Adelais Accetpable Use Policy
General
This Acceptable Use Policy is part of the Terms of Service, but is separated for your convenience. Any violations of this Policy are taken as violations of the Terms of Service and will be treated as such.
This Acceptable Use Policy is an outline of the acceptable and unacceptable uses of Adelais Networks's services. The purpose of this Policy is to maintain Adelais Networks's hard-earned reputation as a quality hosting provider, and to help keep you from legal issues that you might not be aware of.
Even though it is the goal of this Policy to help prevent legal issues, it can not be taken in any way as a guarantee that you will not encounter legal issues. As outlined later in this Acceptable Use Policy, you assume full responsibility for your actions, and will not hold Adelais Networks accountable for your actions.
Breaches of Etiquette
- Breaches of Etiquette of any kind are prohibited by this Acceptable Use Policy. Breaches of this kind include, but are not limited to:
- Spamming, or the sending of unsolicited bulk/commercial e-mail
- Spoofing (the use of fake return e-mail addresses)
- Mail bombing (sending excessive amounts of e-mail to a person without actually intending to communicate with the person)
- Phishing (trying to get other people's passwords)
- Using more than your "fair share" of the server
- Using the services provided by Adelais Networks to assist others in any of the aforementioned items
Depending on the severity of the offense, Adelais Networks reserves the right to (a) suspend the offending account, or (b) terminate the account without refund.
Content Limits
- Adelais Hosting allows almost all types of content, except for these items:
- Software for which you do not hold the licenses (ie. Pirated software)
- Cracking related items, including how-to's and the result of cracking activities
- Warez or related sites
- Media for which you do not hold the licenses (ie. Pirated music files or movies)
- Game servers, unless an agreement between you and Adelais Networks says otherwise
- Proxies, unless an agreement between you and Adelais Networks says otherwise
- Child pornography, as defined by state and federal law or by a required minimum age of 18, whichever is higher
- Links to any of the aforementioned forbidden items
Adelais Hosting has the final say as to what is allowed and what is not. Depending on the severity of the content violation, Adelais Networks reserves the right to (a) delete the offending file(s) immediately, (b) suspend your account immediately, or (c) terminate your account without refund. If any of these actions are taken, you will be notified by e-mail at the time they take place.
Breaches of the Law
Adelais Networks prides itself on being a law-abiding entity and enforces all relevant laws upon its customers. Laws are too numerous to list here, but ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking the law. If a breach of the law comes to the attention of Adelais Networks, it reserves the right to take any action necessary, including suspension or termination of an account without refund.
Specific laws that may be useful for a customer to review are the Electronic Communication Privacy Act, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and the Economic Espionage Act.
Customer Responsibility
It is your responsibility to abide by the Acceptable Use Policy and the Terms of Service. As outlined in the Terms of Service, this Policy is a part of the Terms of Service, and violations of the Acceptable Use Policy are violations of the Terms of Service, and will be punished as such.
It is also your responsibility to educate yourself concerning relevant state and federal laws that affect your activities on Adelais Networks's servers.
You also agree that any data put onto Adelais Network's servers is in a server-ready condition. It is your sole responsibility to maintain your data and to get your web site up and running. Adelais Networks is in no way bound to manage the data on your account or to help you get it into a server-ready state, but its Employees may chose to do so.