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This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") sets forth provisions of acceptable use of MARINAR
TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC networks and services. All users of MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC
networks and services are required to comply with this policy and all applicable laws
and regulations in full, in addition to all terms and conditions of applicable agreements,
and any additional policies that may be applicable to a specific service offered by
MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC. MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC strives to provide its customers
with the highest quality Internet service available, while at the same time respecting
the standards that have been created both within the Internet community, and by legislation.
To that end, inappropriate or abusive activities and conduct will not be tolerated on
MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC networks. MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC reserves the right
to modify this AUP from time to time, without notice. Users of MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO.,
LLC networks are encouraged to review this AUP often for changes or new information.
Please send questions, comments, or complaints regarding this AUP to
aup@marinar.com.
COMPLIANCE
Duties
Each user is responsible for complying with this AUP, and for providing assistance to
MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC in investigating and resolving any issue, as MARINAR
TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC may request from time to time. Additionally, MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO.,
LLC customers and users are required to determine the conditions of, and comply with,
the acceptable use policies or equivalent documents of all network(s) which their data
transits.
Users will be held responsible for the actions of any third party agent that acts on
behalf of, or for the benefit of, any end user, and such end users shall be held
directly accountable for any violations of this AUP by third party agents.
MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC does not control the content of data traversing MARINAR
TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC networks; accordingly, MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC assumes no
responsibility for the content of any data or communication that may be transmitted
over MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC networks.
Configuration
- All systems which are connected to MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC networks shall
be configured in accordance with industry standards, applicable laws and regulations,
specifically to conform with approved "Request For Comments" standards documents
which are published from time to time by the Internet Engineering Task Force
(http://www.ietf.org/rfc.html).
- Systems connected to MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC networks shall not be configured
in any way which obscures system-identity information.
- Proxy servers of any kind shall be configured so as to prevent unauthenticated
use from the public Internet.
Reporting Obligations
Customers of MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC are responsible for immediately reporting to
MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC any issue which could compromise the stability, service or
security of any user or system connected to MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC networks.
Resellers and Downstream Service Providers
Resellers of MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC services are responsible for informing their
customers of this AUP and for enforcing its restrictions with regard to their customers'
actions. Breach or non-compliance of this AUP by a customer or end-user of a reseller
shall be considered a violation of this AUP.
PROHIBITED USES
These lists are not meant to be exhaustive, but merely illustrative of examples of
inappropriate and improper conduct, which are prohibited on MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO.,
LLC networks.
Illegal Use
MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC' Networks may only be used for lawful purposes. The transmission,
distribution, or storage of any data or material in violation of any applicable law or
regulation is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to material or data which:
- Infringes any copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual property right.
- Violates export control laws or regulations.
- Violates any party's confidentiality rights.
- Constitutes use or dissemination of child pornography.
- Is illegal or unlawful.
Abuse
The following general actions are considered "abuse" and are strictly prohibited:
- Any conduct which is inconsistent with generally accepted norms and expectations
of the Internet community (whether or not detailed in this AUP). MARINAR TECHNOLOGY
CO., LLC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to make a determination whether
any particular conduct violates such norms and expectations.
- Using MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC networks to transmit material that MARINAR
TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC believes to be illegal, obscene, or inappropriate.
- Forging of message headers or identity information, or taking any action with the
intent of bypassing restrictions or limits on access to a specific service or site.
This prohibition does not restrict the legitimate non-commercial use of pseudonymous
or anonymous services.
- Falsifying identity or contact information (whether given to MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO.,
LLC, to the InterNIC, or other parties).
Security
Users of MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC networks must configure their systems in a secure
manner. Should a user's system be exploited by unauthorized persons, the user is
responsible for both reporting the violation (where applicable), and then fixing the
exploited system. For instance, should the security of a mail server be compromised to
distribute unsolicited emails, the user is responsible for immediately re-configuring
the system to prevent further unauthorized use.
Users are prohibited from interfering or attempting to interfere with services
("Denial of Service Attacks"), whether intentionally or through neglect, of any
other user, host, or network. The prevention of "unintentional attacks", such as
infection and subsequent propagation of computer viruses, are the responsibility
of every user: anti-virus software should be installed on every system which
connects to MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC networks.
Users are prohibited from injecting, intentionally or negligently, false or unauthorized
network control data into MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC networks, for instance in the form
of incorrect routing or DNS information.
E-Mail
Users are prohibited from engaging in improper use or distribution of electronic mail
("e-mail"). Users are strictly prohibited from engaging in any of the following activities:
- Sending unsolicited mass or commercial e-mail ("spamming") for any purpose whatsoever.
- Having third parties send out commercial emails on any user's behalf. Using MARINAR
TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC facilities to receive replies from unsolicited emails (commonly
referred to as "drop-box" accounts).
- Configuring any email server in such a way that it will accept third party emails
for forwarding (commonly known as an "open mail relay"). If a site has roaming users
who wish to use a common mail server, the mail server must be configured to require
some form of user identification and authorization.
Mass or commercial email may be sent only to recipients who have expressly requested
receipt of such e-mails, by the sending of an email request to the person performing
the mass or commercial mailings. This exchanging of requests, acknowledgements, and
final confirmations (commonly referred to as a "double opt-in" process) must be adhered
to in their entirety for any mass or commercial email to be considered "solicited"
by MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC.
Users that send mass or commercial e-mail are required to maintain complete and accurate
records of all e-mail subscription requests, specifically including the email and
associated headers sent by every subscriber, and to immediately provide MARINAR
TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC with such records upon request of MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC.
Subscriptions that do not have a specific recipient generated email request associated
with them are invalid, and are strictly prohibited.
In the absence of positive, verifiable proof to the contrary, MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO.,
LLC considers complaints by recipients of e-mails to be de-facto proof that the
recipient did not subscribe or otherwise request the e-mail(s) about which a complaint
was generated.
Usenet (also known as Netnews or Newsgroups)
MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC recommends that users not post to any newsgroup until
they have familiarized themselves with the subjects, established guidelines, and
restrictions of such newsgroups. All Usenet guidelines and restrictions are
incorporated herein by reference, and users of MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC networks
agree to adhere to such guidelines unconditionally.
Without limitation of the foregoing, it is strictly prohibited to engage in any of
the following activities:
- Making any posting for commercial purposes (including without limitation the
pointing to specific URLs for commercial purposes), except where such postings
are expressly permitted under the charter and/or Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ) of an applicable newsgroup.
- Posting binary files to newsgroups whose charter or name does not include
allowances for such files.
- Canceling newsgroup postings other than your own, or using auto-responders
or cancel-bots (except in cases of official newsgroup moderators performing
their duties).
- "Excessive Cross-Posting" (ECP) or "Excessive Multi-Posting" (EMP), or
"Usenet spam": MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC retains the exclusive right to
define these and other terms, however, we generally defer to the definitions
found at http://www.cybernothing.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq.html
- Disrupting newsgroups with materials, postings, or activities that are
(as determined by MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC in its sole discretion),
excessive, or repetitious, unless such materials or activities are expressly
allowed or encouraged under the newsgroup's name, FAQ, or charter.
- Performing any unauthorized creation, cancellation, or removal of newsgroups.
The legitimacy of a given post or cancellation is generally determined by the official
newsgroup or mailing-list moderator, therefore, MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC usually
defers to their judgment on these issues, however, MARINAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LLC retains
the exclusive right to make these determinations.
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