ACCEPTABLE USE POLICIES (AUP)

To ensure continual delivery of high quality service to our clients, HQHost.net has developed these Acceptable Use Policies. They are intended to inform the client of what HQHost.net considers to be acceptable conduct in relation to the Internet, and of what actions we may take, with or without notice, in the event that HQHost.net becomes aware of inappropriate use of its service. This AUP will be used to help HQHost.net's system administrators deal with complaints from users of HQHost.net or other Internet-connected systems, and to determine when action should be taken. It is expected that the client will follow the policies set forth herein. These policies are drawn from applicable law and generally accepted standards of Internet conduct, and are intended to ensure protection of HQHost.net's technical resources, ability to continue to provide high quality service to the client, and protect HQHost.net's reputation as a service provider.

ACCESS TO HQHOST.NET'S SERVICE IS PROVIDED SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING:

Security

The client is responsible for all use of their account(s) and confidentiality of password(s), including choosing safe passwords and ensuring file protections are set correctly. HQHost.net will suspend or change access to your HQHost.net client account(s) immediately upon notification by you that your password has been lost, stolen or otherwise compromised. HQHost.net is not liable for any usage and or charges prior to HQHost.net making the necessary account alteration. Electronic mail on this system is as private as HQHost.net can make it. The client is reminded that no computer network can ever be considered completely safe from intrusion. E-mail may pass through many computer systems, and should not be considered a secure means of communication unless encrypted - and even encrypted information is only as secure as the encryption method utilized.

Non-Transferability of Account

The right to use HQHost.net's Internet service is not transferable. Use of HQHost.net's accounts is expressly limited to the individual or business whose name appears on the contract

Unacceptable Conduct

The following types of conduct are grounds for immediate suspension of service pending investigation by HQHost.net and may result in termination of any and all accounts held by the individual, corporation, or website associated with these violations.

1. Spamming or Harassment

Complying with CAN-SPAM Act (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003
HQHost.net has a strong anti-spam policy and applies it in its everyday practice. We do not allow:
A. Posting a single article or substantially similar articles to an excessive number of newsgroups (i.e., more than 20) or continued posting of articles which are off-topic according to the newsgroup charter, or which provoke complaints from the regular readers of the newsgroup for being inappropriate).

B. Sending unsolicited mass E-mailings (i.e., to more than 25 users) that provoke complaints from the recipients.

C. Engaging in either (1) or (2) from a provider other than HQHost.net to draw attention to a website housed within HQHost.net's networks or covered by HQHost.net's agreement with the client.

D. Engaging in abuse or harassment of other individuals on the Internet after being asked to stop by those individuals and/or by HQHost.net.

E. Mail bombing, i.e., sending large volumes of unsolicited E-mail to individuals or to individual business accounts.

F. Impersonating another user or otherwise falsifying one's user name in E-mail, Usenet postings, on Internet Relay Chat (IRC), or with any other Internet service. (This does not preclude the use of nicknames in IRC or the use of anonymous retailer services.)

G. Managing HQHost.net account on behalf of the person or firm stored in the database SROKSO (Spamhaus Register of Know Spam Operation) (www.spamhaus.org)

2. Network Unfriendly or Illegal Activity

A. Attempts, whether successful or not, to gain access to any other system or users' private data without express consent of the user.

B. Attempts to interfere with the regular workings of HQHost.net's systems or network connections or which adversely affect the ability of other people or systems to use HQHost.net's services or the Internet.

C. Any unauthorized attempts by a user to gain access to any account not belonging to that user on this or any other of HQHost.net's systems.

D. Any activity, which violates any local, state, U.S., or international law or regulation.

E. Repeated submissions of transactions to HQHost.net utilizing the same or similar IPs with varying identification information.

3. Violation of HQHost.net Policy

A. The posting, display, or advertising of any image using a model or models under the age of 18 years anywhere on the site whether the models are clothed or unclothed.

B. Marketing the site utilizing content including "Kids", "Lolita", "Nymphet", "Pedo", "Peta", "Peto", Pre-teen", "Pedophile", "Underage", "Child" or any other words, images, or descriptions that would lead someone to believe that the models are less than 18 years of age is not permitted anywhere on venue including the URL and meta tags.

C. The posting or display of any image or wording depicting or related to extreme violence, incest, bestiality, snuff, scat or the elimination of any bodily waste on another person, mutilation, or rape anywhere on the site, including the URL and meta tags.

D. The posting or display of any image or wording depicting or related to bestiality anywhere on the site. including the URL and meta tags.

E. The posting or display of any image or wording related to any website running, participating, or advertising acts allowing the subscriber to bet or gamble on an uncertain outcome, or to play a game of chance for stakes.

F. Any attempt to display, sell, or transfer materials that violate or infringe any copyright, trademark, right of publicity, patent, statutory, common law or proprietary rights of others, or contain anything obscene, libelous or threatening complying with Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/hr2281.pdf
All DMCA Notices can be sent to:
DCMA Notices
HQHost.net Corp.
244 Fifth Ave #S211 New York, NY, 10001-7604

email: abuse@hqhost.net

G."Celebrity sites" must either follow an acceptable "news" format, such as "movie review", e-magazine, or tabloid formats, or you must have and produce upon our request written documentation of your right to use the material on your website. That documentation must be: (1) a license of the rights; (2) consent from the rights holder or their agent; or (3) a written statement from your attorney explaining your claim to have a lawful right, or a legal defense, to display the material. HQHost.net may at its sole discretion accept or reject your site.

H. Reproduction or transmission of any material in violation of any local, state, U.S., or international law or regulation is prohibited. HQHost.net makes every attempt in such cases to work with both U.S. and foreign law enforcement agencies to provide information about the providers and purchasers of such material. This includes the posting or display of any image or wording instructing users how to make or perform devices or situations that may violate any state, federal, or international law.

I. Websites must comply with the 18 U.S.C. 2257. Clients must determine their legal responsibility to and method of complying with 18 U.S.C. 2257 where required to do so.

J. HQHost.net will not host sites advertising or selling the following:
1) multi-level marketing businesses, HYIP sites.
2) advertising, selling or buying pharmaceuticals without providing all the necessary documents and licenses required by the legislation. It's done in compliance with with the Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act [http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s980/text]

4. Limitation on CPU Usage

There are limitations on CPU usage for virtual hosting clients:

  • 15 hours/mo of CPU time for the "Home" plan
  • 150 hours/mo of CPU time for the "Standard" plan
  • 300 hours/mo of CPU time for the "Professional" plan
  • 600 hours/mo of CPU time for the "Elite" plan
For the "Price-Per-Gigabyte" plan the CPU usage is calculated proportionally to bandwidth consumption 15 hours/1GB.

The customers of shared web hosting are allowed to use extra CPU resources for an additional fee (details are in the "Additional services" section in http://hqhost.net/en/virtual.html ) , providing that the total bandwidth consumption doesn't exceeds 10% of the server CPU resources.

5. HQHost.net's Right to Cancel

In the event client's account is suspended for unacceptable conduct or suspicion of fraud, a client's account is terminated. In addition, HQHost.net reserves the right, where feasible, to implement technical mechanisms, which prevent the occurrences listed above. Furthermore, HQHost.net is under no obligation to notify client of its actions.

Compliance with Rules of Other Networks

Any access to other networks connected to HQHost.net's Internet service must comply with the rules for that network as well as with HQHost.net's rules.

Monitoring/Privacy

HQHost.net reserves the right without your permission to monitor any and all communications through or with its facilities as well as all Client's sites for compliance with this AUP and HQHost.net's Terms and Conditions. Client agrees that HQHost.net is not considered a secure communications medium for the purposes of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and that no expectation of privacy is afforded. It may become necessary for HQHost.net's employees to examine system accounting logs and other records to determine if privacy violations or other network unfriendly activities have occurred.

Cooperation with Authorities

HQHost.net reserves the right to cooperate with law enforcement and other authorities in investigating claims of illegal activity including, but not limited to, illegal transfer or availability of copyrighted material, trademarks, child pornography, postings or E-mail containing threats of violence or other illegal activity.

Confidentiality of Personal Subscriber Information

HQHost.net will not release any client or customer personal subscriber information, nor client or customer billing information, to any third party except upon presentation of a valid court order, or request to which HQHost.net is legally required to respond to. Client agrees that HQHost.net's judgment as to the validity of any court order, subpoena, or request shall be considered proper and final.

HQHost.net's Right to Modify These Acceptable Use Policies

HQHost.net may modify these Acceptable Use Policies on its website in any way, at any time. It is your responsibility to review the AUP on the website on a regular basis to ensure compliance with the latest version of this AUP. Your use of HQHost.net's services after such changes have been posted shall constitute your acceptance of the modifications to these policies.
We hope the AUP is helpful in clarifying the obligations of Internet users, including HQHost.net and its clients, as responsible members of the Internet. Any complaints about a client's violation of the AUP should be sent to
abuse@HQHost.net.
HQHost.net, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to determine if a client's site complies with all the policies described in AUP and can be hosted on HQHost.net's resources.