NexGenAccess'
Free Webspace Community Guidelines
NexGenAccess Members must
agree to use their web space in a manner consistent with all applicable local,
state, and federal laws and regulations, and in accordance with the NexGenAccess
Internet Service Agreement, Acceptable Use Policy, and the Community
Guidelines set forth here. The guidelines listed below are a nonexclusive
list of actions and content prohibited on member sites:
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
hereunder.
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,” and “chain letters.”
Forgery
or impersonation.
Adding, removing, or modifying identifying network 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.
Using deliberately misleading headers (“munging” headers) in news postings in
order to avoid Spam email address collectors is allowed.
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.
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 NexGenAccess’s or another
entity’s computer software or hardware, electronic communications system, or
telecommunications system, whether or not the intrusion results in 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. NexGenAccess is
registered under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998.
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 NexGenAccess’s authorization.
Network
disruptions and unfriendly activity. Using the Services for any activity that adversely affects
the ability of other people or systems to use NexGenAccess Services or the
Internet. This 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 Member's responsibility to ensure that their network is configured in a
secure manner. A Member may not, through action or inaction, allow others to
use their network for illegal or inappropriate actions. A Member may not permit
their network, through action or inaction, to be configured in such a way that
gives a third party the capability to use their network in an illegal or
inappropriate manner.
News. NexGenAccess Members should use their
best judgment when posting to any newsgroup. Many groups 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 familiarize yourself
with basic Usenet netiquette before posting to a newsgroup. NexGenAccess considers
"multiposting" to 10 or more groups within a two-week sliding window
to be excessive. NexGenAccess servers currently limit the number of allowable
"cross-posts" to 9. NexGenAccess Members may not cancel messages other
than their own messages. A Member may cancel posts forged in that Member's name.
We may cancel any postings that violate this AUP.
Long
Connections and Multiple Logins. Using a personal account for high volume or commercial use
is prohibited. The Services are intended for periodic, active use of email,
newsgroups, file transfers, Internet chat, games, and browsing the World Wide
Web. Members may stay connected so long as they are actively
using that connection for the above purposes. Members may not use the Services
on a standby or inactive basis in order to maintain a connection. Pinging is
expressly prohibited. Accordingly, NexGenAccess maintains the right to terminate
any member’s connection following any extended period of inactivity as
determined by NexGenAccess.
Web Site Size and Space Limitations: All NexGenAccess Members receive at
least 10MB free web space for use with their NexGenAccess Internet access account.
Each member’s free web space is allocated at least 1GB of traffic per month
(traffic is calculated on a formula multiplying the number of hits that your
site receives by the size of your files). If a site exceeds its maximum monthly
allotment of traffic, the site will become unavailable until the beginning of
the next calendar month. A site that exceeds the maximum allowed web space size
will also become unavailable. Unavailability includes but may not be limited to
the inability to access the site publicly or to publish to or modify the site's
contents via certain Web creation tools.
NexGenAccess, in its sole
discretion, may take any one or more of the following actions in response to
violations of these guidelines:
·
Issue
written or verbal warnings
Assignment.
NexGenAccess shall be entitled to assign this Agreement either
in whole or in part.
The User
undertakes that he/she will not assign, re-sell, sub-lease or in any other way
transfer his/her rights or obligations under this Agreement.
NexGenAccess reserves the right to make changes to these guidelines at any time
and in any manner
Rev. 08/02/2004