Acceptable Use Policy:

To ensure the quality and reliability of your service, this Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is enforced actively and strictly. To avoid disappointment, please ensure that you have read and understood the points herein before applying for an account.

The Internet is a powerful information and entertainment tool. We expect our customers to use the Internet with respect, courtesy, and responsibility, giving due regard to the rights of other Internet users wherever they may be.

As a provider to the Internet community, our Acceptable Use Policy is designed to produce a better environment for us all. Common sense is the best guide as to what is considered acceptable use.

The following are examples of unacceptable uses which include but are not limited to:

Illegality
In any form, including but not limited to activities such as unauthorised distribution or copying of copyrighted software, harassment, fraud, trafficking in obscene material, tobacco advertising, incitement, drug dealing, and any other illegal activities.

Undesirable Content
Including but not limited to: We do not host adult content of any description. Content relating to Hacking, Cracking, Warez and IRC is not allowed. Software downloads may only be hosted if you are the writer and copyright owner of the software or have written permission from the owner of the work, all other software including freeware, shareware and trial software is forbidden. 
If your website content is aimed at other countries, you must be aware that different countries have differing standards of what may be considered acceptable therefore content that may be common place and generally accepted in the UK, may be considered grossly offensive and for example blasphemous in your target country. It is your responsibility to research and identify the sensitivities of your target countries. There are sufficient resources on the web to make this task relatively easy. In short, be sensitive to the other person, be respectful of their beliefs, check before you publish.

We do not systematically monitor client content or use word triggers to monitor content, we do however reserve the right to monitor your content from time to time in whatever way we may choose and will take immediate action if your content is found to be in breach of any terms, conditions or clauses contained herein.

Net Abuse
Including but not limited to activities such as using a non-existent return e-mail address on a commercial solicitation, spamming (sending unsolicited advertising to numerous e-mail addresses or newsgroups and/or generating a significantly higher volume of outgoing e-mail than a normal user), trolling (posting outrageous messages in newsgroups to generate numerous responses), mail-bombing (sending multiple messages without significant new content to the same user), subscribing someone else to a mailing list without that person's permission, cross-posting articles to an excessive number of newsgroups, or attempting without authorisation to enter into a secured computer system.

Bulk Email
The sending of bulk email whether opt-in or otherwise, and the use of bulk email to promote a site hosted within Webmozaic.com hosting space is strictly forbidden.

Tortuous Conduct
Including but not limited to posting of defamatory, scandalous, or private information about a person without their consent, intentionally inflicting emotional distress, or violating trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights.

Misuse of Resources
Including but not limited to employing applications which consume excessive CPU time, memory or storage space. Chat/IRC, web proxy and mailing list scripts are not allowed on our network under any circumstances. Streaming media can be a drain on web server resources and as such is not allowed. CGI based message forums which use flat file databases are often found to use excessive system resources, to avoid disappointment please use a PHP/ASP message forum. The use of web cam applications which maintain a constant FTP connection uploading an image at regular intervals is forbidden.

If you are unsure about content you intend to place on the internet or require a derogation from this policy, please ensure you check with us before you publish. We reserve the right to determine what constitutes acceptable use. This policy will be actively monitored and enforced.

This document was last updated: 8th July 2005.