|
Acceptable
User Policy
PHILMETRO.COM's
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is provided to give our
customers and users a clear understanding of what PHILMETRO.COM
expects of them while using the service. All users of
PHILMETRO.COM's Internet services: those who access
some of our Services but do not have accounts, as well
as those who pay a service fee to subscribe to the Services,
must comply with this AUP and our TOS (Terms of Service).
Use of PHILMETRO.COM Service constitutes acceptance
and agreement to PHILMETRO.COM's AUP as well as PHILMETRO.COM's
TOS.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: *All Payments To PHILMETRO.COM
Are Non-Refundable*
We support the uncensored flow of information and ideas
over the Internet and do not actively monitor subscriber
activity under normal circumstances. Similarly, we do
not exercise editorial control over the content of any
web site, e-mail transmission, newsgroups, or other
material created or accessible over or through the services,
except for certain proprietary Web sites. However, in
accordance with our TOS, we may remove any materials
that, in our sole discretion, may be illegal, may subject
us to liability, or which may violate this AUP. PHILMETRO.COM
may cooperate with legal authorities and/or third parties
in the investigation of any suspected or alleged crime
or civil wrongdoing. Your violation of this AUP may
result in the suspension or immediate termination of
your PHILMETRO.COM account WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
This document is intended to provide a basic understand
of PHILMETRO.COM's Acceptable Use Policy. The following
are guidelines for the establishment and enforcement
of PHILMETRO.COM's AUP:
- Ensure reliable service
to our customers
- Ensure security and
privacy of our systems and network, as well as the
networks and systems of others
- Comply with existing
laws
- Maintain our reputation
as a responsible service provider
- Encourage responsible
use of the Internet and discourage activities which
reduce the usability and value of Internet services
- Preserve the value
of Internet resources as a conduit for free expression
and exchange of information
- Preserve the privacy
and security of individual users
The PHILMETRO.COM
intends to provide its customers access to everything
the Internet has to offer. While the PHILMETRO.COM is
firmly committed to the principles of free speech, certain
activities that may be damaging to the resources of both
the PHILMETRO.COM and the Internet and cannot be permitted
under the guise of free speech. The resources of the PHILMETRO.COM
and the Internet are limited, and abuse of these resources
by one user has a negative impact on the entire community.
We do not routinely monitor the activity of accounts except
for measurements of system utilization and the preparation
of billing records. However, in our efforts to promote
good citizenship within the Internet community, we will
respond appropriately if we become aware of inappropriate
use of our service.
You may not use your dedicated rack or virtual site to
publish material, which PHILMETRO.COM determines, at its
sole discretion, to be unlawful, indecent or objectionable.
For purposes of this policy, "material" refers
to all forms of communications including narrative descriptions,
graphics (including photographs, illustrations, images,
drawings, logos), executable programs, video recordings,
and audio recordings.
If a PHILMETRO.COM account is used to violate the AUP
or our TOS, we reserve the right to terminate your
service without notice. We prefer to advise customers
of inappropriate behavior and any necessary corrective
action, however, flagrant violations of the Acceptable
Use Policy will result in immediate termination of service.
Our failure to enforce this policy, for whatever reason,
shall not be construed as a waiver of our right to do
so at any time.
As a member of our network community, you must use your
Internet access responsibly. If you have any questions
regarding this policy, please contact us at admin@philmetro.com.
VIOLATIONS OF PHILMETRO.COM ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
- Illegal use:
PHILMETRO.COM's services may not be used for illegal
purposes, or in support of illegal activities. PHILMETRO.COM
reserves the right to cooperate with legal authorities
and/or injured third parties in the investigation
of any suspected crime or civil wrongdoing.
- Harm to minors:
Use of the PHILMETRO.COM service to harm, or attempt
to harm, minors in any way, including, but not limited
to child pornography.
- Threats: Use
of the PHILMETRO.COM service to transmit any material
(by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that
threatens or encourages bodily harm or destruction
of property.
- Harassment:
Use of the PHILMETRO.COM service to transmit any material
(by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that
harasses another.
- Fraudulent activity:
Use of PHILMETRO.COM service to make fraudulent offers
to sell or buy products, items, or services, or to
advance any type of financial scam such as "pyramid
schemes," "ponzi schemes," and "chain
letters."
- Forgery or impersonation:
Adding, removing or modifying identifying network
header information in an effort to deceive or mislead
is prohibited. Attempting to impersonate any person
by using forged headers or other identifying information
is prohibited. The use of anonymous remailers or nicknames
does not constitute impersonation.
- Unsolicited commercial
e-mail / Unsolicited bulk e-mail (SPAM) Use of
the PHILMETRO.COM service to transmit any unsolicited
commercial or unsolicited bulk e-mail is expressly
prohibited. Violations of this type will result in
the immediate termination of the offending PHILMETRO.COM
account.
- E-mail / News
Bombing: Malicious intent to impede another person's
use of electronic mail services or news will result
in the immediate termination of the offending PHILMETRO.COM
account.
- E-mail / Message
Forging: Forging any message header, in part or
whole, of any electronic transmission, originating
or passing through the PHILMETRO.COM service is in
violation of this AUP.
- Usenet SPAMing:
PHILMETRO.COM has a zero tolerance policy for the
use of its network for the posting of messages or
commercial advertisements, which violate the rules,
regulations, FAQ or charter of any newsgroups or mailing
list. Commercial messages that are appropriate under
the rules of a newsgroup or mailing list or that are
solicited by the recipients are permitted.
- Unauthorized access:
Use of the PHILMETRO.COM service to access, or to
attempt to access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate,
or attempt to penetrate, security measures of PHILMETRO.COM's
or another entity's computer software or hardware,
electronic communications system, or telecommunications
system, whether or not the intrusion results in the
corruption or loss of data, is expressly prohibited
and the offending PHILMETRO.COM account is subject
to immediate termination.
- Copyright or trademark
infringement: Use of the PHILMETRO.COM service
to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting
or otherwise) that infringes any copyright, trademark,
patent, trade secret or other proprietary rights of
any third party, including, but not limited to, the
unauthorized copying of copyrighted material, the
digitization and distribution of photographs from
magazines, books, or other copyrighted sources, and
the unauthorized transmittal of copyrighted software.
- Collection of
personal data: Use of the PHILMETRO.COM service
to collect, or attempt to collect, personal information
about third parties without their knowledge or consent.
- Network disruptions
and unfriendly activity: Use of the PHILMETRO.COM
service for any activity which affects the ability
of other people or systems to use PHILMETRO.COM Services
or the Internet. This includes "denial of service"
(DOS) attacks against another network host or individual
user. Interference with or disruption of other network
users, services or equipment is prohibited. It is
the Member's responsibility to ensure that their network
is configured in a secure manner. A Subscriber may
not, through action or inaction, allow others to use
their network for illegal or inappropriate actions.
A Subscriber may not permit their network, through
action or inaction, to be configured in such a way
that gives a third party the capability to use their
network in an illegal or inappropriate manner. Unauthorized
entry and/or use of another company and/or individual's
computer system will result in immediate account termination.
PHILMETRO.COM will not tolerate any subscriber attempting
to access the accounts of others, or penetrate security
measures of other systems, whether or not the intrusion
results in corruption or loss of data.
- Fraud: Involves
a knowing misrepresentation or misleading statement,
writing or activity made with the intent that the
person receiving it will act upon it.
- Infringement of
Copyright, Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret, or Intellectual
Property Right: Distribution and/or posting of
copyrighted or the aforementioned infringements will
not be tolerated.
- Distribution of
Viruses: Intentional distributions of software
that attempts to and/or causes damage, harassment,
or annoyance to persons, data, and/or computer systems
are prohibited. Such an offense will result in the
immediate termination of the offending account.
- Inappropriate
Use of Software: Use of software or any device
that would facilitate a continued connection, i.e.
pinging, while using PHILMETRO.COM services could
result in suspension service.
- Third Party Accountability:
PHILMETRO.COM subscribers will be held responsible
and accountable for any activity by third parties,
using their account, that violates guidelines created
within the Acceptable Use Policy.
- Violation Of PHILMETRO.COM
Virtual Accounts: It is absolutely forbidden to
host pornographic content or IRC servers on Virtual
Server Accounts. Virtual Server Accounts found hosting
this material will be subject to immediate cancellation
without refund.
Security
You are responsible for any misuse of your account,
even if the inappropriate activity was committed by a
friend, family member, guest or employee. Therefore, you
must take steps to ensure that others do not gain unauthorized
access to your account. In addition, you may not use your
account to breach security of another account or attempt
to gain unauthorized access to another network or server.
- Your password provides
access to your account. It is your responsibility
to keep your password secure.
- Sharing your password
and account access with unauthorized users is prohibited.
You should take care to prevent others from using
your account since you will be held responsible for
such use.
- Attempting to obtain
another user's account password is strictly prohibited,
and may result in termination of service.
- You must adopt adequate
security measures to prevent or minimize unauthorized
use of your account.
- You may not attempt
to circumvent user authentication or security of any
host, network or account. This includes, but is not
limited to, accessing data not intended for you, logging
into or making use of a server or account you are
not expressly authorized to access, or probing the
security of other networks. Use or distribution of
tools designed for compromising security is prohibited.
Examples of these tools include, but are not limited
to, password guessing programs, cracking tools or
network probing tools.
- You may not attempt
to interfere with service to any user, host or network
("denial of service attacks"). This includes,
but is not limited to, "flooding" of networks,
deliberate attempts to overload a service, and attempts
to "crash" a host.
- Users who violate
systems or network security may incur criminal or
civil liability. PHILMETRO.COM will cooperate fully
with investigations of violations of systems or network
security at other sites, including cooperating with
law enforcement authorities in the investigation of
suspected criminal violations.
Network Performance
PHILMETRO.COM accounts operate on shared resources. Excessive
use or abuse of these shared network resources by one
customer may have a negative impact on all other customers.
Misuse of network resources in a manner which impairs
network performance is prohibited by this policy and may
result in termination of your account.
You are prohibited from excessive consumption of resources,
including CPU time, memory, disk space and session time.
You may not use resource-intensive programs which negatively
impact other customers or the performances of PHILMETRO.COM
systems or networks. PHILMETRO.COM reserves the right
to terminate or limit such activities.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF PHILMETRO.COM AUP
PHILMETRO.COM requests that anyone who believes that there
is a violation of this AUP direct the information to the
Abuse Department at admin@philmetro.com.
If available, please provide the following information:
- The IP address used
to commit the alleged violation
- The date and time
of the alleged violation, including the time zone
or offset from GMT
- Evidence of the alleged
violation
E-mail with full header
information provides all of the above, as do system
log files. Other situations will require different methods
of providing the above information. PHILMETRO.COM may
take any one or more of the following actions in response
to complaints:
- Issue written or
verbal warnings
- Suspend the Member's
newsgroup posting privileges
- Suspend the Member's
account
- Terminate the Member's
account
- Bill the Member for
administrative costs and/or reactivation charges
- Bring legal action
to enjoin violations and/or to collect damages, if
any, cause by violations
REVISIONS TO
THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
PHILMETRO.COM reserves the right to revise, amend, or
modify this AUP, our TOS and our other policies and agreements
at any time and in any manner. Notice of any revision,
amendment, or modification will be posted in accordance
with our TOS. |
