Acceptable Use Policy
CAS Networks S.L.U's ("CAS Company") Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") is provided
to give our customers and users a clear understanding of what CAS
company expects of them while using the service. All users of CAS
company's Internet services: those who access some of our Services
but do not have accounts, as well as those who pay a service fee to
subscribe to the Services, must comply with this AUP and our TOS (Terms
of Service).
Use of CAS company Service constitutes acceptance and agreement
to CAS company's AUP as well as CAS company's TOS (Terms of
Service)
We support the uncensored flow of information and ideas over the Internet
and do not actively monitor subscriber activity under normal circumstances.
Similarly, we do not exercise editorial control over the content of
any web site, e-mail transmission, newsgroups, or other material created
or accessible over or through the services, except for certain proprietary
Web sites. However, in accordance with our TOS (Terms of Service),
we may remove any materials that, in our sole discretion, may be illegal,
may subject us to liability, or which may violate this AUP. CAS company
may cooperate with legal authorities and/or third parties in the investigation
of any suspected or alleged crime or civil wrongdoing. Your violation
of this AUP may result in the suspension or immediate termination
of either your CAS company account or other actions as detailed in
Section 3
WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
This document is intended to provide a basic understand of CAS company's
Acceptable Use Policy. The following are guidelines for the establishment
and enforcement of CAS company's AUP:
- Ensure reliable service to our customers
- Ensure security and privacy of our systems and network, as well as the networks and systems of others
- Comply with existing laws
- Maintain our reputation as a responsible service provider
- Encourage responsible use of the Internet and discourage activities which reduce the usability and value of Internet services
- Preserve the value of Internet resources as a conduit for free expression and exchange of information
- Preserve the privacy and security of individual users
CAS company intends to provide its customers access to everything
the Internet has to offer. While the CAS company is firmly committed
to the principles of free speech, certain activities that may be
damaging to the resources of both the CAS company and the Internet
and cannot be permitted under the guise of free speech. The resources
of the CAS company and the Internet are limited, and abuse of these
resources by one user has a negative impact on the entire community.
We do not routinely monitor the activity of accounts except for
measurements of system utilization and the preparation of billing
records. However, in our efforts to promote good citizenship within
the Internet community, we will respond appropriately if we become
aware of inappropriate use of our service.
You may not use your dedicated rack or virtual site to publish material,
which CAS company determines, at its sole discretion, to be unlawful,
indecent or objectionable. For purposes of this policy, "material"
refers to all forms of communications including narrative descriptions,
graphics (including photographs, illustrations, images, drawings,
logos), executable programs, video recordings, and audio recordings.
NO ADULT orientated material may be stored on your dedicated rack
or virtual site.
If a CAS company account is used to violate the Acceptable Use Policy
or our TOS, we reserve the right to
terminate your service without
notice. We prefer to advise customers of inappropriate behavior
and any necessary corrective action, however, flagrant violations
of the Acceptable Use Policy will result in immediate termination
of service. Our failure to enforce this policy, for whatever reason,
shall not be construed as a waiver of our right to do so at any
time.
As a member of our network community, you must use your Internet
access responsibly. If you have any questions regarding this policy,
please contact us at
abuse@cascompany.com.
VIOLATIONS OF ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
- Illegal use: CAS company's services may not be used for illegal
purposes, or in support of illegal activities. CAS company reserves
the right to cooperate with legal authorities and/or injured third
parties in the investigation of any suspected crime or civil wrongdoing.
- Harm to minors: Use of the CAS company service to harm, or attempt
to harm, minors in any way, including, but not limited to child
pornography.
- Threats:
Use of the CAS company service to transmit any material (by e-mail,
uploading, posting or otherwise) that threatens or encourages
bodily harm or destruction of property.
- Harassment:
Use of the CAS company service to transmit any material (by e-mail,
uploading, posting or otherwise) that harasses another.
- Fraudulent
activity: Use of CAS company service 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."
- 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.
- Unsolicited
commercial e-mail / Unsolicited bulk e-mail (SPAM) Use of
the CAS company service to transmit any unsolicited commercial
or unsolicited bulk e-mail is expressly prohibited. Violations
of this type will result in the immediate termination of the offending
CAS company account.
- E-mail
/ News Bombing: Malicious intent to impede another person's
use of electronic mail services or news will result in the immediate
termination of the offending CAS company account.
- E-mail
/ Message Forging: Forging any message header, in part or
whole, of any electronic transmission, originating or passing
through the CAS company service is in violation of this AUP.
- Usenet
SPAMing: CAS company has a zero tolerance policy for the use
of its network for the posting of messages or commercial advertisements,
which violate the rules, regulations, FAQ or charter of any newsgroups
or mailing list. Commercial messages that are appropriate under
the rules of a newsgroup or mailing list or that are solicited
by the recipients are permitted.
- Unauthorized
access: Use of the CAS company service to access, or to attempt
to access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt
to penetrate, security measures of CAS company'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, is expressly prohibited
and the offending CAS company account is subject to immediate
termination.
- Copyright
or trademark infringement: Use of the CAS company service
to transmit any material (by e-mail, 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.
- Collection
of personal data: Use of the CAS company service to collect,
or attempt to collect, personal information about third parties
without their knowledge or consent.
- Network
disruptions and unfriendly activity: Use of the CAS company
service for any activity which affects the ability of other people
or systems to use CAS company 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, services or equipment is prohibited. It is the
Member's responsibility to ensure that their network is configured
in a secure manner. A Subscriber may not, through action or inaction,
allow others to use their network for illegal or inappropriate
actions. A Subscriber 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. Unauthorized entry and/or use of another company and/or
individual's computer system will result in immediate account
termination. CAS company will not tolerate any subscriber attempting
to access the accounts of others, or penetrate security measures
of other systems, whether or not the intrusion results in corruption
or loss of data.
- Fraud:
Involves a knowing misrepresentation or misleading statement,
writing or activity made with the intent that the person receiving
it will act upon it.
- Infringement
of Copyright, Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret, or Intellectual
Property Right: Distribution and/or posting of copyrighted
or the aforementioned infringements will not be tolerated.
- Distribution
of Viruses: Intentional distributions of software that attempts
to and/or causes damage, harassment, or annoyance to persons,
data, and/or computer systems are prohibited. Such an offense
will result in the immediate termination of the offending account.
- Inappropriate
Use of Software: Use of software or any device that would
facilitate a continued connection, i.e. pinging, while using CAS
company services could result in suspension service.
- Third
Party Accountability: CAS company subscribers will be held
responsible and accountable for any activity by third parties,
using their account, that violates guidelines created within the
Acceptable Use Policy.
Security
You are responsible for any misuse of your account, even if the
inappropriate activity was committed by a friend, family member,
guest or employee. Therefore, you must take steps to ensure that
others do not gain unauthorized access to your account. In addition,
you may not use your account to breach security of another account
or attempt to gain unauthorized access to another network or server.
- Your password provides access to your account. It is your responsibility
to keep your password secure.
- Sharing your password and account access with unauthorized users is prohibited.
You should take care to prevent others from using your account
since you will be held responsible for such use.
- Attempting to obtain another user's account password is strictly prohibited,
and may result in termination of service.
- You must adopt adequate security measures to prevent or minimize unauthorized
use of your account.
- You may not attempt to circumvent user authentication or security
of any host, network or account. This includes, but is not limited
to, accessing data not intended for you, logging into or making
use of a server or account you are not expressly authorized to
access, or probing the security of other networks. Use or distribution
of tools designed for compromising security is prohibited. Examples
of these tools include, but are not limited to, password guessing
programs, cracking tools or network probing tools.
- You
may not attempt to interfere with service to any user, host or
network ("denial of service attacks"). This includes,
but is not limited to, "flooding" of networks, deliberate
attempts to overload a service, and attempts to "crash"
a host.
- Users
who violate systems or network security may incur criminal or
civil liability. CAS company will cooperate fully with investigations
of violations of systems or network security at other sites, including
cooperating with law enforcement authorities in the investigation
of suspected criminal violations.
Network Performance
CAS company accounts operate on shared resources. Excessive use
or abuse of these shared network resources by one customer may have
a negative impact on all other customers. Misuse of network resources
in a manner which impairs network performance is prohibited by this
policy and may result in termination of your account.
You are prohibited from excessive consumption of resources, including
CPU time, memory, disk space and session time. You may not use resource-intensive
programs which negatively impact other customers or the performances
of CAS company systems or networks. CAS company reserves the right
to terminate or limit such activities.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF AUP
CAS company requests that anyone who believes that there is a violation
of this AUP direct the information to the Abuse Department at
abuse@cascompany.com.
If available, please provide the following information:
- The IP address used to commit the alleged violation
- The date and time of the alleged violation, including the offset from GMT
- Evidence of the alleged violation
E-mail with full header information provides all of the above, as do system
log files. Other situations will require different methods of providing
the above information. CAS company may take any one or more of the
following actions in response to complaints:
- Issue written or verbal warnings
- Suspend the Member's newsgroup posting privileges
- Suspend the Member's account
- Terminate the Member's account
- Bill the Member for administrative costs and/or reactivation charges
- Bring legal action to enjoin violations and/or to collect damages, if
any, cause by violations
REVISIONS TO THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
CAS company reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this
AUP, our TOS (Terms of Service) and our other policies and agreements
at any time and in any manner. Notice of any revision, amendment,
or modification will be posted in accordance with our TOS (Terms
of Service).
