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Acceptable Use Policy

Master Agreement | Service Level Agreement | No Spam Policy

This Acceptable Use Policy ("Policy") describes the proper and prohibited use of Methownet.com's services ("Services") as subscribed to per the Master Service Agreement. This Policy is designed as a guideline and is not exhaustive as such. The policy can be modified from time to time effective upon posting on Methownet.com's web site.

The Services allow you to connect to the Internet, send and receive e-mail messages, and interact with other Internet users, and send and retrieve various information.

Methownet.com does not monitor or censor the information you make available or collect through the use of the Services with the exception of systems and network resources monitoring. However, Methownet.com will act upon Policy violations when such are discovered during regular monitoring processes or reported to Methownet.com. Methownet.com expects you, and all other users of the Services, to take responsibility in using the Internet with courtesy and responsibility, and be familiar with and to practice good Internet etiquette.

As consideration for Methownet.com's provision of Services, you agree to abide by the following provisions relating to the acceptable use of your Methownet.com account.

Methownet.com reserves the right in its sole discretion to:

  • Revise this Acceptable Use Policy which shall be posted at Methownet.com's web site; and

  • Remove any content for any reason, including but not limited to, your violation of any conditions of this Acceptable Use Policy. Methownet.com's right to remove inappropriate content under this Policy shall not place an obligation on Methownet.com to monitor or exert editorial control over the content of your account.

    You agree not to use or allow access to Methownet.com services to:

    1. Create or maintain a server except by previous arrangement with Methownet.com.

    2. Create or maintain a software download or distribution server or site created for the purpose of distribution of software products, music, movies or other content.

    3. Create or maintain sites that generate system errors or exceptions that disrupt system performance or cause system outages.

    4. Exceed allowed bandwidth by transferring amounts of data greater than allowed by the terms of purchased Service.

    5. Violate any applicable laws, regulations, or other provisions having the force of law, either intentionally or unintentionally.

    6. Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.

    7. Employ misleading e-mail addresses or falsify information in any part of any communication.

    8. Upload, transmit, disseminate, post, store or post links to any content that:
    • Is prohibited from transmitting or posting by law, or by contractual or fiduciary relationship;
      Facilitates hacking or unauthorized access or use of data, systems, servers or networks including any attempt to probe, scan or test for vulnerabilities, or to breach security or authentication measures;
      Falsifies origin by forging TCP/IP packet headers, e-mail headers, or any part of a message header, unauthorized monitoring of data or traffic;
      Interferes with service to any user, system or network by using flooding techniques, overloading a system or a network, staging or broadcasting an attack, or any other means resulting in a crash of a host either deliberately or by negligence;
      Infringes or contributes to any infringement of any intellectual property, material protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or proprietary right of any party;
      Is or may be considered unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, or any junk mail, spam, spamvertisements, make money fast schemes, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other form of solicitation;
      Contains viruses, worms, Trojan horses, time bombs, trap doors, or any other computer code, files, or programs or repetitive requests for information designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
      Is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, unlawful, libelous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, or invasive of privacy;
      Is of adult nature, pornographic, or harmful to minors;
      Promotes illegal activity, including providing instructions for illegal activity, or transmitting, disseminating or offering fraudulent goods, services, schemes or promotions, or furnishing false data on any signup form, contract or online application or registration, or the fraudulent use of any information obtained through the use of the Services including use of credit card numbers.
    • Exploits the images of children or discloses personally identifiable information belonging to children.
    9. Resell (or share with third parties), Internet access in the absence of a specific written agreement with Methownet.com.

    10. Cause network disruptions and unfriendly activity. Using the Services for any activity which adversely affects the ability of other people or systems to use the ISP's services or the Internet.

    If Methownet.com determines that you have violated the terms of this Acceptable Use Policy, that determination, made at Methownet.com's sole discretion, is grounds for immediate termination of your Methownet.com account without notice or penalty to Methownet.com


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