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| Reliaval Hosting Acceptable Users Policy |
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As an Internet service provider ("ISP"), Reliaval offer our clients the means to acquire
and disseminate a wealth of public, private, commercial and non-commercial
information.
We also want our subscribers to be fully informed of their rights
and obligations -- and ours -- in connection with their use of the Internet.
This Network Access Policy, which supplements and explains certain terms of
each customer's respective services agreement (the "Services Agreement"),
is intended as a plain English guide to those rights and obligations.
The fundamental fact about the Internet is that no one --neither us, nor anyone else -- owns
or controls it. This fact accounts for much of the Internet's openness and
value, but it also places a high premium on the judgment and responsibility
of those who use the Internet, both in the information they acquire and in
the information they disseminate to others.
When subscribers obtain information through the Internet, they must keep in mind that we cannot
monitor, verify, warrant or vouch for the accuracy and quality of the information
that subscribers may acquire. For this reason, the subscriber must exercise
his or her best judgment in relying on information obtained from the Internet,
and also should be aware that some material posted to the Internet is sexually
explicit or otherwise offensive. Because we cannot monitor and censor the
Internet, and will not attempt to do so, we cannot accept any responsibility
for injury to our subscribers that results from inaccurate, unsuitable or
offensive Internet communications.
When subscribers disseminate information through the Internet, they also must keep in mind
that we do not review, edit, censor or take responsibility for any information
our subscribers may create. This places on subscribers what will be, for most,
an unfamiliar responsibility. When users place information on the Internet,
they have the same liability as other authors for copyright infringement,
defamation and other harmful speech. Also, because the information they create
is carried over our facilities and may reach a large number of people, including
both subscribers and nonsubscribers of ours, subscribers' postings to the
Internet may affect other subscribers and may harm our goodwill, business
reputation and operations.
For these reasons, subscribers violate our policy and the Services Agreement when they, their
affiliates or subsidiaries engage in the following activities:
Unsolicited, commercial mass e-mailing (known as"spamming") is a strongly disfavored practice among Internet users andservice providers. It is particularly harmful not only because of its negativeimpact on consumer attitudes toward us, but also because it can overloadour equipment and disrupt service to our subscribers.
Violation of copyrights held by individuals andcorporations or other entities can result in civil and criminal liability for theinfringer, and can involve the ISP in litigation and possible loss ofreputation.
| Distribution and/or Transmission of Obscene or Indecent Speech or Materials |
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Violation of indecency and obscenity laws can result incriminal penalties.
Defamatory speech distributed over the Internet can result in civil liability for the defamer and litigation against the ISP whose facilities were used to distribute the defamatory material.
| Illegal/Unauthorized Access to Other Computers or Networks |
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The illegalor unauthorized accessing (often known as "hacking") of computers ornetworks
carries potential civil and criminal penalties under both federal laws and
the laws of most states.
| Distribution of Viruses, Worms, Trojan Horses and Other Destructive Activities |
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Distribution of Internet viruses, worms, Trojanhorses and other destructive activities, such as hacking, can result inserious civil and or criminal liability under federal and state law.
| Export Control Violations |
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The law limits the ability of persons to exportencryption software, over the Internet or otherwise, to points outside theUnited States.
Whether lawful or unlawful, that we determine to beharmful to our subscribers, operations or reputation, including anyactivities that restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the service or the Internet.
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Acceptable Users Policy 
