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Acceptable Use Policy
This Acceptable Use Policy specifies the actions prohibited by Fikus
Dvelopment Corp. to users of the Fikus Dvelopment Corp. Network. Fikus
Dvelopment Corp. reserves the right to modify the Policy at any time,
effective upon posting of the modified Policy to this URL:
http://www.fikus.com/aup.php
Illegal use
The Fikus Dvelopment Corp. Internet Network may be used only for lawful
purposes. Transmission, distribution or storage of any material in
violation of any applicable law or regulation is prohibited. This
includes, without limitation, material protected by copyright, trademark,
trade secret or other intellectual property right used without proper
authorization, and material that is obscene, defamatory, constitutes an
illegal threat, or violates export control laws.
System and network security
Violations of system or network security are prohibited, and may result in
criminal and civil liability. Fikus Dvelopment Corp. will investigate
incidents involving such violations and may involve and will cooperate
with law enforcement if a criminal violation is suspected. Examples of
system or network security violations include, without limitation, the
following:
Unauthorized access to or use of data, systems or networks,
including any attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system
or network or to breach security or authentication measures without
express authorization of the owner of the system or network.
Unauthorized monitoring of data or traffic on any network or
system without express authorization of the owner of the system or
network.
Interference with service to any user, host or network
including, without limitation, mailbombing, flooding, deliberate attempts
to overload a system and broadcast attacks.
Forging of any TCP-IP packet header or any part of the header
information in an email or a newsgroup posting.
Knowingly engaging in any activity that will cause a
denial-of-service to any Fikus Development Corp. Client or end-user.
Email / USENET
Sending unsolicited mail/USENET messages, including, without limitation,
commercial advertising and informational announcements, is explicitly
prohibited. A user shall not use another site's mail server to relay mail
without the express permission of the site.
Inappropriate Software, Products and Services.
Users may not transmit, promote or otherwise make available any software
product or service that is either illegal or designed to violate this
policy. Such software products or services include but are not limited to
programs designed to send unsolicited advertisements (i.e., "spamware"),
services that send unsolicited advertisements, programs designed to
initiate "denial-of-service" attacks, "mailbomb" programs, and/or programs
designed to gain unauthorized access to networks on the Internet.
Users may not distribute or store software which has not been licenced
to them or written by them.
INDIRECT OR ATTEMPTED VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY, AND ACTUAL OR ATTEMPTED
VIOLATIONS BY A THIRD PARTY ON BEHALF OF A FIKUS DEVELOPMENT CORP.
CUSTOMER OR A CUSTOMER'S END USER, SHALL BE CONSIDERED VIOLATIONS OF THE
POLICY BY SUCH CUSTOMER OR END USER.
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