AUP
( Acceptable Use Policy )
Talica’s Acceptable Use Policy
("AUP") is provided to give our customers
and users a clear understanding of what Talica expects
of them while using the service. All users of Talica’s
Internet services: those who access some of our Services
but do not have accounts, as well as those who pay
a service fee to subscribe to the Services, must comply
with this AUP and our TOS (Terms of Service).
Use of Talica Service constitutes acceptance
and agreement to Talica’s AUP as well as Talica’s
TOS (Terms of Service)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: *All Payments To Talica Are Non-Refundable*
We support the uncensored flow of information
and ideas over the Internet and do not actively monitor
subscriber activity under normal circumstances. Similarly,
we do not exercise editorial control over the content
of any web site, e-mail transmission, newsgroups,
or other material created or accessible over or through
the services, except for certain proprietary Web sites.
However, in accordance with our TOS (Terms of Service),
we may remove any materials that, in our sole discretion,
may be illegal, may subject us to liability, or which
may violate this AUP. Talica may cooperate with legal
authorities and/or third parties in the investigation
of any suspected or alleged crime or civil wrongdoing.
Your violation of this AUP may result in the suspension
or immediate termination of either your Talica account
or other actions as detailed in Section 3 WITHOUT
PRIOR NOTICE.
This document is intended to provide
a basic understand of Talica’s Acceptable Use
Policy. The following are guidelines for the establishment
and enforcement of Talica’s AUP:
Ensure reliable service to our customers
Ensure security and privacy of our systems
and network, as well as the networks and systems of
others
Comply with existing laws
Maintain our reputation as a responsible
service provider
Encourage responsible use of the Internet
and discourage activities which reduce the usability
and value of Internet services
Preserve the value of Internet resources
as a conduit for free expression and exchange of information
Preserve the privacy and security of
individual users
The Talica intends to provide its customers
access to everything the Internet has to offer. While
Talica is firmly committed to the principles of free
speech, certain activities that may be damaging to
the resources of both the Talica and the Internet
and cannot be permitted under the guise of free speech.
The resources of the Talica and the Internet are limited,
and abuse of these resources by one user has a negative
impact on the entire community.
We do not routinely monitor the activity
of accounts except for measurements of system utilization
and the preparation of billing records. However, in
our efforts to promote good citizenship within the
Internet community, we will respond appropriately
if we become aware of inappropriate use of our service.
You may not use site to publish material,
which Talica determines, at its sole discretion, to
be unlawful, indecent or objectionable. For purposes
of this policy, "material" refers to all
forms of communications including narrative descriptions,
graphics (including photographs, illustrations, images,
drawings, logos), executable programs, video recordings,
and audio recordings.
If a Talica account is used to violate
the Acceptable Use Policy or our TOS, we reserve the
right to terminate your service without notice. We
prefer to advise customers of inappropriate behavior
and any necessary corrective action, however, flagrant
violations of the Acceptable Use Policy will result
in immediate termination of service. Our failure to
enforce this policy, for whatever reason, shall not
be construed as a waiver of our right to do so at
any time.
As a member of our network community,
you must use your Internet access responsibly. If
you have any questions regarding this policy, please
contact us at pres@talica.com
VIOLATIONS OF Talica ACCEPTABLE USE
POLICY
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
8. Illegal use: Talica’s services
may not be used for illegal purposes, or in support
of illegal activities. Talica reserves the right to
cooperate with legal authorities and/or injured third
parties in the investigation of any suspected crime
or civil wrongdoing.
9. Harm to minors: Use of the Talica
service to harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any
way, including, but not limited to child pornography.
10. Threats: Use of the Talica service
to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting
or otherwise) that threatens or encourages bodily
harm or destruction of property.
11. Harassment: Use of the Talica service
to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting
or otherwise) that harasses another.
12. Fraudulent activity: Use of Talica
service 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."
13. 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 remailers or nicknames does not
constitute impersonation.
14. Unsolicited commercial e-mail /
Unsolicited bulk e-mail (SPAM) Use of the Talica service
to transmit any unsolicited commercial or unsolicited
bulk e-mail is expressly prohibited. Violations of
this type will result in the immediate termination
of the offending Talica account.
15. E-mail / News Bombing: Malicious
intent to impede another person's use of electronic
mail services or news will result in the immediate
termination of the offending Talica account.
16. E-mail / Message Forging: Forging
any message header, in part or whole, of any electronic
transmission, originating or passing through the Talica
service is in violation of this AUP.
17. Usenet SPAMing: Talica has a zero
tolerance policy for the use of its network for the
posting of messages or commercial advertisements,
which violate the rules, regulations, FAQ or charter
of any newsgroups or mailing list. Commercial messages
that are appropriate under the rules of a newsgroup
or mailing list or that are solicited by the recipients
are permitted.
18. Unauthorized access: Use of the
Talica service to access, or to attempt to access,
the accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt
to penetrate, security measures of Talica’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, is expressly prohibited
and the offending Talica account is subject to immediate
termination.
19. Copyright or trademark infringement:
Use of the Talica service to transmit any material
(by e-mail, 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.
20. Collection of personal data: Use
of the Talica service to collect, or attempt to collect,
personal information about third parties without their
knowledge or consent.
21. Network disruptions and unfriendly
activity: Use of the Talica service for any activity
which affects the ability of other people or systems
to use Talica 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, services
or equipment is prohibited. It is the Member's responsibility
to ensure that their network is configured in a secure
manner. A Subscriber may not, through action or inaction,
allow others to use their network for illegal or inappropriate
actions. A Subscriber 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.
Unauthorized entry and/or use of another company and/or
individual's computer system will result in immediate
account termination. Talica will not tolerate any
subscriber attempting to access the accounts of others,
or penetrate security measures of other systems, whether
or not the intrusion results in corruption or loss
of data.
22. Fraud: Involves a knowing misrepresentation
or misleading statement, writing or activity made
with the intent that the person receiving it will
act upon it.
23. Infringement of Copyright, Patent,
Trademark, Trade Secret, or Intellectual Property
Right: Distribution and/or posting of copyrighted
or the aforementioned infringements will not be tolerated.
24. Distribution of Viruses: Intentional
distributions of software that attempts to and/or
causes damage, harassment, or annoyance to persons,
data, and/or computer systems are prohibited. Such
an offense will result in the immediate termination
of the offending account.
25. Inappropriate Use of Software: Use
of software or any device that would facilitate a
continued connection, i.e. pinging, while using Talica
services could result in suspension service.
26. Third Party Accountability: Talica
subscribers will be held responsible and accountable
for any activity by third parties, using their account,
which violates guidelines created within the Acceptable
Use Policy.
27. Violation Of Talica Virtual Accounts:
It is absolutely forbidden to host pornographic content
or IRC servers on Virtual Server Accounts. Virtual
Server Accounts found hosting this material will be
subject to immediate cancellation without refund.
Security
You are responsible for any misuse of your account,
even if the inappropriate activity was committed by
a friend, family member, guest or employee. Therefore,
you must take steps to ensure that others do not gain
unauthorized access to your account. In addition,
you may not use your account to breach security of
another account or attempt to gain unauthorized access
to another network or server.
Your password provides access to your
account. It is your responsibility to keep your password
secure.
Sharing your password and account access
with unauthorized users is prohibited. You should
take care to prevent others from using your account
since you will be held responsible for such use.
Attempting to obtain another user's
account password is strictly prohibited, and may result
in termination of service.
You must adopt adequate security measures
to prevent or minimize unauthorized use of your account.
You may not attempt to circumvent user
authentication or security of any host, network or
account. This includes, but is not limited to, accessing
data not intended for you, logging into or making
use of a server or account you are not expressly authorized
to access, or probing the security of other networks.
Use or distribution of tools designed for compromising
security is prohibited. Examples of these tools include,
but are not limited to, password guessing programs,
cracking tools or network probing tools.
You may not attempt to interfere with
service to any user, host or network ("denial
of service attacks"). This includes, but is not
limited to, "flooding" of networks, deliberate
attempts to overload a service, and attempts to "crash"
a host.
Users who violate systems or network
security may incur criminal or civil liability. Talica
will cooperate fully with investigations of violations
of systems or network security at other sites, including
cooperating with law enforcement authorities in the
investigation of suspected criminal violations.
Network Performance
Talica accounts operate on shared resources.
Excessive use or abuse of these shared network resources
by one customer may have a negative impact on all
other customers. Misuse of network resources in a
manner which impairs network performance is prohibited
by this policy and may result in termination of your
account.
You are prohibited from excessive consumption
of resources, including CPU time, memory, disk space
and session time. You may not use resource-intensive
programs which negatively impact other customers or
the performances of Talica systems or networks. Talica
reserves the right to terminate or limit such activities.
REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF Talica AUP
Talica requests that anyone who believes
that there is a violation of this AUP direct the information
to the Abuse Department at pres@talica.com.
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
E-mail with full header information
provides all of the above, as do system log files.
Other situations will require different methods of
providing the above information. Talica may take any
one or more of the following actions in response to
complaints:
Issue written or verbal warnings
Suspend the Member's newsgroup posting
privileges
Suspend the Member's account
Terminate the Member's account
Bill the Member for administrative costs
and/or reactivation charges
Bring legal action to enjoin violations
and/or to collect damages, if any, cause by violations
REVISIONS TO THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
Talica reserves the right to revise,
amend, or modify this AUP, our TOS (Terms of Service)
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
our TOS (Terms of Service).
