BASIC POLICY & SERVICE
GUIDELINES (AUP)
Use of any MKOH service
constitutes acceptance and
agreement to MKOH's AUP as
well as MKOH's TOS (Terms
of Service).
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
*All Payments To MKOH Are
Non-Refundable After The 20
Days Period Is Over*
We support the uncensored
flow of information and
ideas over the Internet and
do not actively monitor
subscriber activity under
normal circumstances.
Similarly, we do not
exercise editorial control
over the content of any web
site, e-mail transmission,
newsgroups, or other
material created or
accessible over or through
the services, except for
certain proprietary Web
sites. However, in
accordance with our TOS
(Terms of Service), we may
remove any materials that,
in our sole discretion, may
be illegal, may subject us
to liability, or which may
violate this AUP. MKOH may
cooperate with legal
authorities and/or third
parties in the investigation
of any suspected or alleged
crime or civil wrongdoing.
Your violation of this AUP
may result in the suspension
or immediate termination of
either your MKOH account or
other actions as detailed in
Section 3 WITHOUT PRIOR
NOTICE.
This document is intended to
provide a basic
understanding of MKOH's
Acceptable Use Policy. The
following are guidelines for
the establishment and
enforcement of MKOH's AUP:
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Ensure reliable service to
our customers
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Ensure security and
privacy of our systems and
network, as well as the
networks and systems of
others
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Comply with existing laws
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Maintain our reputation as
a responsible service
provider
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Encourage responsible use
of the Internet and
discourage activities
which reduce the usability
and value of Internet
services
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Preserve the value of
Internet resources as a
conduit for free
expression and exchange of
information
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Preserve the privacy and
security of individual
users
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MKOH intends to provide
its customers access to
everything the Internet
has to offer. While the
MKOH is firmly committed
to the principles of free
speech, certain activities
that may be damaging to
the resources of both the
MKOH and the Internet and
cannot be permitted under
the guise of free speech.
The resources of the MKOH
and the Internet are
limited, and abuse of
these resources by one
user has a negative impact
on the entire community.
We do not routinely monitor
the activity of accounts
except for measurements of
system utilization and the
preparation of billing
records. However, in our
efforts to promote good
citizenship within the
Internet community, we will
respond appropriately if we
become aware of
inappropriate use of our
service.
You may not use our services
to publish material, which
MKOH determines, at its
sole discretion, to be
unlawful, indecent or
objectionable. For purposes
of this policy, "material"
refers to all forms of
communications including
narrative descriptions,
graphics (including
photographs, illustrations,
images, drawings, logos),
executable programs, video
recordings, and audio
recordings.
If a MKOH account is used
to violate the Acceptable
Use Policy or our TOS, we
reserve the right to
terminate your service
without notice. We prefer to
advise customers of
inappropriate behavior and
any necessary corrective
action, however, flagrant
violations of the Acceptable
Use Policy will result in
immediate termination of
service. Our failure to
enforce this policy, for
whatever reason, shall not
be construed as a waiver of
our right to do so at any
time.
VIOLATIONS OF MKOH
ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The following constitute
violations of this AUP:
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Illegal use:
MKOH's services may not
be used for illegal
purposes, or in support of
illegal activities. MKOH
reserves the right to
cooperate with legal
authorities and/or injured
third parties in the
investigation of any
suspected crime or civil
wrongdoing.
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Harm to minors: Use
of the MKOH service to
harm, or attempt to harm,
minors in any way,
including, but not limited
to child pornography.
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Threats: Use of the
MKOH service to transmit
any material (by e-mail,
uploading, posting or
otherwise) that threatens
or encourages bodily harm
or destruction of
property.
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Harassment: Use of
the MKOH service to
transmit any material (by
e-mail, uploading, posting
or otherwise) that
harasses another.
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Fraudulent activity:
Use of MKOH service to
make fraudulent offers to
sell or buy products,
items, or services, or to
advance any type of
financial scam such as
"pyramid schemes," "ponzi
schemes," and "chain
letters."
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Forgery or
impersonation: Adding,
removing or modifying
identifying network header
information in an effort
to deceive or mislead is
prohibited. Attempting to
impersonate any person by
using forged headers or
other identifying
information is prohibited.
The use of anonymous
remailers or nicknames
does not constitute
impersonation.
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Unsolicited commercial
e-mail / Unsolicited bulk
e-mail (SPAM): Use of
the MKOH service to
transmit any unsolicited
commercial or unsolicited
bulk e-mail is expressly
prohibited. Violations of
this type will result in
the immediate termination
of the offending MKOH
account.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY, any
website/account that is
found to support spammers
or cause any of our IP
space to be listed in any
of the various Spam
Databases will have their
account immediately
removed from our network.
The account will not be
reconnected until such
time that you agree to
remove ANY and
ALL traces of the
offending material
immediately upon
reconnection and agree to
allow us access to the
account to confirm that
all material has been
COMPLETELY removed.
Severe violations may
result in immediate and
permanent removal of the
account from our network
without notice to the
customer. Any account
guilty of a second
violation WILL be
immediately and
permanently removed from
our network without
notice.
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E-mail / News Bombing:
Malicious intent to impede
another person's use of
electronic mail services
or news will result in the
immediate termination of
the offending MKOH
account.
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E-mail / Message
Forging: Forging any
message header, in part or
whole, of any electronic
transmission, originating
or passing through the
MKOH service is in
violation of this AUP.
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Usenet SPAMing:
MKOH has a zero tolerance
policy for the use of its
network for the posting of
messages or commercial
advertisements, which
violate the rules,
regulations, FAQ or
charter of any newsgroups
or mailing list.
Commercial messages that
are appropriate under the
rules of a newsgroup or
mailing list or that are
solicited by the
recipients are permitted.
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Unauthorized access:
Use of the MKOH service
to access, or to attempt
to access, the accounts of
others, or to penetrate,
or attempt to penetrate,
security measures of
MKOH's or another
entity's computer software
or hardware, electronic
communications system, or
telecommunications system,
whether or not the
intrusion results in the
corruption or loss of
data, is expressly
prohibited and the
offending MKOH account is
subject to immediate
termination.
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Copyright or trademark
infringement: Use of
the MKOH service to
transmit any material (by
e-mail, uploading, posting
or otherwise) that
infringes any copyright,
trademark, patent, trade
secret or other
proprietary rights of any
third party, including,
but not limited to, the
unauthorized copying of
copyrighted material, the
digitization and
distribution of
photographs from
magazines, books, or other
copyrighted sources, and
the unauthorized
transmittal of copyrighted
software.
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Collection of personal
data: Use of the MKOH
service to collect, or
attempt to collect,
personal information about
third parties without
their knowledge or
consent.
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Network disruptions and
unfriendly activity:
Use of the MKOH service
for any activity which
affects the ability of
other people or systems to
use MKOH Services or the
Internet. This includes
"denial of service" (DOS)
attacks against another
network host or individual
user. Interference with or
disruption of other
network users, services or
equipment is prohibited.
It is the Member's
responsibility to ensure
that their network is
configured in a secure
manner. A Subscriber may
not, through action or
inaction, allow others to
use their network for
illegal or inappropriate
actions. A Subscriber may
not permit their network,
through action or
inaction, to be configured
in such a way that gives a
third party the capability
to use their network in an
illegal or inappropriate
manner. Unauthorized entry
and/or use of another
company and/or
individual's computer
system will result in
immediate account
termination. MKOH will
not tolerate any
subscriber attempting to
access the accounts of
others, or penetrate
security measures of other
systems, whether or not
the intrusion results in
corruption or loss of
data.
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Fraud: Involves a
knowing misrepresentation
or misleading statement,
writing or activity made
with the intent that the
person receiving it will
act upon it.
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Infringement of
Copyright, Patent,
Trademark, Trade Secret,
or Intellectual Property
Right: Distribution
and/or posting of
copyrighted or the
aforementioned
infringements will not be
tolerated.
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Distribution of Viruses:
Intentional distributions
of software that attempts
to and/or causes damage,
harassment, or annoyance
to persons, data, and/or
computer systems are
prohibited. Such an
offense will result in the
immediate termination of
the offending account.
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Inappropriate Use of
Software: Use of
software or any device
that would facilitate a
disruption in the MKOH
network, while using MKOH
services could result in
suspension service.
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Third Party
Accountability: MKOH
subscribers will be held
responsible and
accountable for any
activity by third parties,
using their account, that
violates guidelines
created within the
Acceptable Use Policy.
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Violation Of MKOH
Services: It is
absolutely forbidden to
host pornographic content
or IRC servers on any
service provided by MKOH.
Accounts found hosting
this material will be
subject to immediate
cancellation without
refund.
Security
You are responsible for any
misuse of your account, even
if the inappropriate
activity was committed by a
friend, family member, guest
or employee. Therefore, you
must take steps to ensure
that others do not gain
unauthorized access to your
account. In addition, you
may not use your account to
breach security of another
account or attempt to gain
unauthorized access to
another network or server.
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Your password provides
access to your account. It
is your responsibility to
keep your password
secure.
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Sharing your password and
account access with
unauthorized users is
prohibited. You should
take care to prevent
others from using your
account since you will be
held responsible for such
use.
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Attempting to obtain
another user's account
password is strictly
prohibited, and may result
in termination of
service.
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You must adopt adequate
security measures to
prevent or minimize
unauthorized use of your
account.
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You may not attempt to
circumvent user
authentication or security
of any host, network or
account. This includes,
but is not limited to,
accessing data not
intended for you, logging
into or making use of a
server or account you are
not expressly authorized
to access, or probing the
security of other
networks. Use or
distribution of tools
designed for compromising
security is prohibited.
Examples of these tools
include, but are not
limited to, password
guessing programs,
cracking tools or network
probing tools.
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You may not attempt to
interfere with service to
any user, host or network
("denial of service
attacks"). This includes,
but is not limited to,
"flooding" of networks,
deliberate attempts to
overload a service, and
attempts to "crash" a
host.
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Users who violate systems
or network security may
incur criminal or civil
liability. MKOH will
cooperate fully with
investigations of
violations of systems or
network security at other
sites, including
cooperating with law
enforcement authorities in
the investigation of
suspected criminal
violations.
Network Performance
Network Performance
MKOH accounts operate on
shared resources. Excessive
use or abuse of these shared
network resources by one
customer may have a negative
impact on all other
customers. Misuse of network
resources in a manner which
impairs network performance
is prohibited by this policy
and may result in
termination of your account.
You are prohibited from
excessive consumption of
resources, including CPU
processes, memory, disk
space and session time. You
may not use
resource-intensive programs
which negatively impact
other customers or the
performances of MKOH
systems or networks. MKOH
reserves the right to
terminate or limit such
activities.
REVISIONS TO THIS
ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
MKOH reserves the right to
revise, amend, or modify
this AUP, our TOS (Terms of
Service) and our other
policies and agreements at
any time and in any manner.
Notice of any revision,
amendment, or modification
will be posted in accordance
with our TOS (Terms of
Service). |
