Acceptable Use Policy

This Acceptable Use Policy ("Acceptable Use") is a guide to 
the acceptable use of Customer Accounts and the Services provided by 
Provider. It is an integral part of the Service Agreement entered into 
between Provider and Customer; any violation of this "Acceptable 
Use" is subject to sanction, including, without limitation, a warning 
E-mail, suspension of Customer's Account, or termination of Customer's 
Account, in Provider's sole discretion. In the event that Customer's 
Account is suspended or terminated as a result of violations, 
reconnection charges may apply if Provider elects to re-enable the Account. Terms 
not defined herein may have additional meaning set forth in the Service 
Agreement. 

1. General Guidelines

   Provider provides its clients with access to people throughout the 
world using connections with networks outside Provider. In general, it 
is the responsibility of those networks to enforce their own acceptable 
use policies. Provider will inform its clients of any restrictions in 
the use of networks to which it is directly connected. Provider accepts 
no responsibility for traffic originating on its own network, whether 
posted by any Customer. Provider will use reasonable efforts to notify 
Customer if Customer's use of the Services violates the acceptable use 
policy of any directly or indirectly connected networks.

2. Specific Guidelines

All Customers agree to conform to the following guidelines: 

a. It is not acceptable to use the Services for purposes which violate 
U.S., state or local laws. 

b. It is not acceptable to use the Services to transmit threatening, 
obscene, or harassing materials. 

c. Use should be consistent with guiding ethical statements and 
accepted community standards. For example, unsolicited advertising is not 
acceptable. Advertising is permitted on some mailing lists and news groups 
if the mailing list or news group explicitly allows advertising. No 
unsolicilated bulk emails. 

d. It is not acceptable to use the Services so as to interfere with or 
disrupt network users, services, or equipment. Such interference or 
disruptions include, but are not limited to, distribution of unsolicited 
advertising, propagation of computer worms or viruses, and using the 
network to make unauthorized entry to any other computational, 
information, or communications devices or resources, including but not limited to, 
any machines accessible via the Internet. For example, Customer shall 
not intentionally develop programs that harass other users or infiltrate 
a computer or computing system and/or damage or alter the software 
components of a computer or computing system. Likewise, Customer shall not 
waste system resources by spawning dozens of processes, consuming 
excessive amounts of memory or CPU for long periods of time, or staying 
attached to modems while not really "active" on the line. 

e. It is assumed that information and resources available via the 
Services are private to those individuals and organizations which own or 
hold rights to those resources and information, unless specifically stated 
otherwise by the owners or holders of the rights. It is therefore not 
acceptable for an individual to use the Services to access information 
or resources unless permission to do so has been granted by the owners 
or holders of those rights.

f. Accounts are for individual users and Customer therefore agrees not 
to share the password or use of the account with others, including but 
not limited to other family members or business associates.

3. Enforcement

   Provider will review violations of our Acceptable Use Policy on a 
case-by-case basis. Clear violations which are not promptly remedied by 
Customer may result in termination of any or all Services. Provider 
reserves the right to monitor Customer's actions when necessary to 
determine whether or not Customer is violating the conditions of use.

4. Indemnity

   Customer agrees to indemnify and defend Provider for claims or 
charges resulting from (1) Customer's use of the Services in violation of 
this "Acceptable Use"; (2) material posted on the Internet by 
Customer; or (3) any obligations to third parties incurred by Customer 
through Customer's use of the Services.

5. Amendment

   Provider may amend this "Acceptable Use" from time to time 
in accordance with the terms of the Service Agreement.