ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

ILLEGAL USE

The Netsouth Computer Services Web Site may be used only for lawful purposes. Transmission, distribution or storage of any material in violation of any applicable law or regulation coming to or from any unauthorized network or system is prohibited. This includes, without limitation, material protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights used without proper authorization; government and military data protected by law and national security; university and academic data protected by public policy; and material that is obscene, defamatory, constitutes an illegal threat, or violates export control laws. Any violation of the above which compromises the integrity of the Netsouth Computer Services Web Site is strictly prohibited.

DOMAIN NAMES

Any domain names registered, purchased, paid for and owned by Netsouth Computer Services, herein referred to as Netsouth, are the property of Netsouth Computer Services. Netsouth may, from time to time and at Netsouth's discretion, use these domain names to establish a customer's web site and presence on the Internet. When used in this manner, the fees for usage of domain names owned by Netsouth will be included in the customers' monthly invoice. The customer hosting account must be current and approved by Netsouth for such use. Domain names used in this manner remain the property and ownership of Netsouth. Netsouth retains the ownership of any and all such domain names, and retains the right to cancel such usage at its' discretion. If this cancellation right is exercised by Netsouth, a 30-day notice of cancellation will be given by Netsouth.

USE OF THIS WEB SITE

IN NO EVENT WILL NETSOUTH BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, DIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY USE OF THIS WEB SITE, OR ANY OTHER LINKED WEB SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF NETSOUTH IS EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

AS-IS

Information on the Netsouth web site is provided "AS-IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

SYSTEM AND NETWORK SECURITY

Violations of system or network security are prohibited, and may result in criminal and civil liability. Netsouth will investigate incidents involving such violations and may involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities if a criminal violation is suspected. Examples of unlawful acts, system, or network security violations include, without limitation, the following:

--Unauthorized access to or use of data, systems or networks, including any attempt to probe, damage, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without express authorization of the owner of the system or network.

--Unauthorized monitoring of data or traffic on any network or system without express authorization of the owner of the system or network. Interference with service to any user, host or network including, without limitation, mailbombing, flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system and broadcast attacks.

--Unauthorized access to any data, system, or network from an unauthorized system or network for any purpose which is not lawful or which is intended to do harm.

--Forging of any TCP-IP packet header or any part of the header information in an email or a newsgroup posting. Electronic forging of any kind to include but not limited to IP addresses, domains, business names, etc.

EMAIL

Sending unsolicited mail messages, including, without limitation, commercial advertising and informational announcements, is explicitly prohibited. A user shall not use another site's mail server to relay mail without the express permission of the site owner.

USENET

Posting the same or similar message to one or more newsgroups (excessive cross-posting or multiple-posting, also known as "SPAM") is expressly prohibited.

INDIRECT OR ATTEMPTED VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY, AND ACTUAL OR ATTEMPTED VIOLATIONS BY A THIRD PARTY ON BEHALF OF A Netsouth CUSTOMER OR A CUSTOMER'S END USER, SHALL BE CONSIDERED VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY BY SUCH CUSTOMER OR END USER.

For Example:

--If you are hosting a bulk email site on Netsouth servers and you use another ISP to SPAM from in order to reference your Netsouth site by IP address or domain name, you are violating Netsouth policy and possibly the law.

--If you have been granted telnet access to Netsouth servers, multiple telnet logins are strictly prohibited and you must come from a valid IP address. Forgery is against the law.

--Any type of denial of service attack from valid or invalid addresses is a violation of Netsouth security policy and against the law.

--If you have been granted password privileges for FTP or telnet, sharing your password with an unauthorized user or third party is strictly prohibited.

--Complaints regarding illegal Use or System or Network Security issues should be sent to bjunkin1@comcast.net.

--Complaints regarding email abuse should be sent to bjunkin1@comcast.net.

--Complaints regarding USENET abuse or SPAM should be sent to bjunkin1@comcast.net.

--The Digital Millennium Copyright Act provides limitations for service provider liability relating to material online with regard to information residing, at the discretion of the user, on a system or network that the service provider controls or operates. 17. U.S. 512(c). The designated agents for notification of claimed infringement are:

Netsouth Computer Serevices
ATTN: Owner
P.O. Box 284
Brandon, MS 39043

For any legal issues or concerns email: bjunkin1@comcast.net

Netsouth will also not tolerate any adult material or spamming and both infringements shall result in immediate termination and removal of the site and/or virtual server without a refund. Netsouth prides itself as a responsible member of the Internet community and is committed to protecting the data of and providing quality service to all Netsouth customers all of the time.

INTERACTION WITH Netsouth STAFF

Any threat, vulgar language or harassment directed at any Netsouth staff member through phone or email may result in immediate termination of an account. Any violation of this policy by any employee, contractor or third party programmer of Netsouth should be reported immediately.