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i6™
Policy
i6 Networks is dedicated to providing an all-round top
quality service. The terms and conditions which follow
are necessary to ensure that we may continue to provide
the best possible service to all of our customers whilst
at the same time satisfying our legal and ethical responsibilities.
Failure to follow any term or condition will be grounds
for immediate account deactivation without notice. i6
Networks™ will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes
a violation of any of these provisions.
Activity which results in the suspension or deactivation
of an account will result in a forfeiture of all fees
paid. Complaints made regarding abuses of an account will
be investigated and if found guilty will be grounds for
immediate suspension.
Sites We Do Not Cater/Host
We do not permit the hosting of
excessive Anime, Manga, Movies, MP3, Torrents and File
Download sites whose "main/primary" purpose
is for storage/archival and distribution. Such sites will
be removed from i6 Networks.
To report suspected abuses or any violations of these
policies, please contact abuse
@ i6Networks.com
Illegal Usage
i6 Networks™ servers may be used for lawful purposes
only. Transmission, storage, or distribution of any information,
data or material in violation of any applicable law or
regulation is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited
to: copyrighted material, trademark, trade secret or other
intellectual property right used without proper authorization,
and material that is obscene, defamatory, constitutes
an illegal threat, or violates export control laws.
Examples of non-acceptable content or links: Pirated
software, Hackers programs or archives, Warez sites, MP3,
and IRC bots. The subscriber to i6 Networks™
service agrees to indemnify and hold harmless i6 Networks™
from any claims resulting from the use of the service
that damages the subscriber or any other party.
i6 Networks™ will be the sole arbiter as to what
constitutes a violation of this provision.
Adult Content
Due to special system and network requirements of adult
oriented sites, pornography and sex-related merchandising
are prohibited. This includes sites that may infer sexual
content, or links to adult content elsewhere. This is
also true for sites that promote any illegal activity
or content that may be damaging to our servers or any
other server on the Internet. Links to such materials
are also prohibited.
Security
Violations of system or network security are prohibited,
and may result in criminal and civil liability. Examples
include, but are not limited to the following: Unauthorized
access, use, probe, or scan of a systems security or authentication
measures, data or traffic. Interference with service to
any user, host or network including, without limitation,
mail bombing, flooding, deliberate attempts to overload
a system and broadcast attacks. Forging of any TCP-IP
packet header or any part of the header information in
an email or a newsgroup posting.
Server Resource
Any website that uses a high amount of server resources
(such as, but not limited to, CPU time, memory usage,
and network resources) will be given an option of either
paying extra (which depends on the resource needed) or
reducing the resource used to an acceptable level. i6
Networks™ shall be the sole arbiter of what is considered
to be a high server usage level.
CGI/PHP/ASP Scripts
Cgi script sharing with domains not hosted by i6 Networks™.com
is not allowed. Any cgi-scripts deemed to be adversely
affecting the server performance or the network integrity
will be shut down without prior notice.
Chat Rooms
i6 Networks™ does not allow clients to install their
own chat rooms. Chat rooms tend to be large system hogs
and we cannot permit it as an account option. i6 Networks™
does provide a choice of Java chatrooms which should meet
most users' needs and run without hindering the performance
of the machine of our servers.
Background Running Programs and Cron Jobs
i6 Networks™ does not allow background Daemons such
as IRC bots; eggdrop; BitchX; XiRCON; and any other program
that interferes with normal server operation.
IRC
i6 Networks™ does not allow IRC or IRC bots to be
operated on our servers.
Backups
i6 Networks™ performs data backups on all servers
to ensure critical files are never lost. However i6 Networks™
is NOT responsible for lost data, time, income or any
other resource due to faulty backups or non-existant backups.
Client Responsibility
The client is responsible for all activity originating
from the account unless proven to be a victim of outside
hacking or address forgery. The client is responsible
for securing their username/password. The client assumes
responsibility for all material on their site that may
be put on by a third party (such as the usage of Free
For All links pages). Use of i6 Networks's service requires
a certain level of knowledge in the use of Internet languages,
protocols, and software. This level of knowledge varies
depending on the anticipated use and desired content of
the web space by the client. The following examples are
offered: Web Publishing: requires knowledge of HTML, properly
locating and linking documents, FTPing Web contents, Graphics,
text, sound, image mapping, etc. FrontPage web publishing:
knowledge of the FrontPage tools as well as Telnet and
FTP understanding and capability. CGI-Scripts: requires
a knowledge of the UNIX environment, TAR & GUNZIP commands,
Perl, CShell scripts, permissions, etc. Mail: a use of
mail clients to receive and send mail, etc. The client
agrees that he or she has the necessary knowledge to create
and maintain their web space. Client agrees that it is
not the responsibility of i6 Networks™ to provide
this knowledge or support outside matter specific to i6
Networks servers.
UCE (Unsolicited Commerce Email) - SPAM
Spamming, or the sending of mass unsolicited email, from
or through a i6 Networks™ server or using an email
address that is maintained on a i6 Networks™ machine
is STRICTLY prohibited. i6 Networks™ will be the
sole arbiter as to what constitutes a violation of this
provision. If you engage in any of the foregoing
activities using the service of another ISP or IPP, but
channeling activities through a i6 Networks™ server
as a maildrop for responses, you are in violation.
Violators will be assessed a minimum of $200.00 fine and
will face an immediate suspension.
Server abuse
Any attempts to undermine or cause harm to a i6 Networks™
server or customer of i6 Networks™ is strictly prohibited.
Any sub-networks of i6 Networks™ and dedicated servers
must adhere to the above policies. The failure to meet
or follow any of the above guidelines are grounds for
account deactivation. We reserve the right to remove any
account without prior notice.
Domain Names
i6 Networks™ will take necessary steps to register
domain names on behalf of the client when requested. However,
clients are responsible for renewing their domain names.
i6 Networks™ does not take responsibility for failing
to renew domain names. If your domain name was registered
via our company, you must check and take appropriate actions
to renew a domain that is about to expire. We do not handle
renewals unless specifically asked for by sending a ticket
to our helpdesk.
We will make every effort to register, transfer and/or
renew your requested domain name. This is not a guarantee
that your requested domain name is available for registration,
transfer and/or renewal. Your domain name may go unregistered,
untransferred and/or renewed, due to circumstances beyond
our control, such as registry, software and other problems
or outages, and will not be grounds for compensation of
financial loss.
An order for domain name registration, transfer and/or
renewal, does not guarantee domain name registration,
transfer and/or renewal. Domain names will not be registered,
transferred and/or renewed until payment is received.
If requested domain name is paid for, to us and subsequently
not registered, transferred and/or renewed by by, the
domain registration fee will be refunded.
If we register domain names on your behalf and you
refute the entire charge or if we must issue a full refund,
your domain name will be forfeited and your domain name
becomes the property of i6 Networks™. This also
applies to any special promotional offers whereby
a domain name is included as part of a promotional offer.
Note, this only applies to domain names we register on
your behalf.
Software Distribution
i6 Networks.com's shared Web Hosting accounts are not
to be used for the purposes of distributing software and
multimedia products. If you wish to distribute software
and/or multimedia files, please contact sales@
i6Networks.com for special arrangement.
Multimedia Files
Multimedia files are defined as any graphics, audio, and
video files. i6 Networks.com Web Hosting accounts are
not to be used for the purposes of distributing and storing
unusual amount of multimedia files. Any Web site
whose disk space usage for storing the multimedia files
exceed 70% of its total usage, either in terms of total
size or number of files, will be deemed to be using unusual
amount of multimedia files.
Database
Any database stored on i6 Networks.com servers shall be
limited in size to 20% of the total disk space allotted
for a particular domain.
Actions Taken by i6 Networks™
The failure by a customer to meet or follow any of the
above policies/terms is grounds for account deactivation.
i6 Networks™ will be the sole arbiter as to what
constitutes a violation of the AUP. i6 Networks™
reserves the right to remove any account without prior
notice.
When i6 Networks™ becomes aware of an alleged violation
of its AUP, i6 Networks™ will initiate an investigation.
During the investigation, i6 Networks™ may restrict
a customer's access in order to prevent further potentially
unauthorized activity. Depending on the severity of the
violation, i6 Networks™ may, at its sole discretion,
restrict, suspend, or terminate a customer's web hosting
account and/or pursue other civil remedies. If such violation
is a criminal offense, i6 Networks™ will notify the
appropriate law enforcement authorities of such violation.
i6 Networks™ does not issue credits for outages incurred
through service disablement resulting from AUP violations.
i6 Networks™ customers agree to indemnify and hold
harmless i6 Networks™ from any claims resulting from
the use of our services that damages them or any other
party. The i6 Networks™ service is provided on an
as is, as available basis without warranties of any kind,
either express or implied, including, but not limited
to, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose or non-infringement. i6 Networks™ expressly
disclaims any representation or warranty that the i6 Networks™
service will be error-free, secure or uninterrupted. No
oral advice or written information given by i6 Networks™,
its employees, licensors or the like, will create a warranty;
nor may you rely on any such information or advice. i6
Networks™ and its partners and suppliers will not
be liable for any cost or damage arising either directly
or indirectly from any transaction or use of the service.
Governing Law
Customer understands that for all disputes, with regard
to any of i6 Networks™ services or any term listed
in this policy, the only jurisdiction that shall be used
in determining liability is the court situated in Queensland,
Australia. If i6 Networks™ is obligated to go to
court, rather than arbitration, to enforce any of its
rights, or to collect any fees, you agree to reimburse
i6 Networks™ for its legal fees, costs and disbursements
if i6 Networks™ is successful. You agree that the
Courts of the State of Queensland, Australia are the agreed
and appropriate forums for any such suit, and consent
to service of process by registered mail or overnight
courier with proof of delivery.
Modification
i6 Networks™ reserves the right to add, delete, or
modify any provision of this Policy at any time without
notice.
Refusal Of Service
We reserve the right to refuse, cancel, or suspend service
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