Acceptable Use Policy
EBTCO
(Last updated November 12, 2013)
1. Scope. This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP")
is intended to provide a general understanding
of EBTCO's policy on the Acceptable Use of its
Web Site Hosting Services, Dedicated Servers,
e-Commerce Services and other services
(collectively, "Services"). This AUP is
incorporated by reference into each contract
EBTCO enters into with our clients (each, a
"Client") for the use of such Services. EBTCO
may modify this AUP at any time without notice.
In addition, this AUP is incorporated by
reference into the Terms and Conditions
applicable to EBTCO's Web site so that no person
who utilizes EBTCO's Web site (regardless of
whether that person is a Client) may take any
action utilizing EBTCO's Web site that a Client
would be prohibited to take utilizing the
Services.
2. Purpose. The purpose of this AUP It is
designed to help protect our Services, our
clients and the Internet community as a whole
from irresponsible, illegal or disruptive
Internet activities. This AUP applies to each
Client and its employees, agents, contractors or
other users of such Client who obtain Services
from EBTCO (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. Please refer to EBTCO's
Parental Control
statement for further information.
3. Restrictions On Usage. USERS SHALL
NOT
a. Send 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
EBTCO, but also because it can overload the
EBTCO network and disrupt services to our
clients. Any User found spamming might be
subject to criminal and/or civil liability.
b. Engage and/or utilize the Services in
connection with any unlawful activity. Without
limiting the general application of this rule,
Users shall not:
i. Utilize the Services to copy
material from third parties (including text,
code, graphics, videos or other
copyrightable material) without legal
permission;
ii. Utilize the Services to
misappropriate or infringe the patents,
copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual
property rights of any third party;
iii. Utilize the Services to traffic
in illegal drugs, illegal gambling, obscene
materials or other any products or services
that are prohibited under applicable law; or
iv. Utilize the Services in any
manner that violates applicable laws.
c. Utilize the Services in connection
with any tortuous or actionable activity.
Without limiting the general application of this
rule, Users shall not:
i. Utilize the Services to publish or
disseminate information that (A) publicizes
the personal information or likeness of a
person without that person's consent (B)
constitutes slander, libel or defamation, or
(C) otherwise violates the privacy rights of
any person;
ii. 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.
d. Utilize the Services in connection
with any other disruptive or abusive activity.
Without limiting the general application of this
rule, Users shall not:
i. Engage in 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 against EBTCO or other
network hosts or Internet users or to
otherwise degrade or impair the operation of
EBTCO's servers and facilities or the
servers and facilities of other network
hosts or Internet users;
ii. Place messages or software
programs that consume excessive CPU time or
storage space;
iii. Utilize the Services to offer
mail services, mail forwarding capabilities,
POP accounts or autoresponders other than
for the User's own account;
iv. Utilize the Services to resell
access to CGI scripts installed on EBTCO's
servers;
v. Utilize the Services to subvert,
or assist others in subverting, the security
or integrity of any EBTCO systems,
facilities or equipment;
vi. Utilize the Services to gain
unauthorized access to the computer networks
of EBTCO or any other person;
vii. 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;
viii. Utilize the Services to (A)
impersonate or assume the identity or any
other person, (B) forge the signature or
other identifying mark or code of 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 re-mailers or Internet nicknames);
ix. Utilize the Services to store or
distribute on EBTCO servers
illegally-acquired information, programs
containing malicious code, including
viruses, Trojans or worms or tools to
comprise the security of other sites,
destroy data, destroy or damage equipment,
or disrupt the operation of the Services;
x. 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);
xi. 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;
xii. 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 eMail or spam;
xiii. Utilize the Services in any
manner that might subject EBTCO to
unfavorable regulatory action, subject EBTCO
to any liability for any reason, or
adversely affect EBTCO'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 EBTCO in its sole
discretion; or
xiv. Utilize the Services in any
other manner to interrupt or interfere with
the Internet usage of other persons.
4. Consequence of Violations. When EBTCO
becomes aware of an alleged violation of its
AUP, EBTCO will initiate an investigation
towards the alleged violation and may, in
EBTCO's sole discretion, take any of the
following actions, in accordance with the
severity and duration of the violation:
i. Warning the Client;
ii. Suspending the offending Client
from the Services;
iii. Terminating the offending Client
from the Services;
iv. Imposing fees or charges on the
offending Client account in accordance with
the applicable service contract;
v. Removing the offending content;
and
vi. Taking other action in accordance
with this AUP, the applicable service
contract or applicable laws.
5. Reservation of Rights. EBTCO reserves
the right to cooperate with appropriate legal
authorities in investigations of claims of
illegal activity involving EBTCO's Services,
clients and other Users. EBTCO reserves all
other rights to respond to violations of this
AUP to the extent of applicable law and in
accordance with any applicable contractual
obligations.
6. Contacts. Each account holder must
immediately notify EBTCO of any unauthorized use
of such account holder's account, of any breach
or attempted breach of security, if it is
believed that such account holder's password has
been compromised or of any other violations of
this AUP. If you have any questions with respect
to this AUP, please contact EBTCO at P O BOX
8736, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 11492,
Attention: Complaints or by emailing us at
abuse@ebtco.com,
including in any such eMail the name of the
offending domain (for example, abc.com) and the
type of abuse (for example, spam, illegal acts,
harassment, etc.) in the "subject" field of the
e-mail.
7. Disclaimer. EBTCO makes no warranties
about the accuracy, reliability, completeness,
or timeliness of the material, services,
graphics, and/or links. EBTCO expressly
disclaims any obligation to monitor its Clients
and other Users with respect to violations of
this AUP. EBTCO has no liability or
responsibility for the actions of any of its
clients or other Users or any content any User
may post on any Web site. Neither EBTCO or its
directors, employees, licensors, content
providers, partners or other representatives
will be liable for any damages whatsoever,
including without limitation any direct,
indirect, incidental, consequential, special and
exemplary damages, arising from the use or
performance of this web site or from any
information, Services or products represented or
provided through this web site, even if EBTCO
has been advised of these damages. This document
and all other documents and information that are
or may be published from time to time on this
web site could include technical inaccuracies or
typographical errors. Changes are made
periodically to the information contained
herein. EBTCO May make improvements and/or
changes in the documents, services, products and
or the programs described herein at any time.
EBTCO reserve the right to remove any Content,
deactivate any account, or otherwise terminate
access to EBTCO.com for violation of any of the
Terms of Service, the AUP, or if otherwise
compelled by court order. We accept no
responsibility for the accuracy or completeness
of any Content.
If you require additional information on
these policies, please feel free to contact our
Legal Department
for more details.
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