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We Report All Internet Related Crimes

SiteDirections is an Internet Presence Provider (IPP). We host web pages and provide e-mail services. SiteDirections has certain legal and ethical responsibilities regarding the use of its computer network and equipment. Our goal to be unbiased in providing hosting services for the Internet; however, SiteDirections reserves the right to cancel or interrupt any client's access to our services if we believe those services are being abused. You are solely and fully responsible for any content in the space provided for your web page and for the e-mail you produce. For these reasons, you violate SiteDirections' policy and the service agreement when you, your customers, affiliates, or subsidiaries engage in the following prohibited activities:

Spamming

Any unsolicited bulk and/or commercial e-mail, considered spamming. Spamming not only affects the industry's attitude toward SiteDirections but also disrupts the service of other SiteDirections customers. SiteDirections may, at its discretion, suspend or cancel your account for spamming.

Intellectual Property Violations

Infringing or misappropriating the intellectual property rights of others, including copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, software piracy, and patents held by individuals, corporations, or other entities. Also, violating privacy, publicity, or other personal rights of others. SiteDirections is required by law to remove or block access to customer content upon receipt of a proper notice of copyright infringement. It is also SiteDirections' policy to terminate the privileges of customers who commit repeat violations of copyright laws.

Obscene Material

Using SiteDirections' network to advertise, transmit, store, post, display, or otherwise make available child pornography or obscene speech or material.  SiteDirections is required by law to notify law enforcement agencies when it becomes aware of the presence of child pornography on or being transmitted through SiteDirections' network.

Defamatory or Abusive Language

Using SiteDirections' network as a means to transmit or post defamatory, harassing, abusive, or threatening language.

Forging of Headers

Forging or misrepresenting message headers, whether in whole or in part, to mask the originator of the message.

Illegal or Unauthorized Access to Other Computers or Networks

Accessing illegally or without authorization computers, accounts, or networks belonging to another party, or attempting to penetrate security measures of another individual's system (often known as "hacking"). Also, any activity that might be used as a precursor to an attempted system penetration (i.e. port scan, stealth scan, or other information gathering activity).

Distribution of Internet Viruses, Worms, Trojan Horses, or Other Destructive Activities

Distributing information regarding the creation of and sending Internet viruses, worms, Trojan horses, pinging, flooding, mailbombing, or denial of service attacks. Also, activities that disrupt the use of or interfere with the ability of others to effectively use the network or any connected network, system, service, or equipment.

Facilitating a Violation of this Acceptable Use Policy

Advertising, transmitting, or otherwise making available any software, program, product, or service that is designed to violate this Acceptable Use Policy, which includes the facilitation of the means to spam, initiation of pinging, flooding, mailbombing, denial of service attacks, and piracy of software.

Export Control Violations

Exporting encryption software over the Internet or otherwise, to points outside the United States.

Other Illegal Activities

Engaging in activities that are determined to be illegal, including advertising, transmitting, or otherwise making available ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes, fraudulently charging credit cards, and pirating software.

Other Activities

Engaging in activities, whether lawful or unlawful, that SiteDirections determines to be harmful to its subscribers, operations, reputation, goodwill, or customer relations.

Reporting Network Abuse

Any party seeking to report any violations SiteDirections' policy may contact via e-mail: info@SiteDirections.com