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ManageYourChurch Policy: Acceptable Use Policy |
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ManageYourChurch Policy: Acceptable Use Policy:
As a Provider, ManageYourChurch.Com (herein: Provider) offers its Clients the means to disseminate a wealth of public, private, commercial, and non-commercial information. The Provider respects that the Internet provides a forum for free and open discussion and dissemination of information, however, when there are competing interests at issue, the Provider reserves the right to take certain preventative or corrective actions. In order to protect these competing interests, the Provider has developed an 'Acceptable Use Policy' ("AUP"), which supplements and explains certain terms of each customer's respective service agreement and is intended as a guide to the customer's rights and obligations when utilizing ManageYourChurch.Com's services. This AUP will be revised from time to time. A customer's use of ManageYourChurch.Com after changes to the AUP are posted on ManageYourChurch.Com's web site, at: http://www.manageyourchurch.com/aup.php, will constitute the customer's acceptance of any new or additional terms of the AUP that result from those changes.
One important aspect of the Internet is that no one party owns or controls it. This fact accounts for much of the Internet's openness and value, but it also places a high premium on the judgment and responsibility of those who use the Internet to disseminate information to others.
When information is disseminated through the Internet, they also must keep in mind that the Provider does not take responsibility for any information its clients may create. When Clients place information on the Internet, they have the same liability as other authors for copyright infringement, defamation, and other harmful speech. Also, because the information they create is carried over the Provider's network and may reach a large number of people, including both clients and non-clients of ManageYourChurch.Com, Clients' postings to the Internet may affect other clients and may harm the Provider's goodwill, business reputation, and operations.
For these reasons, Clients who violate the Provider's policy and the Service Agreement when they, their customers, affiliates, or subsidiaries engage in the following prohibited activities, the Provider reserves the right to cancel service for any reason without any notice:
Spamming, Intellectual Property Violations, Adult Material, Defamatory or Abusive Language, Forging of Headers, Illegal or Unauthorized Access to Other Computers or Networks, Background Running Programs, Distribution of Internet Viruses, Worms, Trojan Horses, or Other Destructive ActivitiesFacilitating a Violation of this AUP, Export Control Violations, Usenet Groups, Other Illegal Activities, Other Activities
Spamming
Sending unsolicited bulk and/or commercial messages over the Internet (known as "spamming"). It is not only harmful because of its negative impact on consumer attitudes toward ManageYourChurch.Com, but also because it can overload the Provider's network and disrupt service to the Provider's clients. Also, maintaining an open SMTP relay is prohibited. When a complaint is received, ManageYourChurch.Com has the discretion to determine from all of the evidence whether the e-mail recipients were from an "opt-in" e-mail list.
Intellectual Property Violations
Engaging in any activity that infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property rights of others, including copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, software piracy, and patents held by individuals, corporations, or other entities. Also, engaging in activity that violates privacy, publicity, or other personal rights of others. ManageYourChurch.Com is required by law to remove or block access to customer content upon receipt of a proper notice of copyright infringement. It is also ManageYourChurch.Com's policy to terminate the privileges of customers who commit violations of copyright laws.
Adult Material
Because the Internet is a global communication tool, and we have clients from around the world it is difficult to dictate what is considered "adult material." There are several reasons why the Provider has been forced to create its no adult sites policy for its virtual server users.
What does ManageYourChurch.Com consider "Adult Material?"
Any site whose revenue is gained in part or whole from its adult content.
Any photos, images or videos showing any type of nudity on either men or women of any age.
Revenue-generating hyperlinks to sites who violate policy #1.
Why does ManageYourChurch.Com have this policy?
Bandwidth and Resources
Our servers are a shared environment where many sites reside on each particular machine. This being said, consider that an average "adult site" gets more hits than 100 standard websites. Some of the smaller adult sites get around 5 GB of transfer per day. With these types of resources being utilized, our servers would be severely slowed if we allowed these high traffic sites to also reside on our servers. On top of that, we would be forced to raise our prices to pay for the additional bandwidth. We strive to keep our servers fast and inexpensive, and our bandwidth clear; therefore, adult sites are not an option.
Ethical Values
Our servers are a shared environment where many sites reside on each particular machine. This being said, as ManageYourChurch.Com is religious-based it would be in direct violation of our ethical values to allow such content within our network.
ManageYourChurch.Com reserves the right to decide what it considers "adult content", "adult material", "sexually explicit", or "sexually related". Let us know if you are unsure of the approval of your site before placing an order.
Defamatory or Abusive Language
Using ManageYourChurch.Com's network as a means to transmit or post defamatory, harassing, abusive, or threatening language.
Forging of Headers
Forging or misrepresenting message headers, whether in whole or in part, to mask the originator of the message.
Illegal or Unauthorized Access to Other Computers or Networks
Accessing illegally or without authorization computers, accounts, or networks belonging to another party, or attempting to penetrate security measures of another individual's system (often known as "hacking"). Also, any activity that might be used as a precursor to an attempted system penetration (i.e. port scan, stealth scan, or other information gathering activity).
Background Running Programs
Background Daemons in general are prohibited on ManageYourChurch.Com servers, including, but not limited to, IRC bots, eggdrop, BitchX, XiRCON, warez sites and any other program that interferes with normal server operation.
ManageYourChurch.Com will be the sole arbitor of what consitutes a violation of the above policy.
Distribution of Internet Viruses, Worms, Trojan Horses, or Other Destructive Activities
Distributing information regarding the creation of and sending Internet viruses, worms, Trojan horses, pinging, flooding, mailbombing, or denial of service attacks. Also, activities that disrupt the use of or interfere with the ability of others to effectively use the network or any connected network, system, service, or equipment.
Facilitating a Violation of this AUP
Advertising, transmitting, or otherwise making available any software, program, product, or service that is designed to violate this AUP, which includes the facilitation of the means to spam, initiation of pinging, flooding, mailbombing, denial of service attacks, and piracy of software.
Export Control Violations
Exporting encryption software over the Internet or otherwise, to points outside the United States that are of higher encryption than allowed.
Usenet Groups
ManageYourChurch.Com reserves the right not to accept postings from newsgroups where we have actual knowledge that the content of the newsgroup violates the AUP.
Other Illegal Activities
Engaging in activities that are determined to be illegal, including advertising, transmitting, or otherwise making available ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes, fraudulently charging credit cards, and pirating software.
Other Activities
Engaging in activities, whether lawful or unlawful, that ManageYourChurch.Com determines to be harmful to its clients, operations, reputation, goodwill, or customer relations.
As we have pointed out, the responsibility for avoiding the harmful activities just described rests primarily with the client. ManageYourChurch.Com will not, as an ordinary practice, monitor the communications of its client to ensure that they comply with the Provider's policy or applicable law. When the Provider becomes aware of harmful activities, however, it may take any action to stop the harmful activity, including but not limited to, removing information, shutting down a web site, implementing screening software designed to block offending transmissions, denying access to the Internet, or take any other action it deems appropriate.
ManageYourChurch.Com also is concerned with the privacy of on-line communications and web sites. In general, the Internet is neither more nor less secure than other means of communication, including mail, facsimile, and voice telephone service, all of which can be intercepted and otherwise compromised. As a matter of prudence, however, the Provider urges its clients to assume that all of their on-line communications are insecure. ManageYourChurch.Com cannot take any responsibility for the security of information transmitted over the Provider's facilities.
ManageYourChurch.Com will not intentionally monitor private electronic mail messages sent or received by its clients unless required to do so by law, governmental authority, or when public safety is at stake. ManageYourChurch.Com may, however, monitor its service electronically to determine that its facilities are operating satisfactorily. Also, the Provider may disclose information, including but not limited to, information concerning a client, a transmission made using our network, or a web site, in order to comply with a court order, subpoena, summons, discovery request, warrant, statute, regulation, or governmental request. The Provider assumes no obligation to inform the client that client information has been provided and in some cases may be prohibited by law from giving such notice. Finally, the Provider may disclose client information or information transmitted over its network where necessary to protect ManageYourChurch.Com and others from harm, or where such disclosure is necessary to the proper operation of the system.
We hope this AUP is helpful in clarifying the obligations of Internet users, including ManageYourChurch.Com and its clients, as responsible members of the Internet. Any complaints about a client's violation of this AUP should be sent to support@mangeyourchurch.com.
Last Updated: 1/10/2005 10:00 AM
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