Terms of Service: Athena Real Communities™

TERMS OF SERVICE:

ATHENA INTERNET HOSTING, Athena Real Communities, LHSAlumnus.org

Acceptable Use Policy
(Revised April 26, 2006)
I.) Intent and Scope
Ia.) Standards of Conduct
II.) Illegal Use of Athena Internet Network
IIa.) Fraud
IIb .) Child Pornography
IIc .) Copyright Infringements
VI.) Illegal Software Exportation
VII.) Athena Internet Network Resource Useage
VIII.) Third Party Liability
IX.) User-submitted content: Forums/Classifieds/Personals
X.) Athena Internet Affiliate Program
XI.) Disclaimer and Effective Date

I.) Intent and Scope
The purpose of this Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is to inform our customers of our expectations regarding their use of the Internet through the Athena Internet Network. It is binding on all resellers and end-users of the Athena Internet Network.
This policy should be read in conjunction with the Athena Internet Internet Access Agreement, and all other published Athena Internet policies. Notice Any Violation(s) of This Acceptable Use Policy Will Result In Immediate Suspension or Termination of Your Account, and may result in legal prosecution under criminal and civil law.

Ia.) Standards of Conduct
Users of the Athena RealCommunities sites are expected to conduct themselves as responsible adults, and refrain from posting inflammatory, illegal, unethical, or racist speech in posts to forums, e-mails, or news items within the websites themselves. Violation of this policy will result in immediate suspension and deletion of user accounts; subsequent violations of this policy may result in legal action including both criminal and civil litigation.

II.) Illegal Use of Athena Internet Network
Athena Internet neither censors nor precludes any content passing through its network. However, Athena Internet will not allow any user to use the Athena Internet Network in a manner that is illegal, or infringes on the rights of others. Athena Internet will cooperate with legal authorities in the investigation of any suspected criminal or civil infringements.
The following are examples of unacceptable use:

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

Child Pornography
[18 U.S.C § 2256] defines child pornography as any visual depiction, including any photograph, film, video, picture, or computer or computer-generated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic, mechanical, or other means, of sexually explicit conduct, where (A) the production of such visual depiction involves the use of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct; (B) such visual depiction is, or appears to be, of a minor engaging in sexually explicit
conduct; (C) such visual depiction has been created, adapted, or modified to appear that an identifiable minor is engaging in sexually explicit conduct; or (D) such visual depiction is advertised, promoted, presented, described, or distributed in such a manner that conveys the impression that the material is or contains a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Such visual depictions are illegal to possess, produce, receive, transport or distribute by any means, including computer.

NOTE: WE WILL COOPERATE TO THE FULLEST WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE PURSUIT, PROSECUTION, AND CONVICTION OF ANY CUSTOMER OR WEBSITE MEMBER ATTEMPTING TO USE OUR NETWORK TO TRADE IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

Copyright, Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret, or Intellectual Property Rights
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act [17 U.S.C. § 512(c)] sets forth our responsibilities and duties as an ISP. The act requires us to take down any content on our servers that is properly alleged to be a copyright infringement, and we can only restore the content upon receipt of proper counter-notice. To notify us of a suspected infringement please contact admin(at)athenainternet.com.

Illegal Software Exportation
All users must comply with U.S. export laws concerning the transmission of technical data and other regulated materials via the Athena Internet Network (i.e., data encryption software).
This list is representative of prohibited activities and is not all inclusive.

Network Resource Usage
Athena Internet will not tolerate any conduct that constitutes invasions of privacy, or otherwise compromises the security of our users, our Network or its resources. Such acts include, but are not limited to:

Hacking/Violation of Privacy/Unauthorized Use

A ttempting to access the accounts of others; penetrating or attempting to penetrate security measures of other computer
systems, whether or not the intrusion results in corruption or loss of data; actual or attempted unauthorized entry and/or use of another company’s and/or individual’s computer system. This list is representative of prohibited activities and is not all inclusive of future violations. Any of the above acts, or similar acts will result in immediate termination of your service.

Abusive Communications and/or E-mail
E-mailing in bulk, whether solicited or unsolicited, is prohibited. Sending unsolicited commercial E-mail (UCE) to multiple recipients, or any other activities that negatively impacts our mail system’s performance will not be tolerated. Examples of prohibited behavior include: Posting of messages to newsgroups that is irrelevant or blanket posting/cross-posting of messages to multiple newsgroups; Malicious impediments to another person’s use of electronic mail services or news media (e.g. Mail Bombing); Forging any message header, in part or whole, originating or passing through the Athena Internet Network; Ponzi Schemes, Chain letters, or Pyramid Schemes.

Network Resource Abuse
The following are prohibited:

Intentional distributions of software that attempts to and/or causes damage, harassment, or annoyance to persons, data, and/or computer systems;

Use of software or any device that would facilitate a continued connection with the Athena Internet Network, including, but not limited to pinging.

This list is representative of prohibited activities and is not all inclusive of future violations. Athena Internet has a zero-tolerance for E-mail and Network resource violations. Violators’ accounts will be promptly terminated without
notice.

Third Party Liability
All Athena Internet subscribers and any third parties using their Athena Internet account are responsible and accountable for any activity that violates this Acceptable Use Policy. This list is representative of prohibited activities and is not all inclusive of future violations.

Forums/Classifieds/Personal Ads

Athena Internet makes no claims or warranties as to the content on our user-enabled content pages. While we make every effort to monitor and moderate the content, we cannot claim responsibility for user-supplied content.

All content supplied in the forums, classifieds, and personals are the responsibility of the user posting them; any fraud or misrepresentation in the forums, classifieds, or personals will result in termination of service.

Disclaimer
Athena Internet does not assume liability for our subscribers’ violation(s) of this policy. Athena Internet reserves the right to make changes to this policy without prior notification to subscribers.