Acceptable Use Policy
SG Hosting Services Acceptable Use Policy has been developed with
the following objectives:
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Preserve the privacy
and security of individual users.
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Preserve the value
of Internet resources as a conduit for free expression.
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Encourage the
responsible use of net resources and discourage practices which
degrade the usability of network resources and thus the value of
Internet services.
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Ensure security,
reliability and privacy of SG Hosting Services systems and network,
and the networks and systems of others.
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Avoid situations
that may cause SG Hosting Services to incur civil liability.
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We respect our
Customers to use the Internet with courtesy and responsibility and
to be familiar with and to practice good Internet etiquette. By
adhering to the following policies, our Customers are protecting the
rights and privileges of all Internet users.
SYSTEM AND NETWORK USAGE AND SECURITY
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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, password sniffing, security hole scanning, IP spoofing,
logging into a server or account the Customer is not expressly
authorized to access, or probing the security of other networks.
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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.
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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.
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Customers must safeguard their account passwords to prevent
unauthorized access to their account.
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Users who violate systems or network security may incur criminal or
civil liability. SG Hosting Services 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.
MATERIAL AND
PRODUCT REQUIREMENT
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Customers must ensure that all material and data placed on SG
Hosting Services equipment is in a condition that is "server-ready,"
which is in a form requiring no additional manipulation on SG
Hosting Services 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. SG Hosting Services 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 SG Hosting Services.
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Uses of SG Hosting Services facilities require a certain level of
knowledge in the use of Internet languages, protocols, and software.
This level of knowledge varies depending on the anticipated use of
the facilities. Customers are responsible for having this level of
expertise. It is not the responsibility of SG Hosting Services to
provide this knowledge or customer support outside of the service
defined in the Service Agreement.
GENERAL CONDUCT
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SG Hosting Services facilities may only be used for lawful purposes.
Transmission, distribution, or storage of any information, data or
material in violation of Republic of Singapore 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. Pornographic content is strictly prohibited on all our servers and network. SG Hosting Services reserves the right to remove such
illegal material from its servers and terminate customer's accont without refunds.
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Customers are
prohibited from transmitting on or through any of SG Hosting
Services facilities, any material that is, in SG Hosting Services
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.
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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.
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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 email, news, or any other electronic
media/service we provide.
GENERAL USES
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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.
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Customers may not employ posts or programs that consume excessive
CPU time or storage space. SG Hosting Services reserves the right to
kill CPU intensive process without prior notice or incurring of any
liability.
Customers may not host video and audio files on the server that may
consume massive bandwidth and CPU time. SG Hosting Services reserves
the right to block any video and audio files without prior notice or
incurring of any liability
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Customers may not use the server or their
account for File Sharing Purposes. SG Hosting Services reserves the
right to block or remove the files without prior notice or incurring
of any liability.
EMAIL
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Customers are bound by the SG Hosting Services
Spam Policy.
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Harassment, whether through language, frequency, or size of
messages, is prohibited.
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Customers may not forward or otherwise propagate chain letters,
whether or not the recipient wishes to receive such mailings.
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Malicious email, including but not limited to "mail bombing"
(flooding a user or site with very large or numerous pieces of
email) and "trolling" (posting outrageous messages to generate
numerous responses) is prohibited.
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Forging of header or any other information is not permitted.
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Subscribing someone else to a mail list or removing someone else
from a mail list without that person's permission is prohibited.
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SG Hosting Services accounts or services may not be used to collect
replies to messages sent from another Internet Service Provider,
where those messages violate this Acceptable Use Policy or the
Acceptable Use Policy of that other provider.
- Massive Mailing is strictly prohibited on all our servers and network. Customers are not allowed to send mails of the same or similar content to more than 40 users per batch or more than 150 users per day. SG Hosting Services reserves the rights to terminate any massive mailing process if any customer is found to be counducting such activity.,
USENET - NEWSGROUP
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SG Hosting Services is not responsible for the content of any
newsgroup posting, whether or not a SG Hosting Services Customer
made the posting.
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Postings to newsgroups must comply with the written charters or FAQ
for those newsgroups. Advertisements should only be posted in those
newsgroups whose charters/FAQ explicitly permit them. The poster is
responsible for determining the etiquette of a given newsgroup,
prior to posting to it.
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Customers are prohibited from posting the same or similar message to
large numbers of newsgroups (excessive cross-posting or
multiple-posting, also known as "USENET Spam").
Customers are prohibited from forging header information. This
includes attempting to circumvent the approval process for posting
to a moderated newsgroup.
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A customer may not
solicit mail for any other address, other than that of the
Customer's account or service, with the intent to harass or collect
replies after SG Hosting Services service has been terminated.
IRC (INTERNET RELAY CHAT)
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IRC robots ("bots" or
"clones") or IRC sessions may not be run from SG Hosting Services
shared server accounts.
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Customers are prohibited from using IRC scripts or programs that
interfere with or deny service to other users on any server or host.
PRIVACY
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SG Hosting Services will not sell or knowingly disclose its customer
lists or customer email or listserv address lists. We will attempt
to protect the privacy of our Customers and their information that
is stored on our network. SG Hosting Services will only access and
disclose information as necessary to comply with applicable laws and
government orders, to operate and maintain our systems and services,
or to protect ourselves or our Customers.
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SG Hosting Services will not monitor or disclose a Customer's
private email messages or other facility usage 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 to the limit the law allows or
requires, at SG Hosting Services sole discretion.
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SG Hosting Services will, from time to time, use our customer
mailing lists for network updates, system information and general
sales information. SG Hosting Services may in the future limit all
mailings to those clients who want to participate.
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For customer paying
with credit card, the card information will NOT be held in the
records of SG Hosting Services. SG Hosting Services do not hold or
have access to the credit card information provided if the customer
choose to pay by credit card during online registration.
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Customer passwords are confidential and will not be made available
to any person or company outside of SG Hosting Services for any
reason whatsoever.
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All information will
be stored as securely as possible while maintaining the ability for
authorized SG Hosting Services staff to quickly and effectively
access this information when required operational purposes.
THE ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY DEFINES
THE ACTIONS WHICH SG HOSTING SERVICES CONSIDERS TO BE ABUSIVE, AND
THUS, STRICTLY PROHIBITED. THE EXAMPLES SET FORTH IN THIS POLICY IS
NON-EXCLUSIVE, AND IS PROVIDED SOLELY FOR GUIDANCE TO SG HOSTING
SERVICES CUSTOMERS.
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