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As a provider of web site
hosting, and other Internet-related services, Megrisoft offers its customers
(also known as subscribers), and their customers and users, the means to acquire
and disseminate a wealth of public, private, commercial, and non-commercial
information. Megrisoft respects that the Internet provides a forum for free and
open discussion and dissemination of information, however, when there are
competing interests at issue, Megrisoft reserves the right to take certain
preventative or corrective actions. In order to protect these competing
interests, Megrisoft has developed an Acceptable Use Policy , which supplements
and explains certain terms of each customer's respective service agreement and
is intended as a guide to the customer's rights and obligations when utilizing
Megrisoft's services. This Policy will be revised from time to time. A
customer's use of Megrisoft's services after changes to the Policy are posted on
Megrisoft's web site, www.Megrisoft.com, will constitute the customer's
acceptance of any new or additional terms of the AUP that result from those
changes.
One important aspect of the Internet is that no one party owns or controls it.
This fact accounts for much of the Internet's openness and value, but it also
places a high premium on the judgment and responsibility of those who use the
Internet, both in the information they acquire and in the information they
disseminate to others. When subscribers obtain information through the Internet,
they must keep in mind that Megrisoft cannot monitor, verify, warrant, or vouch
for the accuracy and quality of the information that subscribers may acquire.
For this reason, the subscriber must exercise his or her best judgment in
relying on information obtained from the Internet, and also should be aware that
some material posted to the Internet is sexually explicit or otherwise
offensive. Because Megrisoft cannot monitor or censor the Internet, and will not
attempt to do so, Megrisoft cannot accept any responsibility for injury to its
subscribers that results from inaccurate, unsuitable, offensive, or illegal
Internet communications.
When subscribers disseminate information through the Internet, they also must
keep in mind that Megrisoft does not review, edit, censor, or take
responsibility for any information its subscribers may create. When users place
information on the Internet, they have the same liability as other authors for
copyright infringement, defamation, and other harmful speech. Also, because the
information they create is carried over Megrisoft's network and may reach a
large number of people, including both subscribers and nonsubscribers of
Megrisoft, subscribers' postings to the Internet may affect other subscribers
and may harm Megrisoft's goodwill, business reputation, and operations. For
these reasons, subscribers violate Megrisoft policy and the service agreement
when they, their customers, affiliates, or subsidiaries engage in the following
prohibited activities:
Spamming -- Sending unsolicited bulk and/or commercial messages over the
Internet (known as "spamming"). It is not only harmful because of its
negative impact on consumer attitudes toward Megrisoft, but also because it can
overload Megrisoft's network and disrupt service to Megrisoft subscribers. Also,
maintaining an open SMTP relay is prohibited. When a complaint is received,
Megrisoft has the discretion to determine from all of the evidence whether the
email recipients were from an "opt-in" email list.
Obscene Speech or Materials -- Using Megrisoft's network to advertise,
transmit, store, post, display, or otherwise make available child pornography or
obscene speech or material. Megrisoft is required by law to notify law
enforcement agencies when it becomes aware of the presence of child pornography
on or being transmitted through Megrisoft's network.
Defamatory or Abusive Language -- Using Megrisoft's 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.
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 Agreement User Policy -- Advertising,
transmitting, or otherwise making available any software, program, product, or
service that is designed to violate this Policy, which includes the facilitation
of the means to spam, initiation of pinging, flooding, mailbombing, denial of
service attacks, and piracy of software.
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 Megrisoft determines to be harmful to its subscribers, operations,
reputation, goodwill, or customer relations.
As we have pointed out, the responsibility for avoiding the harmful activities
just described rests primarily with the subscriber. Megrisoft will not, as an
ordinary practice, monitor the communications of its subscribers to ensure that
they comply with Megrisoft policy or applicable law. When Megrisoft becomes
aware of harmful activities, however, it may take any action to stop the harmful
activity, including but not limited to, removing information, shutting down a
web site, implementing screening software designed to block offending
transmissions, denying access to the Internet, or take any other action it deems
appropriate.
Note: Credits are not refundable and can be
used only towards future billing charges Any and all disputes will be addressed
under the Chandigarh Jurisdiction and nowhere else
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