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Acceptable Use Policy
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Violation of any of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement may result in the immediate
cancellation of your account without notice to you.
American Broadband.net services may be
used only for lawful purposes. Transmission or solicitation for
reception of any material which violates federal or state law is
prohibited, including, without limitation, material which is legally
obscene, threatening, or libelous. American Broadband.net reserves the right to
monitor any and all communications through or with American Broadband.net
facilities. You agree that American Broadband.net is not considered a secure,
private communications medium.
You agree that the security
of your account, including the data you store, transmit and receive
through it, is your responsibility. You further agree that if you
believe your account security has been compromised in any way to notify
American Broadband immediately.
American Broadband makes no
warranties or representations of any kind, including warranties of
merchantability or fitness for particular purpose. American Broadband does not
guarantee uninterrupted service. American Broadband is not responsible for any
loss you suffer, including, but not limited to, loss resulting from
delays in service, incorrect or incomplete delivery of information,
computer viruses or interruption of service. American Broadband is not
responsible for the contents of your mailbox, any personal storage, or
other materials in your account even if stored on American Broadband's servers.
In addition, American
Broadband
prohibits users from "SPAM"ing, which includes the following, or any
other actions which American Broadband, in its sole discretion believes to be
harmful to itself, its other subscribers or the internet generally:
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To post a single article
or advertisement on an excessive number of Usenet or other
newsgroups, forums, or e-mail mailing lists;
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To post to any Usenet or
other newsgroups, forum, or e-mail mailing list, articles which are
off-topic according to the charter or description of the group or
list;
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To send unsolicited
e-mail, if such e-mail provokes complaints from the recipients;
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To engage in any of the
foregoing activities using the service of another provider, but
channeling such activities through a
American Broadband account or remailer,
or using a American Broadband account as a maildrop for responses; or
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To falsify user
information, including the falsification of e-mail addresses,
provided to American Broadband or to other users of the service in
connection with use of American
Broadband service.
Engaging in one or more of
these practices, or violating any other term of this policy may result
in any or all of the following:
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Dropping of mail messages
that do not contain the proper and necessary information;
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Termination of the
offender's account and/or access to
American Broadband services without prior
notice;
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Informing the appropriate legal
authorities of the offender's actions upon receipt of appropriate
subpoena or other request;
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Billing the offender for
American Broadband's resources consumed, including bandwidth, CPU cycles,
administration labor, or downtime.
American Broadband reserves the
right to terminate your account for any reason at any time. This
agreement supersedes any written or oral communication you may have had
with American Broadband, and is the complete and total agreement between the
parties. |