The following constitute violations of this
AUP:
a. 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.
b. Harm to minors. Using the Services to
harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any way.
c. Threats. Using the Services to transmit
any material (by email, uploading, posting, or otherwise) that threatens or
encourages bodily harm or destruction of property.
d. Harassment. Using the Services to
transmit any material (by email, uploading, posting, or otherwise) that
harasses another.
e. 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."
f. 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.
g. 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.
h. 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 Intended Parents, Inc'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.
i. 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.
j. Collection of personal data. Using the
Services to collect, or attempt to collect, personal information about third
parties without their knowledge or consent.
k. Reselling the services. Reselling the
Services without Intended Parents, Inc's authorization.
l. Network disruptions and unfriendly
activity. Using the Services for any activity which adversely affects the
ability of other people or systems to use Intended Parents, Inc 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.
