Spectrum21 Marketing AUP Use Policy

Spectrum21 Marketing AUP policy is as stated: As a provider of Internet access, web site hosting, and other Internet-related services, Spectrum21 Marketing offers its customers (also known as subscribers), and their users, the means to acquire and disseminate a wealth of public, private, commercial, and non-commercial information. Spectrum21 Marketing respects that the Internet provides a forum for free and open discussion and dissemination of information, however, when there are competing interests at issue, Spectrum21 Marketing reserves the right to take certain preventative or corrective actions. In order to protect these competing interests, Spectrum21 Marketing 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 Spectrum21 Marketing’s services. This AUP will be revised from time to time. A customer’s use of Spectrum21 Marketing’s services after changes to the AUP are posted on Spectrum21 Marketing’s web site, www.Spectrum21marketing.com, will constitute the customer’s acceptance of any new or additional terms of the AUP that result from those changes.

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, both in the information they acquire and in the information they disseminate to others. When subscribers obtain information through the Internet, they must keep in mind that Spectrum21 cannot monitor, verify, warrant, or vouch for the accuracy and quality of the information that subscribers may acquire. For this reason, the subscriber must exercise his or her best judgment in relying on information obtained from the Internet, and also should be aware that some material posted to the Internet is sexually explicit or otherwise offensive. Because Spectrum21 cannot monitor or censor the Internet, and will not attempt to do so, Spectrum21 Marketing cannot accept any responsibility for injury to its subscribers that results from inaccurate, unsuitable, offensive, or illegal Internet communications.

When subscribers disseminate information through the Internet, they also must keep in mind that Spectrum21 Marketing does not review, edit, censor, or take responsibility for any information its subscribers may create. 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 Spectrum21 Marketing’s network and may reach a large number of people, including both subscribers and non-subscribers of Spectrum21, subscribers’ postings to the Internet may affect other subscribers and may harm Spectrum21’s goodwill, business reputation, and operations. For these reasons, subscribers violate Spectrum21 Marketing policy and the service agreement when they, their customers, affiliates, or subsidiaries engage in the following prohibited activities:

Spamming — Sending 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 Spectrum21 Marketing, but also because it can overload Spectrum21’s network and disrupt service to Spectrum21 Marketing subscribers. Also, maintaining an open SMTP relay is prohibited. When a complaint is received, Spectrum21 Marketing has the discretion to determine from all of the evidence whether the email recipients were from an “opt-in” email 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. Also, engaging in, an activity that violates privacy, publicity, or other personal rights of others. Spectrum21 Marketing is required by law to remove or block access to customer content upon receipt of a proper notice of copyright infringement. It is also Spectrum21 Marketing’s policy to terminate the privileges of customers who commit repeat violations of copyright laws.

Obscene Speech or Materials – Subscribers cannot use Spectrum21 Marketing’s network to advertise, transmit, store, post, display, or otherwise make available child pornography or obscene speech or material. Spectrum21 Marketing is required by law to notify law enforcement agencies when it becomes aware of the presence of child pornography on or being transmitted through Spectrum21’s network.

Defamatory or Abusive Language — Subscribers cannot use Spectrum21’s network as a means to transmit or post defamatory, harassing, abusive, or threatening language. 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). 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 United States.

Usenet Groups — Spectrum21 Marketing 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 pirating software.

Other Activities — Engaging in activities, whether lawful or unlawful, that Spectrum21 Marketing determines to be harmful to its subscribers, operations, goodwill, or customer relations and its reputation.
As we have pointed out, the responsibility for avoiding the harmful activities just described rests primarily with the subscriber. Spectrum21 will not, as an ordinary practice, monitor the communications of its subscribers to ensure that they comply with Spectrum21 Marketing policy or applicable law. When Spectrum21 Marketing 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.

Spectrum21 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, Spectrum21 urges its subscribers to assume that all of their on-line communications are insecure. Spectrum21 cannot take any responsibility for the security of information transmitted over Spectrum21 Marketing’s facilities.

Spectrum21 Marketing will not intentionally monitor private electronic mail messages sent or received by its subscribers unless required to do so by law, governmental authority, or when public safety is at stake. Spectrum21 may, however, monitor its service electronically to determine that its facilities are operating satisfactorily. Also, Spectrum21 Marketing may disclose information, including but not limited to, information concerning a subscriber, 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. Spectrum21 assumes no obligation to inform the subscriber that subscriber information has been provided and in some cases may be prohibited by law from giving such notice. Finally, Spectrum21 Marketing may disclose subscriber information or information transmitted over its network where necessary to protect Spectrum21 and others from harm, or where such disclosure is necessary to the proper operation of the system.

Spectrum21 Marketing expects that its subscribers who provide Internet use to others will comply fully with all applicable laws concerning the privacy of on-line communications. A subscriber’s failure to comply with those laws will violate the Spectrum21 Marketing policy. Finally, Spectrum21 Marketing wishes to emphasize that in signing the service agreement, subscribers indemnify Spectrum21 for any violation of the service agreement, law, or Spectrum21 policy that results in loss to Spectrum21 or the bringing of any claim against Spectrum21 Marketing by any third-party. This means that if Spectrum21 Marketing is sued because of a subscriber’s or customer of a subscriber’s activity, the subscriber will pay any damages awarded against Spectrum21 Marketing, plus costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees.
We hope this AUP is helpful in clarifying the obligations of Internet users, including Spectrum21 Marketing and its subscribers, as responsible members of the Internet. Any complaints about a subscriber’s violation of this AUP should be sent to richard@Spectrum21marketing.com.

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