This Acceptable Use Policy applies to all persons and entities
(collectively, "customers") using the products and services
of Konnections. The policy is designed to protect the security,
integrity, reliability, and privacy of both the Konnections network
and the products and services Konnections offers to its customers.
Konnections reserves the right to modify this policy at any time,
effective immediately upon posting of the modification. Your use
of Konnections products and services constitutes your acceptance
of the Acceptable Use Policy in effect at the time of your use.
You are solely responsible for any and all acts and omissions
that occur during or relating to your use of the service, and
you agree not to engage in any unacceptable use of the service.
Unacceptable use includes, but is not limited to, any of the
following:
1. Posting, transmission, re-transmission, or storing material
on or through any of Konnections products or services, if in
the sole judgment of Konnections such posting, transmission,
re-transmission or storage is: (a) in violation of any local,
state, federal, or non-United States law or regulation (including
rights protected by copyright, trade secret, patent or other
intellectual property or similar laws or regulations); (b) threatening
or abusive; (c) obscene; (d) indecent; or (e) defamatory. Each
customer shall be responsible for determining what laws or regulations
are applicable to his or her use of the products and services.
2. Installation or distribution of "pirated" or other
software products that are not appropriately licensed for use
by customer.
3. Resale of Konnections products and services without the
express prior written consent of Konnections (unless you are
an authorized reseller).
4. Deceptive marketing practices.
5. Actions that restrict or inhibit anyone - whether a customer
of Konnections or otherwise - in his or her use or enjoyment
of Konnections products and services, or that generate excessive
network traffic through the use of automated or manual routines
that are not related to ordinary personal or business use of
Internet services.
6. Introduction of malicious programs into the Konnections
network or servers or other products and services of Konnections
(e.g., viruses, trojan horses and worms).
7. Causing or attempting to cause security breaches or disruptions
of Internet communications. Examples of security breaches include
but are not limited to accessing data of which the customer
is not an intended recipient, or logging into a server or account
that the customer is not expressly authorized to access. Examples
of disruptions include but are not limited to port scans, flood
pings, packet spoofing and forged routing information.
8. Executing any form of network monitoring that will intercept
data not intended for the customer.
9. Circumventing user authentication or security of any host,
network or account.
10. Interfering with or denying service to any user other than
the customer's host (e.g., denial of service attack).
11. Using any program/script/command, or sending messages of
any kind, designed to interfere with, or to disable a user's
terminal session.
12. Failing to comply with Konnections procedures relating
to the activities of customers on Konnections-owned facilities.
13. Furnishing false or incorrect data on the order form contract
(electronic or paper) including fraudulent use of credit card
numbers or attempting to circumvent or alter the processes or
procedures to measure time, bandwidth utilization or other methods
to document "use" of Konnections products or services.
14. Sending unsolicited mail messages, including the sending
of "junk mail" or other advertising material to individuals
who did not specifically request such material, who were not
previous customers of the customer or with whom the customer
does not have an existing business relationship (e.g., E-mail
"spam"); or distributing, advertising or promoting
software or services that have the primary purpose of encouraging
or facilitating unsolicited commercial E-mail or spam.
15. Harassment, whether through language, frequency, or size
of messages.
16. Unauthorized use or forging of mail header information.
17. Solicitations of mail or any other E-mail address other
than that of the poster's account or service, with the intent
to harass or collect replies.
18. Creating or forwarding "chain letters" or other
"pyramid schemes" of any type.
19. Use of unsolicited E-mail originating from within the Konnections
network or networks of other Internet Service Providers on behalf
of or to advertise any service hosted by Konnections or connected
via the Konnections network.
20. Exporting, re-exporting, or permitting downloads of any
content in violation of the export or import laws of the United
States or without all required approvals, licenses and exemptions.
No failure or delay in exercising or enforcing this policy
shall constitute a waiver of the policy or of any other right
or remedy. If any provision of this policy is deemed unenforceable
due to law or change in law, such a provision shall be disregarded
and the balance of the policy shall remain in effect.
