This Acceptable Use Policy specifies the actions prohibited by Velotel.com ("Velotel") to clients, subscribers, and users of the Velotel network. Velotel reserves the right to modify the Policy at any time, effective upon posting of the modified Policy to the web site www.velotel.com/network/aup.cfm.

The Velotel network and resources may be used only for lawful purposes. Transmission, distribution or storage of any material in violation of any applicable law or regulation is prohibited. This includes, without limitation, material protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property right used without proper authorization, and material that is obscene, defamatory, constitutes an illegal threat, or violates export control laws.

• Residential DSL services are designed for residential use and not for commercial use. The use of servers and/or multiple computers is not prohibited but if usage is excessive and not typical of the average residential user – usage or bandwidth may be restricted or curbed
• Violations of system or network security are prohibited, and may result in criminal and civil liability. Compromise of, or damage to hosts, networks, or security systems involving the use of the Velotel network or Velotel resources is prohibited and may result in criminal or civil prosecution. Velotel will investigate incidents involving such violations and may involve and will cooperate with law enforcement if a criminal violation is suspected. Examples of system or network security violations include, without limitation, the following:
• Unauthorized access to or use of data, systems or networks, including any attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without express authorization of the owner of the system or network.
• Unauthorized monitoring of data or traffic on any network or system without express authorization of the owner of the system or network.
• Interference with service to any user, host or network including, without limitation, mailbombing, flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system and broadcast attacks.
• Forging of any TCP-IP packet header or any part of the header information in an email or a newsgroup posting.
• Any attempt to degrade or disrupt network systems by sending large amounts of data or malformed IP headers such as Denial of Service attacks, SYN Flood attacks, or PING attacks are prohibited.
• Sending unsolicited mail messages, including, without limitation, commercial advertising and informational announcements, is explicitly prohibited. A user shall not use another site's mail server to relay mail without the express permission of the site. The sending of unsolicited, mass electronic mail messages to one or more recipients shall be referred to as "Spamming." Unsolicited electronic messages sent to more than 10 recipients or a series of unsolicited messages sent to more the 10 recipients will be recognized as Spamming and a violation of this policy.

• Posting the same or similar message to one or more newsgroups (excessive cross-posting or multiple-posting, also known as "Spam" or "Spamming") is explicitly prohibited.

INDIRECT OR ATTEMPTED VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY, AND ACTUAL OR ATTEMPTED VIOLATIONS BY A THIRD PARTY ON BEHALF OF A VELOTEL CLIENT OR A CLIENT'S END USER, SHALL BE CONSIDERED VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY BY SUCH CLIENT OR END USER.

Comments or complaints regarding this Acceptable Use Policy can be sent to abuse@velotel.com.

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