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Legal Notices
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Acceptable Use Policy
SB Microtech Corp.
(Last updated May 12,
2003)
- Scope. This Acceptable Use Policy (this "Policy") governs the
usage of YallaHosting.com's products and services (the "Services"). This Policy
is incorporated by reference into each contract YallaHosting.com enters into
with a customer (each, a "Customer") for the use of such Services.
YallaHosting.com may modify this Policy at any time without notice. In addition,
this Policy is incorporated by reference into the Terms and Conditions applicable to
YallaHosting.com's Web site so that no person who utilizes YallaHosting.com's
Web site (regardless of whether that person is a Customer) may take any action
utilizing YallaHosting.com's Web site that a Customer would be prohibited to
take utilizing the Services.
- Purpose. The purpose of this Policy is to enhance the quality
of the Services and to protect YallaHosting.com's customers, and the Internet
community as a whole, from illegal, irresponsible, or disruptive Internet
activities. This Policy applies to each Customer and its employees, agents,
contractors or other users of such Customer who obtain Services from
YallaHosting.com (each such person being a "User"). Each User should use common
sense and good judgment in connection with the Services. Parents or guardians
should always supervise minors in using the Internet. Parents and guardians
should remain aware at all times of what is on the Internet and how the minors
under their care are using the Services and the Internet.
- Prohibited Uses. Users may not:
- Utilize the Services to send mass unsolicited
e-mail to third parties.
- Utilize the Services in connection with any
illegal activity. Without limiting the general application of
this rule, Users may not:
- Utilize the Services to copy material from third parties (including
text, graphics, music, videos or other copyrightable material) without proper
authorization;
- Utilize the Services to misappropriate or infringe the patents,
copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property rights of any third
party;
- Utilize the Services to traffic in illegal drugs, illegal gambling,
obscene materials or other any products or services that are prohibited under
applicable law;
- Utilize the Services to export encryption software to points outside
the United States in violation of applicable export control laws; or
- Utilize the Services in any manner that violates applicable
law.
- Utilize the Services in connection with any
tortious or actionable activity. Without limiting the general
application of this rule, Users may not:
- Utilize the Services to publish or disseminate information that (A)
constitutes slander, libel or defamation, (B) publicizes the personal
information or likeness of a person without that person’s consent or (C)
otherwise violates the privacy rights of any person.
- Utilize the Services to threaten persons with bodily harm, to make
harassing or abusive statements or messages, or to solicit the performance of
acts or services that are illegal under applicable law.
- Utilize the Services in connection with any
other disruptive or abusive activity. Without limiting the
general application of this rule, Users may not:
- Utilize the Services to cause denial of service attacks against
YallaHosting.com or other network hosts or Internet users or to otherwise
degrade or impair the operation of YallaHosting.com’s servers and facilities or
the servers and facilities of other network hosts or Internet users;
- Post messages or software programs that consume excessive CPU time or
storage space;
- Utilize the Services to offer mail services, mail forwarding
capabilities, POP accounts or autoresponders other than for the User’s own
account;
- Utilize the Services to resell access to CGI scripts installed on
YallaHosting.com’s servers;
- Utilize the Services to subvert, or assist others in subverting, the
security or integrity of any YallaHosting.com systems, facilities or equipment;
- Utilize the Services to gain unauthorized access to the computer
networks of YallaHosting.com or any other person;
- Utilize the Services to provide passwords or access codes to persons
not authorized to receive such materials by the operator of the system requiring
the password or access code;
- Utilize the Services to (A) forge the signature or other identifying
mark or code of any other person, (B) impersonate or assume the identity or any
other person, or (C) engage in any other activity (including "spoofing") to
attempt to deceive or mislead other persons regarding the true identity of the
User (excluding the use of anonymous remailers or Internet nicknames);
- Utilize the Services to distribute or post any virus, worm, Trojan
horse, or computer code intended to disrupt services, destroy data, destroy or
damage equipment, or disrupt the operation of the Services;
- Utilize the Services to conduct port scans or other invasive
procedures against any server (except any server for which the User is an
authorized system administrator);
- Utilize the Services to distribute, advertise or promote software or
services that have the primary purpose of encouraging or facilitating
unsolicited commercial e-mail or spam;
- Utilize the Services to solicit or collect, or distribute, advertise
or promote, e-mail address lists for the purpose of encouraging or facilitating
unsolicited commercial e-mail or spam;
- Utilize the Services in any manner that might subject
YallaHosting.com to unfavorable regulatory action, subject YallaHosting.com to
any liability for any reason, or adversely affect YallaHosting.com’s public
image, reputation or goodwill, including, without limitation, sending or
distributing sexually explicit, hateful, vulgar, racially, ethnically or
otherwise objectionable materials as determined by YallaHosting.com in its sole
discretion; or
- Utilize the Services in any other manner to interrupt or interfere
with the Internet usage of other persons.
- Violations
- Disclaimer.
YallaHosting.com expressly disclaims any obligation to monitor its Customers
and other Users with respect to violations of this Policy. YallaHosting.com has
no liability or responsibility for the actions of any of its Customers or other
Users or any content any User may post on any Web site.
- Reporting Non-Copyright
Violations. YallaHosting.com encourages Users to report
violations of this policy by e-mail to: abuse@yallahosting.com, including in
any such report the name of the offending domain (for example, xyz.com) and the
type of abuse (for example, spam, illegal acts, harassment, etc.) in the
"subject" field of the e-mail.
- Remedies. If
YallaHosting.com learns of a violation of this Policy, YallaHosting.com will
respond to the applicable Customer and may, in YallaHosting.com’s sole
discretion, take any of the following actions, in accordance with the severity
and duration of the violation:
- Warning the Customer;
- Suspending the offending Customer from the Services;
- Terminating the offending Customer from the Services;
- Imposing fees or charges on the offending Customer account in
accordance with the applicable service contract;
- Removing the offending content; and
- Taking other action in accordance with this Policy, the applicable
service contract or applicable law.
- Reservation of Rights. YallaHosting.com reserves the right to
cooperate with appropriate legal authorities in investigations of claims of
illegal activity involving YallaHosting.com’s Services, Customers and other
Users. YallaHosting.com reserves all other rights to respond to violations of
this Policy to the extent of applicable law and in accordance with any
applicable contractual obligations. YallaHosting.com may utilize technical means
to monitor communications into, and out of, its network facilities to prevent
the introduction of viruses or other hostile code, to prevent intrusions and
otherwise to enforce this Policy and each Customer agrees that YallaHosting.com
is authorized to monitor its communications through YallaHosting.com's network
for such purposes.
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