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ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
Last Modified March 15, 2005
As a provider of Internet access, web site hosting, and other Internet-related
services, Radical Webs offers its customers (also known as subscribers),
and their customers and users, the means to acquire and disseminate
a wealth of public, private, commercial, and non-commercial information.
Radical Webs respects that the Internet provides a forum for free and
open discussion and dissemination of information, however, when there
are competing interests at issue, Radical Webs reserves the right to
take certain preventative or corrective actions. In order to protect
these competing interests, Radical Webs 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 Radical Webs's
services. This AUP will be revised from time to time. A customer's
use of Radical Webs's services after changes to the AUP are posted
on Radical Webs's web site, www.radicalwebs.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 Radical
Webs 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 Radical Webs cannot monitor or censor the Internet,
and will not attempt to do so, Radical Webs 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 Radical Webs 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 Radical Webs's network and may reach a large number
of people, including both subscribers and nonsubscribers
of Radical Webs, subscribers' postings to the Internet may
affect other subscribers and may harm Radical Webs's goodwill,
business reputation, and operations. For these reasons, subscribers
violate Radical Webs 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 Radical Webs, but also because it can
overload Radical Webs's network and disrupt service to
Radical Webs subscribers. Also, maintaining an open SMTP
relay is prohibited. When a complaint is received, Radical
Webs 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 activity that violates privacy,
publicity, or other personal rights of others. Radical
Webs is required by law to remove or block access to
customer content upon receipt of a proper notice of copyright
infringement. It is also Radical Webs's policy to terminate
the privileges of customers who commit repeat violations
of copyright laws.
Obscene Speech or Materials -- Using Radical
Webs's network to advertise, transmit, store, post, display,
or otherwise make available child pornography or obscene
speech or any explicit material containing nudity and
sexual acts. Radical Webs is required by law to notify
law enforcement agencies when it becomes aware of the
presence of child pornography on or being transmitted
through Radical Webs's network.
Defamatory or Abusive Language -- Using Radical
Webs'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, mailbombing,
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, mailbombing,
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 -- Radical Webs 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 Radical Webs determines to be
harmful to its subscribers, operations, reputation, goodwill,
or customer relations.
As we have pointed out, the responsibility for avoiding
the harmful activities just described rests primarily with
the subscriber. Radical Webs will not, as an ordinary practice,
monitor the communications of its subscribers to ensure that
they comply with Radical Webs policy or applicable law. When
Radical Webs 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.
Radical Webs also is aware that many of its subscribers
are, themselves, providers of Internet services, and that
information reaching Radical Webs's facilities from those
subscribers may have originated from a customer of the subscriber
or from another third-party. Radical Webs does not require
its subscribers who offer Internet services to monitor or
censor transmissions or web sites created by customers of
its subscribers. Radical Webs has the right to directly take
action against a customer of a subscriber. Also, Radical
Webs may take action against the Radical Webs subscriber
because of activities of a customer of the subscriber, even
though the action may effect other customers of the subscriber.
Similarly, Radical Webs anticipates that subscribers who
offer Internet services will cooperate with Radical Webs
in any corrective or preventive action that Radical Webs
deems necessary. Failure to cooperate with such corrective
or preventive measures is a violation of Radical Webs policy.
Radical Webs 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, Radical Webs urges its subscribers
to assume that all of their on-line communications are insecure.
Radical Webs cannot take any responsibility for the security
of information transmitted over Radical Webs's facilities.
Radical Webs 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. Radical Webs may, however, monitor
its service electronically to determine that its facilities
are operating satisfactorily. Also, Radical Webs 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. Radical Webs 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, Radical Webs may disclose
subscriber information or information transmitted over its
network where necessary to protect Radical Webs and others
from harm, or where such disclosure is necessary to the proper
operation of the system.
Radical Webs expects that its subscribers who provide Internet
services 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
Radical Webs policy. Finally, Radical Webs wishes to emphasize
that in signing the service agreement, subscribers indemnify
Radical Webs for any violation of the service agreement,
law, or Radical Webs policy, that results in loss to Radical
Webs or the bringing of any claim against Radical Webs by
any third-party. This means that if Radical Webs is sued
because of a subscriber's or customer of a subscriber's activity,
the subscriber will pay any damages awarded against Radical
Webs, plus costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.
We hope this AUP is helpful in clarifying the obligations
of Internet users, including Radical Webs and its subscribers,
as responsible members of the Internet. Any complaints about
a subscriber's violation of this AUP should be sent to
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