Internet Access Terms Of Use Policy:

Upon signing up for BBUSA.NET services, all customers agree to comply with BBUSA.NET's Terms of Use. The spirit of this policy is to ensure our customers are using BBUSA.NET services with due regard to the rights of other Internet users and in conformity with the requirements of BBUSA.NET's network environment.  

Illegal Use

BBUSA.NET's servers may be used for lawful purposes only. Transmission, storage, or distribution of any information, data, or material in violation of any applicable law or regulation is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: copyrighted material; trademarks; trade secrets or other intellectual property rights used without proper authorization; material that is obscene, defamatory, constitutes an illegal threat, or violates export control laws. Examples of unacceptable content or links include: pirated software, hacker programs or archives, Warez sites, MP3, and IRC bots.

Security

Violations of system or network security are prohibited and may result in criminal and civil liability. Examples include but are not limited to the following: unauthorized access, use, probing, or scanning of systems security or authentication measures, data, or traffic; interference with service to any user, host, or network including, without limitation, mail bombing, flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system, broadcast attacks; forging of any TCP-IP packet header or any part of the header information in an email or a newsgroup posting.

Server Resources

Any web site that uses a high amount of server resources (such as, but not limited to, CPU time, memory usage, and network resources) will be given the option to either pay additional fees (which will depend on the resources required), reduce the resources used to an acceptable level, or upgrade its service to a Dedicated Server plan. BBUSA.NET shall be the sole arbiter of what is considered to be a high server usage level. 

Any web hosting account deemed to be adversely affecting server performance or network integrity will be shut down without prior notice.

CGI Scripts

CGI script sharing with domains not hosted by BBUSA.NET is not permitted. Any CGI-scripts deemed to be adversely affecting server performance or network integrity will be shut down without prior notice.


Background Running Programs 

BBUSA.NET may allow programs to run in the background. These programs will be considered on an individual basis and customers will incur extra charges based on system resources used and operational maintenance needed. If you wish to run background programs please contact BBUSA.NET at sales@bbusa.net so that we can arrange set-up.

IRC

BBUSA.NET does not allow IRC or IRC bots to be operated on our servers.

UCE (Unsolicited Commerce Email) - SPAM

Spamming, the sending of unsolicited mass email from or through a BBUSA.NET server or using an email address that is maintained on a BBUSA.NET machine is STRICTLY prohibited. BBUSA.NET will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes a violation of this provision. Customers are also in violation of this provision if they engage in spamming using the service of another ISP or IPP, but reference in the spam a web site hosted on a BBUSA.NET server. Violators will be assessed a minimum fine and will face immediate suspension.

Server Abuse

Any attempts to undermine or cause harm to a BBUSA.NET server or customer are strictly prohibited.

Software Distribution

BBUSA.NET shared web hosting accounts are not configured for the purposes of distributing software and/or multimedia products. If you wish to distribute software and/or multimedia files, please contact sales@bbusa.net to make special arrangements.

Multimedia Files

Multimedia files are defined as any graphics, audio, and video files. BBUSA.NET shared web hosting accounts are not to be used for the purposes of distributing and storing unusual amounts of multimedia files. Any web site whose disk space usage for storing multimedia files exceeds 70% of its total usage, in terms of total size or number of files, will be considered to be using an unusual amount of multimedia files.

Databases

Any database stored on BBUSA.NET servers shall be limited in size to 10% of the total disk space allotted for that particular domain's plan/web hosting account.

Copyright Violations

 The Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") sets forth the requirements for valid copyright infringement notification. If you would like to notify BBUSA.NET of an infringement of your copyright, the DMCA requires that you:

  1. Send your notification to BBUSA.NET designated agent. You may choose  the following avenue for this notification:
    1. Email to sales@bbusa.net

     

  2. Include in your notification the following information:
    1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf (the "Claimant").
    2. Identification of the copyrighted work(s) claimed to have been infringed.
    3. Identification of the material claimed to infringe the copyright(s), and enough information for BBUSA.NET to locate it.
    4. The Claimant's name, address, and telephone number(s).
    5. A statement that the Claimant has a good faith belief that use of the disputed material is not authorized by the copyright owner or his agent.
    6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification of copyright infringement is accurate and that the Claimant is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
Actions Taken by BBUSA.net:
The failure by a customer to meet or follow any of the above Terms of Use is grounds for account deactivation. BBUSA.NET will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes a violation of the Terms of Use. BBUSA.NET reserves the right to remove any account without prior notice.

When BBUSA.NET becomes aware of an alleged violation of its Terms of Use, BBUSA.NET will initiate an investigation. During the investigation, BBUSA.NET may restrict a customer's access in order to prevent further potentially unauthorized activity. Depending on the severity of the violation, BBUSA.NET may, at its sole discretion, restrict, suspend, or terminate a customer's web hosting account and/or pursue other civil remedies. If such violation is a criminal offense, BBUSA.NET will notify the appropriate law enforcement authorities of such violation.

BBUSA.NET does not issue credits for outages incurred through service disablement resulting from Terms of Use violations.

BBUSA.NET customers agree to indemnify and hold harmless BBUSA.NET from any claims resulting from the use of our services that damages them or any other party. The BBUSA.NET service is provided on an as is, as available basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement.  BBUSA.NET expressly disclaims any representation or warranty that the BBUSA.NET service will be error-free, secure or uninterrupted.  No oral advice or written information given by BBUSA.NET, its employees, licensors or the like, will create a warranty; nor may you rely on any such information or advice.  BBUSA.NET and its partners and suppliers will not be liable for any cost or damage arising either directly or indirectly from any transaction or use of the service.

Modification
BBUSA.NET reserves the right to add, delete, or modify any provision of its Terms of Use at any time without notice.