
Varzi Network - Acceptable Use Policy
Updated: 4/18/2007
This Acceptable Use Policy contains the complete terms and conditions which govern your usage of Web hosting, and other Internet-related services provided by Varzi Network.This Policy applies to all persons and entities (collectively, "customers") using the products and services of Varzi Network ("Varzi"). The policy is designed to protect the security, integrity, reliability, and privacy of both our network and the products and services Varzi offers to our customers. Varzi reserves the right to modify this policy at any time, which will be effective immediately upon posting of the modification. Your use of Varzi’s products and services constitutes your acceptance of this Acceptable Use Policy in effect at the time of your use. You are solely responsible for any and all acts and omissions that occur during or relating to your use of the service, and you agree not to engage in any unacceptable use of the service.
What Uses are Prohibited?
Unacceptable use includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:
1. Posting, transmission, re-transmission, or storing material on or through any of Varzi’s products or services, if in
the sole judgment of Varzi such posting, transmission, re-transmission or storage is:
(a) in violation of any local, state, federal, or non-United States law or regulation
(including rights protected by copyright, trade secret, patent or other intellectual property or similar laws or regulations);
(b) threatening or abusive; (c) obscene; (d) indecent; or (e) defamatory.
Each customer shall be responsible for determining what laws or regulations are applicable to his or her use of the
products and services.
2. Installation or distribution of "pirated" or other software products that are not appropriately licensed for
use by customer.
3. Deceptive marketing practices of fraud.
4. Actions that restrict or inhibit anyone - whether a customer of Varzi or otherwise - in his or her use or enjoyment of
Varzi’s products and services, or that generate excessive network traffic through the use of automated or manual
routines that are not related to ordinary personal or business use of Internet services.
5. Introduction of malicious programs into the Varzi network or servers or other products and services of Varzi.
(e.g., malware, auto-dialer, viruses, trojan horses and worms)
6. Causing or attempting to cause security breaches or disruptions of Internet communications. Examples of security
breaches include but are not limited to accessing data of which the customer is not an intended recipient, or logging into
a server or account that the customer is not expressly authorized to access. Examples of disruptions include but are not
limited to port scans, flood pings, packet spoofing and forged routing information.
7. Executing any form of network monitoring that will intercept data not intended for the customer.
8. Circumventing user authentication or security of any host, network, site or account from our servers.
9. Interfering with or denying service to any user other than the customer's host (e.g., denial of service attack).
10. Using any program/script/command, or sending messages of any kind, designed to interfere with, or to disable a user's
terminal session.
12. Failing to comply with Varzi’s procedures relating to the activities of customers within our controled facilities.
13. Furnishing false or incorrect data on the order form contract (electronic or paper) including fraudulent use of credit
card numbers or attempting to circumvent or alter the processes or procedures to measure time, bandwidth utilization or
other methods to document "use" of Varzi’s products or services.
14. Sending unsolicited mail messages, including the sending of "junk mail" or other advertising material to
individuals who did not specifically request such material, who were not previous customers of the customer or with whom
the customer does not have an existing business relationship (e.g., E-mail "Spam"); or distributing, advertising
or promoting software or services that have the primary purpose of encouraging or facilitating unsolicited commercial E-mail
or spam. Furthermore all adult related E-mail advertising must also comply with any and all applicable US laws.
15. Harassment, whether through language, frequency, or size of messages.
16. Unauthorized use or forging of mail header information.
17. Solicitations of mail or any other E-mail address other than that of the poster's account or service, with the intent to
harass or collect replies.
18. Creating or forwarding "chain letters" or other "pyramid schemes" of any type.
19. Use of unsolicited E-mail originating from within the Varzi network or networks of other Internet Service Providers on
behalf of or to advertise any service or site hosted by Varzi or connected via Varzi's network.
20. Exporting, re-exporting, or permitting downloads of any content in required approvals, licenses and exemptions.
No failure or delay in exercising or enforcing this policy shall constitute a waiver of the policy or of any other right or
remedy. If any provision of this policy is deemed unenforceable due to law or change in law, such a provision shall be
disregarded and the remainder of this policy shall remain in effect.
Abusable Resources
Upon notification of the existence of an abusable resource (e.g., open news server, unsecured mail relay, or smurf amplifier),
the customer shall immediately take all necessary steps to avoid any further abuse of such resource. Any abuse of an open
resource that occurs after the customer has and enforced as such.
Enforcement
Varzi may immediately suspend and/or terminate the customer's service for violation of any provision
of this policy upon verbal or written notice, which notice may be provided by voicemail or E-mail. Prior to suspension
or termination, Varzi may attempt to work with our customers to cure violations of this policy and ensure that there
is no re-occurrence. However, Varzi reserves the right to suspend or terminate based on a first offense without refund of any fees.
Electronic Communications Privacy Act Notice
Varzi makes no guarantee of confidentiality or privacy of any information transmitted through or stored upon our servers,
and makes no guarantee that any other entity or group of users will be included or excluded from Varzi’s network. In addition,
Varzi may periodically monitor transmissions over its network for maintenance, service quality assurance or any other purpose
permitted by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, P.L. No. 99-508, as amended.
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