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OpenHosting Acceptable Use Policy (v1.0)

OpenHosting Web Hosting's facilities and services may not be used in
any way which violates Federal, State, Local, or International
law. Additionally, OpenHosting's Acceptable Use Policy prohibits the
following activities:

1. UNSOLICITED E-MAIL. Sending unsolicited bulk and/or commercial
   messages over the Internet (known as "spamming", "junk mail") is
   expressly prohibited. Once a Customer account is determined as
   source of unsolicited e-mail, such account will be immediately
   suspended. Account reinstatement shall be subject to $500
   reinstatement fee. Additionally, maintaining an open SMTP relay, as
   well as forging or misrepresenting of message headers to mask the
   originator of the message is prohibited.

2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY VIOLATIONS. Engaging in any activity that
   infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property rights of
   others, including copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade
   secrets, software piracy, and patents held by individuals,
   corporations, or other entities. Also, engaging in activity that
   violates privacy, publicity, or other personal rights of
   others. Such violations not only may result in Customer account
   termination, but also may result in civil and/or criminal
   penalties.

3. OTHER AUP VIOLATIONS. Engaging in activity affecting another
   network that does not comply with restrictions posed by the other
   networks' terms of service or acceptable use policies.

4. OBSCENE SPEECH OR MATERIALS. Using OpenHosting's facilities to
   advertise, transmit, store, post, display, or otherwise make
   available child pornography or obscene speech or
   material. OpenHosting is required by law to notify law enforcement
   agencies when it becomes aware of the presence of child pornography
   on OpenHosting's facilities.

5. MALICIOUS SOFTWARE AND DESTRUCTIVE ACTIVITIES. Distributing
   software to produce 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.

6. UNAUTHORIZED OR ILLEGAL ACCESS TO OTHER NETWORKS. Accessing
   illegally or without authorization computers, accounts, or networks
   belonging to another party, or attempting to penetrate security
   measures of another individual's system (often known as
   "hacking"). Also, any activity that might be used as a precursor to
   an attempted system penetration (i.e. port scan, stealth scan, or
   other information gathering activity).

7. ATTEMPTING TO BYPASS OPENHOSTING SECURITY. Customer may not attempt
   to bypass any security mechanisms in place on OpenHosting Web
   Hosting's system, or use any of OpenHosting Web Hosting's systems
   or services to attempt to bypass any security mechanisms in place
   on any remote system. This includes, but is not limited to, running
   any password cracking software, or attempting to access a system
   which any Customer knows or reasonably should know he or she is not
   authorized to access in the manner or to the extent attempted.