Sustainable Hosting - Acceptable Use Policy
The following policies are designed to protect all Web hosting clients and ensure the best service possible with minimal problems. Your acceptance of Web hosting services provided by Sustainable Hosting indicates your agreement to abide by these policies.
Acceptable Use Policy
All web hosting and related services may be used for lawful purposes only. For clarifcation "law" refers to English law or the law of the subscribers country. English law will take precedence in the event of conflicting interests.
The following content and activities are not allowed:
Content
No transmission, storage, or presentation of:
Content or data that is in violation of local or national law
Content that promotes illegal activities
Pirated software, hacker programs & archives, or "warez"
Pornographic, sex oriented, and other adult content, nor the merchandising of such materials
Copyrighted material unless you own the rights or have obtained express written permission to use
Content which is threatening or abusive
Content which is protected by trade secret or other laws
Content, data, or any activities that are an invasion of privacy
Content, data, or activities that may be damaging to the host servers or any other server on the Internet
Links to sites which contain any of the aforementioned content
Activities
The following activities are not allowed:
Spamming (the sending of unsolicited email) or using an email address or domain that is maintained on a server as reference in conjunction with spamming
Using programs that consume excessive CPU time
Allowing the use of mail services, mail forwarding capabilities, or autoresponders other than for the client's own account
Resale of disk space without an appropriate reseller agreement
Use of servers for backup of files unrelated to the web site of the account
Resale or remote access to CGI scripts installed on provided servers
Operation of IRC servers or IRC bots
Activities that are an invasion of privacy
Activities that may be damaging to the host servers or any other server on the Internet
Operation of scripts or applications specifically banned from the servers due to their adverse affect on server performance or security risks. These include:
Movable Type mt-send-entry.cgi
Movable Type plugin manager script mt-pm.cgi
Matt Wright's form to mail script
Greymatter
This list is subject to modification without notice.
Failure to follow any term or condition of these policies will be grounds for account suspension or cancellation.
Activity which causes harm or serious degradation of service to other clients will be grounds for immediate suspension without prior notice.
Sustainable Hosting reserves the right to refuse, cancel, or suspend service at our sole discretion.
Activity which results in a suspension or cancellation of an account will result in a forfeiture of fees paid.
Upheld Complaints made by other clients or Internet users regarding abuses of an account will be grounds for suspension.
If you have any queries, concerns about these policies - or need clarification of any points your are encouraged to contact us prior to ordering your web hosting packageby E-mail: support@sustainablehosting.co.uk or by filling in a Support Ticket.
The Acceptable Use Policy should be read in conjunction with the Privacy Policy/Copyright Policy as use of our services including this website constitute acceptance of the relevant parts.
