Digitron Communications    Wireless Internet Services

 

Digitron Communications, Inc. • 6355 Topanga Canyon Boulevard • Suite 340 • Woodland Hills, CA 91367-2129 • (800) 238-8876

 

ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

1.  INTRODUCTION

DCI Communications, Inc.’s (DCI) Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) is intended to help protect its customers and the Internet community and to enhance the use of its Wireless Internet Services (the “Services”) by preventing unacceptable use.  All users of DCI's Services (“Users”) must comply with this AUP.  DCI may cooperate with legal authorities and/or third parties in the investigation of any suspected or alleged crime or civil wrong.  Your violation of this AUP may result in the suspension or termination of either your access to the Services and/or your DCI account or other actions as detailed in Section 3.  This AUP should be read in conjunction with our Application and Service Agreement and other policies. 

 

2.  VIOLATIONS OF DCI'S ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

The following constitute violations of this AUP:

1.       Illegal use.  Using the Services to transmit any material (by email, uploading, posting, or otherwise) that, intentionally or unintentionally, violates any applicable local, state, national or international law, or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. 

2.       Harm to minors.  Using the Services to harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any way. 

3.       Threats.  Using the Services to transmit any material (by email, uploading, posting, or otherwise) that threatens or encourages bodily harm or damage to or destruction of property. 

4.       Harassment.  Using the Services to transmit any material (by email, uploading, posting, or otherwise) that harasses another person or entity. 

5.       Fraudulent activity.  Using the Services 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”. 

6.       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.  Using deliberately misleading headers (“munging” headers) in news postings in order to avoid spam email address collectors is allowed.

7.       Unsolicited commercial email/Unsolicited bulk email.  Using the Services to transmit any unsolicited commercial email or unsolicited bulk email.  Activities that have the effect of facilitating unsolicited commercial email or unsolicited bulk email whether or not that email is commercial in nature, are prohibited. 

8.       Unauthorized access.  Using the Services to access, or to attempt to access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security measures of DCI'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. 

9.       Copyright or trademark infringement.  Using the Services to transmit any material (by email, 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.  DCI is registered under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. 

10.   Collection of personal data.  Using the Services to collect, or attempt to collect, personal information about third parties without their knowledge or consent. 

11.   Sharing or Reselling the services.  Sharing or reselling the Services without DCI's authorization. 

12.   Network disruptions and unfriendly activity.  Using the Services for any activity which adversely affects the ability of other people or systems to use DCI 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, network services or network equipment is prohibited.  It is the User’s responsibility to ensure that their network is configured in a secure manner.  A User may not, through action or inaction, allow others to use their network for illegal or inappropriate actions.  A User 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. 

13.   News.  DCI Users should use their best judgment when posting to any newsgroup.  Many groups have charters, published guidelines, FAQs, or “community standards” describing what is and is not considered appropriate.  Usenet can be a valuable resource if used properly.  The continued posting of off-topic articles is prohibited.  Commercial advertisements are off-topic in most newsgroups, especially regional groups not specifically named for such.  The presence of such articles in a group is not indicative of the group's “intended” use.  Please familiarize yourself with basic Usenet netiquette before posting to a newsgroup. 

·          Posting the same or similar message to one or more newsgroups (excessive cross-posting or multiple-posting, also known as “SPAM”) is explicitly prohibited.

·          DCI Users may not cancel messages other than their own messages.  A User may cancel posts forged in that User’s name.  We may cancel any postings which violate this AUP. 

14.   Long Connections and Multiple Logins.  Using a personal account for high volume or commercial use is prohibited.  The Services are intended for periodic, active use of email, newsgroups, file transfers, Internet chat, games, and browsing the World Wide Web.  Users may stay connected so long as they are actively using that connection for the above purposes.  Users may not use the Services on a standby or inactive basis in order to maintain a connection.  Pinging is expressly prohibited.  Accordingly, DCI maintains the right to terminate any User’s connection following any extended period of inactivity as determined by DCI.

 

3.  REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF DCI'S AUP

DCI requests that any person who believes that there is a violation of this AUP direct the information to abuse@digitron.net.  When reporting a violation, please provide the following information:

·      The IP address used to commit the alleged violation

·      The date and time of the alleged violation, including the time zone or offset from GMT

·      Evidence of the alleged violation

E-mail with full header information provides all of the above, as do syslog files.

DCI may take any one or more of the following actions in response to complaints:

·         issue warnings: written or verbal

·         suspend the User’s newsgroup posting privileges

·         suspend the User’s account

·         terminate the User’s account

·         bill the User for administrative costs and/or reactivation charges

·         bring legal action to enjoin violations and/or to collect damages, if any, caused by violations. 

 

4.  REVISIONS TO THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

DCI reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this AUP, its Internet Service Agreement and any other policies and agreements at any time and in any manner.  Notice of any revision, amendment, or modification will be posted in accordance with the Internet Service Agreement.