Background
RoyAl Technology Management, LLC Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is
designed to provide a clear understanding of the rules, regulations
and restrictions regarding the use of RoyAl Technology Management,
LLC services. From time to time RoyAl Technology Management, LLC may
impose reasonable rules and regulations regarding the use of its services.
The AUPs are not exhaustive and RoyAl Technology Management, LLC reserves
the right to modify the AUPs at any time, effective upon either the
posting of the modified AUPs to www.royaltechnologymanagement.com
or notification of the modified AUPs.
By registering for and using the services, and thereby accepting
the terms and conditions of the Terms of Service Agreement or its
equivalent, you agree to abide by the AUPs as modified from time to
time. Any violation of the AUPs may result in the suspension or termination
of your account or such other action as RoyAl Technology Management,
LLC deems appropriate. An unlisted activity may also be a violation
of the AUPs if it is illegal, irresponsible, or disruptive use of
the Internet. No credits will be issued for any interruption in service
resulting from policy violations.
VIOLATION OF ANY AUP IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED AND MAY RESULT IN THE
IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE SERVICES YOU RECEIVE
FROM RoyAl Technology Management, LLC. YOU SHALL REMAIN SOLELY
LIABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES AND ANY AND
ALL CONTENT THAT YOU DISPLAY, UPLOAD, DOWNLOAD OR TRANSMIT THROUGH
THE USE OF THE SERVICES. "CONTENT" INCLUDES, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, YOUR E-MAIL, WEB PAGES, PERSONAL HOME PAGES, AND DOMAIN
NAMES. IT IS RoyAl Technology Management, LLC’s POLICY TO
TERMINATE REPEAT INFRINGERS. ROYAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, LLC
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE SERVICE TO ANYONE AT ANY TIME.
Customer Security Responsibilities
The customer is solely responsible for any breaches of security
affecting servers under customer control. If a customer's server
is involved in an attack on another server or system, it will
be shut down and an immediate investigation will be launched to
determine the cause/source of the attack. In such event, the customer
is solely responsible for the cost to rectify any damage done
to the customer's server and any other requirement affected by
the security breach. The labor used to rectify any such damage
is categorized as emergency security breach recovery and is currently
charged at $195 USD per hour. Inquiries regarding security matters
may be directed to
support@royaltechnologymanagement.com
System and Network Security Violations of system or network security
are prohibited, and may result in criminal and civil liability. RoyAl
Technology Management, LLC may 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 e-mail or a newsgroup posting.
. High-risk services, which are services which tend to attract
denial of service attacks, are strictly prohibited. This includes,
but is not limited to, IRC related services and selling of shell accounts.
Violators of the policy are responsible, without limitations, for
the cost of labor to clean up and correct any damage done to the operation
of the network and business operations supported by the network, and
to respond to complaints incurred by RoyAl Technology Management,
LLC. Such labor is categorized as emergency security breach recovery
and is currently charged at $200 USD per hour required. Inquiries
regarding security matters may be directed to support@royaltechnologymanagement.com.
RoyAl Technology Management, LLC is concerned with the privacy of
online communications and web sites. In general, the Internet is neither
more nor less secure than other means of communication, including
mail, facsimile, and voice telephone service, all of which can be
intercepted and otherwise compromised. As a matter of prudence, however,
RoyAl Technology Management, LLC urges its customers to assume that
all of their online communications are insecure. RoyAl Technology
Management, LLC cannot take responsibility for the security of information
transmitted over RoyAl Technology Management, LLC facilities.
Password Protection
The customer is responsible for protecting customer's password
and for any authorized or unauthorized use made of customer's password.
If a security breech happens because of a customer’s weak password,
or giving out a password, the customer will be responsible for all
damages that may occur. The customer will not use or permit anyone
to use RoyAl Technology Management, LLCs’ service to guess passwords
or to access other systems or networks without authorization. RoyAl
Technology Management, LLC will fully cooperate with law enforcement
authorities in the detection and prosecution of illegal activity.
Contact Information
Customers are responsible for maintaining their contact information
with RoyAl Technology Management, LLC Staff such that the email address
is always reachable even in the event of their RoyAl Technology Management,
LLC servers being shut down.
Internet Etiquette
The customer is expected to be familiar with and to practice good
Internet etiquette (Netiquette). The customer will comply with the
rules appropriate to any network to which RoyAl Technology Management,
LLC may provide access. The customer should not post, transmit, or
permit Internet access to information the customer desires to keep
confidential. The customer is not permitted to post any material that
is illegal, libelous, and tortuous, indecently depicts children or
is likely to result in retaliation against RoyAl Technology Management,
LLC by offended users. RoyAl Technology Management, LLC reserves the
right to refuse or terminate service at any time for violation of
this section. This includes advertising services or sites via IRC
or USENET in clear violation of the policies of the IRC channel or
USENET group.
Copyright Infringement - Software Piracy Policy
The RoyAl Technology Management, LLC network may only be used
for lawful purposes. Transmission, distribution, or storage of
any information, data or material in violation of United States
or state regulation or law, or by the common law, is prohibited.
This includes, but is not limited to, material protected by copyright,
trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual property rights.
Making unauthorized copies of software is a violation of the law,
no matter how many copies you are making. If you copy, distribute
or install the software in ways that the license does not allow,
you are violating federal copyright law. If caught with pirated
software, you or your company may be liable under both civil and
criminal law, and you may be fined up to $250,000 and/or receive
up to 5 years in jail. In compliance with the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act (the "DMCA"), please send DMCA notifications
of claimed copyright infringements to support@royaltechnologymanagement.com.
Infrastructure Responsibility
Customers have a responsibility to use the RoyAl Technology Management,
LLC infrastructure responsibly which includes, but is not limited
to, respecting the other customers of RoyAl Technology Management,
LLC. RoyAl Technology Management, LLC reserves the right to suspend
and or cancel service with any Customer who uses the RoyAl Technology
Management, LLC infrastructure in such a way that adversely affects
other RoyAl Technology Management, LLC customers. This includes but
is not limited to:
. Attacking or attempting to gain unauthorized access to
servers and services that belong to RoyAl Technology Management, LLC
or its customers (i.e. computer hacking), and/or
. Participating in behavior which results in reprisals that
adversely affect the RoyAl Technology Management, LLC infrastructure
or other customers' access to the RoyAl Technology Management, LLC
infrastructure.
. Running sites may affect other users performance. (Proxy’s
are allowed, as long as they do not overuse the resources. All decision
are done by RoyAl Technology Management, LLC and are final).
RoyAl Technology Management, LLC will react strongly to any use
or attempted use of an Internet account or computer without the owner's
authorization. Such attempts include, but are not limited to, "Internet
Scanning" (tricking other people into releasing their passwords),
password robbery, and security hole scanning, port scanning, etc.
Any unauthorized use of accounts or computers by a RoyAl Technology
Management, LLC customer, whether or not the attacked account or computer
belongs to RoyAl Technology Management, LLC, will result in severe
action taken against the attacker. Possible actions include warnings,
account suspension or cancellation, and civil or criminal legal action,
depending on the seriousness of the attack. Any attempt to undermine
or cause harm to a server, or customer, of RoyAl Technology Management,
LLC is strictly prohibited.
Violations of this policy may be reported directly to the FBI's
Infrastructure Protection & Computer Intrusion Squad at http://www.fbi.gov/programs/ipcis/ipcis.htm.
RoyAl Technology Management, LLC will cooperate fully with any
civil and/or criminal litigation arising from the violation of
this policy.
Lawful Purpose
All services may be used for lawful purposes only. Transmission,
storage, or presentation of any information, data or material in violation
of any applicable law, regulation, or AUP is prohibited. This includes,
but is not limited to:
. Copyrighted material or material protected by trade secret
and other statute or dissemination of harmful or fraudulent content.
. Using any RoyAl Technology Management, LLC service or product
for the purpose of participating in any activity dealing with subject
matters that are prohibited under applicable law is prohibited.
Any conduct that constitutes harassment, fraud, stalking, abuse,
or a violation of federal export restriction in connection with use
of RoyAl Technology Management, LLC services or products is prohibited.
Using the RoyAl Technology Management, LLC network to solicit the
performance of any illegal activity is also prohibited, even if the
activity itself is not performed. In addition, knowingly receiving
or downloading a file that cannot be legally distributed, even without
the act of distribution, is prohibited.
Servers hosted within RoyAl Technology Management, LLC network are
open to the public. You are solely responsible for your usage of the
RoyAl Technology Management, LLC network and servers and any statement
you make on servers hosted within the RoyAl Technology Management,
LLC network may be deemed "publication" of the information
entered. Acknowledging the foregoing, you specifically agree not to
use our service in any manner that is illegal or libelous.
Child Pornography on the Internet
Our policy on child pornography is zero tolerance. RoyAl Technology
Management, LLC will cooperate fully with any criminal investigation
into any customer's violation of the Child Protection Act of 1984
concerning child pornography. Customers, if they are resellers, are
ultimately responsible for the actions of their clients over the RoyAl
Technology Management, LLC network, and will be liable for illegal
material posted by any of their clients.
According to the Child Protection Act, child pornography includes
photographs, films, video or any other type of visual presentation
that shows a person who is or is depicted as being under the age of
eighteen years and is engaged in or is depicted as engaged in explicit
sexual activity, or the dominant characteristic of which is the depiction,
for a sexual purpose, of a sexual organ or the anal region of a person
under the age of eighteen years or any written material or visual
representation that advocates or counsels sexual activity with a person
under the age of eighteen years.
Violations of the Child Protection Act will be reported to the U.S.
Customs Agency at 1-800-BEALERT.
Adult Content on the Internet
RoyAl Technology Management, LLC will provide notification and will
inform any customers in writing of improper materials on our servers.
RoyAl Technology Management, LLC reserves the right to disconnect
any customers immediately. Legal adult content is permitted on only
dedicated or next generation hosting.
Commercial Advertisements with E-mail
RoyAl Technology Management, LLC takes a zero tolerance approach
to the sending of Unsolicited Commercial E-mail (UCE) or SPAM over
our network. Very simply, this means that customers of RoyAl Technology
Management, LLC may not use or permit others to use our network to
transact in UCE. Customers of RoyAl Technology Management, LLC may
not host, or permit hosting of, sites or information that is advertised
by UCE from other networks. Violations of this policy carry severe
penalties, including termination of service.
Sending a message, especially an advertisement, to more than five
recipients, is by itself spamming unless the individuals have specifically
requested to be added to a mailing list on that topic. This includes
commercial advertisements and informational messages sent to recipients
via electronic mail (email) as well as off-topic messages posted in
Usenet discussion groups where the recipient has not requested or
invited the message. Mailing lists must be true opt-in mailing lists.
Before sending any email to a listed user, a confirmation email, with
a tracking number, must be sent to the new subscriber, to which they
must respond with a confirmation that they wish to be added to the
list. You must keep these confirmations on file, so that in the case
that a spam complaint is made against you, you have proof that the
user did indeed opt-in. In addition, you must provide at least one
easy way to opt out; see the MAPS guidelines (http://mail-abuse.org/rbl/manage.html)
for details. Opt-out requests must be honored immediately.
E-mail is a person-to-person medium, not a broadcast medium.
Customers of RoyAl Technology Management, LLC are strictly prohibited
from using or permitting others to use UCE or SPAM over our network.
As our customers, if they are resellers, are ultimately responsible
for the actions of their clients over the RoyAl Technology Management,
LLC network, it is advisable that customers develop a similar, or
stricter, policy for their clients.
Violation of RoyAl Technology Management, LLC SPAM policy will result
in severe penalties. Upon notification of an alleged violation of
our SPAM policy, RoyAl Technology Management, LLC will initiate an
immediate investigation (within 48 hours of notification). During
the investigation, RoyAl Technology Management, LLC may restrict customer
access to the network to prevent further violations. If a customer
is found to be in violation of our SPAM policy, RoyAl Technology Management,
LLC may, at its sole discretion, restrict, suspend or terminate the
customer's account. Further, RoyAl Technology Management, LLC reserves
the right to pursue civil remedies for any costs associated with the
investigation of a substantiated policy violation. RoyAl Technology
Management, LLC will notify law enforcement officials if the violation
is believed to be a criminal offense.
USENET
Posting the same messages to multiple newsgroups (excessive cross-posting
or multiple-posting, also known as "SPAM") is expressly
prohibited.
INDIRECT OR ATTEMPTED VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY, AND ACTUAL OR ATTEMPTED
VIOLATIONS BY A THIRD PARTY ON BEHALF OF AN ROYAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT,
LLCCUSTOMER OR A CUSTOMER'S END USER, SHALL BE CONSIDERED VIOLATIONS
OF THE POLICY BY SUCH CUSTOMER OR END USER. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO
LEVY FINES OF $500 to $5000 US$ PER INCIDENCE OF ANY VIOLATION OF
OUR POLICIES.
For Example: If you are hosting a bulk email site on RoyAl Technology
Management, LLC servers and you use another ISP to SPAM from in
order to reference your RoyAl Technology Management, LLC site
by IP address or domain name, you are violating RoyAl Technology
Management, LLC policy and possibly the law. If you have been
granted telnet access to RoyAl Technology Management, LLC servers,
multiple telnet log-ons are strictly prohibited and you must come
from a valid IP address. Forgery is against the law. Any type
of denial of service attack from valid or invalid addresses is
a violation of RoyAl Technology Management, LLC security policy
and against the law. If you have been granted password privileges
for FTP or telnet, sharing your password with an unauthorized
user or third party is strictly prohibited. Violation of RoyAl
Technology Management, LLC SPAM policy may be reported to roya@royaltechnologymanagement.com.
IP Address Overlap
RoyAl Technology Management, LLC administers the network on which
customer servers reside. The customer cannot use IP addresses which
were not assigned to them by RoyAl Technology Management, LLCs’
staff. Any server found using IP's which were not officially assigned
will be suspended from network access until such time as the IP address
overlap can be corrected.
IRC
RoyAl Technology Management, LLC does not allow the use of IRC on
the RoyAl Technology Management, LLC network. This includes, but is
not limited to, the use of IRC clients, server software, bots or anything
related to IRC. Violators' servers will be immediately suspended.
IRC
RoyAl Technology Management, LLC accounts operate on shared resources.
Excessive use or abuse of these shared infrastructure resources by
one customer may have a negative impact on all other customers. Misuse
of network resources in a manner which impairs infrastructure performance
is prohibited by this policy and may result in termination of a customer
account.
You may not use infrastructure -intensive programs, such as peer-to-peer
or audio/video streaming applications, which negatively impact other
customers or the performance of RoyAl Technology Management, LLC systems
or networks. RoyAl Technology Management, LLC reserves the right to
terminate or limit such activities.
Billing
The customer understands that the customer is responsible for paying
for any infrastructure resources that are used to connect the customer's
server to the Internet. Pursuant to RoyAl Technology Management, LLC’s
Terms of Service, the customer may request that the customer's server
be disconnected from the Internet, but the customer will still be
responsible for paying for any infrastructure resources used up to
the point of suspension or cancellation.
Suspension
RoyAl Technology Management, LLC reserves the right to suspend infrastructure
access to any customer if, in the judgment of the RoyAl Technology
Management, LLC network administrators, the customer's server is the
source or target of the violation of any of the other terms of the
AUPs or for any other reason which RoyAl Technology Management, LLC
reasonably chooses, including but not limited to nonpayment. If inappropriate
activity is detected, all accounts of the customer in question will
be deactivated until an investigation is complete. Prior notification
to the Customer is not assured. In extreme cases, law enforcement
will be contacted regarding the activity. The customer will not be
credited for the time the customer's machines were suspended.
Suspension
RoyAl Technology Management, LLC reserves the right to cancel service
at any time. If inappropriate activity is detected, all accounts of
the customer in question will be deactivated until an investigation
is complete. Prior notification to the Customer is not assured. In
extreme cases, law enforcement will be contacted regarding the activity.
All fees paid in advance of cancellation are non-refundable if RoyAl
Technology Management, LLC institutes its right of cancellation. Any
violation of policies which results in extra costs will be billed
to the customer (i.e. transfer, space etc.).
Indemnification
The customer acknowledges its indemnification obligations under
the RoyAl Technology Management, LLC Terms of Service. Violations
of this AUP may result in significant civil and criminal liability
of customer.
Disclaimer of Responsibility
RoyAl Technology Management, LLC is under no duty to look at each
customer's or user's activities to determine if a violation of the
AUPs has occurred, nor do we assume any responsibility through our
AUPs to monitor or police Internet-related activities. RoyAl Technology
Management, LLC disclaims any responsibility for any such inappropriate
use and any liability to any person or party for any other person's
or party's violation of this policy.
All Sub- infrastructure, resellers and managed servers of RoyAl Technology
Management, LLC must adhere to the above policies. Failure to follow
any term or condition will be grounds for immediate cancellation.
INDIRECT OR ATTEMPTED VIOLATIONS OF THE AUPs AND ACTUAL OR ATTEMPTED
VIOLATIONS BY A THIRD PARTY ON YOUR BEHALF SHALL BE CONSIDERED VIOLATIONS
OF THESE AUPs BY YOU.