ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
 

As a provider of web site hosting and other Internet-related services, DPLWEBMARKETING.COM offers its customer (also known as "Subscribers") and their customers and users the means to acquire and disseminate a wealth of public, private, commercial and non-commercial information. DPLWEBMARKETING.COM respects that the Internet provides a forum for free and open discussion and dissemination of information. However, when there are competing interests at issue, DPLWEBMARKETING.COM reserves the right to take certain preventive or corrective actions. In order to protect these competing interests, DPLWEBMARKETING.COM 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 using DPLWEBMARKETING.COM services. This AUP will be revised from time to time. 

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 it, both in the information they acquire and in the information they disseminate to others. When subscribers obtain information through the Internet, they must keep in mind that DPLWEBMARKETING.COM cannot monitor, verify, warrant or vouch for the accuracy and quality of the information they acquire. For this reason, the subscriber must exercise his or her best judgment in relying on information obtained from the Internet, and also should be aware that some material posted to the Internet may be sexually explicit or otherwise offensive. Because DPLWEBMARKETING.COM cannot monitor or censor the Internet, and will not attempt to do so, DPLWEBMARKETING.COM cannot accept any responsibility for injury to its subscribers resulting from inaccurate, unsuitable, offensive or illegal Internet communications. 

When subscribers disseminate information from the Internet, they must keep in mind that DPLWEBMARKETING.COM does not review, edit, censor or take responsibility for any information its subscribers may create. When users 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 created is carried over DPLWEBMARKETING.COM network and may reach a large number of people, including both subscribers and non-subscribers of DPLWEBMARKETING.COM, subscribers' postings to the Internet may affect other subscribers and may affect DPLWEBMARKETING.COM goodwill, business, reputation or operations. For these reasons, subscribers violate DPLWEBMARKETING.COM policy and the Service Agreement when they, their customers, affiliates or subsidiaries engage in the following prohibited activities:

  1. Spamming
    Sending unsolicited bulk and/or commercial information over the Internet. It is not only harmful because of its negative impact on consumer attitudes toward DPLWEBMARKETING.COM, but also because it can overload DPLWEBMARKETING.COM network and disrupt service to DPLWEBMARKETING.COM subscribers. Also, maintaining an open SMTP relay is prohibited. When a complaint is received, DPLWEBMARKETING.COM will investigate and shutdown the account that is Spamming. A US$200 charge for violating this policy may be charged to the person initiating the SPAM.

  2. Audio/Video Streaming
    Audio/Video Streaming is not allowed. As such, DPLWEBMARKETING.COM does not allow excessive streaming of audio or video content. Offending accounts will be suspended without notice or terminated.

  3. Adult-Oriented Content
    DPLWEBMARKETING.COM does not allow adult content and will suspend/terminate any offending account.

  4. Large File Policy
    DPLWEBMARKETING.COM is not for file hosting and distribution - as such, customers may not host any files larger than 50MB in size that are observed to be available for the sole purpose of download. Such files include but are not limited to .ISO, audio/video files, .EXE files. If you are unsure whether your file is against this policy, please e-mail .

  5. Obscene Speech or Materials
    Using DPLWEBMARKETING.COM’s network to advertise, transmit, store, post, display, or otherwise make available child pornography or obscene speech or material is prohibited. DPLWEBMARKETING.COM is required by law to notify law enforcement agencies when it becomes aware of the presence of child pornography on or being transmitted through its network.

  6. Defamatory or Abusive Language
    Using DPLWEBMARKETING.COM’s network as a means to transmit or post negative, defamatory, harassing, abusive or threatening language.

  7. Forging of Headers
    Forging or misrepresenting message headers, whether in whole or in part, to mask the originator of the message.

  8. 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 may be used as a precursor to an attempted system penetration (i.e., port scan, stealth scan or other information-gathering activity). 

    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.

  9. Facilitation 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.

  10. Export Control Violations
    Exporting encryption software over the Internet or otherwise, to points outside the United States.

  11. Usenet Groups
    DPLWEBMARKETING.COM reserves the right not to accept postings from newsgroups where we have actual knowledge that the content of the newsgroup violates the AUP.

  12. Other Illegal Activities
    Engaging in activities that are determined to be illegal, including, but not limited to, advertising, transmitting or otherwise making available ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes, fraudulently charging credit cards and pirating software.

  13. Other Activities
    Engaging in activities, whether lawful or unlawful, that DPLWEBMARKETING.COM determines to be harmful to its subscribers, operations, reputation, goodwill or customer relations.

As we have pointed out, the responsibility for avoiding harmful activities just described rests primarily with the subscriber. DPLWEBMARKETING.COM will not, as an ordinary practice, monitor the communications of its subscribers to ensure that the comply with DPLWEBMARKETING.COM’s policy or applicable law. However, when DPLWEBMARKETING.COM becomes aware of harmful activities, it may take any action to stop the harmful activity, including, but not limited to, removal of information, shutting down a web site, implementing screening software designed to block offending transmissions, denying access to the Internet, or any other action deemed appropriate by DPLWEBMARKETING.COM. 

DPLWEBMARKETING.COM is also aware that many of its subscribers are themselves providers of Internet services and that information reaching DPLWEBMARKETING.COM’s facilities from those subscribers may have originated from a customer of the subscriber or from another third party. DPLWEBMARKETING.COM does not require its subscribers who offer Internet services to monitor or censor transmissions or web sites created by customers of its subscribers. DPLWEBMARKETING.COM reserves the right to directly take action against a customer of its subscribers. Also, DPLWEBMARKETING.COM may take action against the DPLWEBMARKETING.COM’s subscriber because of activities of a customer of the subscriber, even though the action may affect other customers of the subscriber. Similarly, DPLWEBMARKETING.COM anticipates that subscribers who offer Internet services will cooperate with DPLWEBMARKETING.COM in any corrective or preventive action that DPLWEBMARKETING.COM deems necessary. Failure to cooperate with such corrective or preventive measures is a violation of DPLWEBMARKETING.COM policy.
 
DPLWEBMARKETING.COM will not intentionally monitor private electronic mail messages sent or receive by its subscribers, unless required to do so by law, governmental authority or when public safety is at stake. DPLWEBMARKETING.COM may, however, monitor its service electronically to determine that its facilities are operating satisfactorily. Also, DPLWEBMARKETING.COM may disclose information, including, but not limited to, information concerning a subscriber, 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. DPLWEBMARKETING.COM assumes not obligation to inform the subscriber that subscriber information has been provided and, in some cases, may be prohibited by law from giving such notice. Finally, DPLWEBMARKETING.COM may disclose subscriber information or information transmitted over its network where necessary to protect DPLWEBMARKETING.COM and others from harm, or where such disclosure is necessary to the proper operation of the system. However, DPLWEBMARKETING.COM will never sell information to other services or outside companies.
 
DPLWEBMARKETING.COM expects that its subscribers who provide Internet services to others will comply fully with all applicable laws concerning the privacy of online communications. A subscriber's failure to comply with those laws will violate DPLWEBMARKETING.COM policy. Finally, DPLWEBMARKETING.COM wishes to emphasize that, in signing the Service Agreement, subscribers indemnify DPLWEBMARKETING.COM for any violation of the Service Agreement, law or DPLWEBMARKETING.COM policy resulting in loss to DPLWEBMARKETING.COM or the bringing of any claim against DPLWEBMARKETING.COM by any third party. This means that, if DPLWEBMARKETING.COM is sued because of a subscriber's or customer of a subscriber's activity, the subscriber will be responsible for payment of any damages awarded against DPLWEBMARKETING.COM, plus costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
 
We hope this AUP is helpful in clarifying the obligations of Internet users, including DPLWEBMARKETING.COM and its subscribers, as responsible members of the Internet. Any complaints about a subscriber's violation of this AUP should be sent to .

 
Last amended:  July 13, 2008

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