Acceptable Use Policy
This policy relates to the following domains:
NTYC.NET
RENOPERFORMER.COM
Please read this over carefully! Even if you don't read this, you are still held by these guidelines!
Renoperformer/NTYC.NET Goals:
The Renoperformer/NTYC.NET Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) has been formulated with the
following goals in mind:
- Ensure security, reliability and privacy of our systems and
network, and the networks and systems of others
- Avoid situations that may cause Renoperformer/NTYC.NET to incur civil liability
- Maintain the image and reputation of Renoperformer/NTYC.NET as a responsible
provider
- Preserve the value of Internet resources as a conduit for free expression
- Encourage the responsible use of net resources, discouraging practices,
which degrade the usability of network resources and thus the value of
Internet services
- Preserve the privacy and security of individual users
Statement of Responsibility
- Each Renoperformer/NTYC.NET account has a password, which is the key to gain access
to the account. The customer who registered the account is solely responsible
for all access and actions taken with regard to the account. It is the account
owner's responsibility to safeguard the account password and to ensure that
Renoperformer's/NTYC.NET Acceptable Use Policies are honored. Renoperforme/NTYC.NETr will hold
the account owner responsible for any violations of the AUP. The individual
who signed the contract is responsible for educating site users on acceptable
use policies. Violations of the AUP by directly attached sites will be
referred to the contract signer for resolution. The contract signer will be
held responsible for any violations of the AUP.
- Renoperformer/NTYC.NET enforces these policies with respect to Renoperformer/NTYC.NET
customers only. We are not responsible for abusive actions, which originate
from other sites or networks on the Internet.
General Conduct
- Customers are prohibited from transmitting on or through any of
Renoperformer/NTYC.NET services, any material that is, in Renoperformer/NTYC.NET's sole
discretion, unlawful, obscene, threatening, abusive, libelous, hateful, or
encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to
civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, national or
international law.
- Renoperformer/NTYC.NET's services may only be used for lawful purposes.
Transmission, distribution, or storage of any information, data or material in
violation of United States or state regulation or law, or by the common law,
is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, material protected by
copyright, trademark, trade secret, or any other statute.
Renoperformer/NTYC.NET
reserves the right to remove such illegal material from its servers.
- New customers signing up for Renoperformer/NTYC.NET must be 18 years or older, or
have a parent or legal guardian as Co-Signer in order to start an account.
- The customer is responsible for keeping his billing data with
Renoperformer/NTYC.NET up-to-date and accurate. Furnishing false data on the signup
form or contract is grounds for immediate termination, and may subject the
offender to civil or criminal liability.
- Renoperformer/NTYC.NET reserves the right to disconnect service due to nonpayment
of bill or insufficient funds.
- The resale of Renoperformer/NTYC.NET products and services is not permitted,
unless specifically permitted and documented in a separate written contract or
agreement.
System and Network Security
- Customers may not attempt to circumvent user authentication or security of
any host, network, or account ("cracking"). This includes, but is not limited
to, accessing data not intended for the customer, logging into a server or
account the customer is not expressly authorized to access, or probing the
security of other networks (such as running a SATAN scan or similar tool).
"Hacking" is illegal and is strictly prohibited.
- Customers 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.
- Customers may not use any kind of program/script/command, or send messages
of any kind, designed to interfere with a user's terminal session, via any
means, locally or by the Internet.
- Users who violate systems or network security may incur criminal or civil
liability. Renoperformer/NTYC.NET 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.
Email & Usenet
- Harassment, whether through language, frequency, or size of messages, is
prohibited.
- Customers may not send email to any person who does not wish to receive
it. If a recipient asks to stop receiving email, the customer must not send
that person any further email.
- Customers are explicitly prohibited from sending unsolicited bulk mail
messages ("junk mail" or "Spam"). This includes, but is not limited to, bulk
mailing of commercial advertising, informational announcements, and political
tracts. Such material may only be sent to those who have explicitly requested
it.
- Malicious email, including but not limited to "mail bombing" (flooding a
user or site with very large or numerous pieces of email), is prohibited.
- Forging of header information is not permitted.
- Renoperformer/NTYC.NET accounts or services may not be used to collect replies to
messages sent from another Internet Service Provider, where those messages
violate this Acceptable Use Policy or the Acceptable Use Policy of that other
provider.
- These rules also apply to Usenet, if available.
IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
Renoperformer/NTYC.NET is not liable for any communications made on IRC.
Billing
You have contracted to have Renoperformer/NTYC.NET provide you service. The term of
your service commitment begins the day your service is activated.
- Initial "sign-up" - First 3 months MUST be pre-paid, and is
non-refundable.
- The billing period begins the day the account is created.
- You are responsible for the account as long as it is active, whether or
not it is being used.
- All charges are billed and payable in advance. The period you are billed
for is shown on your billing statement.
- Your billing statement should arrive via e-mail 10-15 days before the due
date, and is due and payable upon receipt, but not later than the expiration
date of your account. It is your responsibility to keep your account current,
even If e-mail bill does not arrive in your account mailbox.
- Bills should be returned to the address listed on the statement.
- Returned checks will result in a Twenty-Five-Dollar ($25.00) service
charge and suspension of service.
- We do require notice when canceling service either in writing or by
telephone (not voice mail or email, please).
Late Fee Policy
- Charges for services are due and payable upon receipt.
- A late fee for $5.00 may be assessed to accounts not paid in full, by the
expiration date of the account.
- If your account remains delinquent for 10 days, you will be disconnected.
- To have your service reconnected you will have to pay a reconnect charge
of $10 in addition to the account balance, and the next three months service
fees. This late fee policy protects our current paying subscribers whom
otherwise would be subsidizing increased costs caused by late paying
customers.
Web Hosting / Domain Hosting
- Distribution of pornographic, indecent or any offensive materials are
prohibited when using Personal Software Systems' web space.
- Distribution of restricted software or materials in violation of
copyrights or distribution licenses is prohibited.
- Linking to any URL (internal or external) that contains software or
materials in violation of copyrights or distribution licenses is prohibited.
- Distribution of materials, which violate any local, state, or federal
statutes, is also prohibited.
- Use of any material without the owner's permission is considered a
violation, and cause for service termination.
Renoperformer/NTYC.NET reserves the right to cancel any account, without notification,
for any violation as noted above. Renoperformer/NTYC.NET reserves the right to
redirect any site in violation, to a web page describing reason for termination.
Additional Policy for Free Accounts
- Since no monetary value is associated with a free account, there is
no contract. Your use of web services implies you will abide by the
rules in this document.
- Disputes are not recognized on Free Web Hosting accounts.
Thank you for choosing Renoperformer/NTYC
We hope you enjoy Surfing the Net.