-Resellers or Affiliates.
Prohibited Activities
1. Unlawful or Improper Use of the Services.
You may not use the Services in a manner prohibited by any applicable laws or regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, the Services may not be used for any unlawful or abusive purpose, in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any TTGI property, or in any way that directly or indirectly interferes with or disrupts the TTGI Network or adversely affects another’s use or enjoyment of any Services, including other TTGI Resellers, Sub-Resellers, Affiliates or End-Customers. You may not use the Services in any manner such as to avoid incurring charges for or otherwise being required to pay for such usage. You may not circumvent or attempt to circumvent user authentication or security of any host, network, network element, or account (also known as “cracking” or “hacking”). This includes, but is not limited to, accessing data not intended for you, logging into a server or account that you are not expressly authorized to access, or probing the security of other networks. You may not interfere or attempt to interfere with any services 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. You may not use any kind of program/script/command, or send messages of any kind, designed to interfere with (or which does interfere with) any server or a user’s session, by any means, locally or via the Internet.
2. Intellectual Property Infringement.
You may not use the Services to store, transmit or receive any material that infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary or intellectual right of any party, including, but not limited to, the unauthorized copying of copyrighted material, the digitization and distribution of movies, photographs from magazines, books, or other copyrighted sources, or the unauthorized transmittal of copyrighted software.
3. Objectionable Material.
You may not use the Services to store, post, transmit, or disseminate material or information that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, libellous or defamatory, hateful, obscene, indecent, or otherwise objectionable or which encourages or participates in conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, gives rise to a civil liability, or otherwise violates any local, provincial, national, or international law, order, rule, or regulation.
4. Junk E-mail.
You may not use the Services to transmit or facilitate any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, telemarketing, promotional materials, “junk mail”, unsolicited bulk e-mail, unsolicited duplicative e-mail, unsolicited commercial e-mail, fax broadcasting, or fax blasting (collectively, “Spam”). TTGI considers any unsolicited commercial mail to be Spam, regardless of the amount of mail sent, unless the recipient has specifically requested the information. An e-mail may be “unsolicited” for purposes of this AUP if (1) the recipients’ e-mail addresses were not obtained through a personal or customer relationship between recipient and sender, (2) recipients did not affirmatively consent to receive communications from the sender, or (3) recipients have opted out of receiving communications from sender when given the opportunity to do so.
5. Fraudulent Activity.
You may not use the Services 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”, or “chain letters.” You may not use techniques to hide or obscure the source of any e-mail or other communication.
6. Impersonation.
You may not use the Services to impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity, or to create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others. Without limiting the foregoing, you may not use invalid or forged headers, invalid or non-existent domain names or other means of deceptive addressing.
7. Software Viruses.
You may not use the Services to upload files or transmit any material that contains viruses, worms, Trojan Horses, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or other code that manifests contaminating or destructive properties intentionally.
8. Collecting Information.
You may not use the Services to store or collect, or attempt to store or collect, personal information about third parties without their prior knowledge and consent.
9. Use of Your Account by Others.
You may not, through action or inaction, allow others to use the Services for illegal or improper activities or for any purpose or in any manner prohibited by this AUP. You may not permit your network, through action or inaction, to be configured in such a way that gives a third party the capability to use the Services in an illegal or improper manner or for any purpose or in any manner prohibited by this AUP.
VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE PROHIBITED ACTIVITES MAY RESULT IN ACTION TAKEN BY TTGI WHICH CAN INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE SERVICES YOU RECEIVE FROM TTGI, ITS RESELLERS, SUB-RESELLERS OR AFFILIATES.