This document provides a general understanding of WWISP's policy on the Acceptable Use of the WWISP Internet access service (the "Service"). It is designed to help protect our Service, our customers, and the Internet community, from irresponsible or illegal activities. We hope and expect that common sense and good judgment will guide all of our subscribers' Internet activities. These guidelines point out generally accepted practices on a range of topics and the general WWISP Service approach to these areas.
The key contributing factors to decisions and actions taken on Acceptable Use Policy violations include but are not limited to protection of our customers and our resources, provision of quality service to our customers, compliance with applicable law, and the protection of our reputation as a service provider.
If a WWISP account is involved in a violation of these policies, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate Service without notice. Our preferred course of action would be to advise the account owner of the inappropriate behavior and any corrective action that may be necessary. However, repeated or flagrant violations of these policies may result in immediate termination of Service.
In the event that an account is deactivated or canceled as a result of any activities proscribed by these policies, the account may be subject to set-up fees, reactivation charges and/or deposit requirements to be determined by WWISP if such account is permitted to be re-activated or re-established. Users whose accounts have been canceled for misuse or violation of the Service Agreement or these policies are not entitled to re-register for the Service without express written approval from WWISP outside the normal flow of the registration process. Any further registrations for the Service, by or for the user whose account has been terminated for such activities may be rejected or the new account(s) may be terminated upon discovery, and such further registration or use may subject the user to additional account set-up charges, monthly usage and/or termination charges for each such registration in amounts to be determined by WWISP.
WWISP may take such action, as it deems appropriate against any subscriber or account user for violations of the Service Agreement or of these policies. However, there is no promise or obligation on our part to monitor or police any such activity and WWISP will have no liability to any party for any other party's violation of these policies or the Service Agreement.
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Sending outrageously threatening or harassing e-mail (for example, making terrorist threats, or threatening physical injury or damage to persons or property), especially after being requested to stop, is prohibited. However, not every "flame" message or angry exchange of e-mail can automatically be considered harassment. WWISP is not responsible for the content or tone of any e-mail or other transmissions of the subscribers to its Service or other parties using the Internet, and subscribers or others should not expect that WWISP will attempt to mediate or otherwise become involved in any particular disagreement or dispute between Internet users. However, WWISP will cooperate with appropriate law enforcement agencies involved in investigating instances that may be reported to such authorities by subscribers or other users who believe they are being subjected to potentially unlawful harassment.
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Sharing dial-up accounts on unlimited usage plans with anyone other than immediate family members, or re-selling Service without express written consent from WWISP, or offering any public information service using such accounts, such as running a web server or FTP server, is prohibited. Subscribers may not provide public or commercial information over such dial connections. WWISP does offer dedicated connection services for such purposes. Untimely payment of any and all amounts due may result in account cancellation, and will require a reconnection fee.
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Where WWISP account, service or feature descriptions specify limits on bandwidth and/or disk utilization, use in excess of those limits is not permitted without an appropriate change in account type or status and may incur additional charges for such usage. Bandwidth and disk utilization will be computed or determined by WWISP from time to time in developing its product and service offerings. In addition, sessions on dial-up accounts, which exceed a reasonable time, may be terminated in order to protect network resources and preserve Service availability for other users. In the event WWISP determines that an account is exceeding the relevant bandwidth or disk utilization, or frequently exceeding reasonable sessions times for dial-up accounts, the account owner will generally be notified by e-mail. If the excess use continues after such notification, the owner may be requested to upgrade the account's Service agreement or to modify the activity creating the excess use, or the account may be terminated.
If excessive bandwidth, disk space utilization or dial-up session length is determined to adversely affect WWISP's ability to provide service, immediate action may be taken. The account owner may be notified by e-mail as soon as practicable thereafter.
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Data that is generated on a user's computer system automatically, either by an automated program, script, automatic re-dialers or any other software device, is considered automated data. Automated data of any kind is not considered interactive use of the WWISP Service, and as such, may be disregarded in determining idle time-outs.
Subscribers to "UnTimed usage" or "UnTimed access" plans for dial users may make reasonable use of the Service without a specific limit on hours used and without paying more based on hourly usage. These plans are not intended to provide full-time connections, however, and the Service may be disconnected after a significant period of inactivity or after sessions of excessive length. Subscribers should keep the connection open only when actively using it, and may not use any automatic method to avoid inactivity disconnects. Intentional use of automated data methods to avoid idle time-outs on dial-up accounts is prohibited and grounds for account termination at WWISP's sole discretion. This includes the use of automatic redialers to reinstate an idle connection.
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Subscribers may not attempt to interfere with or compromise the operation of the WWISP network in whole or part, to interfere with any of the equipment comprising the system, or to access other accounts or restricted areas of the system.
Subscribers may not use WWISP's systems in a manner that adversely affects the availability of its resources to other WWISP customers.
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Subscribers may only use those WWISP Service online and computing facilities and Service areas which have been authorized for subscriber use. If access is protected by a password, subscribers are not to make this password available to others or use the password(s) of others to gain access to such areas. Subscribers may not attempt to find out the password of another user, nor aid such attempt by any other person.
Subscribers may use WWISP Service online and computing facilities and Service areas only for authorized purposes.
Subscribers may not attempt to interfere with the proper or intended operation of any computing facility.
Subscribers may not attempt to subvert -- or aid others to subvert -- the security of any computing facility.
Subscribers may not interfere with use by any other authorized user, nor compromise the confidentiality of WWISP's or any other party's internal business practices or records.
Any attempts, whether successful or not, to gain access to any computer system or customer's data without consent is prohibited.
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It may be necessary for WWISP employees or representatives to examine system operational and accounting logs and other records to resolve Service-related problems. WWISP reserves the right to access an account's mailbox or other features to resolve problems or mail system errors.
In addition, WWISP will cooperate with the appropriate legal authorities or other parties in investigating claims of illegal activity, including but not limited to illegal transfer or use of copyrighted material, postings or e-mail containing threats of violence, or other illegal activity.
WWISP makes no guarantee and assumes no liability for the security of any data on any server including those designated as "secure servers." No computer system can be completely protected or should be considered 100% safe from intrusion. E-mail and other data transmissions over the Internet may pass through many computer systems, and should not be considered a secure means of communication unless encrypted. Even then, such information is only as secure as the encryption method used.
WWISP does not generally monitor the activity of accounts except to measure system utilization and accumulate billing records. However, in our efforts to protect the integrity of our Service and fulfill any responsibility we may have as good citizens within the Internet community, if we become aware of inappropriate use of the WWISP Service we may respond accordingly.
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WWISP does not intend to censor the content of any newsgroups or other communications passing through its systems. We believe such choices should generally be left to the individual subscriber. Software tools are available to screen a subscriber account's access to newsgroups and Web sites that might be considered offensive. It is the subscriber's responsibility to make use of such tools if desired.
Newsgroup postings and other e-mail messages sent via WWISP and the Internet are communications between the senders and consenting receivers thereof, and WWISP has neither the authority nor the responsibility to regulate their content. The views and comments expressed by WWISP subscribers or other senders of such postings or messages are solely those of their authors and do not reflect any review, approval or endorsement by WWISP. WWISP will, however, attempt to assist subscribers who continually receive e-mail they deem to be objectionable and/or unsolicited e-mail and who notify WWISP of the problem.
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Internet access and all other Services provided to WWISP subscribers may be used for lawful purposes only, and use by a subscriber of the WWISP Service for the transmission or storage of any information, data, or material in violation of any federal or state regulation or law (including, but not limited to, material protected by copyright, trade secrets, and information that is confidential as a matter of law) is strictly prohibited. The subscriber may not use the WWISP Service to transmit or store any information, data, or material that is threatening, libelous, or obscene.
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It is assumed that, unless otherwise specified by the sender, all data distributed on the Internet by the sender is intended to remain the intellectual property of the sender or the party who furnished such data to the sender, and each subscriber transmitting any such data (or making it available for download or other transmissions) is assumed to warrant that he or she has full ownership rights or appropriate licenses to the reports, documents, photographs, graphic images, audio files, video files and other data placed on the subscriber's personal web pages or otherwise transmitted. WWISP subscribers are solely responsible for any actions which may be necessary to protect ownership rights in such data. Subscribers acknowledge that WWISP has no control over the individuals using the Internet and that WWISP expressly does not warrant that any individuals might not make copies of or otherwise infringe upon the subscriber's information as distributed on the Internet.
Subscribers should be aware of the law of copyright as it affects computer software and other information or materials available or accessible on the Internet. A formal copyright notice need not be in evidence for legal copyright protection to be in force.
As a general rule, the subscriber is the copyright owner of any file which that subscriber solely creates for his or her own exclusive use. Any other file is copyrighted either by its creator, by commercial vendors, or by other individual users, and it is generally illegal for the subscriber to reproduce such file in any part or in any form, except by permission of the copyright owner or under an appropriate statutory exception.
Ownership of any software developed or modified by WWISP and all graphics, text or other information or content materials supplied or furnished by WWISP as part of the WWISP Service or for incorporation into a subscriber's personal Web page in connection with the Service shall remain with WWISP (or the party which supplied such materials to WWISP).
Removing or falsifying the source or origin of software or other material contained in a file that a subscriber has uploaded is prohibited.
Knowingly receiving or downloading a file that cannot be legally distributed is prohibited, even though a file may have been mailed or posted notwithstanding such illegality.
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WWISP reserves the right to modify this Acceptable Use Policies from time to time in its discretion. Such changes, or notice thereof, will be posted online on the Service. A subscriber's use of the Service after such posting or other notice shall constitute acceptance of such policies by the subscriber.
WWISP may deny you access to all or part of the Service without notice if you engage in any conduct or activities that WWISP in its sole discretion believes violates any of the terms and conditions or Acceptable Use Policy. If WWISP denies you access to the Service because of such a violation, you shall have no right (1) to access through WWISP any materials stored on the Internet, (2) to obtain any credit(s) otherwise due to you, and such credit(s) will be forfeited, (3) to access third party services, merchandise or information on the Internet through WWISP. WWISP shall have no responsibility to notify any third-party providers of services, merchandise or information nor any responsibility.
All rights reserved. Last modified November 26th, 2008
World Web Internet Services Provider Inc.
2200 Riverchase Center Suite 500
Hoover, Al 35244
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