The following provisions, also referred to as "the Acceptable Use Policy", have the purpose to ensure a responsible use of the internet, the infrastructure and the Services, and to avoid practices which degrade the usability and performance of the infrastructure and/or the data communication network provided by Easyhost (hereinafter referred to as the "Network").
These provisions compose a policy for a use of the infrastructure and the Network that is considered to be acceptable.
Customer undertakes at all times to fully comply with this Acceptable Use Policy and at Easyhost's request, Customer shall confirm its compliance.
2.1 Customer may only use the Network and the infrastructure for lawful purposes. The use of the Network or infrastructure in violation of any applicable legislation or regulation is strictly prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, transmission of copyrighted material without consent of the copyright owner, material that would constitute a violation of the privacy of third parties or that are abusive, harmful, obscene, or could constitute counterfeit and material protected by trade secret, irrespective of whether the Customer was aware of the content of the transmitted material or the applicable law.
2.2 Easyhost reserves the right to immediately remove any improper material or data and to block the use of the relevant portion(s) of the Network by Customer when its use or purpose does not meet this Acceptable Use Policy.
2.3 Easyhost will not communicate Customers' e-mail addresses or other personal identification to any third party without prior written approval. Exceptions are made within the scope of judicial investigations to which Easyhost will fully cooperate.
3.1 The Network may be used by Customer to link into other networks worldwide and Customer agrees to conform to the acceptable use policies of these networks. Customers who violate system or network security may incur criminal or civil liability. Easyhost will fully cooperate with law enforcement authorities in their investigations of suspected criminal violations, violation of systems or network security.
3.2 Customer shall not:
4.1 Our Acceptable Use Policy implies that we do not set any limit on the use of our shared infrastructure. We consider an average use by our customers that is reasonable and proportional to the quantity of purchased product. As long as your use does not cause any overload issue for other customers, the limit of your use is not exceeded.
4.2 The Acceptable Use Policy was designed to ensure that the use of our products remains in accordance with the rules of the concept and the fundamental principles. Our offer was designed to ensure that overload goes unnoticed when the use is acceptable.
4.3 In practice, the application of our policy for using our shared infrastructure implies that:
5.1 Customer shall not send any e-mail or other electronic communication to any person who did not agree to receive such communication. It is explicitly prohibited to send unsolicited bulk mail messages ("junk mail" or "spam") of any kind (commercial advertising, political tracts, announcements …) or to post the same or similar messages to large numbers of newsgroups (excessive cross-posting or multi-posting, also known as "Usenet spam").
5.2 Customer shall not forward or propagate chain letters, nor malicious e-mail.
5.3 Customer shall not add, remove or modify identifying network header information in an effort to deceive or mislead. Customer shall not attempt to impersonate any person by using forged headers or other identifying information.
6.1 Without prejudice to article 2.2 of this Acceptable Use Policy Easyhost reserves the right to suspend the Services relating to the relevant Service Request:
6.2 A violation of this Acceptable Use Policy shall, for reasons of clarity, qualify as a material breach under the General Terms and Conditions of this Agreement.
Customer will hold Easyhost harmless and indemnify Easyhost for (i) claims from third parties in relation to any content or material based on Easyhost's network or infrastructure; (ii) the violation of any applicable laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, any money laundering or similar regulations; and (iii) the violation of rules that govern the use of the internet (including but not limited to each breach of this Acceptable Use Policy) by Customer.
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