Acceptable Use Policy
The provisions of this Policy are intended as guidelines and are not meant to
be exhaustive. Generally, conduct that violates law, regulation, or the accepted
norms of the Internet community, whether or not expressly mentioned in this Policy,
is prohibited. HermeTek reserves the right at all times to prohibit activities
that damage its commercial reputation and goodwill.
Illegal Use
HermeTek services may be used only for lawful purposes. Transmission,
distribution or storage of any material in violation of any applicable law or
regulation is prohibited.
System and Network Security
Violations of system or network security are prohibited, and may result in
criminal and civil liability. Examples include but are not limited to the
following: unauthorized access, use, probe, or scan of a system's security or
authentication measures, data or traffic. Interference with service to any user,
host or network including, without limitation, mail bombing, flooding, deliberate
attempts to overload a system, and broadcast attacks. HermeTek has a
"zero tolerance" policy regarding Denial of Service Attacks.
HermeTek reserves the right to terminate any Hosting account or Dedicated
or Managed Server or Colocation account that has been the target of a Denial
of Service or similar type attack.
No HermeTek servers or networks may be used for:
- Email spamming
- IRC Hosting or Services of any kind
- Warez, Hackz or Serialz sites.
- Illegal content or activities
- Any other type of high packet load or disruptive network traffic
Ask before you attempt something questionable. It will save us all a lot of trouble.
Spamming
Directly or indirectly transmitting or supporting the transmission of unsolicited mail
messages, including, without limitation, commercial advertising and informational
announcements, is expressly prohibited. A user shall not use another site's mail server
to relay mail without the express permission of the site.
Consequences of Violation
When HermeTek becomes aware of an alleged violation of its Acceptable Use Policy,
HermeTek will initiate an investigation. During the investigation HermeTek may
restrict Customer's access in order to prevent further possible unauthorized activity.
Depending on the severity of the violation, HermeTek may, at its sole discretion,
restrict, suspend, or terminate Customer's account and/or pursue other civil remedies.
If such violation is a criminal offense, HermeTek will notify the appropriate
law enforcement department of such violation. HermeTek does not issue service credits
for any outages incurred through service disablement resulting from Policy violations.
Modification
HermeTek reserves the right to add, delete, or modify any provision of this
Policy at any time without notice.
Reporting Network Abuse
Any party seeking to report any violations HermeTek’s policy may contact
via e-mail:
admin@hermetek.com
