WEB HOSTING ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

This Acceptable Use Policy sets forth guidelines relating to the types of content that the Client may upload to the web servers under the Client’s Agreement with SilverTech for web hosting services (the "Services"). SilverTech may remove any materials that, in its sole discretion, may be illegal, may subject it to liability, or may violate this Acceptable Use Policy. SilverTech will cooperate with legal authorities in the investigation of any suspected or alleged crime or civil wrong arising from any use of the Services. The Client’s violation of this Acceptable Use Policy may result in the suspension or termination of either the Client’s access to the Services and/or the Client’s account or other actions as detailed in this Hosting Agreement.

Acceptable Use

The following constitute violations of this Acceptable Use Policy:

a. Using the Services to transmit or post any material that contains or contains links to nudity, pornography, adult content, sex, or extreme violence. 

b. Using the Services to transmit or post any material that, intentionally or unintentionally, violates any applicable local, state, national, or international law, or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. 

c. Using the Services to harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any way. 

d. Using the Services to transmit or post any material that harasses, threatens, or encourages bodily harm or destruction of property. 

e. Using the Services to make fraudulent misrepresentations or offers, including but not limited to offers relating to "pyramid schemes" and "Ponzi schemes." 

f. Using the Services to access, or to attempt to access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security measures of SilverTech 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. 

g. Using the Services to transmit or post any material that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary rights of any third party, including, but not limited to, the unauthorized copying and/or distribution of copyrighted material, the digitization and distribution of photographs from magazines, books, music, video or other copyrighted sources, and the unauthorized transmittal of copyrighted software. 

h. Using the Services to collect, or attempt to collect, personal information about third parties without their knowledge or consent. 

i. Reselling the Services without the prior written authorization of SilverTech. 

j. Using the Services for any activity that adversely affects the ability of other people or systems to use the Services or the Internet. This includes but is not limited to "denial of service" (DoS) attacks against another network, SilverTech, or an individual client. 

k. Using the Services to disseminate or transmit unsolicited messages, chain letters, or unsolicited commercial email. 

l. Using the Services to disseminate or transmit any material that, to a reasonable person, may be abusive, obscene, pornographic, defamatory, harassing, grossly offensive, vulgar, threatening, or malicious. 

m. Using the Services to create a false identity or to otherwise attempt to mislead any person as to the identity, source, or origin of any communication. 

n. Using the Services to export, re-export, or permit downloading of any message or content in violation of any export or import law, regulation, or restriction of the United States and its agencies or authorities, or without all required approvals, licenses, and/or exemptions. 

o. Using the Services to interfere, disrupt, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to any computer system, server, network, or account for which the Client does not have authorization to access or at a level exceeding the Client’s authorization. 

p. Using the Services to disseminate or transmit any virus, Trojan horse, or other malicious, harmful, or disabling data, work, code, or program. 

q. Using the Services to engage in any other activity deemed by SilverTech to be in conflict with the spirit or intent of this Agreement or any SilverTech policy.

Reporting Violations of this Acceptable Use Policy

SilverTech requests that anyone who believes that there has been a violation of this Acceptable Use Policy contact us immediately.

Revisions to this Acceptable Use Policy

SilverTech may revise, amend, or modify this Acceptable Use Policy at any time and in any manner, including posting such revisions to SilverTech’s website.