|
|
|
LEAP NETWORKS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
All
users of Leap Networks' (Leap Networks) Internet services (the
"Services") agree to and must comply with this Acceptable Use Policy (AUP).
Leap Networks does not exercise editorial control or review over the content
of any Web site, electronic mail transmission, newsgroup, or other material
created or accessible over or through the Services. However, Leap Networks may
remove, block, filter, or restrict by any other means any materials that, in
Leap Networks' sole discretion, may be illegal, may subject Leap Networks to
liability, or which may violate this AUP. Leap Networks may cooperate with
legal authorities and/or third parties in the investigation of any suspected
or alleged crime or civil wrong. Violation of this AUP may result in the
suspension or termination of either access to the Services and/or Leap Networks account or other actions as detailed below. This AUP should be read in
conjunction with our other policies, all of which are posted on our website
at
www.leapnetworks.net .
The
following constitute violations of this AUP (this list is intended to be
illustrative and not exhaustive; other uses may violate the AUP and
Leap Networks remains the sole and final arbiter of acceptable usage of its
Services):
 |
Illegal use: Using the Services to transmit any material (by email,
uploading, posting, or otherwise) that, intentionally or unintentionally,
violates any applicable local, state, national or international law, or
any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. |
|
Harm
to minors: Using the Services to harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any
way. |
|
Threats: Using the Services to transmit any material (by email, uploading,
posting, or otherwise) that threatens or encourages bodily harm or
destruction of property. |
|
Harassment: Using the Services to transmit any material (by email,
uploading, posting, or otherwise) that harasses another. |
|
Fraudulent activity: Using the Services 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", unregistered sales of
securities, securities fraud and "chain letters." |
|
Forgery or impersonation: Adding, removing or modifying identifying
network, message, or article 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 email/Unsolicited bulk email: Using the Services to
transmit any unsolicited commercial email or unsolicited bulk email.
Activities that have the effect of facilitating unsolicited commercial
email or unsolicited bulk email, whether or not that email is commercial
in nature, are prohibited. Using deliberately misleading headers in
e-mails sent to multiple parties is prohibited |
|
Unauthorized access: Using the Services to access, or to attempt to
access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate,
security measures of Leap Networks' or another entity's computer software
or hardware, electronic communications system, or telecommunications
system, whether or not the intrusion results in disruption of service or
the corruption or loss of data. |
|
Copyright or trademark infringement: Using the Services to transmit any
material (by email, 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: Using the Services to collect, or attempt to
collect, personal information about third parties without their knowledge
or consent. |
|
Reselling the services: Reselling the Services without Leap Networks'
authorization. |
|
Network disruptions and unfriendly activity: Using the Services for any
activity which adversely affects the ability of other people or systems to
use Leap Networks Services or the Internet. This includes excessive
consumption of network or system resources whether intentional or
unintentional. This also includes "denial of service" (DoS) attacks
against another network host or individual user. Interference with or
disruption of other network users, network services or network equipment
is prohibited. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that their system
is configured, operated, and used in a manner to avoid excessive
consumption of network or system resources. It is the user's
responsibility to ensure that their system is configured in a secure
manner. A user may not, through action or inaction, allow others to use
their system for illegal or inappropriate actions. A user may not permit
their system, through action or inaction, to be configured in such a way
that gives a third party the capability to use their system in an illegal
or inappropriate manner. |
|
News:
Leap Networks users should use their best judgment when posting to any
newsgroup. Many newsgroups have charters, published guidelines, FAQs, or
"community standards" describing what is and is not considered
appropriate. USENET can be a valuable resource if used properly. The
continued posting of off-topic articles is prohibited. Commercial
advertisements are off-topic in most newsgroups, especially regional
groups not specifically named for such. The presence of such articles in a
group is not indicative of the group's "intended" use. Please be familiar
with basic USENET "netiquette" before posting to a newsgroup. |
|
High
Volume, Server Hosting, and non-traditional end user activities: The
Services are intended for an end user's periodic active use of email,
instant messaging, browsing the World Wide Web, and other typical end user
activities. High volume data transfers, especially sustained high volume
data transfers, are prohibited. Hosting a web server, IRC server, or any
other server is prohibited. Accordingly, Leap Networks maintains the right
to terminate any user's connection following the detection of any high
volume data transfer, server hosting, or non-traditional end user activity
as determined by Leap Networks. |
Leap Networks requests that anyone who believes that there is a violation of this AUP
direct the information to:
abuse@leapnetworks.net.
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 When reporting an issue
regarding unsolicited email please provide a copy of the email messages
with full headers which typically provides all of the above data. Other
situations will require different methods of providing the necessary
information. |
Leap Networks may take any one or more of the following actions, or other actions not
listed, at Leap Networks' sole discretion in response to complaints:
|
Issue
warnings: written or verbal |
|
Suspend the Member's account |
|
Terminate the Member's account |
|
Bill
the user for administrative costs and/or reactivation charges, with a
minimum administrative cost, if assessed, of $250 per incident bring legal
action to enjoin violations and/or to collect damages, if any, caused by
violations. Leap Networks reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify
this AUP, and our other policies and agreements at any time and in any
manner. Notice of any revision, amendment, or modification will be posted
on Leap Networks' website and will be effective as to existing users 30
days after posting same. |
|
|
|
Your Satisfaction......is
extremely important to us. We are dedicated to providing an easy to use,
highly available Internet connection for every user. If your Internet
connection has not met your expectations, we want to know about it.
We will make every effort to correct the problem and may at our
discretion refund the amount paid for the service during which downtime
occurred or provide free pre-paid coupons for future Internet access at
any of our various locations.
Please contact our customer support at 615-948-9621. |
| |
|
