NETALBERTA
Usage Policy |
This is Hok Nik Creative, Inc.’s ("NETALBERTA") Usage Policy, which
supplements the service agreement of each user of NETALBERTA services
(each, a "Subscriber"). Every Subscriber is subject to this Usage
Policy, and by virtue of using NETALBERTA’s services, network, and/or
systems (collectively the "Services") agrees to be bound by this Usage
Policy. NETALBERTA will revise this Usage Policy from time to time. A
Subscriber's use of the Services after revisions to the Usage Policy are
posted on our website at
http://www.hoknik.com/policy/isp-policy.htm will constitute such
person's acceptance of any changes or additions to the Usage Policy.
Subscribers violate this Usage Policy when they (or their affiliates or
customers) engage in the following prohibited activities. |
| Violations of Intellectual Property
Rights |
Any violation of any person's intellectual property rights, rights of
privacy, rights of publicity or other personal rights is prohibited.
NETALBERTA is required by law to remove or block access to content
appearing on or through the Services upon receipt of proper notice of
copyright infringement (see "Copyright Infringement Notice Information"
below). |
| Spamming |
Spamming, whether or not it overloads the Services or disrupts service
to NETALBERTA Subscribers, is prohibited. The term "spamming" includes,
but is not limited to, the sending of unsolicited bulk and/or commercial
message over the Internet or maintaining an open SMTP policy. NETALBERTA
reserves the right to determine, in its sole and absolute discretion,
whether e-mail recipients were from an opt-in email list. |
| Misrepresentation of Transmission Information |
Forging,
misrepresenting, omitting, or deleting message headers, return mailing
information and/or Internet protocol addresses to conceal or misidentify
the origin of an message is prohibited. |
| Viruses and Other Destructive
Activities |
Use of the Services for creating or sending Internet viruses, worms or
Trojan horses, or for pinging, flooding or mailbombing, or engaging in
denial of service attacks is prohibited. It is also prohibited for any
Subscriber to engage in other activity that is intended to disrupt or
interfere with, or that results in the disruption of or interference
with, the ability of others to effectively use the Services (or any
connected network, system, service or equipment) or conduct their
business over the Internet. |
| Hacking |
"Hacking" and related activities is prohibited. "Hacking" includes, but
is not limited to, the following activities: illegally or without
authorization, accessing computers, accounts or networks, penetrating or
attempting to penetrate security measures, port scans, stealth scans,
and other activities designed to assist in hacking. |
| Export Control Violations |
The exportation of encryption software outside of the United States or
Canada
and/or violations of United States or Canadian law relating to the exportation of
software is prohibited. |
| Child Pornography |
The use of the Services to store, post, display, transmit, advertise or
otherwise make available child pornography is prohibited. NETALBERTA is
required by law, and will, notify law enforcement agencies when it
becomes aware of the presence of child pornography on, or being
transmitted through, the Services. |
| Other Illegal Activities |
The use of the Services to engage in any activities that are determined
by NETALBERTA, in its sole and absolute discretion, to be illegal is
prohibited. Such illegal activities include, but are not limited to,
storing, posting, displaying, transmitting or otherwise making available
ponzi or pyramid schemes, fraudulently charging credit cards or
displaying credit card information of third parties without their
consent, and failure to comply with applicable on-line privacy laws.
NETALBERTA will cooperate fully with appropriate law enforcement
agencies in connection with any and all illegal activities occurring on
or through the Services. |
Obscene,
Defamatory, Abusive or Threatening Language |
Use of the Services to store, post, transmit, display or otherwise make
available obscene, defamatory, harassing, abusive or threatening
language is prohibited. |
| Other Activities |
Engaging in any activity that, in NETALBERTA sole and absolute
discretion, disrupts, interferes with or is harmful to (or threatens to
disrupt, interfere with, or be harmful to) the Services, NETALBERTA
business, operations, reputation, goodwill, customers and/or customer
relations, or the ability of NETALBERTA customers to effectively use the
Services is prohibited. Such prohibited activities include making
available any program, product or service that is designed to or could
be used to violate this Usage Policy. In addition, the failure by a
Subscriber to cooperate with NETALBERTA in correcting or preventing
violations of this Usage Policy by, or that result from the activity of,
a customer of the Subscriber is a violation of this Usage Policy.
In
general, NETALBERTA does not monitor its customers' websites or
activities to determine whether they are in compliance with this Usage
Policy. However, when NETALBERTA becomes aware of any violation of this
Usage Policy or its User Agreement, NETALBERTA may take any action to
stop or correct such violation, including, but not limited to, shutting
down a website, denying access to the Services or to the Internet,
and/or removing information. In addition, NETALBERTA may take action
against a Subscriber or a customer of such Subscriber because of the
activities of such customer. NETALBERTA reserves the right to take any
such action even though such action may affect other customers of the
Subscriber.
NETALBERTA may disclose any information in its possession, including,
without limitation, information about Subscribers, internet
transmissions and website activity in order to comply with a court
order, subpoena, summons, discovery request, warrant, statute,
regulation or governmental request, to protect NETALBERTA or others from
harm, and/or to ensure the proper operation of the Services. NETALBERTA
has no obligation to notify any person, including the Subscriber about
whom information is sought, that NETALBERTA has provided the
information. |
| Copyright Notice Infringement
Information |
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, NETALBERTA has
adopted a policy that provides for termination of websites hosted by
NETALBERTA that are found to infringe on copyrights of third parties. If
a copyright holder believes that there has been a violation of his or
her copyright on a website that is hosted by NETALBERTA or its
subsidiaries, and the copyright holder wants NETALBERTA to remove the
website or disable the material in question, NETALBERTA will remove the
website or disable the material if the copyright holder provides us with
all of the following information:
- A signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner
of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. Identification
of the copyrighted work that is claimed is being infringed, or, in
the case of claimed infringement of multiple copyrighted works, a
representative list of such works.
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing
or is the subject of infringing activity and that should be removed
or access to which should be disabled, with information reasonably
sufficient to permit us to locate the material.
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the
person giving the notification, such as an address and telephone,
and, if available, an electronic mail address at which such person
may be contacted.
- A statement that the person giving the notification has a good
faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is
not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement that the information in the notification is
accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the person giving the
notification is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the
exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
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| Questions? |
If you have any questions about our NETALBERTA ISP Usage Policy, you can contact us
at:
Hök Nik Creative, Inc.
7809 109 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T6G 1C6
1-780-944-9951 - x103
(9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, Monday through Friday.) |
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