This Acceptable Use Policy specifies the actions prohibited by SUMMERSAULT, LLC. ("SUMMERSAULT") to users of SUMMERSAULT hosting and co-location services. SUMMERSAULT reserves the right to modify the Policy at any time, effective upon posting of the modified Policy to this URL: http://support.summersault.com/aup.html.
- Spamming -- Sending 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 SUMMERSAULT,
but also because it can overload SUMMERSAULT's network and disrupt service
to SUMMERSAULT subscribers. Also, maintaining an open SMTP relay is
prohibited. When a complaint is received, SUMMERSAULT has the discretion
to determine from all of the evidence whether the email recipients were
from an "opt-in" email list.
- Intellectual Property Violations -- Engaging in any activity
that infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property rights of
others, including copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets,
software piracy, and patents held by individuals, corporations, or other
entities. Also, engaging in activity that violates privacy, publicity,
or other personal rights of others. SUMMERSAULT is required by law to
remove or block access to customer content upon receipt of a proper
notice of copyright infringement. It is also SUMMERSAULT's policy to
terminate the privileges of customers who commit repeat violations of
copyright laws.
- Obscene Speech or Materials -- Using SUMMERSAULT's network
to advertise, transmit, store, post, display, or otherwise make available
child pornography or obscene speech or material. SUMMERSAULT is required
by law to notify law enforcement agencies when it becomes aware of the
presence of child pornography on or being transmitted through SUMMERSAULT's
network.
- Defamatory or Abusive Language -- Using SUMMERSAULT's network
as a means to transmit or post defamatory, harassing, abusive, or threatening
language.
- Forging of Headers -- Forging or misrepresenting message headers,
whether in whole or in part, to mask the originator of the message.
- Illegal or Unauthorized Access to Other Computers or Networks
-- Accessing illegally or without authorization computers, accounts,
or networks belonging to another party, or attempting to penetrate security
measures of another individual's system (often known as "hacking").
Also, any activity that might be used as a precursor to an attempted
system penetration (i.e. port scan, stealth scan, or other information
gathering activity).
- Distribution of Internet Viruses, Worms, Trojan Horses, or Other
Destructive Activities -- Distributing information regarding the
creation of and sending Internet viruses, worms, Trojan horses, pinging,
flooding, mailbombing, or denial of service attacks. Also, activities
that disrupt the use of or interfere with the ability of others to effectively
use the network or any connected network, system, service, or equipment.
- Facilitating a Violation of this AUP -- 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.
- Export Control Violations -- Exporting encryption software
over the Internet or otherwise, to points outside the United States.
- Usenet Groups -- SUMMERSAULT reserves the right not to accept
postings from newsgroups where we have actual knowledge that the content
of the newsgroup violates the AUP.
- Other Illegal Activities -- Engaging in activities that are
determined to be illegal, including advertising, transmitting, or otherwise
making available ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes, fraudulently charging
credit cards, and pirating software.
- Other Activities -- Engaging in activities, whether lawful or unlawful, that SUMMERSAULT determines to be harmful to its subscribers, operations, reputation, goodwill, or customer relations.
Complaints regarding Illegal Use, System or Network Security issues, email abuse, and all other types of abuse should be sent to abuse@summersault.com
For live incidents, please contact Summersault.
Last Revised: July 28, 2000
