Net Abuse Policy
Goals:
VHMedia goals are to protect network resources, preserve the privacy and security of our customers and dealers, and to maximize the utility of VHMedia and the Internet, while recognizing our position in the Internet community as a whole.
Interpretation:
The provisions of this Policy are intended as guidelines and are not meant to be exhaustive. Generally, conduct that violates law, regulation, or the accepted norms of the Internet community, whether or not expressly mentioned in this Policy, is prohibited. VHMedia reserves the right at all times to prohibit activities that damage its commercial reputation and goodwill.
Security:
Any "denial of service" attacks, any attempt to breach authentication or security measures, or any unauthorized attempt to gain access to any other account, host or network is prohibited, and will result in immediate termination of service or affiliation with VHMedia, which may be without notice.
Email And Usenet News:
Using any VHMedia account or server to send duplicative, unsolicited email messages (commercial or otherwise), or to collect the responses from unsolicited email, is prohibited. Similarly, using any VHMedia account or server to post advertisements or messages that violate the charter of any newsgroup or mailing list is prohibited.
VHMedia reserves the right to make the determination whether a given message violates the newsgroup or mailing list charter. In most cases,VHMedia will defer to the judgment of the newsgroup or mailing list moderator or administrator.
Commercial messages that are appropriate under the charter of a newsgroup or mailing list, or that are expressly solicited by the recipients, are permitted.
Conduct in connection with email or Usenet news that is an obvious nuisance (such as sending of unsolicited commercial email or "mail bombing") or that would be unlawful in other contexts (for example, threats, harassment, defamation, obscenity, or software piracy) is prohibited.
Falsifying addressing information or otherwise modifying headers to conceal the sender's or recipient's identity, for the purpose of circumventing this Policy, is prohibited. This provision is not intended to disallow the use of aliases or anonymous re-mailers for any legitimate purpose.
Copyright, Privacy, and Intellectual Property Using an VHMedia connection to commit, aid or abet any violation of copyright or intellectual property law is prohibited. This prohibition includes publishing a private email message to third parties, by any means, without the express prior consent of the author.
Using VHMedia facilities, which include but are not limited to dealer provided web sites, to engage in activities that violate the Terms of Service of VHMedia or any other network access provider is prohibited. For example, referring to a web site hosted by VHMedia through UCE (unsolicited commercial email) is strictly prohibited.
Unsolicited Email (Spam) & Abuse of Mail Server
Sending unsolicited email is prohibited. Sending a message, especially an advertisement, to more than five or six recipients, is by itself spamming unless the individuals have specifically requested to be added to a mailing list on that topic. Maintaining an open SMTP relay is prohibited. When a complaint is received, VHMedia, at its own discretion may determine if a violation of this policy exists. Clients that have selected Standard Web Hosting may not send more than 2000 emails per day. Clients that require sending more than 2000 emails per day may upgrade to a Dedicated Server. Failure to comply with this policy may result in account suspension, termination without refund and/or up to a $500 fine per incident. VHMedia will be the sole arbiter of what is considered a violation of this policy.
REFERRING TO ANY [YOUR COMPANY] OWNED OR OPERATED WEB SITE WITH UCE (UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL EMAIL) IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
Consequences Of Violation:
Violation of this Policy by an VHMedia customer or dealer may result in temporary suspension or permanent termination of service, at VHMedia sole discretion. VHMedia also reserves the right to hold customer or dealer monetarily liable for any damage to equipment, any and all liabilities, losses, costs and claims, including attorney's fees asserted against VHMedia its agents, its customers, officers and employees, any loss of data resulting from delays, and any and all service interruptions whether they be caused by VHMedia and its employees or other third parties that may arise or result from any violation of this policy.
Modification:
VHMedia reserves the right to add, delete, or modify any provision of this Policy at any time without notice. Please report any violations of this Policy to our office.
