Acceptable Use Policy
RNP Consulting' Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP")
is provided to give our customers and users a clear understanding
of what RNP Consulting expects of them while using the service.
All users of RNP Consulting' hosting services: those who access
some of our Services but do not have accounts, as well as those
who pay a service fee to subscribe to the Services, must comply
with this AUP and our TOS (Terms of Service).
Use of RNP Consulting Service constitutes acceptance and agreement
to RNP Consulting' AUP as well as RNP Consulting' TOS
(Terms of Service)
We support the uncensored flow of information and ideas over the
Internet and do not actively monitor subscriber activity under normal
circumstances. Similarly, we do not exercise editorial control over
the content of any web site, e-mail transmission, newsgroups, or
other material created or accessible over or through the services,
except for certain proprietary Web sites. However, in accordance
with our TOS (Terms of Service), we may remove
any materials that, in our sole discretion, may be illegal, may
subject us to liability, or which may violate this AUP. RNP Consulting
may cooperate with legal authorities and/or third parties in the
investigation of any suspected or alleged crime or civil wrongdoing.
Your violation of this AUP may result in the suspension or immediate
termination of either your RNP Consulting account or other actions
as detailed in Section 3 WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
This document is intended to provide a basic understand of RNP
Consulting' Acceptable Use Policy. The following are guidelines
for the establishment and enforcement of RNP Consulting' AUP:
- Ensure reliable service to our customers
- Ensure security and privacy of our systems and network, as well
as the networks and systems of others
- Comply with existing laws
- Maintain our reputation as a responsible service provider
- Encourage responsible use of the Internet and discourage activities
which reduce the usability and value of Internet services
- Preserve the value of Internet resources as a conduit for free
expression and exchange of information
- Preserve the privacy and security of individual users
RNP Consulting intends to provide its customers access to everything
the Internet has to offer. While RNP Consulting is firmly committed
to the principles of free speech, certain activities that may be
damaging to the resources of both the RNP Consulting and the Internet
and cannot be permitted under the guise of free speech. The resources
of the RNP Consulting and the Internet are limited, and abuse of
these resources by one user has a negative impact on the entire
community.
We do not routinely monitor the activity of accounts except for
measurements of system utilization and the preparation of billing
records. However, in our efforts to promote good citizenship within
the Internet community, we will respond appropriately if we become
aware of inappropriate use of our service.
You may not use your site to publish material, which RNP Consulting
determines, at its sole discretion, to be unlawful, indecent or
objectionable. For purposes of this policy, "material"
refers to all forms of communications including narrative descriptions,
graphics (including photographs, illustrations, images, drawings,
logos), executable programs, video recordings, and audio recordings.
NO ADULT orientated material may be stored on your site.
If a RNP Consulting account is used to violate the Acceptable Use
Policy or our TOS, we reserve the right to terminate your service
without notice. We prefer to advise customers of inappropriate behavior
and any necessary corrective action, however, flagrant violations
of the Acceptable Use Policy will result in immediate termination
of service. Our failure to enforce this policy, for whatever reason,
shall not be construed as a waiver of our right to do so at any
time.
As a member of our network community, you must use your Internet
access responsibly. If you have any questions regarding this policy,
please contact us at webmaster@rnpconsulting.com
VIOLATIONS OF RNP Consulting ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
- Illegal use: RNP Consulting' services may not be used
for illegal purposes, or in support of illegal activities. RNP
Consulting reserves the right to cooperate with legal authorities
and/or injured third parties in the investigation of any suspected
crime or civil wrongdoing.
- Harm to minors: Use of the RNP Consulting service to
harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any way, including, but not
limited to child pornography.
- Threats: Use of the RNP Consulting service to transmit
any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise that
threatens or encourages bodily harm or destruction of property.
- Harassment: Use of the RNP Consulting service to transmit
any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise that
harasses another.
- Fraudulent activity: Use of RNP Consulting service 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 infrmation is prohibited.
The use of anonymous remailers or nicknames does not constitute
impersonation.
- Unsolicited commercial e-mail / Unsolicited bulk e-mail (SPAM):
Use of the RNP Consulting service to transmit any unsolicited
commercial or unsolicited bulk e-mail is expressly prohibited.
Violations of this type will result in the immediate termination
of the offending RNP Consulting account.
- E-mail / News Bombing: Malicious intent to impede another
person's use of electronic mail services or news will result in
the immediate termination of the offending RNP Consulting account.
- E-mail / Message Forging: Forging any message header,
in part or whole, of any electronic transmission, originating
or passing through the RNP Consulting service is in violation
of this AUP.
- Usenet SPAMing: RNP Consulting has a zero tolerance policy
for the use of its network for the posting of messages or commercial
advertisements, which violate the rules, regulations, FAQ or charter
of any newsgroups or mailing list. Commercial messages that are
appropriate under the rules of a newsgroup or mailing list or
that are solicited by the recipients are permitted.
- Unauthorized access: Use of the RNP Consulting service
to access, or to attempt to access, the accounts of others, or
to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security measures of RNP
Consulting' 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, is expressly prohibited and the offending RNP Consulting
account is subject to immediate termination.
- Copyright or trademark infringement: Use of the RNP Consulting
service to transmit any material (by e-mail, 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: Use of the RNP Consulting
service to collect, or attempt to collect, personal information
about third parties without their knowledge or consent.
- Network disruptions and unfriendly activity: Use of the
RNP Consulting service for any activity which affects the ability
of other people or systems to use RNP Consulting 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, services or equipment
is prohibited. It is the Member's responsibility to ensure that
their network is configured in a secure manner. A Subscriber may
not, through action or inaction, allow others to use their network
for illegal or inappropriate actions. A Subscriber 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. Unauthorized entry
and/or use of another company and/or individual's computer system
will result in immediate account termination. RNP Consulting will
not tolerate any subscriber attempting to access the accounts
of others, or penetrate security measures of other systems, whether
or not the intrusion results in corruption or loss of data.
- Fraud: Involves a knowing misrepresentation or misleading
statement, writing or activity made with the intent that the person
receiving it will act upon it.
- Infringement of Copyright, Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret,
or Intellectual Property Right: Distribution and/or posting
of copyrighted or the aforementioned infringements will not be
tolerated.
- Distribution of Viruses: Intentional distributions of
software that attempts to and/or causes damage, harassment, or
annoyance to persons, data, and/or computer systems are prohibited.
Such an offense will result in the immediate termination of the
offending account.
- Inappropriate Use of Software: Use of software or any
device that would facilitate a continued connection, i.e. pinging,
while using RNP Consulting services could result in suspension
service.
- Third Party Accountability: RNP Consulting subscribers
will be held responsible and accountable for any activity by third
parties, using their account, that violates guidelines created
within the Acceptable Use Policy.
Security
You are responsible for any misuse of your account, even if the
inappropriate activity was committed by a friend, family member,
guest or employee. Therefore, you must take steps to ensure that
others do not gain unauthorized access to your account. In addition,
you may not use your account to breach security of another account
or attempt to gain unauthorized access to another network or server.
- Your password provides access to your account. It is your responsibility
to keep your password secure.
- Sharing your password and account access with unauthorized
users is prohibited. You should take care to prevent others from
using your account since you will be held responsible for such
use.
- Attempting to obtain another user's account password is strictly
prohibited, and may result in termination of service.
- You must adopt adequate security measures to prevent or minimize
unauthorized use of your account.
- You may not attempt to circumvent user authentication or security
of any host, network or account. This includes, but is not limited
to, accessing data not intended for you, logging into or making
use of an account you are not expressly authorized to access,
or probing the security of other networks. Use or distribution
of tools designed for compromising security is prohibited. Examples
of these tools include, but are not limited to, password guessing
programs, cracking tools or network probing tools.
- You may not attempt to interfere with service to any user, host
or network ("denial of service attacks"). This includes,
but is not limited to, "flooding" of networks, deliberate
attempts to overload a service, and attempts to "crash"
a host.
- Users who violate systems or network security may incur criminal
or civil liability. RNP Consulting will cooperate fully with investigations
of violations of systems or network security at other sites, including
cooperating with law enforcement authorities in the investigation
of suspected criminal violations.
Network Performance
RNP Consulting accounts operate on shared resources. Excessive
use or abuse of these shared network resources by one customer may
have a negative impact on all other customers. Misuse of network
resources in a manner which impairs network performance is prohibited
by this policy and may result in termination of your account.
You are prohibited from excessive consumption of resources, including
CPU time, memory, disk space and session time. You may not use resource-intensive
programs which negatively impact other customers or the performances
of RNP Consulting systems or networks. RNP Consulting reserves the
right to terminate or limit such activities.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF RNP Consulting AUP
RNP Consulting requests that anyone who believes that there is
a violation of this AUP direct the information to the Abuse Department
at webmaster@rnpconsulting.com
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
E-mail with full header information provides all of the above,
as do system log files. Other situations will require different
methods of providing the above information. RNP Consulting may take
any one or more of the following actions in response to complaints:
- Issue written or verbal warnings
- Suspend the Member's newsgroup posting privileges
- Suspend the Member's account
- Terminate the Member's account
- Bill the Member for administrative costs and/or reactivation
charges
- Bring legal action to enjoin violations and/or to collect damages,
if any, cause by violations
REVISIONS TO THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
RNP Consulting reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this
AUP, our TOS (Terms of Service) and our other
policies and agreements at any time and in any manner. Notice of
any revision, amendment, or modification will be posted in accordance
with our TOS (Terms of Service).
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