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InterActive Network System's Rules & and Acceptable Use Policy:

InterActive Terms and Conditions

1.        Payment is due 15 days after date of invoice.  Accounts are in default if payment is not received within 15 days after date of invoice.  If your check is returned to us unpaid you are immediately in default and subject to returned check charge of $25.00 from us.  Accounts unpaid 15 days after date of invoice will have their service interrupted.  Such interruptions may require an additional installation charge to have account placed back into service. InterActive requires a 30 day cancellation notice.

2.        Processing of your order begins when your deposit is received.  Service is invoiced monthly if paying by credit card, or quarterly if paying by check, cash, or money order due in advance.  InterActive Network Systems, Inc. reserves the right to change the rates and otherwise modify these Terms and Conditions by notifying you 60 days in advance of the effective date of the change.

3.        All accounts are for end use only, no resale of access is permitted without the expressed written permission of InterActive Network Systems, Inc..

4.        InterActive reserves the right to cancel an account at any time, at our discretion.  Refunds on the unused balances will be forwarded within 15 days after said account is terminated.

5.        These Terms and Conditions supersede all previous representations, understandings or agreements and shall prevail notwithstanding any variance with terms and conditions of any order submitted.  Use of InterActive Network Systems, Inc. constitutes acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.

Rules

  1. Personal and standard commercial accounts are single login use only.
  2. No simultaneous logins are permitted
  3. Personal accounts are for the use by the purchaser of the account and their immediate family. Do not give out your account information. The purchaser of the account will be held responsible for any infractions of the rules.
  4. The running of security checking programs is not permitted, whether run against this or other sites. This includes but is not limited to programs such as crack, SATAN, COPS, port scanners, etc.
  5. Attempting to read other users mail, or reading and writing system files is not permitted. All such attempts are logged.
  6. Running background processes (such as 'bots) are not permitted.
  7. When logging into IRC sites from your JerseyNet/PhilaNet account you must follow the rules of each site. Attacking IRC servers or otherwise getting JerseyNet/PhilaNet banned in any way from these servers will result in immediate termination of your account.
  8. Running a process or program for the sole purpose of keeping a connection that would otherwise disconnect due to time-out is not permitted.
  9. Accounts are "interactive unlimited attended use" meaning that as long as you are using your account from a computer where you are in attendance, then you may use your account for as many hours as you would like.
  10. You may not leave a connection active, nor run software for the purpose of keeping a connection active when you are not directly operating your computer as part of your using the Internet.
  11. Cross posting to more than 10 newsgroups or inappropriately posting to newsgroups ("spamming") is not permitted.
  12. Likewise unsolicited mailing (spamming) is not permitted. See the attached Acceptable Use Policy.
  13. Proper "netiquette" must be observed at all times.

 

InterActive Network Systems, Inc. Acceptable Use Policy

InterActive Network Systems, Inc. exercises no control whatsoever over the content of the information passing through InterActive Network Systems, Inc.. InterActive Network Systems, Inc. makes no warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied, for the service it is providing. InterActive Network Systems, Inc. also disclaims any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. InterActive Network Systems, Inc. will not be responsible for any damage you suffer. This includes loss of data resulting from delays, nondeliveries, misdeliveries, or service interruptions caused by its own negligence or your errors or omissions. Use of any information obtained via InterActive Network Systems, Inc. is at your own risk. InterActive Network Systems, Inc. specifically denies any responsibility for the accuracy or quality of information obtained through it’s services.

InterActive Network Systems, Inc. may only be used for lawful purposes. Transmissions of any material in violation of any US or state regulation is prohibited. This includes, but it not limited to: copyrighted material, material legally judged to be threatening or obscene, or material protected by trade secret. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless InterActive Network Systems, Inc. from any claims resulting from your use of the service which damages you or another party.

Any access to other networks connected to InterActive Network Systems, Inc. must comply with the rules appropriate for that other network. Use of InterActive Network Systems, Inc. itself may be for any lawful purpose. Use of InterActive Network Systems, Inc. for lawful commercial purposes is both permitted and encouraged.

InterActive Network Systems, Inc. reserves the right to block traffic from various sites on the internet from time to time as necessary to maintain the reliable operation of it's servers and infrastructure.  This includes but is not limited to email, web traffic, and ftp traffic.  Likewise spam attacks from other domains falls into this category and be considered a reason to block traffic from that domain or address space. 

Customer is responsible for any telephone charges that they incur, InterActive Network Systems, Inc. cannot be held responsible for customer's phone bill.

Customer agrees to comply with the rules, regulations and policies applicable to any network, server, computer database, web site, newsgroup or ISP that you access through InterActive Network Systems, Inc. services. Any violation of such rules, regulations and policies may serve as cause for InterActive Network Systems, Inc. to suspend or terminate your service.

  • Customer agrees that an infraction of any of the below is considered a material breach of its Agreement for Internet Services with InterActive Network Systems, Inc., and further, that such infraction(s) may result in immediate termination of said Agreement.
  • Customers may not send unsolicited bulk mail messages ("junk mail" or "spam") to any person who does not wish to receive it. If a recipient asks to stop receiving email the customer must not send that person any further email.
  • Customer agrees that InterActive Network Systems, Inc. reserves the right, with or without notice, to suspend or terminate the service provided to you under this Addendum upon the first or subsequent occurrence of any of the following events.
  • Customer agrees to pay liquidates damages in the amount of $1500 for each occurrence of a violation of our AUP with regard to the sending of unsolicited email and also agrees to pay liquidated damages of $250 per hour for each our InterActive’s personnel must spend as a result of the sending of unsolicited email..

The service is used in a manner which constitutes violation of any tariff, regulation, treaty or law (including, without limitation, copyright, privacy, criminal and international law);

The service is used in a manner which is intended to abuse or to violate the privacy or property rights of others;

The service is used to attempt to break security, or in fact, to break security of any computer network, or to access an account which does not belong to Customer;

Customer agrees to immediately notify InterActive Network Systems, Inc. of any unauthorized use of your account, and/or any breach, or attempted breach, of security known to you;

Customer agrees that posting commercial messages to a USENET group requires that commercial postings have been approved by the specific USENET group in its charter;

Forging electronic mail headers (addresses), or any other method used to disguise Customers identity, is strictly prohibited;

Mail-bombing, that is sending mass amounts of e-mail to one recipient or system, with the intent to render said system dysfunctional;

Non-authorized relays through any third party systems is strictly prohibited;

Syn flood attacks, that is to overburden a recipient computer system by sending a high volume of spurious data which effectively impedes functionality, or totally disables recipient system(s), and any other methods of denial of service, are strictly prohibited;

Customer agrees that its customers must be bound to these same restrictions, and that such violation(s) by its customers is deemed to be a material breach by Customer.

INS/JerseyNet/PhilaNet management may occasionally send email with information specific to the services provided by INS/JerseyNet/PhilaNet.