ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC  -  SITE USE POLICY

  

1. INTRODUCTION

ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC’S Site Use Policy ("S.U.P.") is intended to help enhance the use of the Internet by preventing unacceptable use. All users of ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC’S Client services (the "Services")-those who access some of our Services but do not have accounts ("Visitors"), as well as those who have established accounts ("Clients")-must comply with this SUP. We support the free flow of information and ideas over our site and do not actively monitor use of the Services under normal circumstances.  However, in accordance with our Policies, we may remove any materials that, in our sole discretion, may be illegal, may subject us to liability, or which may violate this SUP. 

ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC 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 SUP may result in the suspension or termination of either your access to the Services and/or your ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC account or other actions as detailed in Section 3.

2. VIOLATIONS OF THE ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

The following items listed in subheadings “a-l” constitute violations of this SUP:

a. 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 there under.

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

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

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

e. 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."

f. 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 re-mailers 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.

g. 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, is prohibited.

h. 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 ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC’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.

i. 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.

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

k. Reselling the services:  Reselling the Services, or any of our other services or products, without ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC’S authorization.

l. Network disruptions and unfriendly activity:  Using the Services for any activity which adversely affects the ability of other people or systems to use ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC’S 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 Client’s responsibility to ensure that their network is configured in a secure manner. A Client may not, through action or inaction, allow others to use their network for illegal or inappropriate actions. A Client 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.

3. REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC’S SUP

 

ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC requests that anyone who believes that there is a violation of this SUP direct the information to Director-Abuse Department, at: abuse@acanthusarts.org.

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 time zone or offset from GMT

·             Evidence of the alleged violation

Email with full header information provides all of the above, as do “syslog” files. Other situations will require different methods of providing the above information.

ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC may take any one or more of the following actions in response to complaints:

·             issue warnings: written or verbal

·             suspend the Client's account

·             terminate the Client's account

·             bill the Client 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

 

ACANTHUSARTS.ORG, LLC reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this SUP, our Internet Service Agreement 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 the Internet Service

Last Revision:  11/21/02