This Acceptable Usage Policy has been developed with the following objectives:
- Ensure security, reliability and privacy of Oddbite's systems and network, and the networks and systems of our partners
- Maintain the image and reputation of Oddbite LLC as a responsible provider
- Preserve the value of Internet resources as a conduit for free expression
- Encourage the responsible use of net resources and discourage practices which degrade the usability of network resources and thus the value of Internet services
- Avoid situations that may cause Oddbite LLC. to incur civil liability
- Preserve the privacy and security of individual users

By using our webhosting services, you agree to comply with our policies. You are expected to use the Internet with respect, courtesy, and responsibility, giving due regard to the rights of other Internet users. We expect you to have a basic knowledge of how the Internet functions, the types of uses which are generally acceptable, and the types of uses which are to be avoided. Common sense is the best guide as to what is considered acceptable use.

VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING POLICIES IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED AND WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF ALL ACCOUNTS.

General Conduct
1. Customers are prohibited from transmitting on or through any of Oddbite's services, any material that is, at Oddbite's sole discretion, unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law, statute or regulation.
2. Oddbite's services 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 any other statute. Oddbite, LLC. reserves the right to remove such illegal material from its servers.
3. Customers may not engage in 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 making physical threats against another person via e-mail, news, or any other electronic media/service we provide.
4. The Customer is responsible for providing and maintaining accurate and up-to-date billing information. Furnishing false data on the signup form, contract, or online application, including fraudulent use of credit card numbers, is grounds for immediate termination, and may subject the offender to civil or criminal liability.

System and Network Usage

Security
1. Customers may not attempt to circumvent user authentication or security of any host, network, or account ("cracking"). This includes, but is not limited to, accessing data not intended for the Customer, logging into a server or account the Customer is not expressly authorized to access, or probing the security of other networks.
2. Customers 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.
3. Customers may not use any kind of program/script/command, or send messages of any kind, designed to interfere with a user's terminal session, via any means, locally or by the Internet.
4. Customers must safeguard their account passwords to prevent unauthorized access to their account.
5. Users who violate systems or network security may incur criminal or civil liability. Oddbite LLC. 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.

E-mail
1. Harassment, whether through language, frequency, or size of messages, is prohibited.
2. Customers may not send e-mail to any person who does not wish to receive it. If a recipient asks to stop receiving e-mail, the Customer must not send that person any further e-mail.
3. Customers are explicitly prohibited from sending unsolicited bulk mail messages ("junk mail" or "spam"). This includes, but is not limited to, bulk-mailing of commercial advertising, informational announcements, and political tracts. Such material may only be sent to those who have explicitly requested it.
4. Customers may not forward or otherwise propagate chain letters, whether or not the recipient wishes to receive such mailings.
5. Malicious e-mail, including but not limited to "mailbombing" (flooding a user or site with very large or numerous pieces of e-mail) and "trolling" (posting outrageous messages to generate numerous responses) is prohibited.
6. Forging of header or any other information is not permitted.
7. Subscribing someone else to a mail list or removing someone else from a mail list without that person's permission is prohibited.
8. Oddbite, LLC. accounts or services may not be used to collect replies to messages sent from another Internet Service Provider, where those messages violate this Usage Policy or the usage policy of that other provider.
9. These rules apply to ALL other types of Internet-based distribution mediums as well. Oddbite LLC. operates under a strict one-warning policy regarding unsolicited e-mail, unless the violation is of such nature that the account, at our sole discretion requires immediate termination, in which event service will be immediately terminated.

IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
1. Customers are prohibited from using or hosting IRC scripts, servers, or programs on Oddbite's accounts.
2. Neither IRC robots ("bots" or "clones"), nor IRC sessions may not be run from any Oddbite accounts.
3. Oddbite LLC. is not liable for the content of any communications made on IRC.

General Uses
1. Customers may not permit the use of mail services, mail forwarding capabilities, POP accounts, or auto-responders other than for the Customer's own account.
2. Customers may not employ posts or programs that consume excessive CPU time or storage space. Oddbite, LLC. reserves the right to kill off, and remove CPU intensive processes.
3. Customers may not use the Oddbite Network and/or servers for large mass-content distribution purposes (regardless of legality of content). This includes, but it not limited to software, and large file archives. Customers are expected to adhere to Bandwidth limitations set forth in pricing plans, and will be billed at a rate of $0.10 per megabyte of overage.

Material and Product Requirements
1. Customers must ensure that all material and data placed on Oddbite's equipment is in a condition that is "server-ready," which is in a form requiring no additional manipulation on Oddbite's part. We shall make no effort to validate this information for content, correctness or usability. In the event that the Customer's material is not "server-ready", we have the option at any time to reject this material and remove it from our servers or disable it from being activated. Oddbite will notify the Customer immediately of its refusal of the material and afford the Customer the opportunity to amend or modify the material to satisfy the needs and/or requirements of Oddbite LLC.
2. Use of Oddbite's hosting services requires a certain level of knowledge in the use of Internet languages, protocols, and software. This level of knowledge varies depending on the anticipated use and desired content of the Customer's Web space. Customers must have the necessary knowledge to create and maintain a Web space. It is not the responsibility of Oddbite, LLC. to provide this knowledge or customer support outside of the service defined in the Service Agreement.

Privacy
1. Oddbite LLC. will not sell or knowingly disclose its customer lists or customer e-mail or listserv address lists. We will attempt to protect the privacy of our Customers and information that is stored on our network. Oddbite LLC. will only access and disclose information as necessary to comply with applicable laws and government requests, to operate and maintain our systems and services, or to protect ourselves or our Customers.
2. Oddbite LLC. will not monitor or disclose a Customer's private e-mail messages unless required by court order or law. We will cooperate with the authorities and will notify such authorities if it suspects that a Customer is engaged in illegal activities.

If you are unsure whether any contemplated use or activity is prohibited, please send e-mail to aup@oddbite.com and we will assist you. Please note that the activities set forth above are also not permitted from other Internet Service Providers on behalf of, or to advertise, any service hosted by Oddbite LLC, or connected via our network. Furthermore, such services may not be advertised via deceptive marketing policies, as defined by the Federal Trade Commission Deception Policy Statement.

Oddbite LLC. must further limit any exceptions made to the Usage Policy as secondary in regards to server and network security, performance and integrity. Any user, regardless of exception status, may have his or her service disabled if it is interfering with our servers or network.

Specific questions about this policy should be sent via e-mail to aup@oddbite.com. Reports of activity in violation of this policy may be sent via e-mail to abuse@oddbite.com.