Acceptable Use Policy

This Acceptable Use Policy specifies the actions prohibited by SIMPLECOM to users of the SIMPLECOM Network. SIMPLECOM reserves the right to modify the Policy at any time, effective upon posting of the modified Policy to this URL: http://www.simplecom.net/pages/tos.htm/.

Domain names must be paid in advance. We may register your domain name on your behalf with the credit card that you provide on our order form. Domain Name Systems will charge you $15 per year for your domain. Protect your domain name! Your domain has to be renewed each year before it expires. We may have registered your domain name for you, on your behalf, but the name belongs to you. Therefore, you will get an email stating that it is about to expire. If you don't get this email, please contact us so we can help you renew your domain before the year is up. We don't own your domain name so we cannot be held liable if you fail to renew it. You can check the status of your domain name here:
http://www.networksolutions.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois or http://www.domainnamesystems.com

ILLEGAL USE.
The SIMPLECOM Network may be used only for lawful purposes. Transmission, distribution or storage of any material in violation of any applicable law or regulation is prohibited. This includes, without limitation, material protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property right used without proper authorization, and material that constitutes an illegal threat, or violates export control laws.

SYSTEM AND NETWORK SECURITY.
Violations of system or network security are prohibited, and may result in criminal and civil liability. SIMPLECOM will investigate incidents involving such violations and may involve and will cooperate with law enforcement if a criminal violation is suspected. Examples of system or network security violations include, without limitation, the following:

Unauthorized access to or use of data, systems or networks, including any attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without express authorization of the owner of the system or network. Unauthorized monitoring of data or traffic on any network or system without express authorization of the owner of the system or network. Interference with service to any user, host or network including, without limitation, mail bombing, flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system and broadcast attacks. Forging of any TCP-IP packet header or any part of the header information in an email or a newsgroup posting.

EMAIL.
Sending unsolicited mail messages, including, without limitation, commercial advertising and informational announcements, is explicitly prohibited. A user shall not use another site's mail server to relay mail without the express permission of the site.

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

INDIRECT OR ATTEMPTED VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY, AND ACTUAL OR ATTEMPTED VIOLATIONS BY A THIRD PARTY ON BEHALF OF A SIMPLECOM CUSTOMER OR A CUSTOMER'S END USER, SHALL BE CONSIDERED VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY BY SUCH CUSTOMER OR END USER.

Complaints regarding illegal use of system or network security issues, email abuse, or USENET abuse or SPAM should be sent to abuse@simplecom.net

This Acceptable Use Policy has been derived from our backbone provider's policy, since their policy is our policy.

This Policy is to protect the common use of the Internet system to promote the Internet's health and operation. Our customers can rest assured their resources are protected and their service will be protected from said offenders.

SIMPLECOM reserves the right to refuse service to whom we choose. Any abusive site, being bandwidth, CPU usage, SPAM, or any other activity that sacrifices our service capabilities will be dealt with on a case by case basis.

No warranties are implied of any kind, written or suggested. Each customer has a 30 day money back guarantee and no written contracts, thereby each customer is month to month unless otherwise signed by both parties involved.