ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
(Last updated April 19, 2004)
- Scope. This Acceptable Use Policy (this "Policy")
governs the usage of Cre8ive's products and services (the "Services").
This Policy is incorporated by reference into each contract
Cre8ive enters into with a customer (each, a "Customer")
for the use of such Services. Cre8ive may modify this Policy
at any time without notice. In addition, this Policy is incorporated
by reference into the Terms and Conditions applicable to Cre8ive's
Web site so that no person who utilizes Cre8ive's Web site (regardless
of whether that person is a Customer) may take any action utilizing
Cre8ive's Web site that a Customer would be prohibited to take
utilizing the Services.
- Purpose. The purpose of this Policy is to enhance the quality
of the Services and to protect Cre8ive's customers, and the Internet
community as a whole, from illegal, irresponsible, or disruptive
Internet activities. This Policy applies to each Customer and
its employees, agents, contractors or other users of such Customer
who obtain Services from Cre8ive (each such person being a "User").
Each User should use common sense and good judgment in connection
with the Services. Parents or guardians should always supervise
minors in using the Internet. Parents and guardians should remain
aware at all times of what is on the Internet and how the minors
under their care are using the Services and the Internet.
- Prohibited Uses. Users may not:
- Utilize the Services to send mass unsolicited e-mail to third
parties.
- Utilize the Services in connection with any illegal activity.
Without limiting the general application of this rule, Users may
not:
- Utilize the Services to copy material from third parties (including
text, graphics, music, videos or other copyrightable material)
without proper authorization;
- Utilize the Services to misappropriate or infringe the patents,
copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property rights of
any third party;
- Utilize the Services to traffic in illegal drugs, illegal
gambling, obscene materials or other any products or services
that are prohibited under applicable law;
- Utilize the Services to export encryption software to points
outside the United States in violation of applicable export control
laws; or
- Utilize the Services in any manner that violates applicable
law.
- Utilize the Services in connection with any tortuous or actionable
activity. Without limiting the general application of this rule,
Users may not:
- Utilize the Services to publish or disseminate information
that (A) constitutes slander, libel or defamation, (B) publicizes
the personal information or likeness of a person without that
person’s consent or (C) otherwise violates the privacy rights
of any person.
- Utilize the Services to threaten persons with bodily harm,
to make harassing or abusive statements or messages, or to solicit
the performance of acts or services that are illegal under applicable
law.
- Utilize the Service in connection with any other disruptive
or abusive activity. Without limiting the general application
of this rule, Users may not:
- Utilize the Services to cause denial of service attacks against
Cre8ive or other network hosts or Internet users or to otherwise
degrade or impair the operation of Cre8ive’s servers and
facilities or the servers and facilities of other network hosts
or Internet users;
- Post messages or software programs that consume excessive
CPU time or storage space;
- Utilize the Services to offer mail services, mail forwarding
capabilities, POP accounts or autoresponders other than for the
User’s own account;
- Utilize the Services to resell access to scripts installed
on Cre8ive’s servers;
- Utilize the Services to subvert, or assist others in subverting,
the security or integrity of any Cre8ive systems, facilities or
equipment;
- Utilize the Services to gain unauthorized access to the computer
networks of Cre8ive or any other person;
- Utilize the Services to provide passwords or access codes
to persons not authorized to receive such materials by the operator
of the system requiring the password or access code;
- Utilize the Services to (A) forge the signature or other
identifying mark or code of any other person, (B) impersonate
or assume the identity or any other person, or (C) engage in any
other activity (including "spoofing") to attempt to
deceive or mislead other persons regarding the true identity of
the User (excluding the use of anonymous remailers or Internet
nicknames);
- Utilize the Services to distribute or post any virus, worm,
Trojan horse, or computer code intended to disrupt services, destroy
data, destroy or damage equipment, or disrupt the operation of
the Services;
- Utilize the Services to conduct port scans or other invasive
procedures against any server (except any server for which the
User is an authorized system administrator);
- Utilize the Services to distribute, advertise or promote software
or services that have the primary purpose of encouraging or facilitating
unsolicited commercial e-mail or spam;
- Utilize the Services to solicit or collect, or distribute,
advertise or promote, e-mail address lists for the purpose of
encouraging or facilitating unsolicited commercial e-mail or spam;
- Utilize the Services in any manner that might subject Cre8ive
to unfavorable regulatory action, subject Cre8ive to any liability
for any reason, or adversely affect Cre8ive’s public image,
reputation or goodwill, including, without limitation, sending
or distributing sexually explicit, hateful, vulgar, racially,
ethnically or otherwise objectionable materials as determined
by Cre8ive in its sole discretion; or
- Utilize the Services in any other manner to interrupt or
interfere with the Internet usage of other persons.
- Violations
- Disclaimer. Cre8ive expressly disclaims any obligation to monitor
its Customers and other Users with respect to violations of this
Policy. Cre8ive has no liability or responsibility for the actions
of any of its Customers or other Users or any content any User
may post on any Web site.
- Reporting Violations. Cre8ive encourages Users to report violations
of this Acceptable Use Policy by e-mail to: support@cre8ive.org,
including in any such report the name of the offending domain
(for example, xyz.com) and the type of abuse (for example, spam,
illegal acts, harassment, etc.) in the "subject" field
of the e-mail.
- Remedies. If Cre8ive Industries learns of a violation of this
Policy, Cre8ive will respond to the applicable Customer and may,
in Cre8ive’s sole discretion, take any of the following
actions, in accordance with the severity and duration of the violation:
- Warning the Customer;
- Suspending the offending Customer from the Services;
- Terminating the offending Customer from the Services;
- Imposing fees or charges on the offending Customer account
in accordance with the applicable service contract;
- Removing the offending content; and
- Taking other action in accordance with this Policy, the applicable
service contract or applicable law.
- Reservation of Rights. Cre8ive Industries reserves the right
to cooperate with appropriate legal authorities in investigations
of claims of illegal activity involving Cre8ive’s Services,
Customers and other Users. Cre8ive reserves all other rights to
respond to violations of this Policy to the extent of applicable
law and in accordance with any applicable contractual obligations.
Cre8ive may utilize technical means to monitor communications
into, and out of, its network facilities to prevent the introduction
of viruses or other hostile code, to prevent intrusions and otherwise
to enforce this Policy and each Customer agrees that Cre8ive is
authorized to monitor its communications through Cre8ive's network
for such purposes.