Acceptable Usage Policy
This acceptable usage policy is designed
to make clear exactly which activities must not be engaged in whilst
using services provided by Hostcentral.
The policy will in no way restrict your activities provided you act
in a considerate and law abiding manner.
1. Acceptance of changes.
Hostcentral may from time to time vary
the Acceptable usage policy, charges and conditions outlined in this
agreement. The version of this agreement that is published at www.hostcentral.net.au
should always be taken as the binding and most recent version of these
terms and conditions.
2. Maintenance.
From time to time we must take the service off-line to perform maintenance
in the form of software and hardware upgrades to ensure the services
continues to operate at its optimum. Maintenance will be carried out
in periods of low usage to minimise disruption. All clients will be
notified on their nominated contact email address in a reasonable
amount of time prior to such activities.
3. Email abuse.
The act of sending unsolicited email ("spam" or "junk mail"), or allowing
other parties to send such email through you account is not acceptable.
Distributing, advertising or promoting software or services that have
the primary purpose of encouraging or facilitating unsolicited E-mail
or spam is also prohibited. Customers are also responsible for ensuring
that they do not advertise or promote themselves through UBE/UCE.
Upon receipt of complaints regarding such activities, Hostcentral will act to
prevent further occurrences. This may include account suspension or cancellation.
4. Forging Headers.
Forging or modifying email headers to hide or mislead your identity
will not be accepted.
5. Illegal or unauthorised access.
Gaining or attempting to gain illegal access, or access without authorisation
to computers, networks or accounts owned by Hostcentral or any external
party will not be accepted.
Activities related to attempts to gain access to Hostcentral computers
or equipment, or such equipment owned by other parties will not be
accepted. Such activities may include (scans or other information
gathering activities).
6. Copyright and intellectual property
violations.
Hostcentral will not monitor or interfere with content published on
our servers unless proper notice is served advising of an infringement
of copyright or intellectual property.
Users of our services should at all times ensure that all information
published and made accessibly to the general public is not in breach
of any applicable copyright or intellectual property laws.
7. Adult Content.
Australian and NSW state laws prohibit the hosting of adult content
on servers on Australian soil. Therefore, clients must be aware that
the storage and/or transmission of such content through our equipment
is prohibited.
Hostcentral will act on all complaints that we receive regarding such
content. This may include account suspension or cancellation.
8. Privacy of information.
In the normal course of business, Hostcentral will not monitor, intercept
or interfere with information stored or passing through our system.
Clients should be aware that the Internet is not a secure medium and
should utilise the tools provided to maintain security of the information
transferred through our equipment. |