Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. Acceptable Use
Policy ("AUP") is provided to offer our clients
and users a clear understanding of what Navigator
Internet Solutions, Inc. expects of them while
using the service. All users of Navigator Internet
Solutions, Inc. services: those who access some of
our services but do not have accounts, as well as
those who pay a service fee to subscribe to the
services, must comply with this policy.
Use of Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. services
constitute acceptance and agreement to Navigator
Internet Solutions, Inc. AUP as well as Navigator
Internet Solutions, Inc. TOS (Terms of Service)
Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. supports the
uncensored flow of information and ideas over the
Internet medium and does not actively monitor
subscriber activity under normal circumstances.
Moreover, we do not exercise editorial control
over the content of any web site, e-mail
transmission, newsgroup, or other material created
or accessible over or through the services, except
for certain proprietary Web sites. However, in
accordance with our TOS (Terms of Service), we may
remove any materials that, in our sole discretion,
may be illegal, may subject us to liability, or
which may violate this AUP.
Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. may cooperate
with legal authorities and/or third parties in the
investigation of any suspected or alleged crime or
civil wrongdoing. Your violation of this AUP may
result in the suspension or immediate termination
of your Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. account
WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
Navigator Internet
Solutions, Inc. stresses the following points:
Ensure reliable service to our customers
Ensure security and privacy of our systems
and network, as well as the networks and systems
of others
Comply with existing laws
Maintain our reputation as a responsible
service provider
Encourage responsible use of the Internet
and discourage activities which reduce the
usability and value of Internet services
Preserve the value of Internet resources
as a conduit for free expression and exchange of
information
Preserve the privacy and security of
individual users
Unacceptable activities:
Spamming (sending unsolicited
advertising to those with which the customer has
no existing business relationship)
Posting off-topic advertising in
newsgroups/Usenet
Spoofing (using a return e-mail
address which is not the valid reply address of
the sender or sending an e-mail message which does
not contain enough information to enable the
recipient to identify the party who is really
sending the message)
Passive spamming Navigator
Internet Solutions, Inc. by spamming from some
other source
Trolling (posting controversial
messages in newsgroups to generate responses)
Mail bombing (inundating a user
with e-mail without any serious intent to
correspond)
Prohibited Content (Including but
not limited to IRC activity, and warez)
Generating a higher volume of outgoing mail than a
normal user (over 10% of available system
resources)
Subscribing someone else to an electronic mailing
list without that person's permission.
A message is considered unsolicited if it is
posted in violation of a newsgroup charter or sent
to a recipient who has not requested the message.
Making an e-mail address available to the public
does not constitute a request to receive messages.
Distribution of mass e-mailing programs is also
prohibited. All recipients on a mailing list must
have personally subscribed.
Mailing lists may not be used to distribute
unsolicited e-mail.
Any customer repeatedly "mail bombed" or that
attracts such behavior will be asked to leave.
Abuse of Navigator Internet
Solutions, Inc. server resources,
running programs in the background
on Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. server
without Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. prior
written authorization, or running chat
rooms, Internet Relay Chat, IRC bots, more than
1000 e-mails a day and the like are not acceptable
uses of Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc.
servers. Further, any usage of ten percent (10%)
or more of our system resources is an undue burden
on our system and is unacceptable. If your usage
ever exceeds ten percent (10%) of system
resources, your account maybe terminated
immediately and without prior notice.
As a member of our network community, you must use
your Internet access responsibly. If you have any
questions regarding this policy, please contact us
at admin[AT]Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc..net.
Violations of
Acceptable Use Policy
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
Illegal use:
Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. services may
not be used for illegal purposes, or in support of
illegal activities.Navigator Internet Solutions,
Inc. reserves the right to cooperate with legal
authorities and/or injured third parties in the
investigation of any suspected crime or civil
wrongdoing.
Harm to minors:
Use of the Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc.
services to harm, or attempt to harm, minors in
any way, including, but not limited to child
pornography. Violations of the Child Protection
Act may be reported to the U.S. Customs Agency at
1-800-BEALERT
Threats:
Use of the Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc.
services for transmitting any material (by e-mail,
uploading, posting or otherwise) that threatens or
encourages bodily harm or destruction of property.
Harassment:
Use of the Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc.
services to transmit any material (by e-mail,
uploading, posting or otherwise) that harasses
another.
Fraudulent activity:
Use of Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. service
to make fraudulent offers to sell or buy products,
items, or services, or to advance any type of
financial scam such as "pyramid schemes," "ponzi
schemes," and "chain letters."
Hacking/Cracking:
Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc., Inc. reserves
the right to report illegal activities to any and
all regulatory, administrative, and/or
governmental authorities for prosecution. The
following examples of unacceptable behavior are
non-exclusive, and are provided for guidance
purposes. If you are unsure if your actions will
be a violation of our policies please contact
admin[AT]Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc..net.
Server broadcast messages or any message sent on
an intrusive basis to any directly or indirectly
attached network. Attempt to circumvent any user
authentication or security of host, network, or
account. Accessing data not intended for user.
Probing the security of any network. Spawning
dozens of processes. Port scans, ping floods,
packet spoofing, web bots, forging router
information, Denial of Service attacks, sniffers,
flooding, spoofing, ping bombing, smurfs, win
nuke, land, teardrop. Promulgation of viruses. IRC
bots such as egg drop or BitchX. Any activity,
whether or not the intrusion results in the
corruption or loss of data, will be investigated
and proper action taken. The presence of any of
these programs, whether or not run, will result in
action against the user including suspension or
termination.
IP numbers
Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. maintains
control and ownership of any and all IP numbers
and addresses that may be assigned to the client
and reserves in its right to change or remove any
and all IP numbers and addresses.
IP Address Overlap: Navigator
Internet Solutions, Inc. administers the network
on which customer servers reside. The customer may
not use IP addresses not assigned to them by
Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. staff. If a
user wishes to use their own IP numbers, they must
comply with our AUP and its etiquette and
procedures. In addition, they must supply their
own routing equipment or rent it from Navigator
Internet Solutions, Inc..
Unauthorized access
Use of the Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc.
service to access, or to attempt to access the
accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to
penetrate security measures of Navigator Internet
Solutions, Inc. or another entity's computer
software or hardware, electronic communications
system, or telecommunications system, whether or
not the intrusion results in the corruption or
loss of data, is expressly prohibited and the
offending Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc.
account is subject to immediate termination.
Copyright or trademark infringement
Use of the Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc.
service to transmit any material (by e-mail,
uploading, posting or otherwise) that infringes
any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or
other proprietary rights of any third party,
including, but not limited to, the unauthorized
copying of copyrighted material, the digitization
and distribution of photographs from magazines,
books, or other copyrighted sources, and the
unauthorized transmittal of copyrighted software.
Collection of personal data
Use of the Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc.
service to collect, or attempt to collect,
personal information about third parties without
their knowledge or consent.
Abuse of the law
Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. services may be
used for lawful purposes only. Illegality includes
but is not limited to: drug dealing; attempting
without authorization to access a computer system;
pirating (distributing copyrighted material in
violation of copyright law, specifically MP3s,
MPEG's, ROMs, and ROM emulators); gambling;
schemes to defraud; trafficking in obscene
material; sending a message or having content that
is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or indecent
with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass
another person; threatening bodily harm or damage
to individuals or groups; violating U.S. export
restrictions; stalking; or violating other state
or federal law such as the Electronic
Communications Privacy Act, the Computer Fraud and
Abuse Act, or the Economic Espionage Act. Linking
to illegal material is also prohibited.
Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. reserves the
right to check system files, e-mail, and other
data on our servers for illegal content and
materials, or for any other reasons deemed
necessary.
Copyright Infringement - Software Piracy
Policy
The Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. network may
only be used for lawful purposes. Transmission,
distribution, or storage of any information, data
or material in violation of United States or state
regulation or law, or by the common law, is
prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to,
material protected by copyright, trademark, trade
secret, or other intellectual property rights.
Making unauthorized copies of software is a
violation of the law, no matter how many copies
you are making. If you copy, distribute or install
the software in ways that the license does not
allow, you are violating federal copyright law. If
caught with pirated software, you or your company
may be liable under both civil and criminal law,
and you may be fined up to $250,000 and/or receive
up to 5 years in jail.
Network disruptions and unfriendly
activity
Use of the Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc.
service for any activity which affects the ability
of other people or systems to use Navigator
Internet Solutions, Inc. Services or the Internet.
This includes "denial of service" (DoS) attacks
against another network host or individual user.
Interference with or disruption of other network
users, services or equipment is prohibited. It is
the Member's responsibility to ensure that their
network is configured in a secure manner. A
Subscriber may not, through action or inaction,
allow others to use their network for illegal or
inappropriate actions. A Subscriber may not permit
their network, through action or inaction, to be
configured in such a way that gives a third party
the capability to use their network in an illegal
or inappropriate manner. Unauthorized entry and/or
use of another company and/or individual's
computer system will result in immediate account
termination. Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc.
will not tolerate any subscriber attempting to
access the accounts of others, or penetrate
security measures of other systems, whether or not
the intrusion results in corruption or loss of
data.
Fraud
Involves a knowing misrepresentation or misleading
statement, writing or activity made with the
intent that the person receiving it will act upon
it.
Infringement of Copyright, Patent, Trademark,
Trade Secret, or Intellectual Property Right:
Distribution and/or posting of copyrighted or the
aforementioned infringements will not be
tolerated.
Distribution of Viruses
Intentional distributions of software that
attempts to and/or causes damage, harassment, or
annoyance to persons, data, and/or computer
systems are prohibited. Such an offense will
result in the immediate termination of the
offending account.
Inappropriate Use of Software
Use of software or any device that would
facilitate a continued connection, i.e. pinging,
while using Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc.
services could result in suspension service.
Third Party Accountability
Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. subscribers
will be held responsible and accountable for any
activity by third parties, using their account
that violates guidelines created within the
Acceptable Use Policy.
Security
You are responsible for any misuse of your
account, even if a friend, family member, guest or
employee committed the inappropriate activity.
Therefore, you must take steps to ensure that
others do not gain unauthorized access to your
account. In addition, you may not use your account
to breach security of another account or attempt
to gain unauthorized access to another network or
server.
Your password provides access to your account. It
is your responsibility to keep your password
secure.
Sharing your password and account access with
unauthorized users is prohibited. You should take
care to prevent others from using your account
since you will be held responsible for such use.
Attempting to obtain another user's account
password is strictly prohibited, and may result in
termination of service.
You must adopt adequate security measures to
prevent or minimize unauthorized use of your
account.
You may not attempt to circumvent user
authentication or security of any host, network or
account. This includes, but is not limited to,
accessing data not intended for you, logging into
or making use of a server or account you are not
expressly authorized to access, or probing the
security of other networks. Use or distribution of
tools designed for compromising security is
prohibited. Examples of these tools include, but
are not limited to, password guessing programs,
cracking tools or network probing tools.
You may not attempt to interfere with service to
any user, host or network ("denial of service
attacks"). This includes, but is not limited to,
"flooding" of networks, deliberate attempts to
overload a service, and attempts to "crash" a
host.
Users who violate systems or network security may
incur criminal or civil liability. Navigator
Internet Solutions, Inc. will cooperate fully with
investigations of violations of systems or network
security at other sites, including cooperating
with law enforcement authorities in the
investigation of suspected criminal violations.
Backups
Full backups are made monthly, and backups of
new/changed data made nightly. No
guarantees are made of any kind, either
expressed or implied, as to the integrity of these
backups. Backups are made for server restoration
purposes only. It is the clients' responsibility
to maintain local copies of their web content. If
loss of data occurs due to an error of Navigator
Internet Solutions, Inc., Navigator Internet
Solutions, Inc. will attempt to recover the data
at no charge to the client.
Network Performance
Excessive use or abuse of these shared network
resources by one customer may have a negative
impact on all other customers. Misuse of network
resources in a manner results in impaired network
performance is prohibited by this policy and may
result in termination of your account.
You are prohibited from excessive consumption of
resources, including CPU time, memory, hard disk
space and session time. You may not use
resource-intensive programs which negatively
impact other customers or the performances of
Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. Solutions
systems or networks. Navigator Internet Solutions,
Inc. reserves the right to terminate or limit such
activities.
Acceptable Use Policy Amendments and Changes
Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. reserves the
right to revise, amend, or modify this AUP, our
TOS (Terms of Service) and our other policies and
agreements at any time and in any manner. Notice
of any revision, amendment, or modification will
be posted in accordance with our TOS (Terms of
Service).
Limitation of Liability
Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. shall not be
responsible for any claimed damages, including
incidental and consequential damages, which may
arise from Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc.
servers going off-line or being unavailable for
any reason whatsoever. Further, Navigator Internet
Solutions, Inc. shall not be responsible for any
claimed damages, including incidental or
consequential damages, resulting from the
corruption or deletion of any web site from one of
Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. servers. All
damages shall be limited to the immediate
termination of service. Navigator Internet
Solutions, Inc. shall be the sole arbiter of what
is and is not a violation of these acceptable use
policies. Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc.
reserves the right to terminate an account at any
time and for any reason that causes harm to any
Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. customer's
websites. Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc.
reserves the right to delete all content and files
upon termination. Navigator Internet Solutions,
Inc. reserves the right to withhold any pre-paid
funds for any site removed for violations of these
policies. Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc.
reserves the right to refuse, cancel, or suspend
service at our sole discretion. Navigator Internet
Solutions, Inc. reserves the right to change the
Acceptable Use Policy without prior notice or
warning. Non-enforcement of any part of the
Acceptable Use Policy does not constitute consent.
Violations of these Acceptable Uses Policies
should be referred to admin[AT]Navigator Internet
Solutions, Inc..net.
Billing inquiries
Please Send a Support Ticket to Sales including
your Login, Domain and Hosting Plan.
Canceling any service?
Send an e-mail to our sales department with your
domain name in the subject line and include any
pertinent information so that we may locate your
account information in order to avoid any possible
delays. We will then confirm with you via e-mail
to the primary account that is registered with us.
If this is not updated, then we must confirm via
voice. We will also require that you send us a fax
as this is an additional security feature.
Refund Policy
All virtual Web hosting plans and reseller
packages offer a 30-day money back Guarantee
related to the Uptime and Server Problems, with
exception of the administration fee [set up fee].
Dedicated Server's are NON-REFUNDABLE unless
otherwise specified. The refund will be issued
within 48 hours of your request. This policy
refers only to virtual hosting services and
reseller services. Dedicated, co-location,
managed, complex and extended solutions are not
eligible for a refund.
Any other refund requests must be forwarded to our
sales department with your account name (domain
name) and a contact name and number where we can
reach you, in order to start the confirmation
process. This is the only way to initiate this
process. There are no refunds after the first
15-day period. Customers who make a prepayment for
a longer period of time will not be able to get a
prorated refund unless we choose so. Non-payment
will result in suspension and/or termination of
service. The client is responsible of paying
Navigator Internet Solutions, Inc. every month the
amount due for rendered services.
If you have any other general questions, our live
help will gladly assist you with your
questions/concerns.
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