Secure Foundations' Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") is provided to give our customers and users a clear understanding of what Secure Foundations expects of them while using the service. All users of Secure Foundations' Internet 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 AUP and our TOS (Terms of Service).

Use of Secure Foundations Hosting Services constitutes acceptance and agreement to Secure Foundations AUP as well as Secure Foundations TOS (Terms of Service).

IMPORTANT NOTICE: *All Payments To Secure Foundations Are Non-Refundable*

We support the uncensored flow of information and ideas over the Internet and do not actively monitor subscriber activity under normal circumstances. Similarly, we do not exercise editorial control over the content of any web site, e-mail transmission, newsgroups, 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. Secure Foundations 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 either your Secure Foundations account or other actions WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.

This document is intended to provide a basic understanding of Secure Foundations Acceptable Use Policy. The following are guidelines for the establishment and enforcement of Secure Foundations AUP:

Secure Foundations intends to provide its customers access to everything the Internet has to offer. While the Secure Foundations is firmly committed to the principles of free speech, certain activities that may be damaging to the resources of both the Secure Foundations and the Internet and cannot be permitted under the guise of free speech. The resources of the Secure Foundations and the Internet are limited, and abuse of these resources by one user has a negative impact on the entire community.

We do not routinely monitor the activity of accounts except for measurements of system utilization and the preparation of billing records. However, in our efforts to promote good citizenship within the Internet community, we will respond appropriately if we become aware of inappropriate use of our service.

You may not use your dedicated server or virtual site to publish material, which Secure Foundations determines, at its sole discretion, to be unlawful, indecent or objectionable. For purposes of this policy, "material" refers to all forms of communications including narrative descriptions, graphics (including photographs, illustrations, images, drawings, logos), executable programs, video recordings, and audio recordings.

If a Secure Foundations account is used to violate the Acceptable Use Policy or our TOS, we reserve the right to terminate your service without notice. We prefer to advise customers of inappropriate behavior and any necessary corrective action, however, flagrant violations of the Acceptable Use Policy will result in immediate termination of service. Our failure to enforce this policy, for whatever reason, shall not be construed as a waiver of our right to do so at any time.

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 info@securefoundations.com.

This Agreement shall be construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of the state of Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, applicable to contracts enforceable in that state. Venue will be Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Secure Foundations' services may not be used for illegal purposes, or in support of illegal activities. Secure Foundations reserves the right to cooperate with legal authorities and/or injured third parties in the investigation of any suspected crime or civil wrongdoing.

Use of the Secure Foundations service to harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any way, including, but not limited to child pornography. Any server found to host child pornography or linking to the same will be removed from our network immediately without notice. Upon a second violation the server or account will be immediately terminated without notice. Severe cases can result in immediate termination. Any implication of underage content or misleading information perceived to be child pornography will result in the same penalties. All violations will be reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency. Any server found to host "Lolita" type content or linking to the same will be given one hour to remove the offending content/domain. Upon a second violation the server will be removed from our network immediately without notice. Subsequent violations can result in the termination of the server without notice. Severe cases can result in immediate termination. Any implication of underage content or misleading information perceived to be underage content will result in the same penalties. All violations will be reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency.

Use of the Secure Foundations service to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that threatens or encourages bodily harm or destruction of property.

Use of the Secure Foundations service to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting or otherwise) that harasses another.

Use of Secure Foundations 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."

Adding, removing or modifying identifying network header information in an effort to deceive or mislead is prohibited. Attempting to impersonate any person by using forged headers or other identifying information is prohibited.

Use of the Secure Foundations service to transmit any unsolicited commercial or unsolicited bulk e-mail is expressly prohibited. Violations of this type will result in the immediate termination of the offending Secure Foundations account.

Malicious intent to impede another person's use of electronic mail services or news will result in the immediate termination of the offending Secure Foundations account.

Forging any message header, in part or whole, of any electronic transmission, originating or passing through the Secure Foundations service is in violation of this AUP.

Secure Foundations has a zero tolerance policy for the use of its network for the posting of messages or commercial advertisements, which violate the rules, regulations, FAQ or charter of any newsgroups or mailing list. Commercial messages that are appropriate under the rules of a newsgroup or mailing list or that are solicited by the recipients are permitted.

Use of the Secure Foundations service to access, or to attempt to access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security measures of Secure Foundations' 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 Secure Foundations account is subject to immediate termination.

Use of the Secure Foundations service to transmit any material (by e-mail, uploading, posting, hot linking, directly linking 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.

Use of the Secure Foundations service to collect, or attempt to collect, personal information about third parties without their knowledge or consent.

Use of the Secure Foundations service for any activity which affects the ability of other people or systems to use Secure Foundations 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. Secure Foundations 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.

Involves a knowing misrepresentation or misleading statement, writing or activity made with the intent that the person receiving it will act upon it.

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.

Secure Foundations 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.

It is absolutely forbidden to host pornographic content or IRC servers on Virtual Server Accounts. Virtual Server Accounts found hosting this material will be subject to immediate cancellation without refund.

It is absolutely forbidden to host an IRC server that is part of or connected to another IRC network or server. This includes IRC Bots. Servers found to be connecting to or part of these networks will be immediately removed from our network without notice. The server will not be reconnected to the network until such time that you agree to completely remove any and all traces of the irc server, and agree to let us have access to your server to confirm that the content has been completely removed. Any server guilty of a second violation will result in immediate account termination. The only exception is if there exists a written agreement between the Customer and Secure Foundations.

If the charge for a domain or set of domains is charged back, Secure Foundations has the right to take control of the domain or set of domains that was paid for by the disputed charge. Secure Foundations will change the domain account information as needed to take control of the domain or set of domains. The user is not guaranteed to be contacted in the event that a chargeback is received.

The use of Peer to Peer or file sharing software to permit the sharing, copying or distribution of unauthorized copyrighted material on the Secure Foundations service is prohibited. Use of such software could result in suspension of service.

You are responsible for any misuse of your account, even if the inappropriate activity was committed by a friend, family member, guest or employee. 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.