Terms
of Use Policy
Upon signing up for SavHost.com's services,
all customers agree to comply with SavHost.com's
Terms of Use. The spirit of this policy is
to ensure our customers are using SavHost.com's
services with due regard to the rights of
other Internet users and in conformity with
the requirements of SavHost.com's network
environment. Please note that asterisked items
(*) are not applicable to Dedicated Server
customers.
Illegal Use
SavHost.com 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.
Adult Content
Due to the special system and network requirements
of adult-oriented sites, pornography and
sex-related merchandising are prohibited.
This includes sites that may infer sexual
content or provide links to adult content
elsewhere. This is also true for sites that
promote any illegal activity or content
that may be damaging to our servers or any
other server on the Internet, or provide
links to such sites.
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.
SavHost.com 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 SavHost.com is not permitted. Any CGI-scripts
deemed to be adversely affecting server
performance or network integrity will be
shut down without prior notice.
Chat Rooms*
SavHost.com does not allow customers to
install their own chat rooms. Chat rooms
tend to require significant system resources
and therefore cannot be permitted as an
account option.
Background Running
Programs and Cron Jobs*
SavHost.com 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 SavHost.com at support@SavHost.com
so that we can arrange set-up.
IRC
SavHost.com 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 SavHost.com server
or using an email address that is maintained
on a SavHost.com machine is STRICTLY prohibited.
SavHost.com 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 SavHost.com server. Violators may be
assessed a minimum administration fee of
$250 and will face immediate suspension.
To view our SPAM policy, click here.
Server Abuse
Any attempts to undermine or cause harm
to a SavHost.com server or customer are
strictly prohibited.
Software Distribution*
SavHost.com's 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@SavHost.com
to make special arrangements.
Multimedia Files*
Multimedia files are defined as any graphics,
audio, and video files. SavHost.com 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.
Copyright Violations
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA")
sets forth the requirements for valid copyright
infringement notification. If you would
like to notify SavHost.com of an infringement
of your copyright, the DMCA requires that
you:
Send your notification to SavHost.com's
designated agent. You may choose any of
the following three avenues for this notification:
Email to abuse@SavHost.com
Mail or courier to SavHost.com, Attention:
Abuse, (Mailing Address)
Include in your notification
the following information
- A physical or electronic signature of
the copyright owner or a person authorized
to act on the copyright owner's behalf
(the "Claimant")
- Identification of the copyrighted work(s)
claimed to have been infringed
- Identification of the material claimed
to infringe the copyright(s), and enough
information for SavHost.com to locate
it
- The Claimant's name, address, and telephone
number(s)
- 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
- 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 SavHost.com
The failure by a customer to meet or follow
any of the above Terms of Use is grounds
for account deactivation. SavHost.com will
be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes
a violation of the Terms of Use. SavHost.com
reserves the right to remove any account
without prior notice.
When SavHost.com becomes aware of an alleged
violation of its Terms of Use, SavHost.com
will initiate an investigation. During the
investigation, SavHost.com may restrict
a customer's access in order to prevent
further potentially unauthorized activity.
Depending on the severity of the violation,
SavHost.com 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, SavHost.com will notify the appropriate
law enforcement authorities of such violation.
SavHost.com does not issue credits for
outages incurred through service disablement
resulting from Terms of Use violations.
SavHost.com customers agree to indemnify
and hold harmless SavHost.com from any claims
resulting from the use of our services that
damages them or any other party. The SavHost.com
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.
SavHost.com expressly disclaims any representation
or warranty that the SavHost.com service
will be error-free, secure or uninterrupted.
No oral advice or written information given
by SavHost.com, its employees, licensors
or the like, will create a warranty; nor
may you rely on any such information or
advice. SavHost.com 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
SavHost.com reserves the right to
add, delete, or modify any provision of
its Terms of Use at any time without notice.
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