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MetroCast High Speed Internet
Acceptable Use Policy
MetroCast High Speed Internet, a service of MetroCast Cablevision or MetroCast Communications company's (referred to herein as "MetroCast"), is dedicated to providing its users with the best high speed Internet cable service available. As part of its efforts to accomplish that objective, MetroCast has implemented this Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP"), pursuant to which MetroCast may utilize measures intended to secure its network and computing systems against unauthorized access and/or abuse, while at the same time making them accessible for authorized and legitimate users to the greatest extent possible. As a Metrocast user, you agree to be bound by the terms of this AUP. The terms and conditions set forth in this AUP apply in addition to the terms and conditions set forth in the MetroCast Subscriber Agreement (http://www.metrocast.com/policy_WOSA.cfm) and the MetroCast High Speed Internet Privacy Policy (http://www.metrocast.com/policy_HSI_PP.cfm). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this AUP shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the MetroCast Subscriber Agreement.
MetroCast, in its sole and absolute discretion, may suspend or terminate a user's access to MetroCast networks and computing systems in the event such user violates or attempts to violate the provisions of this AUP. The users of MetroCast networks and computing systems are responsible for complying with all applicable local, state, federal and international laws, rules and regulations. Use of MetroCast systems or service in connection with any attempt to break any such laws, rules or regulations constitutes a violation of this AUP and may result in prosecution against the offender by the proper authorities. If such an event should occur, MetroCast will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent permitted in providing information and assisting with the prosecution process.
Use in General
Once a user receives an account to be used to access the MetroCast network and computer systems, as well as remote networks and computer systems, he or she is solely responsible for all actions taken while using that account. The user will, therefore, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless MetroCast, it's shareholders, officers, directors, employees, and agents, for any and all damages or losses, incurred through use of that account. The user will be solely responsible for all indirect, special or punitive damages, resulting from the use of the MetroCast networks and computing systems. Therefore:
- Applying for an account under false pretenses is a violation of the terms of this AUP.
- Sharing your account with any other person is prohibited. In the event that you do share your account with another person, you will be solely responsible for the actions of that other person.
- Deletion, examination, copying, or modification of files and/or data belonging to other users without their prior consent is prohibited.
- Attempts to evade or change resource or bandwidth quotas are prohibited.
- It is a violation of this AUP to restrict, inhibit or otherwise interfere with the ability of any other person, regardless of intent, purpose or knowledge, to use or enjoy the MetroCast service, including, without limitation, by posting or transmitting any information or software which contains a worm, virus or other harmful feature, or generating levels of traffic sufficient to impede others' ability to send or retrieve information.
Electronic Communications
Whenever you send electronic mail, your name and username are included in each mail message. Likewise, use of other services such as news and IRC for electronic communications are attributed to your username. You are responsible, therefore, for all electronic communications originating from your user id. Therefore:
- Forgery (or attempted forgery) of electronic mail messages is prohibited. Without limiting the foregoing, you may not impersonate any person or entity, engage in sender address falsification, forge any other person's digital or manual signature, mislead or misrepresent your true identity, or perform any other similar activity; this section is not intended to prevent use of authorized screen or feature names while participating in online activities, chat rooms or message boards.
- Attempts to read, delete, copy, or modify the electronic mail of other users is prohibited.
- Attempts at sending harassing, obscene and/or other threatening communications to another user via email, posting to a news group or IRC, or transmitting via any other communications service, is prohibited.
- Use of the Metrocast service to post, store, transmit, access or disseminate any information or material which a reasonable person could deem to be objectionable, offensive, indecent, pornographic, harassing, threatening, embarrassing, distressing, vulgar, or racially or ethnically offensive or otherwise inappropriate is prohibited.
- Attempts at sending unsolicited bulk or commercial messages or "spam" is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, unsolicited advertising, promotional materials or other solicitation material; bulk mailing of commercial advertising, chain mail, informational announcements, charity requests, and petitions for signatures.
- You may not run a server in connection with the MetroCast residential service, nor may you provide network services to others via the MetroCast service. The MetroCast residential service includes personal Webspace accounts for publishing personal, non-commercial Web pages. Examples of prohibited uses of the residential service include, but are not limited to, running servers for mail, http, ftp, irc, and dhcp, and multi-user interactive forums.
- You may run a server if your current account type is Business, Commercial, Professional or Enterprise. The security, upkeep and content of any such server are the sole responsibility of the customer.
Network Security
As a user of the network, you may be allowed to access other networks (and/or the computer systems attached to those networks). Therefore:
- Use of MetroCast computer systems and / or networks in attempts to gain unauthorized access to remote systems is prohibited. Such prohibited activities include the use or distribution of tools designed or used for compromising security, such as, but not limited to, password guessing programs, decoders, password gatherers, analyzers, cracking tools, packet sniffers, encryption circumvention devices, or Trojan Horse programs; port scanning, for any reason, is strictly prohibited.
- Use of the MetroCast computer system's and/or network's to connect to other system's in a manner which is intended to interfere with this other system's normal operation, is prohibited. Without limiting the foregoing, you may not access any other person's computer, software, or data without their knowledge and consent; breach the security of another user computer or information; or attempt to circumvent the user authentication or security of any host, network, or account; this includes, but is not limited to, accessing data not intended to be made accessible to a user, logging into or making use of a server or account that you are not expressly authorized to access, or probing the security of other networks.
- Decryption of system or user passwords is prohibited.
- The copying of system files is prohibited. You may not copy, distribute or sublicense any software provided in connection with the MetroCast service, except that you may make one machine copy of each software program for back-up purposes only.
- You may not upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, create derivative works of, or distribute in any way information, software or other material obtained through the Service or otherwise which is protected by copyright, patent, trademark or other proprietary right, without obtaining permission of the owner.
- Intentional attempts to "crash" Network systems or programs are construed as violations of the terms this agreement.
- Any attempts to secure a higher level of privilege on Network systems are construed as violations of the terms of this agreement.
- The willful introduction of computer "viruses" or other disruptive / destructive programs into MetroCast computer systems or the use of the MetroCast networks and computer systems to promulgate viruses onto external networks is prohibited.
Changes to this AUP
MetroCast reserves the right to update or modify this AUP from time to time. Any such update or modification shall be effective upon posting of the revised AUP. Your continued use of the Metrocast High Speed Internet Service following any such update or modification evidences your agreement to be bound by such amended or updated AUP.
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