This Policy specifies certain actions prohibited by North Idaho Connection, (NIC) for users of the NIC Network. NIC reserves the right to modify this Policy at any time to stay in compliance with any laws, regulations and security requirements. By using NIC services, any customer, employee or third party unconditionally accepts the terms of this policy.
ILLEGAL USE.
The NIC Network may be used only for lawful purposes. Transmission, distribution or storage of any material in violation of any applicable law or regulation coming to or from any unauthorized network or system is prohibited. This includes, without limitation, material protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights used without proper authorization; government and military data protected by law and national security; university and academic data protected by public policy; and material that is obscene, defamatory, constitutes an illegal threat, or violates export control laws. Any violation of the above which compromises the integrity of the NIC Network or any other network is strictly prohibited.
NETWORK AND MACHINE RESOURCES.
NIC reserves the right to monitor and allocate network and machine resources. IP addresses are allocated per server and virtual server specifications. Cgi resources are allocated one per domain (a virtual host is required for each cgi-bin and is considered a virtual host). NIC reserves the right to discontinue any script which may cause excessive server load.
SYSTEM AND NETWORK SECURITY.
Violations of system
or network security are prohibited, and may result in criminal and civil
liability. NIC will investigate incidents involving such violations
and may involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities if a
criminal violation is suspected. NIC respects the privacy of customer
data and vigilantly protects that data and ALL customers who host with
NIC. If any violation of the law or this AUP is suspected, NIC reserves
the right to investigate. Use of the NIC network constitutes consent
to monitoring. Examples of unlawful acts, system, or network security
violations include, without limitation, the following:
EMAIL.
Sending unsolicited mail messages, including, without limitation, unwanted advertising and informational announcements, is explicitly prohibited. A user shall not use another site's mail server to relay mail without the express permission of the site owner. Legitimate mailing lists and subscriber lists are acceptable. Otherwise, it is spam.
USENET.
Posting the same
messages to multiple newsgroups (excessive cross-posting or multiple-posting,
also known as "SPAM") is expressly prohibited.
INDIRECT OR ATTEMPTED VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY, AND ACTUAL OR ATTEMPTED VIOLATIONS BY A THIRD PARTY ON BEHALF OF AN NIC CUSTOMER OR A CUSTOMER'S END USER, SHALL BE CONSIDERED VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY BY SUCH CUSTOMER OR END USER.
For Example:
If you are hosting a bulk email site on NIC servers and you use another ISP to SPAM from in order to reference your NIC site by IP address or domain name, you are violating NIC policy and possibly the law.
If you have been granted telnet access to NIC servers, multiple telnet log-ons are strictly prohibited and you must come from a valid IP address. Forgery is against the law.
Any type of denial of service attack from valid or invalid addresses is a violation of NIC security policy and against the law.
If you have been granted password privileges for FTP or telnet, sharing your password with an unauthorized user or third party is strictly prohibited.
Complaints regarding illegal Use or System or Network Security issues should be sent to webmaster@nidaho.net
Complaints regarding email abuse should be sent to abuse@nidaho.net
Complaints regarding USENET abuse or SPAM should be sent to abuse@nidaho.net
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act provides limitations for service provider liability relating to material online with regard to information residing, at the discretion of the user, on a system or network that the service provider controls or operates. 17. U.S. 512(c). The designated agents for notification of claimed infringement are:
NORTH IDAHO CONNECTION
ATTN: Legal Dept.
Rt1 Box 354
Naples Idaho, 83847
For alleged copyright infringement Click Here
For other legal issues or concerns email: legal@nidaho.net
NIC does not tolerate any pornographic material or spamming and both infringements will result in an investigation and possible termination and removal of the site and/or virtual server without a refund. NIC prides itself as a responsible member of the Internet community and is committed to protecting the data of and providing quality service to all NIC customers all of the time.
NO WEB SERVERS ON WIRELESS OR DIAL-UP ACCESS LINES
WEB and E-Mail Servers are not permitted on Wireless or dial up connections.
NIC reserves the right to block outbound SMTP mail from your connection. Please use our Mail Servers.
NIC reserves the right to block or limit access to personal WEB servers not authorized by us.
NIC reserves the right to monitor and disconnect users attempting to remain connected to dial-up lines 24 hours a day.
If you require an always on connection, or WEB Hosting,
contact us for information on how we can provide this for you.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE SERVICE TO ANYONE FOR ANY, OR NO REASON!
INTERACTION WITH NORTH IDAHO CONNECTION STAFF.
Any threat, or vulgar and profane language directed at any NIC staff member through phone or email may result in immediate termination of an account. Any violation of this policy by any employee, contractor or third party programmer of NIC should be reported immediately. Bottom line is let's work together toward a mutually beneficial relationship and create a prosperous and responsible Internet community.
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